Record #:

35241

Author(s):

Currin, Martha D.; Smetzer, Barbara C.

Abstract:

Starting with a brief biography of her father, Ms. Currin recorded several stories, tall tales, and anecdotes that Joe Currin had told. These tales are categorized by hunting and fishing, local characters, numskull tales, and miscellaneous.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 1, July 1964, p1-6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Anecdotes; Animal lore; Folk tales--North Carolina; Humorous stories; Family Support Act (1988)

Record #:

35249

Author(s):

Johnson, Mrs. John L.

Abstract:

An African American woman told this story to Mrs. Johnson about a mule that was blind in the time after the Civil War and persevered, and the story teller drew some parallels to racism in their current life in 1955 in Mississippi.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964, p25-26 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Anecdotes; Racism

Record #:

35252

Author(s):

Moore, Jack Bailey

Abstract:

This article is the analysis of symbolism and folklore in the novel “The Track of the Cat.” The novel contains elements of animal symbolism, good versus evil, fear of the unknown, gender stereotypes, and death.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964, p30-34 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Folk tales--North Carolina

Record #:

35165

Author(s):

Keller, John E.

Abstract:

The author explores the origins of the popular story, “the Wolf, the Fox, and the Well,” along with its many variants.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Dec 1959, p23-25 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Folklore, Coastal

Record #:

35166

Author(s):

Rodman, Lida Tunstall

Abstract:

This is a story about a woman who accidentally gave her baby to a bear, thinking it was her husband.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Dec 1959, p28-30 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Bear hunting--North Carolina

Record #:

35153

Author(s):

Cobb, Lucy M.

Abstract:

This article contains the folktales “The Mouse got Drowned in the Cabbage Pot,” and “The Little Round House,” which includes illustrations.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 6 Issue 1, July 1958, p13-15 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Folk tales--North Carolina; Tall tales

Record #:

35150

Author(s):

Brown, S.S.

Abstract:

This is the author’s take on the origin of the phrase “he ought to be bored for the simples.”

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Dec 1957, p27 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sayings and phrases; Animal lore

Record #:

35096

Author(s):

Cushman, Rebecca

Abstract:

Two short stories: “The Mule and the Circus Rider,” and “A Man of Honor.” The first story is about the bond a man had with his mule, and the second is a story that preludes the song “Pretty Saro.” Includes cover art.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956, p2-5, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Folklore--Animals; Witchcraft; Folk music--Research Triangle Metropolitan Area; Ballads

Record #:

35098

Author(s):

smith, charles f.

Abstract:

Two brief stories about potential signs from the recently deceased.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956, p5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore

Record #:

35100

Author(s):

green, paul

Abstract:

A collection of three stories, two dealing with the same witch doctor and the third about a couple who is set upon by a magical creature.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956, p6-10 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Witchcraft; Animal lore; Medicine--Magic, mystic, and spagiric

Record #:

35127

Author(s):

Colgrave, Bertram

Abstract:

The story of how a giant worm, also called a dragon, terrorized a town until it was slain. The knight who killed the worm had help from a witch, and he and his family was then cursed for not following the witch’s directions precisely.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Dec 1956, p2-4 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Witchcraft; Folk tales--North Carolina

Record #:

35084

Author(s):

Overton, Lula Little

Abstract:

Told from the perspective of an uncle to some children, this is a story of how a hunting dog was able to track down opossums from laying in a wheelbarrow when he was too old to walk. There is a recipe for pine bark stew at the end.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 2, Dec 1955, p2-5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Folklore--Dogs; Hunting dogs; Hunting--Anecdotes; Recipes

Record #:

35025

Author(s):

Bird, Dean Earnest

Abstract:

Sheet music and lyrics to the ballad “Old Veen,” about a good hunting dog now laid to rest.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954, p5-7 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk music; Animal lore; Ballads

Record #:

35038

Author(s):

Johnson, Mrs. John L.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954, p14-15 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Folklore--Animals

Record #:

35048

Author(s):

Anderson, John Q.

Abstract:

A short story about the superstitions that a screech owl could foretell a death.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954, p18-19 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Omens; Superstition; Medicine--Folklore