This book, subtitled "How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore", is a collection of short stories, most of them etiologial myths from Brazilian Indian Folklore. (Summary by Leni)
Chapters (18)
101 - How the Night Came
463
202 - How the Rabbit Lost His Tail
312
303 - How the Toad Got His Bruises
335
404 - How the Tiger Got His Stripes
634
505 - Why the Lamb Is Meek
493
606 - Why the Tiger and the Stag Fear Each Other
461
707 - How the Speckled Hen Got Her Speckles
579
808 - How the Monkey Became a Trickster
218
909 - How the Monkey and the Goat Earned Their Reputations
394
1010 - How the Monkey Got a Drink When He Was Thirsty
307
1111 - How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry
214
1212 - Why the Bananas Belong to the Monkey
410
1313 - How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten
384
1414 - Why the Monkey Still Has a Tail
328
1515 - How Black Became White
393
1616 - How the Pigeon Became a Tame Bird
491
1717 - Why the Sea Moans
1007
1818 - How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats
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