Mythology and Folklore Fall 2020

Mr. Fox Tackles Old Man Tarrypin: Brer Fox says both eyes of Brer Terrapin are red red from being in a fire literally sat in fire and let smoke go into eyes and fire scorch back did not burn off his tail because it was in his shell terrapin went into river and fox had to grab tail to save him--let him drown (Image of Brer Fox and Terrapin ) The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story: Brer Fox went to get tar and make a contraption called Tar-Baby Rabbit went down road and hid from Fox saw Tar-Baby and was astonished went up to Tar-Baby and tried to talk while Fox hid Rabbit frustrated bc he wouldn't talk--kept trying to get it to talk until finally hit the baby--got stuck to tar head butted him but head got stuck too Fox came up dying of laughter How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp for Mr. Fox: Fox built fire to get Rabbit off of Tar-Baby couldn't get rabbit over flames but Rabbit was scared he'd fling him into briar patch rabbit begged for any punishment except briar patch flung him into briar...

  A long time ago lived a girl and a boy who were madly in love. But, like Romeo and Juliet, their families did not accept their love and forced them apart. This was due to the ancient family feud between the families (but that is another story). Of course, the lovers tried to sneak out and see each other, but they were always caught. They were miserable without each other! One day, they snuck out again and met in the woods. Just as they ran into each other's embrace, they heard shouting from not far away. They bolted together, trying to have a few more moments together. It was then that they decided to just wait patiently for the right moment. They stopped and kissed just as both fathers yanked them away. Days, months, and years went by as the lovers patiently waited for the right time to escape. It was on day 1982 that the girl's father thought she had forgotten about the boy. In celebration, he decided to throw a feast! He wanted to invite all of the other noble men in the ...

The Legend of the Rice: ancient world, superfood=rice of larger grain switch to larger ones every year (granaries) great haste angered widow rice broke into thousands of pieces--small grain (today) A Boy of the City Streets: boy saw 3 men come to gate of town, asked where the are going men said why is a boy speaking to us boy said he was just asking kidnapped boy and took him with them men didn't have water but boy did men got tired of carrying boy, sold boy for three slaves buyers were from his city The Justice of In Ta Pome: three countries wanted to change stone to gold--worshipped Ta Pome Ta Pome wanted each man to kill one of their children--cut up and put in jar China=killed pig, Siam=kill dog, India=killed only son return to Ta Pome: China=kill pigs for gold, Siam=plow earth for food, India=child resurrected--got to turn stone to gold The Magic Well: old man sick and undiagnosed spirits told him to touch river's brink went to prince and told him of vision prince believed...

The Mountain Spirits and the Stone Mortars: spirits needed money so brought stone mortars to village people didn't want because too expensive and useless spirits were angry so they wanted villagers to help bring them back to top of mountain people didn't want to anger spirits but too heavy to pick up people paid spirits and the stones were left in place still in same spot today Why the Lip of the Elephant Droops: man and women had 12 daughters they didn't love anymore father made basket of rice with ashes at bottom--led daughters to jungle to hunt for game father made them try to construct bamboo water faucet, but he ditched them leaving the basket daughters figured out they were abandoned and slept with wild beasts peacefully women appeared and got daughters to stay with her if they could watch her daughter only rule=no play secret garden one day girls go to garden--find human bones (women=cannibal) ask cow to protect them--all 12 jump in his mouth women asked cow if he...