Showcasing narratives that celebrate strong, independent women, these fairy tales contain heroines that aren't reduced to being wives or witches! Instead they run free and possess the qualities we would hope for in our daughters and friends: self-confidence, strength, wits, courage, fearlessness, and independence. They live freely, happily ever after, without restraint or narrowly defined roles.

Introduction --Tale of brave Bradamante and her amazing flying horse -- Atalanta, the fleet-footed huntress -- Nana Miriam and the horrible hippopotamus -- Amazing adventures of Tokoyo -- How little Molly Whuppie outwitted the giant -- How Mizilca tricked a sultan and saved her father from disgrace -- Tatterhood and Dacia -- Princess Imani and the magic fan -- Maada and the mountain dweller -- Sumac and the search for the magic lake -- Feng Mian, the head of the family -- Unanana and the elephant -- Warrior queen and the wizard -- Fallon, the girl from the Northland -- Princess, the merchants, and the very unusual cupboard.