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<vii - contents> Contents Acknowledgments 000 Introduction: Yarns Older than Uncle Sam 000 Part I: The Early Record 000 Chapter 1: Tales from a New Republic 000 1. Clever Crispin and the Calf: A True Story 000 2. The Fortune Teller 000 3. The Three Wishes 000 4. Catskin 000 5. Lady Featherflight 000 6. Jack and the Animals Seek Their Fortune 000 7. The Forgetful Boy 000 8. The Three Brothers and the Hag 000 9. The Cat and the Mouse 000 10. Johnny-Cake 000 11. The Three Little Pigs 000 Part II: The Iberian Folktale in the United States 000 Chapter 2: Puerto Rico: The Oldest Depository of American Tales 000 12. The Basil Maiden 000 13. Juan Bobo and the Riddling Princess 000 14. Three Tales of Pedro Urdemalas 000 15. The Flower of Olivar 000 16. Flor Blanca 000 17. The Wolf 000 18. Mousie Perez 000 19. The Children and the Ogress 000 Chapter 3: Tales from the Hispanic Southwest 000 20. The Bird of Truth, or the Three Treasures 000 21. Jujuyana, or the Mist of No Return 000 22. Goldenstar 000 23. Sister Fox and Brother Coyote 000 24. Las Bodas de la Tia Cucaracha 000 25. La Llorona, the Wailing Mother 000 Chapter 4: Isleño Tales from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana 000 26. The Cruel Mother 000 27. Love Like Salt 000 28. The Fairy with Hair as Fair as Oatstraw 000 29. John and His Big Club 000 30. Two Tales of Quevedo 000 Chapter 5: Cape Verde Tales from New England 000 31. The Girl without Hands, Breasts, or Eyes 000 32. The Seven Robbers 000 33. The Maria Condon 000 34. Nho Lob' and the Moon 000 35. The Girl Who Wanted to Marry a Man with a Golden Tooth 000 Part III: French Tradition in the Old Louisiana Territory 000 Chapter 6: Louisiana Creole Tales 000 36. The Talking Eggs 000 37. The Little Boy of the Government 000 38. Catafo 000 39. Bouqui and Lapin 000 Chapter 7: Cajun Tales 000 40. Golden Hair 000 41. Snow Bella 000 42. Jean L'Ours 000 43. The Three Oranges 000 44. Genevi¿ve 000 45. Lapin and Bouqui's Mule 000 46. Two Tales of Jean Sot 000 47. Boudreaux and Thibodeaux 000 Chapter 8: Tales from the Missouri French 000 48. John the Bear 000 49. Prince Green Serpent and La Valeur 000 50. The Cootie and the Flea 000 51. Beau Soleil 000 52. Fran¿ois Seeks His Fortune, or the Three Gold Pieces 000 Part IV: The British Tradition of the South 000 Chapter 9: From Tidewater to Texas: The Southern Lowland Tradition 000 53. Katie and Johnnie 000 54. The Story of Sally 000 55. Corn for the Miller 000 56. The Silver Toe 000 57. Peter Simon Suckegg 000 Chapter 10: African American Tales of the Rural South and the Urban North 000 58. Peazy and Beanzy 000 59. The Devil's Daughter 000 60. Beg Billy and the Bull 000 61. The Forty-Mile Jumper 000 62. Br'er Rabbit and the Church 000 63. Mr. Rabbit in Partners 000 64. Mr. Rabbit and the Tar Man 000 65. Br'er Rabbit and the Little Girl 000 66. The Gunny Wolf 000 67. The Singing Geese 000 68. Sleeping Beauty 000 Chapter 11: Tales from the Coastal Gullah Tradition 000 69. The Coon in the Barrel 000 70. The Mermaid 000 71. Barney McCabe 000 72. The Deserted Children 000 73. Rabbit Pretends He Sold His Wife 000 74. B'er Rabbit, B'er Partridge, and the Cow 000 Chapter 12: The Southern Mountains I: From the Blue Ridge to the Ozarks 000 75. Rawhead and Bloodybones 000 76. Three Drops of Blood 000 77. Little Horny and Big Horny 000 78. Polly, Nancy, and Muncimeg 000 79. The Old Man and the Witch 000 80. Old Bear 000 81. Old Kitty Rollins 000 82. Three Versions of the Juniper Tree 000 83. Mr. Fox 000 Chapter 13: The Southern Mountains II: The Hicks-Harmon Beech Mountain Tradition 000 84. Old Stiff Dick 000 85. Little Dicky Wigbun 000 86. Sop Doll 000 87. Three Little Pigs 000 88. Jack and Old Fire Dragon 000 89. Fill, Bowl, Fill 000 Part V: Other People, Other Tales 000 Chapter 14: German Traditions in Pennsylvania 000 90. The Enchanted Sisters 000 91. The Three Brothers 000 92. The Best of Three 000 93. Stone Soup 000 94. Eileschpijjel 000 95. Counting Noses 000 96. The Miller's Daughter 000 Chapter 15: The Irish-American Tale Tradition 000 97. Little Red Nightcap 000 98. The Fairy Birth 000 99. Jamie and the Wee Ones 000 100: How Death Came to Ireland 000 101: The Mare's Egg 000 Chapter 16: Tales from Other Communities, Ethnic, Regional, Occupational, and Familial 000 102. The Pea Story 000 103: Lazy Maria 000 104. The Black Kitty 000 105. The Bewitched Princess 000 106. The Powder Snake 000 107. 'Twas a Dark and Stormy Night 000 108. Knives and Forks 000 109. The Amazing Old Men 000 110. The Clever Daughter 000 111. Sam Patra and His Brothers 000 112. Hodja Nasreddin 000 113. The Two Dreams 000 Chapter 17: European Tales in Native American Traditions 000 114. The Grey Fox and the Wolves 000 115. Coyote and Fox, Bear, Wolf, and Little Pig 000 116. The Rooster and the Fox 000 117. Who Is the Strongest? 000 118. The Steer and the Ill-Treated Stepson 000 119. The Toad Prince 000 120. Ka-ma-nu and the Mo-o 000 121. The Muskrat Husband 000 Part VI: A Case Study 000 Chapter 18: Betty Carriveau Sherman and Her Father's Tales 000 122. Angel Gabriel 000 Appendix: Studying American Folktales 000 References 000 Index of Tale Types 000 General Index 000
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Tales -- United States.
United States -- Folklore.