Journal of American Folklore, Svazek 47American Folk-lore Society, 1934 |
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Strana 77
... riddles were used in courts of law . In Bryson City , N. C. " long ago a man was goin ' to be hanged . They told him that if he could make a riddle that nobody could untie they'd set him free . " This was his riddle : Under gravel I did ...
... riddles were used in courts of law . In Bryson City , N. C. " long ago a man was goin ' to be hanged . They told him that if he could make a riddle that nobody could untie they'd set him free . " This was his riddle : Under gravel I did ...
Strana 78
... riddle I'll give you a piece of my nose . " Remarks of this type were often made and evidently accompany riddle - telling in this section . Sometimes the forfeit is in- corporated in the riddle . For example : The fruit of England And ...
... riddle I'll give you a piece of my nose . " Remarks of this type were often made and evidently accompany riddle - telling in this section . Sometimes the forfeit is in- corporated in the riddle . For example : The fruit of England And ...
Strana 322
... riddle : On Love I sit , on Love I stand , An ' Love I hold in my right hand . They couldn ' guess the riddle , so they set him free . Version B A master told his nigger slave he'd free him if he'd give him a riddle he couldn ' guess ...
... riddle : On Love I sit , on Love I stand , An ' Love I hold in my right hand . They couldn ' guess the riddle , so they set him free . Version B A master told his nigger slave he'd free him if he'd give him a riddle he couldn ' guess ...
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VOL 47 | 1 |
Problems in the Study of Proverbs Archer Taylor I | 22 |
A Folk Legend | 45 |
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