Memoirs of The American Folk-Lore Society Vol. II: Louisiana Folk-Tales

INTRODUCTION I. The Tales II. The Creole Dialect PART FIRST. ANIMAL TALES. I. The Elephant and the Whale II. Compair Taureau and Jean Malin III. Compair Lapin and the Earthworm IV. Compair Lapin Compair l'Ours V. The Irishman and the Frogs VI. Compair Lapin and Madame Carencro VII. Compair Lapin and Mr. Turkey VIII. Compair Bouki and the Monkeys IX. Mr. Monkey, the Bridegroom X. The Tortoise XI. Compair Bouki, Compair Lapin and the Birds' Eggs XII. The Dog and the Tiger XIII. Compair Lapin's Godchild XIV. Miss Mockingbird, Mr. Mockingbird, and Mr. Owl XV. Marriage of Compair Lapin PART SECOND. MÄRCHEN. XVI. King Peacock XVII. The Singing Bones XVIII. Jean Sotte XIX. The Devil's Marriage XX. The Little Finger XXI. The Statue of St. Anthony XXII. The Little Boys and the Giants XXIII. The Men who became Birds XXIV. The Good Little Servant XXV. The Basket of Flowers XXVI. John Green Peas XXVII. A Poor Little Boy Notes APPENDIX. I. The Tar Baby II. Compair Bouki and Compair Lapin No. 1 III. The Horse of God IV. Compair Bouki and Compair Lapin No. 2 V. Compair Bouki and Compair Lapin No. 3 VI. Compair Bouki and Compair Lapin No. 4 VII. Compair Bouki and Compair Lapin No. 5 VIII. Compair Bouki and Compair Lapin No. 6 IX. The Cunning Old Wizard X. A Woman Changed into a Monkey XI. The Talking Eggs XII. Grease XIII. The Golden Fish XIV. Give me