Acknowledgments: Thank You, Folks!
Contents
Preface: The Rabbit in That Briar Patch?
The Briar Patch and Beyond
Critters
The Happy Place . A Somewhat Different “Briar-Patch” Tale
Turtle and Rabbit
Grasshopper and the Ants
Fox and Crow
Mrs. Turtle’s Cooking Pot
Pig’s Nose
Papa Turtle and Monkey
Rabbit and Fox at the Well
Rabbit and Lion at the Well
Folks
Clever Jackie
Josephus
One · The Baby
Two · Pig and Possum
Three · The Handsomest Man in the World
Four · Old John and Death
The Devil and the Farmer’s Wife
Spookers and Haints
John and the Devil
Jack Finds His Fear
Siftin’ Sand
A Sense of Place, and Time · And One Last Story
Reading Group Extras
About the Author
Q & A With Author Lyn Ford
Author’s Comments on the Origins of This Book
Glossary