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Zora Walker - "Boy Sells Cow"

Zora Jenkins Walker
Zora Walker

Zora Walker (1922-2013) was from the Yellow Branch community of Graham County, North Carolina. She was a wealth of many types of folklore including stories, jokes, children’s games, traditional folk songs and ballads.

"Boy Sells Cow" (Child 278) is a ballad she learned from her father, Virgil Jenkins, is similar to the old Jack Tales.

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