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Comical Heartwarming tales:
Comical heartwarming tales of African-American folk African-American Tales of comical and heartwarming are to “stimulate the imagination with wonders, and are told to remind us of the perils and the possibilities” [1]. The heartwarming tales are told to lighten and stay connected. The stories commonly told are about heroes, heroines, villains and fools. One story, The Red Feather, is a response to the amalgamation of intertwining cultures ending with heroes bringing forth gifts [2]. Other lighthearted stories include many examples with heroes. Rabbit Rides Wolf is a story told representing the amalgamation of African and Creek descent where another hero is emerged during a bitter time [3].
Tales of ghosts and spirits:
African-American tales of ghosts and spirits were commonly told of spook or “haint” [4], in modern day known as “haunt,” a term referring to a repeated visits by ghosts or [5] in tradition, tales of ghosts and spirits that keep one awake at night [6]. Possessed of Two Spirits is a personal experience believing in the magic powers in conjuration with both the living and the spiritual world [7] found commonly in African-American spirit folklore. Another story, Married to a Boar Hog emerged during the colonial Revolution against the British [8]. The story is an example of a young woman who marries to a figure typically told as a supernatural being such as a boar and in the end her savior typically ends as her brother but with some form of disease [leprosy, club foot, or yaws]. In the midst of the revolution, "Married to a Boar Hog" is from slaves being carried to the British Caribbean but with reference to the African Origin about the hardships they endured [9].
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Comical Heartwarming tales:
Comical heartwarming tales of African-American folk African-American Tales of comical and heartwarming are to “stimulate the imagination with wonders, and are told to remind us of the perils and the possibilities” [1]. The heartwarming tales are told to lighten and stay connected. The stories commonly told are about heroes, heroines, villains and fools. One story, The Red Feather, is a response to the amalgamation of intertwining cultures ending with heroes bringing forth gifts [2]. Other lighthearted stories include many examples with heroes. Rabbit Rides Wolf is a story told representing the amalgamation of African and Creek descent where another hero is emerged during a bitter time [3].
Tales of ghosts and spirits:
African-American tales of ghosts and spirits were commonly told of spook or “haint” [4], in modern day known as “haunt,” a term referring to a repeated visits by ghosts or [5] in tradition, tales of ghosts and spirits that keep one awake at night [6]. Possessed of Two Spirits is a personal experience believing in the magic powers in conjuration with both the living and the spiritual world [7] found commonly in African-American spirit folklore. Another story, Married to a Boar Hog emerged during the colonial Revolution against the British [8]. The story is an example of a young woman who marries to a figure typically told as a supernatural being such as a boar and in the end her savior typically ends as her brother but with some form of disease [leprosy, club foot, or yaws]. In the midst of the revolution, "Married to a Boar Hog" is from slaves being carried to the British Caribbean but with reference to the African Origin about the hardships they endured [9].
Possessed of Two Spirits-Green The Friendly Demon-Green Married to a Boar Hog-Green
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