The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the methodological problems in using a content analysis of slave folk tales as a source for incidences of prosocial behaviors. Forty tales taken from four collections of black folktales will be included in this study. The categories for scoring prosocial behavior include cooperativeness, altruism, and generosity. The folktales will be scored by two judges working independently. The scoring system involves identifying and categorizing the theme and deciding whether the outcome was positive or negative. Categories for scoring are cooperativeness, altruism and generosity. The folktales will also be scored for the antithesis of prosocial behavior, egotistic behavior. The experimental hypothesis to be tested in future research is that there is a significant difference in the outcome of prosocial behavior and egotism. A preliminary analysis of three folk tales supports this hypothesis. (Author/RLV)