Here is a list of the stories linked to their pages at the Internet Archive: How Come Buh Alligatur Nebber Sleep Fur From De Ribber Bank /
Buh Tukrey Buzzud an De Rain /
How Buh Cooter Fool Buh Deer /
Buh Wolf, Buh Rabbit, an De Tar Baby /
Buh Fowl-hawk an Buh Rooster /
Buh Tukrey Buzzud an De King Crab /
De King, Eh Darter, Buh Wolf, an Buh Rabbit /
Buh Partridge an Buh Rabbit /
De Ole Man an De Gallinipper /
Buh Sparruh /
Buh Alligatur an Buh Mash-hen /
Buh Fowl-hawk an Buh Tukrey Buzzud /
Buh Wolf an Buh Rabbit /
Buh Wolf an De Two Dinner /
Buh Owl an Buh Rooster /
Buh Lion an Buh Goat /
Buh Bear an Buh Tiger /
Buh Monkey an De Bull-dog /
Buh Elephant an Buh Rooster /
De Po Man an De Snake /
Leely Gal, Buh Alligatur, an De Jay-bud /
De Cat, De Rat, De Cheese, an De Fox /
Buh Rabbit an De Tarruh Beastises /
Buh Wolf, Buh Rabbit, an De Butter /
De Eagle an Eh Chillun /
Chanticleer an De Ban-yad Rooster /
Buh Rabbit an De Groun-mole /
Buh Rabbit an De Rock-soup /
De Two Fren and De Bear /
De Ole Man an Det /
De King an Eh Ring /
Buh Lion, Buh Rabbit, Buh Fox, an Buh Roccoon /
Buh Rabbit, Buh Wolf, an De Porpus /
De Debble an May Belle /
De Ole Man an De Coon /
Buh Rabbit and De Crawfish /
Buh Rabbit an Buh Elephunt /
Buh Rabbit, Buh Wolf, an Buh Possum /
Buh Rabbit, Buh Wolf, an De Holler Tree /
Buh Rabbit an De Cunjur Man /
Buh Rabbit, Buh Fox, an De Fisherman /
Buh Rabbit, Buh Wolf, an De Yearlin /
Buh Rabbit, Buh Wolf, De Dog, an De Goose /
Buh Squirle an Buh Fox /
Buh Rabbit, Buh Wolf, an De Buckra Man /
Buh Rabbit an Buh Wolf Funeral /
De New Nigger an Eh Mossa /
Buh Rabbit an De King Darter /
De Single Ball /
Buh Roccoon an Buh Possum /
Buh Wolf, Buh Rabbit, an De Rain /
Buh Alligatuh, Buh Rabbit an Buh Wolf /
De Dyin Bull-frog /
Buh Rabbit, Buh Pattridge, an De Cow /
De Fiddler, Buh Tiger, an Buh Bear /
De Ole King an De Noung King /
Buh Goat an Buh Wolf /
Dentistry at the Old Plantation Home /
The Negro and the Alligator /
Sperits /
Daddy Jupiter's Vision.
The Gullah stories can be hard to read, even more so with the "eye-dialect" that attempts to reproduce the pronunciation, so I have prepared versions of the stories with the eye-dialect removed. Those versions are still in Gullah, but with standardized spelling instead of the eye-dialect. So, for example, here's what the Sun says to the Hawk in Jones's version:
De Sun, eh say: "Budder, ef you kin ketch me in me bed, me gree fuh fine you in bittle."
And here's how it appears in mine:
The Sun, he say, "Brother, if you can catch me in me bed, me agree for find you in vittle."
You can find my versions listed in Diigo, where each story links to a Google Doc page.
This is a project from a few years ago when I was still at the university so I used Hathi Trust as my digital library (and it is a great one!), but now of course I have shifted over to Internet Archive where, in addition to public domain materials, there are all kinds of more recent books available with Controlled Digital Lending (yay!).
At some point I would like to edit those versions of Jones's stories a bit more and publish them as a book... and then I can deposit that book at the Internet Archive too!
by Charles C. Jones, Jr.
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