Fiddlerβs Dram: A Strange Tennessee Folktale
Tennessee folktale of how one ot the region's best fiddler risked everything to play in just one more fiddling contest, for the coveted "fiddler's dram."
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Popular Southern folktales fall into a few enduring traditions: trickster tales, supernatural haint lore, Gullah Geechee and African American folklore, Appalachian Mountain legends, and cautionary tales inspired by real people and places. On The Moonlit Road, you’ll find the Boo Hag alongside the curse of traveling preacher Lorenzo Dow and the powerful legend of the “Flying Africans” of Ibo Landing – stories passed down through generations and still shared today.
Learn more about the history and characteristics of folktales in our Schoolhouse guide to folklore and folktales.
Irwin Tarheel and the Fair Folk: A Louisiana Folktale
A well-known, Irish supernatural folktale gets a Southern twist, as an early white settler in Louisiana rescues a turtle from some mischievous kids - and ends up in a strange world of The Fair Folk.Β Witten by Sam McDonald.
The Snowman and the Scarecrow
Christmas kids story about a scarecrow who teaches a holiday lesson to a grumpy snowman.
The Click-Bok Tree: An African-American Slave Folktale
African-American slave folktale about a mysterious tree from Africa and the magic it unleashes on a cruel plantation owner.
All God’s Chillun Had Wings
Dive into the rich history of the flying Africans, a tale of hope and resistance in the face of unimaginable adversity.
How Brer Coon Gets His Meat
Uncle Remus tale from African American folklore of how crafty Brer Rabbit and his friend Brer Coon get themselves an easy dinner.
Lorenzo Dow’s Georgia Curse
Georgia legend about Lorenzo Dow, a traveling preacher who curses the small town of Jacksonboro, Georgia during frontier times after a very rude reception.
The Coughing Dog: A Southern Urban Legend
Terrifying urban legend of a single woman who wonders why her guard dog starts acting so strangely.
The First Christmas Gift
Christmas folktale that explains a special miracle that happens in the North Georgia mountains each Christmas Eve.
Mama Coon Coon: A Louisiana Swamp Folktale
Louisiana Swamp Folktale about a local fisherwoman whose unique way of fishing for crabs in the bayou gets her into trouble.