INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

I THE ROOSTER TELEPHONE

II OLD MAN GULLY'S HANT

III JACK O' LANTERN AND THE GLOW WORM

IV MISS RACE HOSS AN' DE FLEAS

V MISS RACE HOSS'S PARTY

VI NED DOG AND BILLY GOAT

VII HOW THE BILLY GOAT LOST HIS TAIL

VIII SHOO FLY

IX ELECTION DAY

X MISTER BAD 'SIMMON TREE

XI BIG EYE BUZZARD

XII MISS LILLY DOVE

XIII MISTER GRAB-ALL SPIDER

XIV MISTER RATTLESNAKE

XV MISS QUEEN BEE

XVI MISTER TALL PINE'S CHRISTMAS TREE

XVII AN AFTERWORD

Title: Bypaths in Dixie

Folk Tales of the South

Author: Sarah Johnson Cocke

Language: English

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BYPATHS IN DIXIE

“DES LIKE SHE RUB’IN ON YORN.”