Danger, Deception. Wild dogs and tyrants. The heroes and heroines in these classic folktales have their hands full. Through Bobby Norfolk's performance, we join these characters as they face situations that require decisiveness, commitment, courage, and bravery.
AWARDS Parent's Guide to Children's Media
Parents' Choice Award (Gold Title)
Selected for The Elementary School Library Collection
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Barney McKay (14:39)
Jack and Mary think they are getting away with something when they set out to trick their mother—and end up in a whole lot of trouble. (African-American folktale)
2. Sir Gawan and Dame Ragnall (10:44)
This classic tale poses and answers a timeless riddle: what do women really want? (Arthurian legend)
3. Klooteekle (8:32)
Klooteekle is an immortal monster whose descendants drink the blood of man to this very day. (Tlingit legend)
4. The Gingerbread Boy Rap (2:30)
Norfolk retells this traditional cumulative tale with a hip-hop twist. (Written by Sherry Norfolk)
5. The King Has Goat's Ears (10:45)
The king has a secret and he's determined that no one will ever find out, but the very earth cannot hide it. (Czechoslovakian legend)
6. Uncle Monday (8:51)
A powerful medicine man triumphs over the alligators of the Florida swamp … and the chains of slavery. (African-American folktale, introduced to Bobby by Betsy Doty and originally collected by Zora Neale Hurston)
