Surveys the treatment of gods, goddesses, the heavens, creation, death, and evil in different mythologies around the world.

This collection of folktales draws from both the Mexican and Mexican-American traditions, revealing the humor and enchantment in these stories. Includes: The Flea; The Story of the Sun and the Moon; The Tailor Who Sold His Soul to the Devil; The Hog; Pedro the Trickster; The Shadow; Horse Hooves and Chicken Feet; The Seven Oxen; The Mule Drivers Who Lost Their Feet; The Two Marias; The Priest Who Had a Glimpse of Glory; TheBrave Widow; The Endless Tale; Cinder Juan; and The Storyteller's Parting Words. Also includes notes and a bibliography.