Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children

About this eBook

Author

Powers, Mabel

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

E011: History: America: America

Subject

Iroquois Indians -- Folklore

Category

Text

eBook-No.

22096

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22096

Release Date

July 18, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.STORIES — THE IROQUOIS TELL THEIR CHILDREN
2. 2.MABEL POWERS (YEH SEN NOH WEHS) — To all the Children who ask How and Why, especially those Red Children who see with wonder eyes, and those Paleface Children who yet believe in fairies, these stories are lovingly dedicated
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.ACKNOWLEDGMENT
5. 5.FOREWORD — Chief of Seneca Nation, — Chief of Onondagas, — Chief of Tuscaroras, — Chief of Oneidas, — Chief of Cayugas, — Chief of Mohawks,
6. 6.HOW THE STORIES CAME TO BE
7. 7.WHY I WAS CALLED THE STORY-TELLER
8. 8.THE LITTLE PEOPLE
9. 9.STORY-TELLING TIME
10. 10.HOW THE IROQUOIS GIVE THANKS
11. 11.A FIREMAKER AND A PEACEMAKER
12. 12.IROQUOIS WONDER STORIES
13. 13.HOW THE WHITE MAN CAME
14. 14.WHY THE EAGLE DEFENDS AMERICANS
15. 15.HOW THE TURKEY BUZZARD GOT HIS SUIT
16. 16.WHY THE PARTRIDGE DRUMS
17. 17.HOW THE INDIANS LEARNED TO HEAL
18. 18.WHY DOGS CHASE FOXES
19. 19.WHY HERMIT THRUSH IS SO SHY
20. 20.HOW GOOD AND EVIL CAME TO BE
21. 21.HOW A BOY WAS CURED OF BOASTING
22. 22.WHY THE CUCKOO IS SO LAZY
23. 23.HOW THE COON OUTWITTED THE FOX
24. 24.WHY THE GOLDFINCHES LOOK LIKE THE SUN
25. 25.WHAT THE ASH AND THE MAPLE LEARNED
26. 26.HOW THE WOMAN OVERCAME THE BEAR
27. 27.WHY THE WOODPECKER BORES FOR ITS FOOD
28. 28.WHY THE ICE ROOF FELL
29. 29.WHY THE CHIPMUNK HAS BLACK STRIPES
30. 30.HOW TWO INDIAN BOYS SETTLED A QUARREL
31. 31.HOW MICE OVERCAME THE WARRIORS
32. 32.WHY CROWS ARE POOR
33. 33.WHY THE INDIAN LOVES HIS DOG
34. 34.GREEDY FAWN AND THE PORRIDGE
35. 35.WHY HOUNDS OUTRUN OTHER ANIMALS
36. 36.WHY INDIANS NEVER SHOOT PIGEONS
37. 37.HOW OLD MAN WINTER WAS DRIVEN BACK
38. 38.WHY LIGHTNING SOMETIMES STRIKES
39. 39.WHY THE HARE HAS A SPLIT LIP AND SHORT TAIL
40. 40.CORN PLUME AND BEAN MAIDEN
41. 41.HOW THE ROBIN BURNED HIS BREAST
42. 42.IROQUOIS FAIRY STORIES
43. 43.HOW MORNING STAR LOST HER FISH
44. 44.HOW LITTLE SHOOTER LOST HIS LUCK
45. 45.HOW AN INDIAN BOY WON HIS NAME
46. 46.HOW THE FAIRIES WORKED MAGIC — FOOTNOTE

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