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Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings

Joel Chandler Harris

  • Children
  • Book language: English
  • 164 pages

A collection of African American folktales and sayings, framed by Uncle Remus telling stories to a young boy. It is known for its trickster tales of Brer Rabbit, told in vivid dialect and filled with humor and wisdom. A classic of American storytelling worth hearing for its lively voices and folk imagination.

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Contents

  1. UNCLE REMUS: HIS SONGS AND HIS SAYINGS
  2. PREFACE AND DEDICATION
  3. INTRODUCTION
  4. LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION
  5. I. UNCLE REMUS INITIATES THE LITTLE BOY
  6. II. THE WONDERFUL TAR BABY STORY
  7. III. WHY MR. POSSUM LOVES PEACE
  8. IV. HOW MR. RABBIT WAS TOO SHARP FOR MR. FOX
  9. V. THE STORY OF THE DELUGE AND HOW IT CAME ABOUT
  10. VI. MR. RABBIT GROSSLY DECEIVES MR. FOX
  11. VII. MR. FOX IS AGAIN VICTIMIZED
  12. VIII. MR. FOX IS "OUTDONE" BY MR. BUZZARD
  13. IX. MISS COW FALLS A VICTIM TO MR. RABBIT
  14. X. MR. TERRAPIN APPEARS UPON THE SCENE
  15. XI. MR. WOLF MAKES A FAILURE
  16. XII. MR. FOX TACKLES OLD MAN TARRYPIN
  17. XIII. THE AWFUL FATE OF MR. WOLF
  18. XIV. MR. FOX AND THE DECEITFUL FROGS
  19. XV. MR. FOX GOES A-HUNTING, BUT MR. RABBIT BAGS THE GAME
  20. XVI. OLD MR. RABBIT, HE'S A GOOD FISHERMAN
  21. XVII. MR. RABBIT NIBBLES UP THE BUTTER
  22. XVIII. MR. RABBIT FINDS HIS MATCH AT LAST
  23. XIX. THE FATE OF MR. JACK SPARROW
  24. XX. HOW MR. RABBIT SAVED HIS MEAT
  25. XXI. MR. RABBIT MEETS HIS MATCH AGAIN
  26. XXII. A STORY ABOUT THE LITTLE RABBITS
  27. XXIII. MR. RABBIT AND MR. BEAR
  28. XXIV. MR. BEAR CATCHES OLD MR. BULL-FROG
  29. XXV. HOW MR. RABBIT LOST HIS FINE BUSHY TAIL
  30. XXVI. MR. TERRAPIN SHOWS HIS STRENGTH

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