Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

Incidents from the life of Pecos Bill, from his childhood among the coyotes to his unusual wedding day.

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

An anthology of popular American stories, poems, songs, and lore that have become part of the folklore of the United States.

Three trees that dream of greatness are surprised by the way their dreams come true.

Relates the extraordinary deeds of the frontiersman who became King of the Keelboatmen on the Mississippi River.

An introduction to tall tales about the giant lumberjack from the north woods, as told from his own perspective.

A collection of tall tales about American folk heroes.

Hey, did you hear about the guy who dropped a lit cigarette into the toilet without seeing the gasoline rags soaking in the bowl? Of course you did, it happened to your cousin's gym teacher. Or was it your gym teacher's cousin? Story tellers David Holt and Bill Mooney follow up their previous hit, Spiders in the Hairdo, with a whole new collection of modern urban legends. Here you'll find stupid criminals, government SNAFUs, scary stories, and a section...