Tonight, somewhere in the library
Each night opens a new myth.
Drawn from the living traditions of eighteen civilizations.
How it works
A small fire, kept nightly.
- 1
Open the fire
One story is waiting. Three to five minutes, read aloud.
- 2
Read it together
Pottery-style illustrations carry the scenes. The cultural source is named at the top.
- 3
Talk about it
Three discussion questions and one moral anchor. No quiz. Just the conversation.
We tried it for a week and it stuck. He asks for the story before he asks for the light to go off.
The library
Eighteen traditions. One shelf.
Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Yoruba, Haida, Inuit, Japanese, Celtic, and ten more — each named, each sourced, each told with care.
Greek
Ancient Greece, Mediterranean
Norse
Scandinavia, Northern Europe
Egyptian
Ancient Egypt, Nile Valley
Mesopotamian (Sumerian/Babylonian)
Mesopotamia, Modern-day Iraq
Chinese
China, East Asia
Hindu
Indian Subcontinent
Persian (Zoroastrian)
Ancient Persia, Modern-day Iran
Japanese
Japan, East Asia
Celtic
Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany
Yoruba
West Africa, Nigeria
Germanic (Pre-Christian)
Central Europe, Germany
Polynesian
Pacific Islands, Hawaii, New Zealand
Mayan & Aztec
Mesoamerica, Central America
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Great Lakes & Northeast, North America
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)
Great Lakes, North America
Haida
Haida Gwaii, Pacific Northwest
Inuit
Arctic Canada & Greenland
Blackfoot (Niitsitapi)
Northern Plains, Alberta & Montana
Light it tonight.
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