The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus

by Harris, Joel Chandler

• ISBN13: 9780618154296
• ISBN10: 0618154299
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-27
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Richard Chase
Acknowledgment
A Note on the Text
Introduction by Joel Chandler Harris from Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings
Preface and Dedication by Joel Chandler Harris to Arthur Burdette Frost-from Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings
The tales from
I UNCLE REMUS: His Songs and His Sayings
New and revised edition with illustrations by Arthur Burdette Frost, New York, D. Appleton-Century Company, 1896. (The first edition of this book was published in 1880 with illustrations by Frederick S. Church and J. H. Moser, New York, D. Appleton & Company)
Uncle Remus Initiates the Little Boy	3	(3)
The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story	6	(2)
Why Mr. Possum Loves Peace	8	(3)
How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp for Mr. Fox	11	(2)
The Story of the Deluge, and How It Came About	13	(3)
Mr. Rabbit Grossly Deceives Mr. Fox	16	(3)
Mr. Fox Is Again Victimized	19	(4)
Mr. Fox Is ``Outdone'' by Mr. Buzzard	23	(3)
Miss Cow Falls a Victim to Mr. Rabbit	26	(4)
Mr. Terrapin Appears upon the Scene	30	(4)
Mr. Wolf Makes a Failure	34	(2)
Mr. Fox Tackles Old Man Tarrypin	36	(3)
The Awful Fate of Mr. Wolf	39	(3)
Mr. Fox and the Deceitful Frogs	42	(3)
Mr. Fox Goes a-Hunting, but Mr. Rabbit Bags the Game	45	(2)
Old Mr. Rabbit, He's a Good Fisherman	47	(3)
Mr. Rabbit Nibbles Up the Butter	50	(3)
Mr. Rabbit Finds His Match at Last	53	(4)
The Fate of Mr. Jack Sparrow	57	(3)
How Mr. Rabbit Saved His Meat	60	(4)
Mr. Rabbit Meets His Match Again	64	(2)
A Story About the Little Rabbits	66	(3)
Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear	69	(3)
Mr. Bear Catches Old Mr. Bull-Frog	72	(3)
How Mr. Rabbit Lost His Fine Bushy Tail	75	(3)
Mr. Terrapin Shows His Strength	78	(3)
Why Mr. Possum Has No Hair on His Tail	81	(3)
The End of Mr. Bear	84	(4)
Mr. Fox Gets into Serious Business	88	(3)
How Mr. Rabbit Succeeded in Raising a Dust	91	(3)
A Plantation Witch	94	(4)
``Jacky-My-Lantern''	98	(4)
Why the Negro Is Black	102	(1)
The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox	103	(8)
The tales from
II NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation
With illustrations by Frederick Stuart Church and William Holbrook Beard, Boston, James R. Osgood & Company, 1883
Mr. Fox and Miss Goose	111	(4)
Brother Fox Catches Mr. Horse	115	(3)
Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl	118	(3)
How Brother Fox Was Too Smart	121	(3)
Brother Rabbit's Astonishing Prank	124	(3)
Brother Rabbit Secures a Mansion	127	(5)
Mr. Lion Hunts for Mr. Man	132	(3)
The Story of the Pigs	135	(4)
Mr. Benjamin Ram and His Wonderful Fiddle	139	(4)
Brother Rabbit's Riddle	143	(4)
How Mr. Rooster Lost His Dinner	147	(4)
Brother Rabbit Breaks Up a Party	151	(4)
Brother Fox, Brother Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter	155	(4)
Brother Terrapin Deceives Brother Buzzard	159	(3)
Brother Fox Covets the Quills	162	(4)
How Brother Fox Failed to Get His Grapes	166	(4)
Mr. Fox Figures As an Incendiary	170	(3)
A Dream and a Story	173	(4)
The Moon in the Mill-Pond	177	(4)
Brother Rabbit Takes Some Exercise	181	(4)
Why Brother Bear Has No Tail	185	(4)
How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors	189	(3)
Mr. Man Has Some Meat	192	(3)
How Brother Rabbit Got the Meat	195	(4)
African Jack	199	(7)
Why the Alligator's Back Is Rough	206	(3)
Brother Wolf Says Grace	209	(6)
Spirits, Seen and Unseen	215	(4)
A Ghost Story	219	(4)
Brother Rabbit and His Famous Foot	223	(7)
``In Some Lady's Garden''	230	(5)
Brother Possum Gets in Trouble	235	(5)
Why the Guinea-Fowls Are Speckled	240	(4)
Brother Rabbit's Love-Charm	244	(3)
Brother Rabbit Submits to a Test	247	(3)
Brother Wolf Falls a Victim	250	(4)
Brother Rabbit and the Mosquitoes	254	(6)
The Pimmerly Plum	260	(5)
Brother Rabbit Gets the Provisions	265	(5)
``Cutta Cord-La!''	270	(3)
Aunt Tempy's Story	273	(5)
The Fire-Test	278	(4)
The Cunning Snake	282	(4)
How Brother Fox Was Too Smart	286	(5)
Brother Wolf Gets in a Warm Place	291	(3)
Brother Wolf Still in Trouble	294	(5)
Brother Rabbit Lays In His Beef Supply	299	(3)
Brother Rabbit and Mr. Wildcat	302	(4)
Mr. Benjamin Ram Defends Himself	306	(4)
Brother Rabbit Pretends to Be Poisoned	310	(3)
More Trouble for Brother Wolf	313	(3)
Brother Rabbit Outdoes Mr. Man	316	(3)
Brother Rabbit Takes a Walk	319	(2)
Old Grinny Granny Wolf	321	(3)
How Wattle Weasel Was Caught	324	(4)
Brother Rabbit Ties Mr. Lion	328	(4)
Mr. Lion's Sad Predicament	332	(2)
The Origin of the Ocean	334	(4)
Brother Rabbit Gets Brother Fox's Dinner	338	(3)
How the Bear Nursed the Little Alligator	341	(4)
Why Mr. Dog Runs Brother Rabbit	345	(2)
Brother Wolf and the Horned Cattle	347	(3)
Brother Fox and the White Muscadines	350	(3)
Mr. Hawk and Brother Buzzard	353	(3)
Mr. Hawk and Brother Rabbit	356	(3)
The Wise Bird and the Foolish Bird	359	(2)
Old Brother Terrapin Gets Some Fish	361	(2)
Brother Fox Makes a Narrow Escape	363	(3)
Brother Fox's Fish-Trap	366	(3)
Brother Rabbit Rescues Brother Terrapin	369	(7)
The Night Before Christmas	376	(9)
The tales from
III DADDY JAKE, THE RUNAWAY: And Short Stories Told after Dark
With Illustrations by Edward Windsor Kemble, New York, The Century Company, 1889
Crazy Sue's Story	385	(4)
How a Witch Was Caught	389	(4)
The Little Boy and His Dogs	393	(7)
How Black Snake Caught the Wolf	400	(4)
Why the Guineas Stay Awake	404	(3)
How the Terrapin Was Taught to Fly	407	(5)
The Creature with No Claws	412	(2)
Uncle Remus's Wonder Story	414	(5)
The Rattlesnake and the Polecat	419	(1)
How the Birds Talk	420	(7)
The Foolish Woman	427	(2)
The Adventures of Simon and Susanna	429	(6)
Brother Rabbit and the Ginger cakes	435	(3)
Brother Rabbit's Courtship	438	(9)
The tales from
IV UNCLE REMUS AND HIS FRIENDS: Old Plantation Stories, Songs, and Ballads with Sketches of Negro Character
With illustrations by Arthur Burdette Frost, Boston, Houghton Mifflin & Company, 1892
Why the Hawk Catches Chickens	447	(4)
Brother Bear and the Honey Orchard	451	(6)
Brother Rabbit Has Fun at the Ferry	457	(6)
Death and the Negro Man	463	(2)
Where the Harrycane Comes From	465	(3)
Why Brother Wolf Didn't Eat the Little Rabbits	468	(4)
Mrs. Partridge Has a Fit	472	(3)
Brother Fox ``Smells Smoke''	475	(4)
Brother Fox Still in Trouble	479	(4)
Why Brother Fox's Legs Are Black	483	(2)
Why Brother Bull Growls and Grumbles	485	(5)
The Man and the Wild Cattle	490	(5)
Brother Rabbit Frightens Brother Tiger	495	(6)
Brother Billy Goat Eats His Dinner	501	(3)
The King That Talked Biggity	504	(2)
Brother Rabbit s Money Mint	506	(4)
Why the Moon's Face Is Smutty	510	(1)
Brother Rabbit Conquers Brother Lion	511	(5)
``Heyo, House!''	516	(2)
According to How the Drop Falls	518	(3)
A Fool for Luck	521	(3)
The Man and His Boots	524	(3)
Brother Mud Turtle's Trickery	527	(5)
How the King Recruited His Army	532	(9)
The tales from
V TOLD BY UNCLE REMUS: New Stories of the Old Plantation
With Illustrations by Arthur Burdette Frost and J. M. Conde, and line drawings after half tones by Frank Verbeck, New York, McClure, Phillips & Company, 1905
The Reason Why	541	(6)
Why Mr. Cricket Has Elbows on His Legs	547	(9)
How Wiley Wolf Rode in the Bag	556	(8)
Brother Rabbit's Laughing-Place	564	(9)
Brother Rabbit and the Chickens	573	(6)
Little Mister Cricket and the Other Creatures	579	(6)
When Brother Rabbit Was King	585	(12)
How Old Craney-Crow Lost His Head	597	(7)
Brother Fox Follows the Fashion	604	(6)
Why the Turkey Buzzard Is Bald-Headed	610	(8)
Brother Deer and King Sun's Daughter	618	(7)
Brother Rabbit's Cradle	625	(8)
Brother Rabbit and Brother Bull-Frog	633	(12)
Why Mr. Dog Is Tame	645	(6)
Brother Rabbit and the Gizzard-Eater	651	(10)
Brother Rabbit and Miss Nancy	661	(5)
The Hard-Headed Woman	666	(13)
The tales from
VI Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit
With Illustrations by J. M. Conde, New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1907
The Creeturs Go to the Barbecue	679	(2)
Brer Rabbit's Frolic	681	(3)
Brother Bear's Big House	684	(2)
Brer Rabbit Treats the Creeturs to a Race	686	(2)
Brer Rabbit and the Gold Mine	688	(3)
How Mr. Lion Lost His Wool	691	(6)
The tales from
VII UNCLE REMUS AND THE LITTLE BOY
With Illustrations by J. M. Conde, Boston, Small, Maynard & Company, 1910
The Story of the Doodang	697	(3)
Brer Rabbit Has Trouble with the Moon	700	(3)
Brer Rabbit Causes Brer Fox to Lose His Hide	703	(3)
How Brer Rabbit Saved Brer B'ar's Life	706	(3)
The Story of Teenchy-Tiny Duck	709	(10)
The Story of Brer Fox and Little Mr. Cricket	719	(10)
The tales from
VIII UNCLE REMUS RETURNS
With Illustrations by Arthur Burdette Frost and J. M. Conde, Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918
Brother Rabbit's Bear Hunt	729	(9)
Impty-Umpty and the Blacksmith	738	(10)
Taily-po	748	(10)
Brother Rabbit, Brother Fox, and Two Fat Pullets	758	(9)
How Brother Rabbit Brought Family Trouble on Brother Fox	767	(8)
The Most Beautiful Bird in the World	775	(14)
The tales from
IX SEVEN TALES OF UNCLE REMUS
Edited by Thomas H. English, Atlanta, Emory University, 1948
Introduction by Thomas H. English
Mr. Crow and Brother Buzzard	789	(3)
Two Little Tales As Told by Old Uncle Remus:
Mr. Goat's Short Tail	792	(3)
The Baby and the Punkins	795	(2)
Two Plantation Stories: Brother Rabbit's Barbecue	797	(5)
How Brother Bear Exposed Brother Rabbit at the Barbecue	799	(3)
Brother Bear Learns to Comb His Head	802	(2)
Why the Bear Is a Wrestler	804	(2)
Brother Rabbit Doesn't Go to See Aunt Nancy	806
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