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| Author | Linderman, Frank Bird, 1869-1938 |
|---|---|
| Title | Indian Why Stories
Sparks from War Eagle's Lodge-Fire |
| Contents | Why the chipmunk's back is striped -- How the ducks got their fine feathers -- Why the kingfisher always wears a war-bonnet -- Why the curlew's bill is long and crooked -- Old-man remakes the world -- Why Blackfeet never kill mice -- How the otter skin became great "medicine" -- Old-man steals the sun's leggings -- Old-man and his conscience -- Old-man's treachery -- Why the night-hawk's wings are beautiful -- Why the mountain-lion is long and lean -- The fire-leggings -- The moon and the great snake -- Why the deer has no gall -- Why Indians whip the buffalo-berries from the bushes -- Old-man and the fox -- Why the birch-tree wears the slashes in its bark -- Mistakes of Old-man -- How the man found his mate -- Dreams -- Retrospection. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E011: History: America: America |
| Subject | Tales -- North America |
| Subject | Siksika Indians -- Folklore |
| Subject | Ojibwa Indians -- Folklore |
| Subject | Cree Indians -- Folklore |
| EText-No. | 606 |
| Release Date | 1996-07-01 |
| Copyright Status | Not copyrighted in the United States. If you live elsewhere check the laws of your country before downloading this ebook. |
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