Foreword | p. 9 |
Introduction | p. 10 |
My Tale | p. 12 |
Jump Tales | p. 16 |
The Big Hairy Toe: The structure of a story | p. 20 |
The Yellow Ribbon: Learning to tell stories | p. 28 |
The Ring: Stories with universal truths | p. 36 |
Jack Tales | p. 46 |
Soldier Jack: Long journeys and quests | p. 50 |
Jack and Hardy Hardhead: Visualizing stories | p. 76 |
Jack's Trip to Hell: The messages in stories | p. 100 |
Br'er Tales | p. 124 |
Br'er Rabbit Builds a House: Parables, allegories | p. 128 |
Br'er Possum's Dilemma: Dialects and odd sounds | p. 140 |
Br'er Rabbit Outsmarts the Frogs: Using voices | p. 150 |
Family Tales | p. 164 |
The Baby Sale: Creating family stories | p. 168 |
Aunt Sally and Uncle Fifth: Family memories | p. 174 |
Dexter the Dog: Sources for a family story | p. 182 |
Scary Tales | p. 188 |
Elvira and Henry: A favorite story grows | p. 192 |
The Hairy Man: Boogiemen and monsters | p. 204 |
Honeyboy's Gift: Quiet and subtle stories | p. 216 |
The Monkey's Paw: About fear and ghosts | p. 228 |
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