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Parchment-style artwork of Brer Rabbit stuck to the Tar Baby while Brer Fox watches, African American folktale scene.

How the Rabbit Got His Tricks: A Lesson on Wit and Survival in African American Folklore

American Folktales·African American Folktales

Parchment-style artwork of Jack holding a glowing turnip lantern on a misty road, American folktale scene.

The Jack-o’-Lantern and the Devil: American Folktale of Halloween Origins

American Seasonal Traditions·American Traditions & Beliefs

A semi-realistic painting inspired by Algonquin legend, showing a young woman standing quietly by a twilight river.

N-Dam-Keno-Wet: Water Spirit Legend

Native American Beings

Parchment-style artwork of an Ozark healer tying red threads by a river, American folktale scene.

The Ozark Witch Doctor’s Knot: American Folktale of Healing and Protection

American Folk Magic & Healing·American Traditions & Beliefs

A realistic painting of a tense nighttime desert scene where a Navajo police officer, Maria Yazzie, stands aiming her gun at a towering, wolf-like Skinwalker with glowing red eyes. The officer’s patrol car glows behind her, headlights and red-blue lights cutting through the dark, rocky landscape as dust swirls between them.

The Skinwalker of Black Mesa

Native American Beings

Parchment-style artwork of a Pennsylvania Dutch healer praying over a wound, American folktale scene

The Braucherei “Powwow” Healing Prayer: American Folktale of Faith and Cure

American Folk Magic & Healing·American Traditions & Beliefs

a young boy holding a rifle on the Chickamauga battlefield.

The Little Soldier of Chickamauga

American War Legends·American Legends

A dramatic digital painting of the Thunderbird flying through a storm over the Pacific coast, lightning flashing across dark clouds and waves below, with “oldfolktales.com” subtly written at the bottom.

The Thunderbird: Ancient Makah Legend

Native American Beings

Parchment-style artwork of a Hoodoo root doctor with glowing black cat bone, African-American folktale scene

The Black Cat Bone and the Lucky Hand: American Hoodoo Folktale

American Folk Magic & Healing·American Traditions & Beliefs

a young Civil War drummer boy on the battlefield at dawn

The Drummer Boy of Shiloh

American War Legends·American Legends

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