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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Indian why stories	Linderman, Frank Bird	Retells twenty-two "why stories" of the Blackfeet, Chippewa, and Cree tribes, including tales of the creation and of the willful and wily doings of the creator, Old-man.	OL116659W
The headless haunt and other African-American ghost stories	James Haskins	A collection of ghost stories and anecdotes that are part of the folklore of African Americans.	OL14865416W
Moaning bones	James Haskins	More than fifteen tales from the oral tradition probably originally recorded in the 1920s and 1930s such as "The Haunted Stateroom,""Black Tom," and "The Ghost in the Back Seat."	OL14865435W
American folktales	Peggy A. Bulger	Publisher's description: This two-volume collection of folktales represents some of the finest examples of American oral tradition. Drawn from the largest archive of American folk culture, The Americ…	OL15132711W
Alligator Tales	Kevin McCarthy	The alligator—Florida's most feared, maligned animal. From the time European settlers first stepped onto Florida soil, the alligator has been a target of dread and revulsion—and the hunter's gun. …	OL15481562W
The monster stick	Paul Lepp	A collection of tall tales by Paul and Bil Lepp, two repeat winners of the West Virginia State Liars Contest.	OL15838455W
Folklore and Legends of Rochester	Michael T. Keene	"Born from the chilly waters of Lake Ontario and the Genesee River, Rochester, New York, has been the cradle of the modern spiritualist an anti-Masonic movements and religious sects and communes. Thi…	OL15979901W
African-American folktales for young readers	Judy Dockrey Young,Young, Richard	A collection of folktales from the African-American oral tradition, presented as they have been told by professional black storytellers from Rhode Island to Oklahoma.	OL16102494W
Beyond the briar patch	Lyn Ford	"Lyn Ford, an African-American storyteller, honored by her peers nationally, retells traditional stories and folkways from her cultural heritage"--	OL17849322W
Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird	Joseph Medicine Crow	While hunting, Brave Wolf is snatched by a hugh Thunderbird and taken to her nest on a high cliff so he can protect her chicks from a monster.	OL1814867W
Selected tales	David Luke,Jacob Grimm,Wilhelm Grimm	Sixty-five German folk-fairy tales with explanatory, introductory material, notes on each individual selection, and a glossary of Scots words.	OL18178492W
The white deer and other stories told by the Lenape	John Bierhorst	A collection of origin tales, tales of prophecy, stories of heroic children, and dog stories. Presents the Native American literary heritage of the Northeastern States.	OL20476002W
Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults	Bill Ellis	"In late May, a Pennsylvania high school hums with the rumor that a Satanic cult plans on killing the first four couples through the door on prom night." "A horror writer in the Catskills is overcome…	OL221669W
Myths of the Cherokee	James Mooney	Thirteen stories from the campfire lore of the Cherokee which the Indians say originated in the age when man and animal spoke the same language. Includes a brief history of the Cherokee in America.	OL2931697W
Tellable Cracker Tales	Annette J. Bruce	As children, Annette Bruce and her brothers and sisters pestered their parents for stories. Now it is her turn to be the storyteller. In this collection of stories from Florida’s rich folklore herita…	OL2965949W
Why Lapin's ears are long and other tales of the Louisiana bayou	Sharon Arms Doucet	Three tales of Compère Lapin who practices his tricks among the Creoles and the Cajuns of the Louisiana bayou.	OL3359035W
Coyote and the laughing butterflies	Harriet Peck Taylor	Coyote is tricked by some butterflies who laugh so hard about their joke that they cannot fly straight.	OL475996W
Blackbeard's cup and stories of the Outer Banks	Charles Harry Whedbee	175 p. ; 20 cm	OL4795473W