High John the Conqueror and the Devil's Daughter
High John the Conqueror, an African prince sold into slavery who became a legendary trickster, falls in love with the Devil's beautiful daughter. The Devil, enraged, sets John a series of impossible tasks to keep them apart: John must clear sixty acres of forest in half a day, plow the land, plant it with corn, and harvest it all before sunset. The Devil's daughter, who loves John truly, secretly gives him a magical axe that fells trees on its own and a magical plow that turns the soil without effort. John completes every task with time to spare. The Devil then tries to kill John by setting hi