Even though these stories may seem impossible or out-of-this-world, there's a little something for all of us in each of them.

Enjoy the following:

"Anansi and the Hat-Shaking Dance" by Donna Washington from Troubling Trouble (2:16)

"The Last Zapotec King" by Carolina Quiroga-Stultz from Cuentos Myths and Legends (12:44) : "The Lion and the Man" by Laura Simms from Making Peace: Heart Uprising (26:09)

"The Farm Girl and the New Dress" by Jenni Cargill-Strong from Reaching for the Moon II (33:17)

"Mule Humans" by Tim Lowry from Out 'n No Book (36:17)

"The Interview" by Geraldine Buckley from Destination? Slammer! (47:39)