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Contents Foreword: Sharing the Love: Honoring Our World’s Cultures through Stories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Margaret Read MacDonald Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Sherry Norfolk and Lyn Ford Prologue: Why Folktales?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii Milbre Burch 1. Voices Lifting Up the Legacy of the First Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Gluskonba and the Animals: A Traditional Abenaki Story. . . . . . . . . . 1 Retold by Joseph Bruchac Why Thunder is a Friend to the Cherokees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 As told by Gayle Ross Lifting the Sky: A Salish Star Story Told by Vi (taqʷšəblu) Hilbert. . . 9 Recounted by Rebecca Chamberlain The Changer (dukʷibəł). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Told by Chief William Shelton, Tulalip 1923 Dance in a Buffalo Skull. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Retold by Zitkala-­Sa 2. Voices Coursing from the Mountains and Seas East to the Pacific Ocean and Beyond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 The Crane Wife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Retold by Anne Shimojima Legend of the Morning Glory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Adapted by Brenda Wong Aoki Help Yourself: A Folktale from Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Retold by Nyla Fujii-­Babb The Man Who Could Make the Trees Blossom (Hanasaka Jiijii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Retold by Alton Takiyama-­Chung Boundless Strength: A Japa­nese Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Retold by Motoko