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Coyote Wisdom (PTFS 14-1938).
J. Frank Dobie, Mody C.Boatright, Harry H. Ransom, eds.

Table of Contents



Pertinences and Patrons -- The Editor

5

The Little Animals of Mexico -- Dan Storm

8

  • El Coyote, The Doves, and the Dogs

    • 8

  • The Coyote, and Juan's Maguey

    • 18

  • Mr. Coyote and the Two Sheep

    • 21

  • Seņor Coyote Acts as Judge

    • 24

  • Judging Between Lions

    • 27

  • Seņor Coyote and Seņor Fox

    • 32

  • Paisano Saves Rabbit from Rattlesnake

    • 34

    The Coyote: Animal and Folk-Character -- Lillian Elizabeth Barclay

    107

    Pueblo Versions of Old World Tales -- Elizabeth Willis DeHuff

    104

  • The Turkey Girl

    • 105

  • Beauty and the Beast

    • 107

  • Cliff-Dweller, the Blue Beard

    • 109

  • The Giant-Killer Twins

    • 114

  • The Pueblo Tar Baby Story

    • 118

  • The Coyote's Moon-Child

    • 120

  • Fox-Woman and Bear-Woman

    • 121

    Navajo Creation Myths -- Elizabeth Willis DeHuff

    127

  • Coyote the Sly Trickster

    • 127

  • The Creation of the Navajos

    • 131

    Trubble, Brudder Alligator, Trubble -- E.A. McIlhenny

    135

    Philosophy in Folk-Lore -- Radoslav A. Tsanoff

    145

    Comic Exempla in the Pioneer Pulpit -- Mody C. Boatright

    155

    Running Down the Fool Killer -- Ralph S. Boggs

    169

    Legend Making on the Concho -- Fannie E. Ratchford

    174

    Pie-Biter -- John Gould

    185

    The Wart Doctor -- Frank Simmons

    192

    Traditional Nacogdoches -- R.B. Blake

    195

    The Snap Party in Mills County -- Mae Featherstone

    200

    Christmasing with the Tarahumaras -- Robert M. Zingg

    207

    Marihuana: A Story of Its Curse -- Alvin F. Scharff

    225

    Mexican Folk-Escapades and Tales -- Malnor Shumard, Jr.

    234

    Cuerpo sin Alma (Note by A.L. Campa) -- Mildred Cohen

    241

    Tales to Tell

    251

  • The Miller and the Devil -- George C. Taylor

    • 251

  • The Poopampareno -- Julia Beazley

    • 252

  • Roy Bean as Coroner -- J. Marvin Hunter

    • 254

  • The Toe Wiggled -- Lynne Wooten Platter

    • 256

  • A True Story of Buried Gold -- Mrs. L.G. Smith

    • 259

    Paisano Tracks

    262

  • Hugo: The Giant Unkillable Bull Frog -- NAME

    • 262

  • Paul Bunyan: Oil Man -- Margarete Carpenter

    • 263

  • Windy Yesterdays -- Sue Gates

    • 264

  • Sand Storm Yarns -- Henry W. Barton

    • 266

  • Old-Time Remedies from Madison County -- Gabe Lewis

    • 267

  • Home Remedies from Scurry County -- Leon Guinn

    • 268

  • Note on Frontier Journalism -- Leon Guinn

    • 268

    An English Source of "The Trial to Mexico" -- J.W. Hendren

    270

    "There Were Three (Two) Crows"

    280

    I. -- Samuel E. Asbury

    280

    II. -- Alice Atkinson Neighbors

    282

    Contributors

    284

    The Texas Folk-Lore Society

    289

    Index

    293