02899cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000130010610000360011924500270015526400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033250000310036850506940039950801040109352011430119753400670234065300300240765300450243770000170248285600430249999900190254269718UtSlPG20260610134619.0mcr n260607r20231948utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF001aGR1 aBittinger, Marillis,d1927-196710aTall tales of Cape Cod 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-01-060 aNo 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.  aSteve Mattern, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"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.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: The Memorial Press, 1948  aFolklore -- Massachusetts  aMassachusetts -- Social life and customs1 aAdams, Bruce40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69718  c110488d110488