The Tadger tales

the long version

Tajar tales were oral folk tales told at camps and were first published in paper version in 1921 and hardcover in 1924. The stories feature a creature called a Tajar -- "something like a tiger, and something like a jaguar, and something like a badger," who is always getting into trouble, plus a witch and a the Range Ranger. Tajar Tales were still read around campfires at US camps until the 1970s to my knowledge.