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Record #:
35042
Author(s):
Carpenter, James M.
Abstract:
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.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954, p16-17 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Folklore--Literature
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Record #:
35045
Author(s):
Woodson, Charles
Abstract:
An anecdote about a string of bad luck.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954, p17 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Anecdotes
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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
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Record #:
35050
Author(s):
Bibb, William R.
Abstract:
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.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954, p20 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Storytelling
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Record #:
35053
Author(s):
Stout, Anna
Abstract:
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.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954, p20-21 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Superstition
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Record #:
35057
Author(s):
Morris, Markey
Abstract:
Several excerpts from a book of obituaries from a community in the mountains.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954, p22 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Mountain life in art; Mountain people--North Carolina, Western
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Record #:
35060
Author(s):
O'Hare, Anna
Abstract:
Several verses divided by categories such as derogatory rhymes, friendship, nursery rhyme parodies, advice, and cryptograms.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954, p23-31 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Poetry; Humor
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Record #:
35064
Author(s):
Garrett, Allen M.
Abstract:
Two riddles passed down from the author’s grandmother, with Native American origins.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954, p32 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Folklore; Native Americans--North Carolina
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Record #:
35066
Author(s):
Hamilton, Andra Joy
Abstract:
The story of how a carpenter managed to rebuild a friendship and cure a handicapped child (with cover art).
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 1, July 1955, p2-4, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Religion
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Record #:
35070
Author(s):
Keller, John E.
Abstract:
The author theorizes that the origins of hard-luck stories came from Disciplina Clericalis in the twelfth century. The far reaching tales from this book made its way to more well-known authors, such as Shakespeare and Chaucer. A translated excerpt from the book is included.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 1, July 1955, p11-12 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Folklore
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Record #:
35073
Author(s):
Coffin, Richard
Abstract:
The author reflects on his own childhood and the nature of how ‘play’ in children’s lives is very important. Similarity in themes of games is widespread, such as the color green.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 1, July 1955, p13-16 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Children--Conduct of life; Children--Social conditions--20th century; Culture--North Carolina
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Record #:
35076
Author(s):
Brown, S.S.
Abstract:
The author describes how to play the two types of Morris games, and relates how the game of Fox and Geese can be played on a Morris board. Diagrams of the Morris boards are given.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 1, July 1955, p17-18 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Games
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Record #:
35078
Author(s):
Brown, Roy M.
Abstract:
The author names off several games of his childhood, and describes one in detail.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 1, July 1955, p19-20 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Games
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Record #:
35080
Author(s):
Sturgill, Claude C.
Abstract:
This is a collection of highly exaggerated anecdotes surrounding the history of Anson County.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 1, July 1955, p21-23 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Anecdotes
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Record #:
35082
Author(s):
Williams, Jacqueline
Abstract:
This is a collection of sayings that were commonly found on wooden plaques in novelty shops in western North Carolina.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 1, July 1955, p24-32 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Mottoes--North Carolina; Sayings and phrases
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