Kentucky Folktales: Revealing Stories, Truths, and Outright Lies

Contents

Contents Introduction 1 Haunts, FrigHts, and Creepy tales Introduction 11 Stormwalker 13 Promises to Keep 19 The Gingerbread Boy 27 Little Ripen Pear 36 Flannel Mouth 45 The Blue Light 52 The Open Grave 59 tall tales and outrigHt lies Introduction 63 Daniel Boone on the Hunt 65 Farmer Brown’s Crop 67 Hunting Alone 70 Otis Ayers Had a Dog—Two Stories 73 Some Dog 76 More KentuCKy FolKtales Introduction 93 The Enormous Bear 95 The Farmer’s Smart Daughter 106 The Fortune Teller 113 The Princess Who Could Not Cry 117 Rawhead and Bloody Bones 122 Beyond KentuCKy FolKtales Introduction 131 Kate Crackernuts 133 The King and His Advisor 151 Rabbit and the Alligators 157 FaMily tales and personal narratives Introduction 165 A Place to Start 167 Jeff Rides the Rides 169 Jump Rope Kingdom 173 Mary Helen’s Fiancé 180 This Is the Story . . . 186 Permissions and Acknowledgments 189 Notes 191 Bibliography 211 Index 217 ...