Why I'M An Only Child And Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales

One day Roger Welsch ventured to ask his father a delicate personal question: ôWhy am I an only child?ö His fatherÆs answer is one of many examples of the delightful and laughter-inducing ribald tales Welsch has compiled from a lifetime of listening to and sharing the folklore of the Plains. More narrative than simple jokes, and the product of multiple retellings, these coarse tales were even delivered by such prudish sources as WelschÆs stern and fearsome German great-aunts. Speaking of cucumbers and sausages in a toast to a newly married couple, the prim and proper women of WelschÆs memory voice the obscene and unspeakable in stories fit for general company. Why IÆm an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales is WelschÆs celebration of the gentle and evocative bits of humor reflecting the personality of the people of the Plains.

• | Author: Roger L. Welsch
• | Publisher: Bison Books
• | Publication Date: Mar 01, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 210 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0803284284
• | ISBN-13: 9780803284289