Complete Tales of Uncle Remus
It’s been more than a hundred years since the publication of the first Uncle Remus book, and it was in 1955 that all of the delightful and inimitable tales of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and Brer Wolf were gathered together in one volume. All of the animal tales from eight books are here, along with the illustrations which originally accompanied them.
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It’s been more than a hundred years since the publication of the first Uncle Remus book, and it was in 1955 that all of the delightful and inimitable tales of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and Brer Wolf were gathered together in one volume. All of the animal tales from eight books are here, along with the illustrations which originally accompanied them.Publishers WeeklyBrer Rabbit and friends return in The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris. Originally issued in 1955 and compiled by folklorist Richard Chase, the collection includes all the original stories (the first of which appeared in 1880), b&w artwork and glossary. Barbara McClintock provides updated jacket art. (May) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
ForewordAcknowledgmentA Note on the TextIntroductionPreface and DedicationIUncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings1.Uncle Remus Initiates the Little Boy32.The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story63.Why Mr. Possum Loves Peace84.How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp for Mr. Fox115.The Story of the Deluge, and How It Came About136.Mr. Rabbit Grossly Deceives Mr. Fox167.Mr. Fox Is Again Victimized198.Mr. Fox Is "Outdone" by Mr. Buzzard239.Miss Cow Falls a Victim to Mr. Rabbit2610.Mr. Terrapin Appears upon the Scene3011.Mr. Wolf Makes a Failure3412.Mr. Fox Tackles Old Man Tarrypin3613.The Awful Fate of Mr. Wolf3914.Mr. Fox and the Deceitful Frogs4215.Mr. Fox Goes a-Hunting, but Mr. Rabbit Bags the Game4516.Old Mr. Rabbit, He's a Good Fisherman4717.Mr. Rabbit Nibbles Up the Butter5018.Mr. Rabbit Finds His Match at Last5319.The Fate of Mr. Jack Sparrow5720.How Mr. Rabbit Saved His Meat6021.Mr. Rabbit Meets His Match Again6422.A Story About the Little Rabbits6623.Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear6924.Mr. Bear Catches Old Mr. Bull-Frog7225.How Mr. Rabbit Lost His Fine Bushy Tail7526.Mr. Terrapin Shows His Strength7827.Why Mr. Possum Has No Hair on His Tail8128.The End of Mr. Bear8429.Mr. Fox Gets into Serious Business8830.How Mr. Rabbit Succeeded in Raising a Dust9131.A Plantation Witch9432."Jacky-My-Lantern"9833.Why the Negro Is Black10234.The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox103IINights with Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation1.Mr. Fox and Miss Goose1112.Brother Fox Catches Mr. Horse1153.Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl1184.How Brother Fox Was Too Smart1215.Brother Rabbit's Astonishing Prank1246.Brother Rabbit Secures a Mansion1277.Mr. Lion Hunts for Mr. Man1328.The Story of the Pigs1359.Mr. Benjamin Ram and His Wonderful Fiddle13910.Brother Rabbit's Riddle14311.How Mr. Rooster Lost His Dinner14712.Brother Rabbit Breaks Up a Party15113.Brother Fox, Brother Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter15514.Brother Terrapin Deceives Brother Buzzard15915.Brother Fox Covets the Quills16216.How Brother Fox Failed to Get His Grapes16617.Mr. Fox Figures As an Incendiary17018.A Dream and a Story17319.The Moon in the Mill-Pond17720.Brother Rabbit Takes Some Exercise18121.Why Brother Bear Has No Tail18522.How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors18923.Mr. Man Has Some Meat19224.How Brother Rabbit Got the Meat19525.African Jack19926.Why the Alligator's Back Is Rough20627.Brother Wolf Says Grace20928.Spirits, Seen and Unseen21529.A Ghost Story21930.Brother Rabbit and His Famous Foot22331."In Some Lady's Garden"23032.Brother 'Possum Gets in Trouble23533.Why the Guinea-Fowls Are Speckled24034.Brother Rabbit's Love-Charm24435.Brother Rabbit Submits to a Test24736.Brother Wolf Falls a Victim25037.Brother Rabbit and the Mosquitoes25438.The Pimmerly Plum26039.Brother Rabbit Gets the Provisions26540."Cutta Cord-La!"27041.Aunt Tempy's Story27342.The Fire-Test27843.The Cunning Snake28244.How Brother Fox Was Too Smart28645.Brother Wolf Gets in a Warm Place29146.Brother Wolf Still in Trouble29447.Brother Rabbit Lays In His Beef Supply29948.Brother Rabbit and Mr. Wildcat30249.Mr. Benjamin Ram Defends Himself30650.Brother Rabbit Pretends to Be Poisoned31051.More Trouble for Brother Wolf31352.Brother Rabbit Outdoes Mr. Man31653.Brother Rabbit Takes a Walk31954.Old Grinny Granny Wolf32155.How Wattle Weasel Was Caught32456.Brother Rabbit Ties Mr. Lion32857.Mr. Lion's Sad Predicament33258.The Origin of the Ocean33459.Brother Rabbit Gets Brother Fox's Dinner33860.How the Bear Nursed the Little Alligator34161.Why Mr. Dog Runs Brother Rabbit34562.Brother Wolf and the Horned Cattle34763.Brother Fox and the White Muscadines35064.Mr. Hawk and Brother Buzzard35365.Mr. Hawk and Brother Rabbit35666.The Wise Bird and the Foolish Bird35967.Old Brother Terrapin Gets Some Fish36168.Brother Fox Makes a Narrow Escape36369.Brother Fox's Fish-Trap36670.Brother Rabbit Rescues Brother Terrapin36971.The Night Before Christmas376IIIDaddy Jake, The Runaway: And Short Stories Told After Dark1.Crazy Sue's Story3852.How a Witch Was Caught3893.The Little Boy and His Dogs3934.How Black Snake Caught the Wolf4005.Why the Guineas Stay Awake4046.How the Terrapin Was Taught to Fly4077.The Creature with No Claws4128.Uncle Remus's Wonder Story4149.The Rattlesnake and the Plecat41910.How the Birds Talk42011.The Foolish Woman42712.The Adventures of Simon and Susanna42913.Brother Rabbit and the Gingercakes43514.Brother Rabbit's Courtship438IVUncle Remus and His Friends: Old Plantation Stories, Songs, and Ballads with Sketches of Negro Character1.Why the Hawk Catches Chickens4472.Brother Bear and the Honey Orchard4513.Brother Rabbit Has Fun at the Ferry4574.Death and the Negro Man4635.Where the Harrycane Comes From4656.Why Brother Wolf Didn't Eat the Little Rabbits4687.Mrs. Partridge Has a Fit4728.Brother Fox "Smells Smoke"4759.Brother Fox Still in Trouble47910.Why Brother Fox's Legs Are Black48311.Why Brother Bull Growls and Grumbles48512.The Man and the Wild Cattle49013.Brother Rabbit Frightens Brother Tiger49514.Brother Billy Goat Eats His Dinner50115.The King That Talked Biggity50416.Brother Rabbit's Money Mint50617.Why the Moon's Face Is Smutty51018.Brother Rabbit Conquers Brother Lion51119."Heyo, House!"51620.According to How the Drop Falls51821.A Fool for Luck52122.The Man and His Boots52423.Brother Mud Turtle's Trickery52724.How the King Recruited His Army532VTold by Uncle Remus: New Stories of the Old Plantation1.The Reason Why5412.Why Mr. Cricket Has Elbows on His Legs5473.How Wiley Wolf Rode in the Bag5564.Brother Rabbit's Laughing-Place5645.Brother Rabbit and the Chickens5736.Little Mister Cricket and the Other Creatures5797.When Brother Rabbit Was King5858.How Old Craney-Crow Lost His Head5979.Brother Fox Follows the Fashion60410.Why the Turkey Buzzard Is Bald-Headed61011.Brother Deer and King Sun's Daughter61812.Brother Rabbit's Cradle62513.Brother Rabbit and Brother Bull-Frog63314.Why Mr. Dog Is Tame64515.Brother Rabbit and the Gizzard-Eater65116.Brother Rabbit and Miss Nancy66117.The Hard-Headed Woman666VIUncle Remus and Brer Rabbit1.The Creeturs Go to the Barbecue6792.Brer Rabbit's Frolic6813.Brother Bear's Big House6844.Brer Rabbit Treats the Creeturs to a Race6865.Brer Rabbit and the Gold Mine6886.How Mr. Lion Lost His Wool691VIIUncle Remus and the Little Boy1.The Story of the Doodang6972.Brer Rabbit Has Trouble with the Moon7003.Brer Rabbit Causes Brer Fox to Lose His Hide7034.How Brer Rabbit Saved Brer B'ar's Life7065.The Story of Teenchy-Tiny Duck7096.The Story of Brer Fox and Little Mr. Cricket719VIIIUncle Remus Returns1.Brother Rabbit's Bear Hunt7292.Impty-Umpty and the Blacksmith7383.Taily-po7484.Brother Rabbit, Brother Fox, and Two Fat Pullets7585.How Brother Rabbit Brought Family Trouble on Brother Fox7676.The Most Beautiful Bird in the World775IXSeven Tales of Uncle Remus1.Mr. Crow and Brother Buzzard Two Little Tales As Told by Old Uncle Remus7892.Mr. Goat's Short Tail7923.The Baby and the Punkins7954.Two Plantation StoriesBrother Rabbit's Barbecue797How Brother Bear Exposed Brother Rabbit at the Barbecue7995.Brother Bear Learns to Comb His Head8026.Why the Bear Is a Wrestler8047.Brother Rabbit Doesn't Go to See Aunt Nancy806Glossary
\ Publishers WeeklyBrer Rabbit and friends return in The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris. Originally issued in 1955 and compiled by folklorist Richard Chase, the collection includes all the original stories (the first of which appeared in 1880), b&w artwork and glossary. Barbara McClintock provides updated jacket art. (May) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.\ \ \ \ \ Children's LiteratureIt's fascinating to work through this hefty volume of Uncle Remus stories. It is prefaced by ethnological apologies from Harris, notes on text variations by Chase, and concludes with a very useful amended glossary of word usage. The original illustrations by eminent artists such as Arthur Burdette Frost, Frederick Stuart Church, and J.M Condé are reproduced. Then there are the stories themselves. From today's perspective they are eye-opening reintroductions not only to plantation dialects (the cotton plantation phrases of Uncle Remus are distinguished from the Sea Islands rice plantation dialect of Daddy Jack) but also to an entire way of life long gone. Clever animal stories may be found in most cultures. Going beyond these and their parallels to humans, one discovers period attitudes to witches, ghosts, slavery, plantation life, and Reconstruction, forgotten and now priceless. An extra bonus is finding the original version of the "Three Little Pigs" story, now forever remembered only in its Disney rendition. This becomes a book for social historians¾but do read a few stories to the kids, too. 2002 (orig. 1880-1948), Houghton Mifflin, \ — Kathleen Karr\ \
