Storytelling is both an art form and a means of passing on significant elements of a culture--the history, the traditions, the humor, the pathos. It is a way of entertaining and being entertained. With this compilation of Texas--and Texanized--favorite myths and legends, award-winning tale teller Donna Ingham applies her own unmistakable voice to traverse her home state through such stories as:
>"The Coming of the Bluebonnet"--an oft-collected Commanche myth about love and sacrifice and the origin of the Texas state flower
>"The Story Behind the Story"--about two early cattlemen and the basis for an episode in Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove"
>"The Life and Times of Pecos Bill"--a selection of tales about this legendary folk hero
>"Diamond Bill"--about an east Texas rattlesnake who fought in the Civil War
>"Cupid Was a Mama's Boy"--a Texanized classic Greek myth
>And much more!
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Tales with a Texas Twist: Original Stories and Enduring Folklore from the Lone Star State
Table of Contents
Lone Star Storytelling [Introduction]
1. The Myth of Cora Persephone
2. Cupid Was a Mama's Boy
3. The Coming of the Bluebonnet
4. The Ghost at Hornsby's Bend
5. The Legend of El Muerto
6. Lobo Girl of Devil's River
7. The Ghost Light on Bailey's Prairie
8. The Babe of the Alamo
9. Yellow Rose of Texas
10. The White Comanche of the Plains
11. Sam Bass, the Texas Robin Hood
12. The Story Behind the Story
13. Mollie Bailey Was a Spy
14. Arizona Bill
15. Diamond Bill
16. Bigfoot Wallace and the Hickory Nuts
17. The Life and Times of Pecos Bill
18. The Meandering Melon
19. One Turkey-Power
20. The Texan and the Blue Lambs
21. The Texan and the Grass Hut
22. The Story of the Three Bubbas
23. Teeny Tangerine Twirling Rope
24. Pedro y El Diablo
25. The Old Woman and the Robbers
26. Pretty Polly and Mr. Fox
27. Br'er Rabbit's Share Cropping
28. Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Coon, and the Frogs
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