Acknowledgments: Thank You, Folks!; 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; Four Tales of John; 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 FearSiftin' 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
Summary
"Lyn Ford, an African-American storyteller, honored by her peers nationally, retells traditional stories and folkways from her cultural heritage"-- Provided by publisher
