Folklore

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How Night Came from the Sea

An adaptation of a Brazilian tale explaining how night came to the land of daylight, bringing rest and refreshment to living things

Brazil | Folklore


398.20
LES
 
 
The Last Tales of Uncle Remus

Retells the final adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies

African Americans | Folklore


398.2
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Who Took My Hairy Toe?

An old man known for taking what isn't his picks up the wrong thing one Halloween night, and its owner wants it back

Folklore | United States


398.2
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More True Lies

Presents a collection of eighteen brief folktales in which the reader is asked to explain how the folk character lied and told the truth at the same time

Folklore


398.20
GIN
 
 
Clay Boy

Wanting a son, an old man and woman make a clay boy who comes to life and begins eating everything in sight until he meets a clever goat

Folklore | Gingerbread Man | Russia


398.20
MED
 
 
Tailypo

On a farm in the Texas Hill Country, a young boy confronts a strange critter that tries to steal his family's last meal

Folklore | Juvenile Literature | Texas


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398.2
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Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

When mean old Boss Lion threatens the peaceful folk of Brer Village, Brer Rabbit is forced to teach the carnivorous troublemaker a lesson he'll never forget

Animated Films | Folklore


398.2
SAN
 
 
Short & Shivery

A collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of Russia, Virginia, Ireland, Canada, and other areas of the world

Folklore | Ghost Stories


398.24
HAM
 
 
When Birds Could Talk & Bats Could Sing

A collection of stories, featuring sparrows, jays, buzzards, and bats, based on those African American tales originally written down by Martha Young on her father's plantation in Alabama after the Civil War

African Americans | Folklore | Southern States


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