Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Yarns Older than Uncle Sam -- PART I: THE EARLY RECORD -- Chapter 1: Tales from a New Republic -- 1. Clever Crispin and the Calf: A True Story -- 2. The Fortune Teller -- 3. The Three Wishes -- 4. Catskin -- 5. Lady Featherflight -- 6. Jack and the Animals Seek Their Fortune -- 7. The Forgetful Boy -- 8. The Three Brothers and the Hag -- 9. The Cat and the Mouse -- 10. Johnny-Cake -- 11. The Three Little Pigs -- PART II: THE IBERIAN FOLKTALE IN THE UNITED STATES -- Chapter 2: Puerto Rico: The Oldest Depository of American Tales -- 12. The Basil Maiden -- 13. Juan Bobo and the Riddling Princess -- 14. Three Tales of Pedro Urdemalas -- 15. The Flower of Olivar -- 16. Flor Blanca -- 17. The Wolf -- 18. Mousie Perez -- 19. The Children and the Ogress -- Chapter 3: Tales from the Hispanic Southwest -- 20. The Bird of Truth, or the Three Treasures -- 21. Jujuyana, or the Mist of No Return -- 22. Goldenstar -- 23. Sister Fox and Brother Coyote -- 24. Las Bodas de la Tia Cucaracha -- 25. La Llorona, the Wailing Mother -- Chapter 4: Isleño Tales from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana -- 26. The Cruel Mother -- 27. Love Like Salt -- 28. The Fairy with Hair as Fair as Oatstraw -- 29. John and His Big Club -- 30. Two Tales of Quevedo -- Chapter 5: Cape Verde Tales from New England -- 31. The Girl without Hands, Breasts, or Eyes -- 32. The Seven Robbers -- 33. The Maria Condon -- 34. Nho Lob' and the Moon -- 35. The Girl Who Wanted to Marry a Man with a Golden Tooth -- PART III: FRENCH TRADITION IN THE OLD LOUISIANA TERRITORY -- Chapter 6: Louisiana Creole Tales -- 36. The Talking Eggs -- 37. The Little Boy of the Government -- 38. Catafo -- 39. Bouqui and Lapin -- Chapter 7: Cajun Tales -- 40. Golden Hair -- 41. Snow Bella -- 42. Jean L'Ours -- 43. The Three Oranges -- 44. Geneviève -- 45. Lapin and Bouqui's Mule.

46. Two Tales of Jean Sot -- 47. Boudreaux and Thibodeaux -- Chapter 8: Tales from the Missouri French -- 48. John the Bear -- 49. Prince Green Serpent and La Valeur -- 50. The Cootie and the Flea -- 51. Beau Soleil -- 52. François Seeks His Fortune, or the Three Gold Pieces -- PART IV: THE BRITISH TRADITION OF THE SOUTH -- Chapter 9: From Tidewater to Texas: The Southern Lowland Tradition -- 53. Katie and Johnnie -- 54. The Story of Sally -- 55. Corn for the Miller -- 56. The Silver Toe -- 57. Peter Simon Suckegg -- Chapter 10: African American Tales of the Rural South and the Urban North -- 58. Peazy and Beanzy -- 59. The Devil's Daughter -- 60. Beg Billy and the Bull -- 61. The Forty-Mile Jumper -- 62. Br'er Rabbit and the Church -- 63. Mr. Rabbit in Partners -- 64. Mr. Rabbit and the Tar Man -- 65. Br'er Rabbit and the Little Girl -- 66. The Gunny Wolf -- 67. The Singing Geese -- 68. Sleeping Beauty -- Chapter 11: Tales from the Coastal Gullah Tradition -- 69. The Coon in the Barrel -- 70. The Mermaid -- 71. Barney McCabe -- 72. The Deserted Children -- 73. Rabbit Pretends He Sold His Wife -- 74. B'er Rabbit, B'er Partridge, and the Cow -- Chapter 12: The Southern Mountains I: From the Blue Ridge to the Ozarks -- 75. Rawhead and Bloodybones -- 76. Three Drops of Blood -- 77. Little Horny and Big Horny -- 78. Polly, Nancy, and Muncimeg -- 79. The Old Man and the Witch -- 80. Old Bear -- 81. Old Kitty Rollins -- 82. Three Versions of the Juniper Tree -- 83. Mr. Fox -- Chapter 13: The Southern Mountains II: The Hicks-Harmon Beech Mountain Tradition -- 84. Old Stiff Dick -- 85. Little Dicky Wigbun -- 86. Sop Doll -- 87. Three Little Pigs -- 88. Jack and Old Fire Dragon -- 89. Fill, Bowl, Fill -- PART V: OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER TALES -- Chapter 14: German Traditions in Pennsylvania -- 90. The Enchanted Sisters -- 91. The Three Brothers.

92. The Best of Three -- 93. Stone Soup -- 94. Eileschpijjel -- 95. Counting Noses -- 96. The Miller's Daughter -- Chapter 15: The Irish-American Tale Tradition -- 97. Little Red Nightcap -- 98. The Fairy Birth -- 99. Jamie and the Wee Ones -- 100. How Death Came to Ireland -- 101. The Mare's Egg -- Chapter 16: Tales from Other Communities, Ethnic, Regional, Occupational, and Familial -- 102. The Pea Story -- 103. Lazy Maria -- 104. The Black Kitty -- 105. The Bewitched Princess -- 106. The Powder Snake -- 107. 'Twas a Dark and Stormy Night -- 108. Knives and Forks -- 109. The Amazing Old Men -- 110. The Clever Daughter -- 111. Sam Patra and His Brothers -- 112. Hodja Nasreddin -- 113. The Two Dreams -- Chapter 17: European Tales in Native American Traditions -- 114. The Grey Fox and the Wolves -- 115. Coyote and Fox, Bear, Wolf, and Little Pig -- 116. The Rooster and the Fox -- 117. Who Is the Strongest? -- 118. The Steer and the Ill-Treated Stepson -- 119. The Toad Prince -- 120. Ka-Ma-Nu and the Mo-o -- 121. The Muskrat Husband -- PART VI: A CASE STUDY -- Chapter 18: Betty Carriveau Sherman and Her Father's Tales -- 122. Angel Gabriel -- Appendix: Studying American Folktales -- References -- List of Credits -- Tale Type Index -- Motif Index -- Index of Collectors -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Index of Storytellers -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W.