num_pages: 30
description: An old woman in need of a water dipper defies the old caution not to pick green gourds before they're ripe and soon regrets it."Hunter recounts a raucous North Carolina tale of the consequences of picking a gourd before its ripe. The slapstick comedy is complemented with cartoon art." -New Advocate.
language: English
title: The Green Gourd: A North Carolina Folktale
titlecomplete: The Green Gourd: A North Carolina Folktale
genres: Picture Books
ratings_count: 16
publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons