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)
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Episodes
00 - Preface
Episode 0 · 2:31
01 - How the Night Came
Episode 1 · 7:43
02 - How the Rabbit Lost His Tail
Episode 2 · 5:12
03 - How the Toad Got His Bruises
Episode 3 · 5:35
04 - How the Tiger Got His Stripes
Episode 4 · 10:34
05 - Why the Lamb Is Meek
Episode 5 · 8:13
06 - Why the Tiger and the Stag Fear Each Other
Episode 6 · 7:41
07 - How the Speckled Hen Got Her Speckles
Episode 7 · 9:39
08 - How the Monkey Became a Trickster
Episode 8 · 3:38
09 - How the Monkey and the Goat Earned Their Reputations
Episode 9 · 6:34
10 - How the Monkey Got a Drink When He Was Thirsty
Episode 10 · 5:07
11 - How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry
Episode 11 · 3:34
12 - Why the Bananas Belong to the Monkey
Episode 12 · 6:50
13 - How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten
Episode 13 · 6:24
14 - Why the Monkey Still Has a Tail
Episode 14 · 5:28
15 - How Black Became White
Episode 15 · 6:33
16 - How the Pigeon Became a Tame Bird
Episode 16 · 8:11
17 - Why the Sea Moans
Episode 17 · 16:47
18 - How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats