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"Thismonumentalworkhasnowbecome...theindispensabletoolofallfolknarrativescholars."--SouthernFolkloreQuarterly"Aworkofthiskindcanneverbequitecomplete,butinthisworkStithThompsonhasapproachedperfection."--Volkskunde"Aninvaluableaidtostudentsandscholars..."--Reference&ResearchBookNewsIndianaUniversityPress,withthegeneroussupportoftheL.J.andMaryC.SkaggsFoundation,ispleasedtoannouncetherepublicationofthisfolkloreclassic,inhonorofthecentenaryoftheAmericanFolkloreSociety.