Eleven tales from around the world about animals with magic powers that sometimes help, sometimes hinder, the lives of humans they encounter. The stories included in the book are:
- The North-West Wind from Brittany
- The Little Humpbacked Horse from Russia
- Mainu the Frog from Africa
- Lilla Rosa from Sweden
- Eh! Eh! Tralala! from Russia
- The Small Toothed Dog from England
- The Dolphin from Mallorca
- Little Barbette from Brittany
- Jon and his Brothers from French Canada
- Bull's Winter House from Russia
- Elsa and the Bear from Germany