Folklore.
Found in 161 Collections and/or Records:
The Hunter. Manuel Berg, collector., 1936-1940
A hunter has many adventures trying to find his wife.
The hunter stone. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940
Tale of a hunter who possesses a stone with magical powers which enables him to kill as many deer as he wishes. (April 26, 1937).
The Kneeling Nun. Mrs. Mildred Jordan, collector., 1936-1940
Details of a legend where nuns built a monastary and cared for the sick. (Dec. 7, 1936),
The Legend of Tome- the town of the broken promise. Allen A. Carter, collector., 1936-1940
A Spaniard deceives a Comanche chief and brings disaster upon his village.
The little ant. (El cuento de la Ormiguita). Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
An old man is tricked by a lizard into selling his 3 daughters.
The little horse of seven colors. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
Bedtime story of a pinto pony who was magical. (March 14, 1938)
The little old lady. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
A wise king allows a little old lady to live in the house she loves.
The Little Red Ant. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
An ant helps a young shepherdess get rid of a wolf.
The little wooden horse. Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
A youth constructs a majical wooden horse which he loses to a trickster.
The lucky fisherman. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
Story of a poor fisherman who becomes wealthy.
The man who fooled a village. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
A lazy Spaniard perpetuates a hoax to make money.
The man who owed everybody. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
Through trickery, the man who owed everybody became wealthy.
The Masons. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940
A story of two brothers who move to New Mexico from Sonora. One brother is shot for trying to cheat the other brother in the family business.
The nice and the ugly. E.F. Ulibarri, collector., 1936-1940
A daughter is rewarded for her humility.
The pet magpie. Lorin Brown, collector., 1936-1940
A tale of a pet magpie that is trained to talk.
The phantom raiders. Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940
A lone Navajo tricks an entire village in order to steal a horse.
The priest's cats. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940
A folk tale about a priest who owns forty cats. The priest is tricked into believing the cats are possessed by the devil.
The proverb. Lorin Brown, collector., 1936-1940
A trader convinces his customers that measurements differ.
The Rabbit and the Toad. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
Folk tale of a rabbit and a toad.
The rich man and the poor nam. Manuel Berg, collector., 1936-1940
Folk Tale.
The simple old man. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
An aged couple acquire a large herd of cattle through the old man's simplemindedness.
The story of the bad little hand. Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
Moralistic tale about a bad little boy.
The story of the good hunter. (El cuento del buen casador). Reyes N. Martinez. collector., 1936-1940
A young captured dove that is transformed into a princess. In Spanish and English.
The story of the little table, the little bottle, and the little guitar. (El cuento de la mesita, la botellita y la guitarrita). Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
A poor shepherd, Peter, journeys in quest of a beautiful princess and is aided by a magical table, bottle & guitar.
The story of the river of the golden waters, the tree that sings, and the bird that talks. Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
Folk tale of jealousy and greed.