The Blue-Tail Fly
Story Stats
Rating: 4
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5
Page count: 11
Categories: African-American, American, Civil War, Folk Tale, Historical Fiction, Slavery, United States
Author
Scott
Sanders
Appeared in
Hear the Wind Blow: American Folk Songs Retold
Story Summary
An abolitionist tale, popular during the Civil War and a favorite of Abraham Lincoln, about how a slave gets even with his Old Massa.