Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
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1. Front matter2. KATHARINE BERRY JUDSON3. PREFACE4. ILLUSTRATIONS5. THE CREATION6. HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE7. THE FLOOD AND THE RAINBOW8. THE FIRST FIRE9. THE ANCESTORS OF PEOPLE10. ORIGIN OF STRAWBERRIES11. SACRED LEGEND12. THE LEGEND OF THE PEACE PIPES13. A TRADITION OF THE CALUMET14. THE SACRED POLE15. IKTO AND THE THUNDERS16. THE THUNDER BIRD17. THE THUNDER BIRD18. SONG TO THE THUNDER GODS[A]19. SONGS OF THE BUFFALO HUNT20. SONGS OF THE BUFFALO HUNT[D]21. ORIGIN OF THE BUFFALO22. THE BUFFALO BEING23. THE YOUTH AND THE UNDERGROUND PEOPLE24. THE BUFFALO AND THE GRIZZLY BEAR25. MY FIRST BUFFALO HUNT[G]26. BIRD OMENS27. THE BIRD CHIEF28. SONG OF THE BIRDS[H]29. SONG OF KAWAS, THE EAGLE[I]30. THE EAGLE’S REVENGE31. THE RACE BETWEEN HUMMING BIRD AND CRANE32. RABBIT AND THE TURKEYS33. UNKTOMI AND THE BAD SONGS34. HOW THE PHEASANT BEAT CORN35. WHY THE TURKEY GOBBLES36. OMAHA BELIEFS37. PAWNEE BELIEFS38. A SONG OF HOSPITALITY[J]39. A SONG OF THE MARCH[K]40. SONG OF THE PRAIRIE BREEZE[L]41. OLD-WOMAN-WHO-NEVER-DIES42. LEGEND OF THE CORN43. TRADITION OF THE FINDING OF HORSES44. DAKOTA BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS45. WHY THE TETONS BURY ON SCAFFOLDS46. THE GHOST’S RESENTMENT47. THE FORKED ROADS48. TATTOOED GHOSTS49. A GHOST STORY50. THE GHOST AND THE TRAVELER51. THE MAN WHO SHOT A GHOST52. THE INDIAN WHO WRESTLED WITH A GHOST53. THE WAKANDA, OR WATER GOD54. THE SPIRIT LAND55. WAZIYA, THE WEATHER SPIRIT56. KANSAS BLIZZARDS57. IKTO AND THE SNOWSTORM58. THE SOUTHERN BRIDE59. THE FALLEN STAR60. QUARREL OF THE SUN AND MOON61. WHY THE POSSUM PLAYS DEAD62. BOG MYTH63. COYOTE AND SNAKE64. WHY THE WOLVES HELP IN WAR65. HOW RABBIT ESCAPED FROM THE WOLVES66. HOW RABBIT LOST HIS FAT67. HOW FLINT VISITED RABBIT68. HOW RABBIT CAUGHT THE SUN IN A TRAP69. HOW RABBIT KILLED THE GIANT70. HOW THE DEER GOT HIS HORNS71. WHY THE DEER HAS BLUNT TEETH72. LEGEND OF THE HEAD OF GOLD73. THE MILKY WAY74. COYOTE AND GRAY FOX75. ICTINIKE AND THE TURTLE76. ICTINIKE AND THE CREATORS77. HOW BIG TURTLE WENT ON THE WARPATH