Fairy Tales from Brazil
- Subtitle
- How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore
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1. FAIRY TALES FROM BRAZIL2. ELSIE SPICER EELLS3. E. M. HALE AND COMPANY4. ACKNOWLEDGMENT5. PREFACE6. I How Night Came7. II How the Rabbit Lost His Tail8. III How the Toad Got His Bruises9. IV How the Tiger Got His Stripes10. V Why the Lamb Is Meek11. VI Why the Tiger and the Stag Fear Each Other12. VII How the Speckled Hen Got Her Speckles13. VIII How the Monkey Became a Trickster14. IX How the Monkey and the Goat Earned Their Reputations15. X How the Monkey Got a Drink When He Was Thirsty16. XI How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry17. XII Why the Bananas Belong to the Monkey18. XIII How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten19. XIV Why the Monkey Still Has a Tail20. XV How Black Became White21. XVI How the Pigeon Became a Tame Bird22. XVII Why the Sea Moans23. XVIII How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats