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Contents
The Legend of Gregorio Cortez 3
AMERICO PAREDES
The Child Ballad in the Middle West and
Lower Mississippi Valley 23
BROWNIE MCNEIL
Six Tales from Mexico 78
RILEY AIKEN
The Western Bad Man as Hero 96
MODY C. BOATRIGHT
Animal Tails: Function and Folklore 105
ROY BEDICHEK
Br'er Rabbit Watches Out for Himself in Mexico 113
J. FRANK DoBIE
Recollections of an Itinerant Folklorist 118
STrrH THOMPSON
Dialogue in Folktale and Song 129
R. C. STEPHENSON
The Twelve Truths in the Spanish Southwest 138
WILSON M. HUDSONvii
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Collection of Texas, Spanish and Mexican folklore, including legends, child ballads, folk tales, folk songs, tall tales, information about home remedies, and other folklore.
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Boatright, Mody Coggin. Mesquite and Willow, book, 1957; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38863/m1/7/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.