Tales of Louisiana Life: Bayou Folk & A Night in Acadie

Book excerpt: Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie are short story collections by Louisiana Creole author Kate Chopin. Many of the stories are set in Natchitoches in north-central Louisiana. The characters in stories are usually residents of Louisiana, and many are Creoles of various ethnic or racial backgrounds. _x000D_ Table of Contents:_x000D_ Bayou Folk:_x000D_ A No-Account Creole_x000D_ In and Out of Old Natchitoches_x000D_ In Sabine_x000D_ A Very Fine Fiddle_x000D_ Beyond the Bayou_x000D_ Old Aunt Peggy_x000D_ The Return of Alcibiade_x000D_ A Rude Awakening_x000D_ The Bênitous' Slave_x000D_ Désirée's Baby_x000D_ A Turkey Hunt_x000D_ Madame Célestin's Divorce_x000D_ Love on the Bon-Dieu_x000D_ Loka_x000D_ Boulôt and Boulotte_x000D_ For Marse Chouchoute_x000D_ A Visit to Avoyelles_x000D_ A Wizard from Gettysburg_x000D_ Ma'ame Pélagie_x000D_ At the 'Cadian Ball_x000D_ La Belle Zoraïde_x000D_ A Gentleman of Bayou Têche_x000D_ A Lady of Bayou St. John_x000D_ A Night in Acadie:_x000D_ A Night in Acadie_x000D_ Athénaïse_x000D_ After the Winter_x000D_ Polydore_x000D_ Regret_x000D_ A Matter of Prejudice_x000D_ Caline_x000D_ A Dresden Lady in Dixie_x000D_ Nég Créol_x000D_ The Lilies_x000D_ Azélie_x000D_ Mamouche_x000D_ A Sentimental Soul_x000D_ Dead Men's Shoes_x000D_ At Chênière Caminada_x000D_ Odalie Misses Mass_x000D_ Cavanelle_x000D_ Tante Cat'rinette_x000D_ A Respectable Woman_x000D_ Ripe Figs_x000D_ Ozème's Holiday