A collection of folk tales from Italy which celebrate fairness, goodness, wisdom, and resourcefulness, as well as explaining the reason why snakes are found under rocks and March has 31 days.

March and the shepherd -- The one-legged crane -- The wise judge -- The adventurous winnower -- A wise sentence -- The most precious possession -- The man, the serpent, and the fox -- A strange reward -- The tyrant and the miller -- Two different interpretations of the same pact -- The three fools -- Cenerentola -- Spindle, shuttle, and the needle -- The two sisters -- The thread of life -- The wooden bowl -- The three rings -- An impossible penance -- St. Francis and the wolf -- The visits of St. Peter to his people.