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Folklore

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 164 Collections and/or Records:

Jesu' Cristo a Caballo. Lorin Brown, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-26 16
Scope and Contents An Anglo traveler is mistaken for Christ while passing through Cordova.
Dates: 1936-1940

Juan Antonio's strange adventure. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-3 24
Scope and Contents Folk tale of a village wood gatherer.
Dates: 1936-1940

Juan Catorce. Elisa Lucero, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-23 3
Scope and Contents The adventure of a man with a voracious appetite.
Dates: 1936-1940

Juan de Calais. (John of Calais). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-7 39
Scope and Contents An act of generosity is remembered years later and repaid in kindness.
Dates: 1936-1940

Juan de las Cadenillas. (John of the Cadenillas). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-7 30
Scope and Contents After many adventures Juan kills a seven headed serpent and marries a princess.
Dates: 1936-1940

Juan of Tecolote. Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-49 41
Scope and Contents Tells how Juan can forecast the weather by observing nature.
Dates: 1936-1940

Juan sin (Fearless John). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-7 17
Scope and Contents John, afraid of nothing, eventually is frightened to death by a small black cloth.
Dates: 1936-1940

La Belle y la fiera. (Beauty and the beast). Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-47 8
Scope and Contents A version of the classic fairy tale.
Dates: 1936-1940

La Bruja y el sapo. (The witch and the toad). Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-29 4
Scope and Contents A witch tries to destroy her lover's wife. Story in Spanish and English.
Dates: 1936-1940

La cruzesita (The little cross). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-6 1
Scope and Contents A story of a Negro who promises to build a chapel for a cross if the cross will make him rich.
Dates: 1936-1940

La espina de la flor. (The thorn of the flower). Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-47 10
Scope and Contents A short tale of two brothers who murder their younger brother & later confess. In Spanish & English.
Dates: 1936-1940

La estrellita de oro. (The Golden star maiden). Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-47 9
Scope and Contents A variant of the Cinderella story. In Spanish & English.
Dates: 1936-1940

La Malograda. (The bewitched one). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-7 27
Scope and Contents Fairy tale about an old man who is helped by an enchanted girl.
Dates: 1936-1940

La Mas Hermosa de la Ninez ( The Most Beautiful Maiden). Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-3 2
Scope and Contents In this fairy tale the Good Angel summons the Sciences (Geometry, Mechanics, Physics, etc) for the purpose of awarding a prize to the most useful & precious. Virture is awarded the crown of Immortality. Story in Spanish & Eng.
Dates: 1936-1940

La Nina. (The child). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-7 11
Scope and Contents A bossy bride decides she no longer wants to command.
Dates: 1936-1940

La Promesa (The Promise). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-7 10
Scope and Contents Because of a promise to St. Joseph, a wealthy man marries a poor humble girl.
Dates: 1936-1940

La Ramita. (The little frog). E.F. Ulibarri, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-56 8
Scope and Contents Tale of three brothers who go out to find their fortune. The youngest brither marries an enchanted frog, kills the witch and breaks the spell. (July 5, 1938)
Dates: 1936-1940

La Rana y la Culebra. Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-3 6
Scope and Contents A frog and a snake devour one another. Story in Spanish and English.
Dates: 1936-1940

La Tia Gabriela. (Aunt Gabriela). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-6 14
Scope and Contents A young man returns a favor to a kind old woman who had helped him when he was a child.
Dates: 1936-1940

La virtud y el vicio (Virtud and Evil). Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-3 8
Scope and Contents A tale of witchcraft. Story in Spanish and English.
Dates: 1936-1940

Las principes encantadas. (The enchanted princess). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-7 38
Scope and Contents A brother rescues his three sisters by killing a wicked giant.
Dates: 1936-1940

Las tres gangozas. (The three sisters). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-7 4
Scope and Contents A widow has three pretty daughters with speech defects, which prevents them from getting married.
Dates: 1936-1940

Las Tres Negroes. (The Three Negroes). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-6 2
Scope and Contents Humorous tale of three Negroes trying to learn Spanish.
Dates: 1936-1940

Las Tres Princesas. (The Three Princesses). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-7 24
Scope and Contents A version of the "Cinderella" story.
Dates: 1936-1940

"Las Tres Viejas". (The three old women). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-6 13
Scope and Contents An old woman, wronged by two friends is turned into a beautiful young girl.
Dates: 1936-1940