Peace tales : world folktales to talk about / [compiled] by Margaret Read MacDonald ; [illustrated by Zobra Anasazi].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Stubbornness : two goats on the bridge, a tale from Russia--Suspicion : the neighbor's shifty son, a tale from China--Fear : a dervish hosts the mullah, a Sufi tale--Following an unwise leader : reaching for the moon, a tale from Tibet--Acting in anger : strength, a Limba tale from West Africa--Escalation : not our problem, a tale from Burma and Thailand--The glory of war : a man with no brain, a tale from Algeria--A weapon beyond control : the weapon, a Kathlamet tale from the Pacific Northwest--The ass's shadow, an Aesop fable--The snipe and the mussel, a tale from China--Fighting leads to losses, a tale from India--How the short-ears conquered the long-ears, an historical legend from Polynesia--Total devastation : the war between the sandpipers and the whales, a tale from the Marshall Islands--A fear greater than war : the black hound, a tale from India. Cooperation : two goats on a bridge, a tale from Eastern Europe--Understanding : how friendship began among birds, a tale from Burma--Patience : the lion's whisker, a Somali tale from Ethiopia--Control of temper : temper, a Zen tale--Identifying with your opponent : the advice of Hatim al-Asamm, a Sufi anecdote--Understanding through the arts : music to soothe the savage beast, an historical legend from Japan--Consideration : slops, a tale from Wales--Intervention : Nansen cuts the cat in two, a Zen tale--Repaying evil with kindness : a lesson for kings, a--Jataka tale from India--Helping one another : heaven and hell, a tale from China--Righting a wrong : a blind man catches a bird, a Ndebele tale from Zimbabwe--Building bridges : Old Joe and the carpenter, a tale from the United States--Agreeing to get along : two foxes, a tale from Appalachia--Working together : lifting the sky, a Skagit tale from the Pacific Northwest--Peacemaking technique #1 : halving the cookie, American folk advice--Peacemaking technique #2 : the argument sticks, an Iroquois tale--Peacemaking technique #3 : looking your enemy in the eye, an American family custom--The voice of reason : Buddha prevents a war, a tale from India--Turning conflict into debate : the battle, a coyote story by a Native American author--Choosing peace : the rose prince, a tale from Romania--A legend of Avalokitesvara, a tale from India--Holding up the sky, a tale from China.

A collection of folktales from cultures around the world, reflecting different aspects of war and peace.