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Title:

Cinderella in America : a book of folk and fairy tales / compiled and edited by William Bernard McCarthy.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University Press of Mississippi,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

xiv, 514 p. ; ill., music ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Tales--United States.
United States--Folklore.

Other Authors:

McCarthy, William Bernard, 1939-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 491-499) and indexes.

Contents:

llorona, the wailing mother -- Introduction : Yarns older than Uncle Sam -- 25. La early record -- ch. 1. Tales from a new Republic -- 1. Clever Cripsin and the calf : a true story -- 2. The fortune teller -- 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 -- pt. 2. The Iberian folktale in the United States -- ch. 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 -- ch. 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 las tia cucaracha -- 25. La llorona, the wailing mother --
52. François seeks his fortune, or the Three Gold Pieces -- 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 -- ch. 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 -- pt. 3. French tradition in the Old Louisiana Territory -- ch. 6. Louisiana Creole tales -- 36. The talking eggs -- 37. The little boy of the government -- 38. Catafo -- 39. Bouqui and Lapin -- ch. 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 -- ch. 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 --
74. B'er Rabbit, B'er Partridge, and the cow -- ch. 9. From Tidewater to Texas : the southern lowland tradition -- 53. Katie and Johnnie -- 52. The story of Sally -- 53. Corn for the miller -- 54. The story of Sally -- 55. Corn for the miller -- 56. The silver toe -- 57. Peter Simon Suckegg -- ch. 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 -- ch.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 --
101. The mare's egg -- 75. Rawhead and Bloodybones -- 76. Three drops of blood -- 77. Little Honry 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 -- ch. 13. The southern mountains 2 : 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 -- pt. 5. Other people, other tales -- ch. 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 -- ch. 15. The Irish-American tale tradition -- 97. LIttle Red Nightcap -- 98. The fairy birth -- 99. Jamie and the wee one -- 100. How death came to Ireland -- 101. The mare's egg --
122. Angel Gabriel -- Index of storytellers. 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 -- ch. 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 -- pt. 6. A case study -- ch. 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 -- Index of storytellers.

ISBN:

1578069599 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781578069590 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1578069580 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781578069583 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)80460744

LCCN:

2007003158

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)