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