Books and Recordings
Table of Contents: Through the Grapevine
Acknowledgments
Where the Stories Come From (Map)
Introduction
Through the Grapevine Stories
| The Bell That Knew the Truth | China | |
| The Boy Who Battled the Troublesome Troll | Norway | |
| The Tail Trade | Canada (Maliseet) | |
| The Woodcutter and the River Demon | Russia | |
| Taking the Bad with the Good | Congo | |
| The Baker's Daughter | England | |
| One Good Trick Deserves Another | Tibet | |
| Sweet or Sour? | Greece (Aesop) | |
| The Fearsome Monster in Hare's House | Kenya/Tanzania (Masai) | |
| The Argument Between the Sea and the Sky | Philippines | |
| Scrambled Eggs | Denmark | |
| The Thief Who Aimed to Please | Eastern Europe (Jewish) | |
| The Big, Wide-Mouth Frog | United States | |
| Watermelons and Walnuts | Turkey | |
| It's About to Fall! | Mexico | |
| King of the Birds | Wales | |
| The Hero of Holland | Holland | |
| The Knee-High Man Grows Up | United States (African-American) | |
| Rabbit's Riding Horse | Puerto Rico | |
| The King and the Wrestler | India | |
| The Blazing Rice Fields | Japan | |
| Ah-Choo! | Malaysia | |
| The Silent Witness | Iran | |
| Turtle Returns a Favor | Ghana (Ashanti) | |
| Just a Drop of Honey | Burma/Thailand | |
| Monkey Gets the Last Laugh | Brazil | |
| Why Sun and Moon Live in the Sky | Nigeria (Efik) | |
| The Gorilla That Escaped | United States | |
| The Jester's Last Trick | Poland | |
| The Seal Woman | Iceland | |
| The Emperor's Secret | Serbia |
General Tips for Telling Stories
Follow-Up Activities
Appendix: Story Sources