Indian Why Stories: Sparks From War Eagle's Lodge-Fire

Author: Frank Bird LINDERMAN

Genre: Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Nature & Animal Fiction

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Description Indian Why Stories: Sparks From War Eagle's Lodge-Fire

Delightful fables, collected by a devotee of Indian lore, recounts many of the legends told to him by tribal members, among them intriguing explanations of "Why the Chipmunk's Back is Striped," "How the Otter Skin Became Great Medicine," "How the Man Found His Mate," and "Why Blackfeet Never Kill Mice." (Summary by Dover Children's Classics)

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00 - Dedication, Preface, Introduction, Contents01 - Why the chipmunk's back is striped02 - How the ducks got their fine feathers03 - Why the kingfisher always wears a war-bonnet04 - Why the curlew's bill is long and crooked05 - Old-man remarks the world06 - Why Blackfeet never kill mice07 - How the otter skin became great "medicine"08 - Old-man steals the sun's leggings09 - Old-man and his conscience10 - Old-man's treachery11 - Why the night-hawk's wings are beautiful12 - Why the mountain-lion is long and lean13 - The fire-leggings14 - The moon and the great snake15 - Why the deer has no gall16 - Why indians whip the buffalo-berries from the bushes17 - Old-man and the fox18 - Why the birch-tree wears the slashes in its bark19 - Mistakes of old-man20 - How the man found his mate21 - Dreams22 - Retrospection

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