Retellings of eleven tales about real and mythical animals gathered from various storytelling traditions around the globe.

Brer Wolf tries to catch Brer Rabbit --The singing ringing tree -- The heavenly elephant -- The lion and the unicorn -- Theseus and the Minotaur -- How the rhinoceros got his skin -- The tale of Custard the dragon -- The old lady and her son -- The leopard's promise -- The camel -- I'm a gnu.