An anonymous Buddhist tale translated from the Pali and retold by Margo McLoughlin
Epicycles
Ceremony, an Aztec myth, By Fray Juan de Torquemada and Translated by David Johnson
How the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca created a fiesta of music.
Izanagi and Izanami, a Japanese myth, Retold by Paul Jordan-Smith
How the goddess of creation became the goddess of death
Ring of Wisdom, a Sufi Parable, Retold by Anne Twitty
A Sufi king seeks a ring of great power.
The First Tears, an Eskimo folktale, Retold by Anne Twitty
How the First People learned to cry.
O My Country!, A Maghreb folktale, Retold by Anne Twitty
King Salomon seeks paradise with the help of an eagle
The Awakened Eye, by Frederick Franck
A recollection of the first moment of being at one.
Hagoromo, Retold by Kenneth Lawrence, translated by Kai Lawrence. Art by Kumiko Lawrence
A fisherman, a celestial maiden: a fateful decision
The Way of the Householder, Retold by Rama Devagupta
An anonymous Hindu tale retold by Rama Devagupta.
The Unasked Question, Retold by Paul Jordan-Smith
A classic quest seen anew