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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction: On Stories and Storytelling | |
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| What is a wisdom tale and what does it take to tell one? | |
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| Why do we need wisdom tales in education? | |
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| How do wisdom tales support the body's capacity to heal? | |
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| How do wisdom tales console anxiety and depression, and call forth character? | |
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| Is there a right time and place for telling wisdom tales? | |
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| How do wisdom tales inspire wonder and respect for the natural world? | |
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| How does one learn wisdom tales by heart, and is it okay to improvise? | |
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| The Stories | |
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| How Brigit Got Lands for the Poor (Ireland) | |
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| Finn McCoul Learns to Run (Ireland) | |
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| Finn and the Salmon of Wisdom (Ireland) | |
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| Finn and Saeva (Ireland) | |
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| How Diarmuid Got the Love Spot (Ireland) | |
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| Diarmuid and Grania (Ireland) | |
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| Maureen the Red (Ireland) | |
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| The Key Flower (Wales) | |
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| The Love of Powel and Rhiannon (Wales) | |
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| The Vindication of Rhiannon (Wales) | |
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| The Stolen Child (Scotland) | |
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| Gold Tree and Silver Tree (Scotland) | |
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| Old Sultan (Germany) | |
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| The Goose Girl at the Spring (Germany) | |
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| Snow White and Rose Red (Germany) | |
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| Choosing a Bride (Germany) | |
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| Rapunzel (Germany) | |
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| Rumpelstiltskin (Germany) | |
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| The Farmer's Hidden Treasure (Greece) | |
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| The Horse and the Lion (Greece) | |
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| The Horse, the Stag, and the Man (Greece) | |
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| The Mother Crab and Her Child (Greece) | |
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| Kore, Queen of Darkness, Maiden of Light (Greece) | |
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| Pythagoras and the White Beans (Greece) | |
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| The Moon in the Well (Turkey) | |
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| The Last Feast (Turkey) | |
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| Fair Pay (Turkey) | |
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| Hypatia's Gift (Egypt) | |
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| The Sesame Seed (Egypt) | |
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| Why Death Is Like the Banana Tree (Africa) | |
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| How Death Came to Humankind (Africa) | |
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| The Twisted Message (Africa) | |
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| Queen Hyena's Funeral (Africa) | |
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| Not All at Once (Persia) | |
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| Two Wives Are Less Than One (Persia) | |
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| Three Scholars and a Lion (India) | |
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| How Death Came to be Feared (Nepal) | |
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| The Potter's Wish (Nepal) | |
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| The Monkeys Rescue the Moon (Tibet) | |
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| The Boy and the Tiger (Siberia) | |
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| Why Hares Have Long Ears (Siberia) | |
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| Whale Boy (Siberia) | |
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| Undecided (Indonesia) | |
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| The Frog (Indonesia) | |
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| Grandfather Ape (Indonesia) | |
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| Kuan Yin's Vows (East Asia) | |
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| Mero's Bride (East Asia) | |
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| Amaterasu's Light (Japan) | |
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| Maui Snares the Sun (Polynesia) | |
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| Maui Fishes Up the Islands (Polynesia) | |
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| Hina's Adventure (Polynesia) | |
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| Wild Pony and Smoke (North America) | |
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| How the Human Race Came to Be (North America) | |
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| The Mouse Girls Outsmart Coyote (North America) | |
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| Coyote and Mole (North America) | |
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| Coyote's Name (North America) | |
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| Coyote Creates Human Beings (North America) | |
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| Coyote and the Frog People (North America) | |
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| Corn Mother (North America) | |
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| Strong Wind the Mystic Warrior (North America) | |
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| Raven Didn't Look Back (North America) | |
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| Raven Brings Light (North America) | |
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| IxChel and the Dragonflies (Guatemala) | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Theme index | |