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Told by Uncle Remus: New Stories of the Old Plantation
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "Told by Uncle Remus: New Stories of the Old Plantation" by Joel Chandler Harris is a collection of folklore and tales written in the late 19th century. It features the character Uncle Remus, a wise and whimsical old man who shares stories filled with clever animal characters, notably Brother Rabbit, as he recounts their adventures and life lessons. The stories draw on African American oral traditions, relaying cultural heritage through humorous anecdotes and moral themes. The opening of the narrative introduces Uncle Remus, who reflects on his life and the changes brought about by the new generation, particularly focusing on a fragile little boy who has a penchant for listening to tales. Remus remains endearing and perceptive, noticing the boy's differences from his father while playfully engaging him with light conversation. Their interactions set the stage for storytelling, blending humor and wisdom as Uncle Remus delights in sharing the whimsical escapades of Brother Rabbit and his friends, which are rich in imagination and charm, offering great insight into the values of resilience and cleverness in overcoming challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Contents:
- The reason why
- Why Mr. Cricket has elbows on his legs
- How Wiley Wolf rode in the bag
- Brother Rabbit's laughing-place
- Brother Rabbit and the chickens
- Little Mister Cricket and the other creatures
- When Brother Rabbit was King
- How old Craney-Crow lost his head
- Brother Fox follows the fashion
- Why the turkey-buzzard is bald-headed
- Brother Deer an' King Sun's daughter
- Brother Rabbit's cradle
- Brother Rabbit and Brother Bull-Frog
- Why Mr. Dog is tame
- Brother Rabbit and the gizzard eater
- Brother Rabbit and Miss Nancy
- The hard-headed woman.
- Credits:
- Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
- Release date is 2017-10-03
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