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DOG TALES

DOG TALES

John Martin Ramsay

57 tall tales about dogs; most collected orally in the Appalachian Mountains and told in dialect by John Martin Ramsay, the compiler. You may purchase the book, which includes a drawing the editor made for each tale, from most booksellers, e.g.: https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Tales-humorous-tribute-Friend/dp/1733029141

58 - 14. Ring and Pepper
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  • 58 - 14. Ring and Pepper

    Notes: RING AND PEPPER was collected from Coreen Brewer of McKee, Kentucky in 1979. Coreen learned it from her husband, Eugene Green, also of Jackson County, Kentucky, somewhere about 1960.

    Sun, 24 Feb 2019 - 01min
  • 57 - 57. All in One Breath

    Notes:ALL IN ONE BREATH was collected from Bill Hartsock, a Berea College student who got it from his girlfriend’s grandmother, Margy Riddell of Flat Gap, Virginia in 1982. Mrs. Riddell, born Bolling, was about age ninety when this verbal test was presented to her granddaughter.

    THAT IS THE LAST TALE!

    You can listen to the tales told by the author himself on podcast platforms.

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    https://anchor.fm/john-martin-ramsay5 

    Or for a copy of the book from 

    https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dog-tales/id1257929153?mt=11

    Tue, 19 Mar 2019 - 01min
  • 56 - 56. Tailipo

    Notes: TAILIPO was collected from my wife, Risse Faye Layne Ramsay who heard it from her mother, Rilda Chandler Layne. Rilda was raised in Broadhead, Kentucky back in the late 1930’s. The Chandlers had moved to Kentucky from Madison County, North Carolina.

    Tue, 19 Mar 2019 - 04min
  • 55 - 55. The Feuding Dogs

    Notes: THE FEUDING DOGS was collected from Kris Slank, a Berea College student who got the tale from his grandfather, K. G. McDaniel. The story has come down in the family.

    Tue, 19 Mar 2019 - 02min
  • 54 - 54. The Runaway Horses

    Notes: RUNAWAY HORSES was collected from A. D. Harrell of Tipton Hill, North Carolina. A. D. told me this tale in 1956 when I was spending an evening after testing his cows’ butterfat percentage. He corroborated the tale in August 1986 and identified Edward Whitson as the lad who tried to rein in the horses.

    Tue, 19 Mar 2019 - 02min
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