folktales Quotes

“The stories are written in an eye dialect devised by Harris to represent a Deep South Black dialect.”

“Uncle Remus is a kindly old freedman who serves as a story-telling device, passing on the folktales to children gathered around him, like the traditional African griot. ”

“Isaac’s story is vividly depicted in glowing illustrations that capture the spirit of the tale and invest it with a subtle enchantment.”

“You poor fellow,′ he said, ‘what a pity you wore your shoes out for a dream! Listen, if I believed a dream I once had, I would go right now to the city you came from, and I’d look for a treasure under the stove in the house of a fellow named Isaac.’ And he laughed again.”

“So on Monday Jack started work. He plowed the fields in straight lines. The farmer paid him for his day’s work. Jack was so happy he hurried home. But on the way he lost his money.”

“Jack worked very hard. He milked the cows and goats and sheep. At the end of the day the farmer gave Jack a full jug of milk. Jack remembered what his mother had told him.”