So, we've heard from the men-folk, but what about the ladies? Ladies abound in American folktales. As the character Aunt Nancy says in one memorable tale of this wonderful collection:
" Let me tell you that when a woman starts out to be trickish she can beat a man every time, 'cause her mind works a heap faster. She sees all 'round and over and underneath and on both sides of a thing . . . Meanwhile, a man's just tryin' to stare plumb through it!'
A collection of legends from different areas of the country featuring fifteen of America's little-known heroines, such as Molly Cotton-Tail, Brer Rabbit's clever sister. By the author of The Talking Eggs, Robert D. San Souci.
Caledonia Skytower, live in voice.
Seanchai ("Storyteller" in Irish) Library celebrates the Celtic tradition of stories told around the hearth or in the pub to friends, family, and welcomed strangers. Seanchai Libraries bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life.
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