Gerald McDermott

An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

Raven, a Pacific Coast Indian trickster, sets out to find the sun.

Papagayo, the noisy parrot, helps the night animals save the moon from being eaten up by the moon dog.

Crocodile wants to feast on Monkey's heart and Monkey must outsmart him if he is to enjoy eating mangoes all day.

All the birds enjoy the song-like flute music of Jabuti, the tortoise, except Vulture who, jealous because he cannot sing, tricks Jabuti into riding his back toward a festival planned by the King of Heaven.

In this retelling of an Aztec myth, Lord of the Night sends Wind to free the four musicians that the Sun is holding prisoner so they can bring joy to the world.

Zomo the rabbit, a trickster from West Africa, wants wisdom. But he must accomplish three apparently impossible tasks before Sky God will give him what he wants. Is he clever enough to do as Sky God asks? “The tale moves along with the swift concision of a good joke, right down to its satisfying punch line."—Publishers Weekly “Wildly exuberant, full of slapstick and mischief, this version of an enduring Nigerian trickster

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This Pueblo Indian myth explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.