Johnson. Folk-Lore from Antigua

Today's free book is Folk-Lore from Antigua, British West Indies by John Johnson (1921). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).



Table of Contents

1. Spoils to Dog, Punishment to Nancy
2. Fire Test
3. How Nancy Got the Girl
4. Nancy Fools His Wife
5. Nancy and Honey-tree
6. Why Dog Has a Hollow Around His Belly
7. Tar Baby
8. In the Cow's Belly
9. The False Message: Nancy Makes Fox His Riding-horse
10. Leaf Disguise: Mock Plea
11. Bone for a Stump
12. Men Are Particular
13. Why Fly's Mouth Is Where It Is
14. Dancing to Mouse
15. Playing Dead
16. The Horned Animals' Party
17. Playing Godfather
18. Playing Mourner
19. The Chosen Suitor
20. The Escape
21. Why Fowl Catch Cockroach
22. Why Rabbit Has a Short Tail
23. Keeping Pace
24. The Sky Is Falling
25. Lion Makes His Voice Clear
26. Away Seven Years
27. Under the Green Old Oak-tree
28. The False Fortune-teller
29. The False Swimmer
30. The Lazy Boy
31. The Shepherd
32. The Three Questions
33. Master Thief
34. Generous and Ungenerous
35. Black Jack and White Jack
36. A Great Bird of the Forest
37. Mr. Hard-time
38. Proverbs
39. Riddles