Project Gutenberg 2023-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 157 Bittinger, Marillis 1927 1967 Adams, Bruce Tall tales of Cape Cod $aUnited States :$bThe Memorial Press,$c1948. No kissing on Sunday -- The Cape Cod gold rush -- How Scargo Lake got its name -- The curse of Old Mother Melt -- Barney Gould -- It pays to keep the Sabbath -- Timmy Drew and the bull frogs -- The wrong gulls -- She had the last word -- The singular case of the young anatomist -- The mooncussers of Cape Cod -- How the fogs came to the Cape -- The peddler's coffin -- The whale that went to New York -- The snake biting Indian -- Johnny Blunt's courtship -- The trusting maiden -- Shipwrecked -- The enchanted mouse -- Ole Bill Hardy -- How Sophie got a husband -- The Orleans lamplighter -- The giant of Longnook Valley -- Cupid and the tree warden -- The singing fish of Monomoy Point. Steve Mattern, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Tall Tales of Cape Cod" by Marillis Bittinger is a collection of folklore and stories written in the mid-20th century. With elements of humor and the supernatural, the book captures the essence of life in Cape Cod through a variety of engaging tales that intertwine local history, eccentric characters, and regional legends. The opening of the book introduces a warm and inviting tone, as well as a sense of nostalgia for the oral storytelling tradition. The author reflects on the rich tapestry of American folklore, particularly that of Cape Cod, mentioning how these tales shape the identity and character of the region. Beginning with anecdotes about societal rules that govern behavior on the Sabbath, the narrative quickly leads to entertaining stories of locals, such as the misadventures of a captain whose affection for his wife lands him in the stocks, as well as a plot involving a bank robber and a burial treasure in Cape Cod. The whimsical anecdotes set the stage for a series of colorful tales, inviting readers into a land replete with humor, romance, and the supernatural. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20211214040020bittinger 1948 US Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Folklore -- Massachusetts Massachusetts -- Social life and customs F001 GR Text Category: Humour Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 167517 2025-06-27T12:12:28.155878 text/html 141284 2024-10-19T03:24:52 text/html 3744061 2025-06-27T12:12:33.862933 application/epub+zip 3742707 2025-06-27T12:12:29.946886 application/epub+zip 407827 2025-06-27T12:12:28.851841 application/epub+zip 4302155 2025-06-27T12:12:36.574869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4041503 2025-06-27T12:12:33.078903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141898 2025-06-27T12:12:27.752861 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121991 2024-10-19T03:24:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16642 2025-06-27T12:12:36.713815 application/rdf+xml 24996 2025-06-27T12:12:29.088849 image/jpeg 3699 2025-06-27T12:12:28.970837 image/jpeg 6152657 2025-06-27T12:12:28.303845 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog