Record #:

8462

Author(s):

Lee, Joshua A

Abstract:

Storytellers sit around Dawse Cook's blacksmith shop in Millerville, recounting tall tells about summer's most hated insect, the mosquito. The stories include tales about how many mosquitoes a bird eats in a day, a chicken-eating mosquito, a mosquito that unscrewed its short bill and replaced it with a long one, and mosquitoes that get drunk from sucking on men drinking moonshine.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 51 Issue 1, June 1983, p22-23, il

Subject(s):

Tall tales

Record #:

9024

Author(s):

Morgan, Fred T.

Abstract:

Jess Greene of Stanly County died in March of 1977 at the age of eighty-three. Greene told some of the best tall tales, most of which were partially autobiographical. One of his tales concerning a mule he owned in re-told in this article.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 46 Issue 9, Feb 1979, p14-15, 37, il, por

Subject(s):

Tall tales; Storytellers--Stanly County; Greene, Jess, d. 1977

Record #:

25013

Author(s):

Abstract:

Many a story has been passed down about sea turtles. From the Hindu tale of the turtle with the world on its back, to the myth that sea turtle eggs are an aphrodisiac all are tall tales.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. 8 Issue 5, May 1981, p6, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sea turtles; Tall tales

Record #:

35144

Author(s):

West, John Foster

Abstract:

This article features several haints, or ghost stories, that the author had heard while growing up in Wilkes County.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Dec 1957, p13-15 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ghost stories; Tall tales

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 #:

35158

Author(s):

Williams, Cratis

Abstract:

Tall tales about some interesting men and women who lived in the Appalachian Mountains. Most were exaggerated stories about weird quirks, feats of strength, hunting, and religious fanatics.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Dec 1958, p1-6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mountain people; Mountain life--Appalachian Region, Southern; Tall tales; Folklore--Appalachian Region, Southern

Record #:

35191

Author(s):

Woodward, Susan Holly

Abstract:

The author narrates some of the stories told to her by her grandfather about the infamous Lowery brothers, who started robbing banks with their gang during the Civil War.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Dec 1962, p17-19 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tall tales; Bank robberies

Record #:

35194

Author(s):

Penninger, Elaine

Abstract:

The article is divided into two sections: tales about travelers, and ghost stories.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 11 Issue 1, July 1963, p15-16 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ghost stories; Tall tales; Legends

Record #:

35263

Author(s):

Reaver, J. Russell

Abstract:

The author highlights some of the biggest challenges when comparing tall tales. He sectioned them as the “manuscript collection,” “motif identification,” “computer processing,” “content analysis,” “structural analysis,” ”bibliography,” and “present motif-index.”

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 15 Issue 1, May 1967, p6-8 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tall tales

Record #:

35370

Author(s):

Lumpkin, Ben Gray

Abstract:

In the Aarne-Thompson index, Tale Type 62 refers to “Peace among the Animals-the Fox and the Cock.” The opening story is a variation of that type, and the author continues on to analyze similar variations.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 2, May 1970, p90-94 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Tall tales

Record #:

35379

Author(s):

Lumpkin, Ben Gray

Abstract:

A tale about a patient buzzard and an impatient hawk is the basis for the author’s analysis of story variations. It is a companion article to one published in the previous issue, titled “The Fox and the Goose.”

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 3, Nov 1970, p144-147 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tall tales; Animal lore; Literature

Record #:

35415

Author(s):

Hicks, Mary A.

Abstract:

A variant of the tales “Suppose” and “The Well,” about a hypothetical death.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 1, Jan 1971, p26-27 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tall tales; Death--Causes

Record #:

35493

Author(s):

Joines, Jerry D.

Abstract:

A set of twelve tales told to the author by his father.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 1, Feb 1972, p3-10 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Hunting dogs; Folklore; Folk tales--North Carolina; Tall tales

Record #:

35495

Author(s):

Malone, Ted

Abstract:

This is a synopsis of the novel Sea-Gift, written by Edwin W. Fuller in 1873. The author of the article believes this to be the earliest example of tall tale narratives in America.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 1, Feb 1972, p36-41, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk tales--North Carolina; Tall tales; Books--Reviews

Record #:

35581

Author(s):

Dickens, Gloria

Abstract:

A story about how a player hit a baseball onto the top of a passing train, and the opposing team had to retrieve it from the next town over.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 1, Apr 1973, p3 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Baseball; Sports; Folklore; Tall tales