Palazzo-Craig, Janet.

Why Opossum is gray : a story from Mexico / retold by Janet Palazzo-Craig ; illustrated by Charles Reasoner. - [Mahwah, N.J.?] : Troll, c1996. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. - First-start legends .

Relates the traditional Cora Indian tale in which Opossum outwits the larger and more powerful Iguana and returns the stolen fire to the people of the earth.

ISBN: 0816740046

LCCN: 96131022

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Tales--Mexico.
Cora Indians--Folklore.
Indians of Mexico--Folklore.
Opossums--Folklore.

LC Class. No.: F1221.C6 / P35 1996

Dewey Class. No.: 398.24/529276/089974 E