Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-254).

Mother Lines. "The Crab and Her Mother" (Aesop/Greece). "The Moon and Her Mother" (Aesop/Greece). "The Voice from Under the Hazel Bush" -- Out of the Shadows -- Heart-to-Heart -- Why This Book? -- Beyond the Magic Mirror -- Cinderella. "Cinderella" (Germany). "Cinderella" (France). "The Wonderful Birch" (Russia) -- Good Girls/Bad Girls. "One-eye, Two-eyes, and Three-eyes" (Germany). "The Good Girl and the Ornery Girl" (North America, Ozarks). "Sukhu and Dukhu" (India, Bengal). "The City Where People Are Mended" (Nigeria). "Diamonds and Toads" (France) -- Bad Seeds. "Gboloto, the River Demon" (Liberia). "The Greedy Daughter" (Italy). "The King of the Mineral Kingdom" (Czechoslovakia) -- Sex and ... "Maroula" (Greece). "The Water Snake" (Russia). "Daughter, My Little Bread" (Himalaya). "The Girl Made of Butter" (Bahamas) -- Persephone. "Persephone" (Greece). "The Sun's Daughter" (North America, Cherokee). "Rolando and Brunilde" (Italy). "The Singing Sack" (Spain) -- Really Good Mothers. "The Mother" (Lebanon). "The Mirror of Matsuyama" (Japan). "The Dead Woman and Her Child" (North America, Salishan, Native American). "Ubazakura" (Japan). "The Three Fairies" (Puerto Rico). "Habetrot the Spinstress" (Scotland) -- Hero Mothers. "The Wife of the Monkey" (China). "The Old Woman and the Giant" (Philippines) -- Grandmother. "Tuglik and Her Granddaughter" (Inuit) -- Rapunzel.