10 Interesting Stories from American Folklore

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Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox

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John Henry

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The Headless Horseman

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Coyotes and Native American Trickster Tales

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Hodag

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The Jersey Devil

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La Llorona (The Weeping Woman)

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Stone Mountain Panther

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Jack and the Beanstalk

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The Curse of Oak Island

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