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for North Carolina Folklore Journal Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954
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West presents a list of folk rhymes, chants, and games handed down to him from his own grandfather, a native western North Carolinian.
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Sheet music and lyrics to the ballad “Vandy, Vandy,” about the wooing of a girl during the American Revolution.
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Sheet music and lyrics to the ballad “Old Bangum,” about the hunting of a boar.
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Sheet music and lyrics to the ballad “Old Veen,” about a good hunting dog now laid to rest.
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A student who went to Chapel Hill for football brought with him a tune from the mountains where he was from; several stanzas from the song are included.
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This is a story made up by the author, who was nine years old at the time; it is about a king and queen who had two sets of twins, in addition to their other children. Cover art included.
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A local spin on a classic folktale, about a witch who disguised herself as a white deer.
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The article has a preamble that the author had included with her story when she sent it to the editor, who liked it so much he decided to include it. The title of the article alludes to a turtle who wanted to learn to fly.
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The author collected stories while he was travelling in the United Kingdom; they are both versions of the “magpie story,” which leads to a man learning of more and more bad luck that has befallen him.
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An anecdote about a string of bad luck.
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A short story about the superstitions that a screech owl could foretell a death.
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The story of a kid who was giving an elderly black man a ride to town, along with his cargo of manure and a hog, and kept mentioning the man last, in his list of cargo.
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A story told to a boy about if a tree was named after someone and any harm came to the tree, then harm would come to the person as well.
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Several excerpts from a book of obituaries from a community in the mountains.
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Several verses divided by categories such as derogatory rhymes, friendship, nursery rhyme parodies, advice, and cryptograms.