On my own folklore

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The dragon emperor

Retells the legend of the war between the Yellow Emperor, a fourheaded dragon, and Chi You, the Black Dragon, who rebelled against him.

Pecos Bill

Relates some of the exploits of Pecos Bill, the extraordinary cowboy who was raised by coyotes, rode a mountain lion, and used a rattle snake as a rope.
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Paul Bunyan

Relates some of the exploits of Paul Bunyan, a lumberjack said to be taller than the trees, whose pet was a blue ox named Babe.
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Mike Fink

Relates the deeds of the frontiersman who became the King of the Keelboatmen on the Mississippi River.
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John Henry

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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Bokuden and the bully

a Japanese folktale
A traditional sixteenth-century Japanese folktale about a swordsman who encounters a warrior during a ferry ride across a river.
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Paul Bunyan

Relates some of the exploits of Paul Bunyan, a lumberjack said to be taller than the trees whose pet was a blue ox named Babe.
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