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Drawn from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings

A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.

Bill was just four years old when he fell from the family wagon near the Pecos River on the western frontier. Accidentally left behind by his family, he was raised by coyotes, and he didn't realize he was human until he was an adult. When he did, Pecos Bill returned to civilization and used the superhuman powers he'd developed during his peculiar upbringing to become the best cowboy in the West.

Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

A collection of tall tales about such American folk heroes as Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan.

In this retelling of a folktale, five Africans escape the horrors of slavery by simply disappearing into thin air.

A baker in colonial New York learns the importance of generosity from an old woman who visits his shop on St. Nicholas Day.

Describes the life of the legendary steel-driving man who was born with and who died with a hammer in his hand.