Product Description: This book presents a unique corpus of over 400 traditional tales, collected by North America's most distinguished scholar of Folk Studies. It includes anecdotes, historical and aetiological tales, legends (including the tales of the Jersey Devil), and tall tales...read more

Offers more than two hundred stories from the Archive of Folk Culture at the Library of Congress, including stories from the famous Hicks and Harmon families, Irish tales from Sara Cleveland, and tales from Maine by Joshua Alley.

Product Description: [Flaps:] Over a decade in the making, Medieval Folklore offers a wide-ranging guide to the lore of the Middle Ages--from the mundane to the supernatural. Definitive and lively articles focus on the great tales and traditions of the age and includes information on daily and nightly customs and activities; religious beliefs of the pagan, Christian, Muslim, and Jew; key works of oral and written literature; traditional music and art; holidays and feasts; food and drink; and plants and animals, both real and fantastical...read more

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Articles describe medieval myths and legends; customs and activities; religious beliefs of pagans, Christians, and Muslims; oral and written works; holidays; and traditional music and art. (view table of contents)

A sad giraffe who has run away from the zoo asks John to paint him green so that he will not be sent back to Africa to save the zoo money

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A young boy travels the universe with extraterrestrial blue frogs and makes it home in time for dinner

A young boy finds a clever way to remove all traces of a visiting yellow lion before his mother comes home