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**McCreary Roberts Folk Tales Collection**

McCreary Roberts is a retired Breathitt County educator, former newspaper columnist, and well-known folk tale collector. He now lives in Ohio. His work is featured each month in our sister magazine, "The Kentucky Explorer."

**We include his folk tales here in this collection for your reading pleasure.**
March 2000: The Wedding Night April 2000: Old Farmer Was A Miser May 2000: A Snake In The Bed June 2000: Magisterial Courts July - August 2000: When Schools Convened In July September 2000: Floating Logs To Market October 2000: Playing A Practical Joke November 2000: Shooting The Ghost December - January 2001: Fooled By A Thick Fog February 2001: Old Soldier March 2001: When Wolves, Painters & B'ars Were Plentiful April 2001: Big Pat's Adventure With A Pig Well May 2001: Big Pat's Narrow Escape June 2001: When Daniel Boone Changed Into A Buzzard July - August 2001: The Devil And Jockey Jim


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