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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgment | |
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| A Note on the Text | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Preface and Dedication | |
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| Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings | |
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| Uncle Remus Initiates the Little Boy | |
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| The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story | |
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| Why Mr. Possum Loves Peace | |
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| How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp for Mr. Fox | |
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| The Story of the Deluge, and How It Came About | |
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| Mr. Rabbit Grossly Deceives Mr. Fox | |
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| Mr. Fox Is Again Victimized | |
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| Mr. Fox Is "Outdone" by Mr. Buzzard | |
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| Miss Cow Falls a Victim to Mr. Rabbit | |
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| Mr. Terrapin Appears upon the Scene | |
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| Mr. Wolf Makes a Failure | |
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| Mr. Fox Tackles Old Man Tarrypin | |
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| The Awful Fate of Mr. Wolf | |
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| Mr. Fox and the Deceitful Frogs | |
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| Mr. Fox Goes a-Hunting, but Mr. Rabbit Bags the Game | |
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| Old Mr. Rabbit, He's a Good Fisherman | |
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| Mr. Rabbit Nibbles Up the Butter | |
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| Mr. Rabbit Finds His Match at Last | |
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| The Fate of Mr. Jack Sparrow | |
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| How Mr. Rabbit Saved His Meat | |
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| Mr. Rabbit Meets His Match Again | |
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| A Story About the Little Rabbits | |
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| Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear | |
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| Mr. Bear Catches Old Mr. Bull-Frog | |
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| How Mr. Rabbit Lost His Fine Bushy Tail | |
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| Mr. Terrapin Shows His Strength | |
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| Why Mr. Possum Has No Hair on His Tail | |
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| The End of Mr. Bear | |
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| Mr. Fox Gets into Serious Business | |
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| How Mr. Rabbit Succeeded in Raising a Dust | |
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| A Plantation Witch | |
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| "Jacky-My-Lantern" | |
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| Why the Negro Is Black | |
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| The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox | |
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| Nights with Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation | |
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| Mr. Fox and Miss Goose | |
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| Brother Fox Catches Mr. Horse | |
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| Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl | |
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| How Brother Fox Was Too Smart | |
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| Brother Rabbit's Astonishing Prank | |
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| Brother Rabbit Secures a Mansion | |
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| Mr. Lion Hunts for Mr. Man | |
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| The Story of the Pigs | |
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| Mr. Benjamin Ram and His Wonderful Fiddle | |
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| Brother Rabbit's Riddle | |
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| How Mr. Rooster Lost His Dinner | |
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| Brother Rabbit Breaks Up a Party | |
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| Brother Fox, Brother Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter | |
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| Brother Terrapin Deceives Brother Buzzard | |
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| Brother Fox Covets the Quills | |
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| How Brother Fox Failed to Get His Grapes | |
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| Mr. Fox Figures As an Incendiary | |
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| A Dream and a Story | |
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| The Moon in the Mill-Pond | |
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| Brother Rabbit Takes Some Exercise | |
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| Why Brother Bear Has No Tail | |
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| How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors | |
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| Mr. Man Has Some Meat | |
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| How Brother Rabbit Got the Meat | |
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| African Jack | |
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| Why the Alligator's Back Is Rough | |
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| Brother Wolf Says Grace | |
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| Spirits, Seen and Unseen | |
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| A Ghost Story | |
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| Brother Rabbit and His Famous Foot | |
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| "In Some Lady's Garden" | |
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| Brother 'Possum Gets in Trouble | |
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| Why the Guinea-Fowls Are Speckled | |
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| Brother Rabbit's Love-Charm | |
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| Brother Rabbit Submits to a Test | |
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| Brother Wolf Falls a Victim | |
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| Brother Rabbit and the Mosquitoes | |
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| The Pimmerly Plum | |
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| Brother Rabbit Gets the Provisions | |
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| "Cutta Cord-La!" | |
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| Aunt Tempy's Story | |
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| The Fire-Test | |
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| The Cunning Snake | |
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| How Brother Fox Was Too Smart | |
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| Brother Wolf Gets in a Warm Place | |
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| Brother Wolf Still in Trouble | |
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| Brother Rabbit Lays In His Beef Supply | |
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| Brother Rabbit and Mr. Wildcat | |
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| Mr. Benjamin Ram Defends Himself | |
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| Brother Rabbit Pretends to Be Poisoned | |
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| More Trouble for Brother Wolf | |
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| Brother Rabbit Outdoes Mr. Man | |
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| Brother Rabbit Takes a Walk | |
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| Old Grinny Granny Wolf | |
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| How Wattle Weasel Was Caught | |
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| Brother Rabbit Ties Mr. Lion | |
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| Mr. Lion's Sad Predicament | |
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| The Origin of the Ocean | |
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| Brother Rabbit Gets Brother Fox's Dinner | |
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| How the Bear Nursed the Little Alligator | |
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| Why Mr. Dog Runs Brother Rabbit | |
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| Brother Wolf and the Horned Cattle | |
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| Brother Fox and the White Muscadines | |
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| Mr. Hawk and Brother Buzzard | |
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| Mr. Hawk and Brother Rabbit | |
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| The Wise Bird and the Foolish Bird | |
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| Old Brother Terrapin Gets Some Fish | |
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| Brother Fox Makes a Narrow Escape | |
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| Brother Fox's Fish-Trap | |
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| Brother Rabbit Rescues Brother Terrapin | |
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| The Night Before Christmas | |
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| Daddy Jake, The Runaway: And Short Stories Told After Dark | |
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| Crazy Sue's Story | |
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| How a Witch Was Caught | |
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| The Little Boy and His Dogs | |
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| How Black Snake Caught the Wolf | |
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| Why the Guineas Stay Awake | |
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| How the Terrapin Was Taught to Fly | |
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| The Creature with No Claws | |
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| Uncle Remus's Wonder Story | |
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| The Rattlesnake and the Plecat | |
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| How the Birds Talk | |
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| The Foolish Woman | |
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| The Adventures of Simon and Susanna | |
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| Brother Rabbit and the Gingercakes | |
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| Brother Rabbit's Courtship | |
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| Uncle Remus and His Friends: Old Plantation Stories, Songs, and Ballads with Sketches of Negro Character | |
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| Why the Hawk Catches Chickens | |
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| Brother Bear and the Honey Orchard | |
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| Brother Rabbit Has Fun at the Ferry | |
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| Death and the Negro Man | |
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| Where the Harrycane Comes From | |
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| Why Brother Wolf Didn't Eat the Little Rabbits | |
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| Mrs. Partridge Has a Fit | |
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| Brother Fox "Smells Smoke" | |
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| Brother Fox Still in Trouble | |
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| Why Brother Fox's Legs Are Black | |
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| Why Brother Bull Growls and Grumbles | |
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| The Man and the Wild Cattle | |
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| Brother Rabbit Frightens Brother Tiger | |
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| Brother Billy Goat Eats His Dinner | |
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| The King That Talked Biggity | |
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| Brother Rabbit's Money Mint | |
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| Why the Moon's Face Is Smutty | |
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| Brother Rabbit Conquers Brother Lion | |
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| "Heyo, House!" | |
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| According to How the Drop Falls | |
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| A Fool for Luck | |
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| The Man and His Boots | |
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| Brother Mud Turtle's Trickery | |
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| How the King Recruited His Army | |
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| Told by Uncle Remus: New Stories of the Old Plantation | |
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| The Reason Why | |
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| Why Mr. Cricket Has Elbows on His Legs | |
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| How Wiley Wolf Rode in the Bag | |
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| Brother Rabbit's Laughing-Place | |
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| Brother Rabbit and the Chickens | |
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| Little Mister Cricket and the Other Creatures | |
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| When Brother Rabbit Was King | |
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| How Old Craney-Crow Lost His Head | |
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| Brother Fox Follows the Fashion | |
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| Why the Turkey Buzzard Is Bald-Headed | |
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| Brother Deer and King Sun's Daughter | |
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| Brother Rabbit's Cradle | |
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| Brother Rabbit and Brother Bull-Frog | |
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| Why Mr. Dog Is Tame | |
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| Brother Rabbit and the Gizzard-Eater | |
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| Brother Rabbit and Miss Nancy | |
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| The Hard-Headed Woman | |
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| Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit | |
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| The Creeturs Go to the Barbecue | |
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| Brer Rabbit's Frolic | |
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| Brother Bear's Big House | |
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| Brer Rabbit Treats the Creeturs to a Race | |
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| Brer Rabbit and the Gold Mine | |
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| How Mr. Lion Lost His Wool | |
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| Uncle Remus and the Little Boy | |
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| The Story of the Doodang | |
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| Brer Rabbit Has Trouble with the Moon | |
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| Brer Rabbit Causes Brer Fox to Lose His Hide | |
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| How Brer Rabbit Saved Brer B'ar's Life | |
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| The Story of Teenchy-Tiny Duck | |
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| The Story of Brer Fox and Little Mr. Cricket | |
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| Uncle Remus Returns | |
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| Brother Rabbit's Bear Hunt | |
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| Impty-Umpty and the Blacksmith | |
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| Taily-po | |
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| Brother Rabbit, Brother Fox, and Two Fat Pullets | |
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| How Brother Rabbit Brought Family Trouble on Brother Fox | |
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| The Most Beautiful Bird in the World | |
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| Seven Tales of Uncle Remus | |
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| Mr. Crow and Brother Buzzard Two Little Tales As Told by Old Uncle Remus | |
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| Mr. Goat's Short Tail | |
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| The Baby and the Punkins | |
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| Two Plantation Stories | |
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| Brother Rabbit's Barbecue | |
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| How Brother Bear Exposed Brother Rabbit at the Barbecue | |
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| Brother Bear Learns to Comb His Head | |
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| Why the Bear Is a Wrestler | |
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| Brother Rabbit Doesn't Go to See Aunt Nancy | |
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| Glossary | |