Folklore
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 164 Collections and/or Records:
The Hunchback & the witches. Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 17
Scope and Contents
Tale of how two hunchbacks try to correct their deformity.
Dates:
1936-1940
The Hunter. Manuel Berg, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-6 16
Scope and Contents
A hunter has many adventures trying to find his wife.
Dates:
1936-1940
The hunter stone. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-61 9
Scope and Contents
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).
Dates:
1936-1940
The Kneeling Nun. Mrs. Mildred Jordan, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-60 23
Scope and Contents
Details of a legend where nuns built a monastary and cared for the sick. (Dec. 7, 1936),
Dates:
1936-1940
The Legend of Tome- the town of the broken promise. Allen A. Carter, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-4-1 2
Scope and Contents
A Spaniard deceives a Comanche chief and brings disaster upon his village.
Dates:
1936-1940
The little ant. (El cuento de la Ormiguita). Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-48 1
Scope and Contents
An old man is tricked by a lizard into selling his 3 daughters.
Dates:
1936-1940
The little horse of seven colors. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-56 2
Scope and Contents
Bedtime story of a pinto pony who was magical. (March 14, 1938)
Dates:
1936-1940
The little old lady. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 12
Scope and Contents
A wise king allows a little old lady to live in the house she loves.
Dates:
1936-1940
The Little Red Ant. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-6 4
Scope and Contents
An ant helps a young shepherdess get rid of a wolf.
Dates:
1936-1940
The little wooden horse. Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 20
Scope and Contents
A youth constructs a majical wooden horse which he loses to a trickster.
Dates:
1936-1940
The lucky fisherman. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-34 1
Scope and Contents
Story of a poor fisherman who becomes wealthy.
Dates:
1936-1940
The man who fooled a village. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 5
Scope and Contents
A lazy Spaniard perpetuates a hoax to make money.
Dates:
1936-1940
The man who owed everybody. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 3
Scope and Contents
Through trickery, the man who owed everybody became wealthy.
Dates:
1936-1940
The Masons. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-28 2
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1936-1940
The nice and the ugly. E.F. Ulibarri, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-26 2
Scope and Contents
A daughter is rewarded for her humility.
Dates:
1936-1940
The pet magpie. Lorin Brown, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-26 7
Scope and Contents
A tale of a pet magpie that is trained to talk.
Dates:
1936-1940
The phantom raiders. Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-49 36
Scope and Contents
A lone Navajo tricks an entire village in order to steal a horse.
Dates:
1936-1940
The priest's cats. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-26 12
Scope and Contents
A folk tale about a priest who owns forty cats. The priest is tricked into believing the cats are possessed by the devil.
Dates:
1936-1940
The proverb. Lorin Brown, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-26 6
Scope and Contents
A trader convinces his customers that measurements differ.
Dates:
1936-1940
The Rabbit and the Toad. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-6 5
Scope and Contents
Folk tale of a rabbit and a toad.
Dates:
1936-1940
The rich man and the poor nam. Manuel Berg, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-12 39
Scope and Contents
Folk Tale.
Dates:
1936-1940
The simple old man. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 7
Scope and Contents
An aged couple acquire a large herd of cattle through the old man's simplemindedness.
Dates:
1936-1940
The story of the bad little hand. Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 36
Scope and Contents
Moralistic tale about a bad little boy.
Dates:
1936-1940
The story of the good hunter. (El cuento del buen casador). Reyes N. Martinez. collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 43
Scope and Contents
A young captured dove that is transformed into a princess. In Spanish and English.
Dates:
1936-1940
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
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 37
Scope and Contents
A poor shepherd, Peter, journeys in quest of a beautiful princess and is aided by a magical table, bottle & guitar.
Dates:
1936-1940