The Indian Fairy Book

About this eBook

Author

Mathews, Cornelius, 1817-1889

Title

The Indian Fairy Book: From the Original Legends

Credits

Produced by Janet Blenkinship and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

Subject

Indians of North America -- Folklore

Category

Text

eBook-No.

22248

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22248

Release Date

August 5, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.CORNELIUS MATHEWS. — With Illustrations by John McLenan. — ENGRAVED BY A. V. S. ANTHONY.
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS.
6. 6.I. — THE CELESTIAL SISTERS.
7. 7.II. — THE BOY WHO SET A SNARE FOR THE SUN.
8. 8.III. — STRONG DESIRE, AND THE RED SORCERER.
9. 9.IV. — THE WONDERFUL EXPLOITS OF GRASSHOPPER.
10. 10.V. — THE TWO JEEBI.
11. 11.VI. — OSSEO, THE SON OF THE EVENING STAR.
12. 12.VII. — GRAY EAGLE AND HIS FIVE BROTHERS.
13. 13.VIII. — THE TOAD-WOMAN.
14. 14.IX. — THE ORIGIN OF THE ROBIN.
15. 15.X. — WHITE FEATHER AND THE SIX GIANTS.
16. 16.XI. — SHEEM, THE FORSAKEN BOY.
17. 17.XII. — THE MAGIC BUNDLE.
18. 18.XIII. — THE RED SWAN.
19. 19.XIV. — THE MAN WITH HIS LEG TIED UP.
20. 20.XV. — THE LITTLE SPIRIT, OR BOY-MAN.
21. 21.XVI. — THE ENCHANTED MOCCASINS.
22. 22.XVII. — HE OF THE LITTLE SHELL.
23. 23.XVIII. — MANABOZHO, THE MISCHIEF-MAKER.
24. 24.XIX. — LEELINAU, THE LOST DAUGHTER.
25. 25.XX. — THE WINTER-SPIRIT AND HIS VISITOR.
26. 26.XXI. — THE FIRE-PLUME.
27. 27.XXII. — WEENDIGOES AND THE BONE-DWARF.
28. 28.XXIII. — THE BIRD LOVER.
29. 29.XXIV. — BOKWEWA, THE HUMPBACK.
30. 30.XXV. — THE CRANE THAT CROSSED THE RIVER.
31. 31.XXVI. — WUNZH. THE FATHER OF INDIAN CORN. — THE END.

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