| Foreword | |
| Acknowledgment | |
| A Note on the Text | |
| Introduction | |
| Preface and Dedication | |
I | Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings | |
1. | Uncle Remus Initiates the Little Boy | 3 |
2. | The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story | 6 |
3. | Why Mr. Possum Loves Peace | 8 |
4. | How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp for Mr. Fox | 11 |
5. | The Story of the Deluge, and How It Came About | 13 |
6. | Mr. Rabbit Grossly Deceives Mr. Fox | 16 |
7. | Mr. Fox Is Again Victimized | 19 |
8. | Mr. Fox Is "Outdone" by Mr. Buzzard | 23 |
9. | Miss Cow Falls a Victim to Mr. Rabbit | 26 |
10. | Mr. Terrapin Appears upon the Scene | 30 |
11. | Mr. Wolf Makes a Failure | 34 |
12. | Mr. Fox Tackles Old Man Tarrypin | 36 |
13. | The Awful Fate of Mr. Wolf | 39 |
14. | Mr. Fox and the Deceitful Frogs | 42 |
15. | Mr. Fox Goes a-Hunting, but Mr. Rabbit Bags the Game | 45 |
16. | Old Mr. Rabbit, He's a Good Fisherman | 47 |
17. | Mr. Rabbit Nibbles Up the Butter | 50 |
18. | Mr. Rabbit Finds His Match at Last | 53 |
19. | The Fate of Mr. Jack Sparrow | 57 |
20. | How Mr. Rabbit Saved His Meat | 60 |
21. | Mr. Rabbit Meets His Match Again | 64 |
22. | A Story About the Little Rabbits | 66 |
23. | Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear | 69 |
24. | Mr. Bear Catches Old Mr. Bull-Frog | 72 |
25. | How Mr. Rabbit Lost His Fine Bushy Tail | 75 |
26. | Mr. Terrapin Shows His Strength | 78 |
27. | Why Mr. Possum Has No Hair on His Tail | 81 |
28. | The End of Mr. Bear | 84 |
29. | Mr. Fox Gets into Serious Business | 88 |
30. | How Mr. Rabbit Succeeded in Raising a Dust | 91 |
31. | A Plantation Witch | 94 |
32. | "Jacky-My-Lantern" | 98 |
33. | Why the Negro Is Black | 102 |
34. | The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox | 103 |
II | Nights with Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation | |
1. | Mr. Fox and Miss Goose | 111 |
2. | Brother Fox Catches Mr. Horse | 115 |
3. | Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl | 118 |
4. | How Brother Fox Was Too Smart | 121 |
5. | Brother Rabbit's Astonishing Prank | 124 |
6. | Brother Rabbit Secures a Mansion | 127 |
7. | Mr. Lion Hunts for Mr. Man | 132 |
8. | The Story of the Pigs | 135 |
9. | Mr. Benjamin Ram and His Wonderful Fiddle | 139 |
10. | Brother Rabbit's Riddle | 143 |
11. | How Mr. Rooster Lost His Dinner | 147 |
12. | Brother Rabbit Breaks Up a Party | 151 |
13. | Brother Fox, Brother Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter | 155 |
14. | Brother Terrapin Deceives Brother Buzzard | 159 |
15. | Brother Fox Covets the Quills | 162 |
16. | How Brother Fox Failed to Get His Grapes | 166 |
17. | Mr. Fox Figures As an Incendiary | 170 |
18. | A Dream and a Story | 173 |
19. | The Moon in the Mill-Pond | 177 |
20. | Brother Rabbit Takes Some Exercise | 181 |
21. | Why Brother Bear Has No Tail | 185 |
22. | How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors | 189 |
23. | Mr. Man Has Some Meat | 192 |
24. | How Brother Rabbit Got the Meat | 195 |
25. | African Jack | 199 |
26. | Why the Alligator's Back Is Rough | 206 |
27. | Brother Wolf Says Grace | 209 |
28. | Spirits, Seen and Unseen | 215 |
29. | A Ghost Story | 219 |
30. | Brother Rabbit and His Famous Foot | 223 |
31. | "In Some Lady's Garden" | 230 |
32. | Brother 'Possum Gets in Trouble | 235 |
33. | Why the Guinea-Fowls Are Speckled | 240 |
34. | Brother Rabbit's Love-Charm | 244 |
35. | Brother Rabbit Submits to a Test | 247 |
36. | Brother Wolf Falls a Victim | 250 |
37. | Brother Rabbit and the Mosquitoes | 254 |
38. | The Pimmerly Plum | 260 |
39. | Brother Rabbit Gets the Provisions | 265 |
40. | "Cutta Cord-La!" | 270 |
41. | Aunt Tempy's Story | 273 |
42. | The Fire-Test | 278 |
43. | The Cunning Snake | 282 |
44. | How Brother Fox Was Too Smart | 286 |
45. | Brother Wolf Gets in a Warm Place | 291 |
46. | Brother Wolf Still in Trouble | 294 |
47. | Brother Rabbit Lays In His Beef Supply | 299 |
48. | Brother Rabbit and Mr. Wildcat | 302 |
49. | Mr. Benjamin Ram Defends Himself | 306 |
50. | Brother Rabbit Pretends to Be Poisoned | 310 |
51. | More Trouble for Brother Wolf | 313 |
52. | Brother Rabbit Outdoes Mr. Man | 316 |
53. | Brother Rabbit Takes a Walk | 319 |
54. | Old Grinny Granny Wolf | 321 |
55. | How Wattle Weasel Was Caught | 324 |
56. | Brother Rabbit Ties Mr. Lion | 328 |
57. | Mr. Lion's Sad Predicament | 332 |
58. | The Origin of the Ocean | 334 |
59. | Brother Rabbit Gets Brother Fox's Dinner | 338 |
60. | How the Bear Nursed the Little Alligator | 341 |
61. | Why Mr. Dog Runs Brother Rabbit | 345 |
62. | Brother Wolf and the Horned Cattle | 347 |
63. | Brother Fox and the White Muscadines | 350 |
64. | Mr. Hawk and Brother Buzzard | 353 |
65. | Mr. Hawk and Brother Rabbit | 356 |
66. | The Wise Bird and the Foolish Bird | 359 |
67. | Old Brother Terrapin Gets Some Fish | 361 |
68. | Brother Fox Makes a Narrow Escape | 363 |
69. | Brother Fox's Fish-Trap | 366 |
70. | Brother Rabbit Rescues Brother Terrapin | 369 |
71. | The Night Before Christmas | 376 |
III | Daddy Jake, The Runaway: And Short Stories Told After Dark | |
1. | Crazy Sue's Story | 385 |
2. | How a Witch Was Caught | 389 |
3. | The Little Boy and His Dogs | 393 |
4. | How Black Snake Caught the Wolf | 400 |
5. | Why the Guineas Stay Awake | 404 |
6. | How the Terrapin Was Taught to Fly | 407 |
7. | The Creature with No Claws | 412 |
8. | Uncle Remus's Wonder Story | 414 |
9. | The Rattlesnake and the Plecat | 419 |
10. | How the Birds Talk | 420 |
11. | The Foolish Woman | 427 |
12. | The Adventures of Simon and Susanna | 429 |
13. | Brother Rabbit and the Gingercakes | 435 |
14. | Brother Rabbit's Courtship | 438 |
IV | Uncle Remus and His Friends: Old Plantation Stories, Songs, and Ballads with Sketches of Negro Character | |
1. | Why the Hawk Catches Chickens | 447 |
2. | Brother Bear and the Honey Orchard | 451 |
3. | Brother Rabbit Has Fun at the Ferry | 457 |
4. | Death and the Negro Man | 463 |
5. | Where the Harrycane Comes From | 465 |
6. | Why Brother Wolf Didn't Eat the Little Rabbits | 468 |
7. | Mrs. Partridge Has a Fit | 472 |
8. | Brother Fox "Smells Smoke" | 475 |
9. | Brother Fox Still in Trouble | 479 |
10. | Why Brother Fox's Legs Are Black | 483 |
11. | Why Brother Bull Growls and Grumbles | 485 |
12. | The Man and the Wild Cattle | 490 |
13. | Brother Rabbit Frightens Brother Tiger | 495 |
14. | Brother Billy Goat Eats His Dinner | 501 |
15. | The King That Talked Biggity | 504 |
16. | Brother Rabbit's Money Mint | 506 |
17. | Why the Moon's Face Is Smutty | 510 |
18. | Brother Rabbit Conquers Brother Lion | 511 |
19. | "Heyo, House!" | 516 |
20. | According to How the Drop Falls | 518 |
21. | A Fool for Luck | 521 |
22. | The Man and His Boots | 524 |
23. | Brother Mud Turtle's Trickery | 527 |
24. | How the King Recruited His Army | 532 |
V | Told by Uncle Remus: New Stories of the Old Plantation | |
1. | The Reason Why | 541 |
2. | Why Mr. Cricket Has Elbows on His Legs | 547 |
3. | How Wiley Wolf Rode in the Bag | 556 |
4. | Brother Rabbit's Laughing-Place | 564 |
5. | Brother Rabbit and the Chickens | 573 |
6. | Little Mister Cricket and the Other Creatures | 579 |
7. | When Brother Rabbit Was King | 585 |
8. | How Old Craney-Crow Lost His Head | 597 |
9. | Brother Fox Follows the Fashion | 604 |
10. | Why the Turkey Buzzard Is Bald-Headed | 610 |
11. | Brother Deer and King Sun's Daughter | 618 |
12. | Brother Rabbit's Cradle | 625 |
13. | Brother Rabbit and Brother Bull-Frog | 633 |
14. | Why Mr. Dog Is Tame | 645 |
15. | Brother Rabbit and the Gizzard-Eater | 651 |
16. | Brother Rabbit and Miss Nancy | 661 |
17. | The Hard-Headed Woman | 666 |
VI | Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit | |
1. | The Creeturs Go to the Barbecue | 679 |
2. | Brer Rabbit's Frolic | 681 |
3. | Brother Bear's Big House | 684 |
4. | Brer Rabbit Treats the Creeturs to a Race | 686 |
5. | Brer Rabbit and the Gold Mine | 688 |
6. | How Mr. Lion Lost His Wool | 691 |
VII | Uncle Remus and the Little Boy | |
1. | The Story of the Doodang | 697 |
2. | Brer Rabbit Has Trouble with the Moon | 700 |
3. | Brer Rabbit Causes Brer Fox to Lose His Hide | 703 |
4. | How Brer Rabbit Saved Brer B'ar's Life | 706 |
5. | The Story of Teenchy-Tiny Duck | 709 |
6. | The Story of Brer Fox and Little Mr. Cricket | 719 |
VIII | Uncle Remus Returns | |
1. | Brother Rabbit's Bear Hunt | 729 |
2. | Impty-Umpty and the Blacksmith | 738 |
3. | Taily-po | 748 |
4. | Brother Rabbit, Brother Fox, and Two Fat Pullets | 758 |
5. | How Brother Rabbit Brought Family Trouble on Brother Fox | 767 |
6. | The Most Beautiful Bird in the World | 775 |
IX | Seven Tales of Uncle Remus | |
1. | Mr. Crow and Brother Buzzard Two Little Tales As Told by Old Uncle Remus | 789 |
2. | Mr. Goat's Short Tail | 792 |
3. | The Baby and the Punkins | 795 |
4. | Two Plantation Stories | |
| Brother Rabbit's Barbecue | 797 |
| How Brother Bear Exposed Brother Rabbit at the Barbecue | 799 |
5. | Brother Bear Learns to Comb His Head | 802 |
6. | Why the Bear Is a Wrestler | 804 |
7. | Brother Rabbit Doesn't Go to See Aunt Nancy | 806 |
| Glossary | |