Myths and Legends of the Great PlainsFront matterReading editionChapter navigation77 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterKATHARINE BERRY JUDSONPREFACEILLUSTRATIONSTHE CREATIONHOW THE WORLD WAS MADETHE FLOOD AND THE RAINBOWTHE FIRST FIRETHE ANCESTORS OF PEOPLEORIGIN OF STRAWBERRIESSACRED LEGENDTHE LEGEND OF THE PEACE PIPESA TRADITION OF THE CALUMETTHE SACRED POLEIKTO AND THE THUNDERSTHE THUNDER BIRDTHE THUNDER BIRDSONG TO THE THUNDER GODS[A]SONGS OF THE BUFFALO HUNTSONGS OF THE BUFFALO HUNT[D]ORIGIN OF THE BUFFALOTHE BUFFALO BEINGTHE YOUTH AND THE UNDERGROUND PEOPLETHE BUFFALO AND THE GRIZZLY BEARMY FIRST BUFFALO HUNT[G]BIRD OMENSTHE BIRD CHIEFSONG OF THE BIRDS[H]SONG OF KAWAS, THE EAGLE[I]THE EAGLE’S REVENGETHE RACE BETWEEN HUMMING BIRD AND CRANERABBIT AND THE TURKEYSUNKTOMI AND THE BAD SONGSHOW THE PHEASANT BEAT CORNWHY THE TURKEY GOBBLESOMAHA BELIEFSPAWNEE BELIEFSA SONG OF HOSPITALITY[J]A SONG OF THE MARCH[K]SONG OF THE PRAIRIE BREEZE[L]OLD-WOMAN-WHO-NEVER-DIESLEGEND OF THE CORNTRADITION OF THE FINDING OF HORSESDAKOTA BELIEFS AND CUSTOMSWHY THE TETONS BURY ON SCAFFOLDSTHE GHOST’S RESENTMENTTHE FORKED ROADSTATTOOED GHOSTSA GHOST STORYTHE GHOST AND THE TRAVELERTHE MAN WHO SHOT A GHOSTTHE INDIAN WHO WRESTLED WITH A GHOSTTHE WAKANDA, OR WATER GODTHE SPIRIT LANDWAZIYA, THE WEATHER SPIRITKANSAS BLIZZARDSIKTO AND THE SNOWSTORMTHE SOUTHERN BRIDETHE FALLEN STARQUARREL OF THE SUN AND MOONWHY THE POSSUM PLAYS DEADBOG MYTHCOYOTE AND SNAKEWHY THE WOLVES HELP IN WARHOW RABBIT ESCAPED FROM THE WOLVESHOW RABBIT LOST HIS FATHOW FLINT VISITED RABBITHOW RABBIT CAUGHT THE SUN IN A TRAPHOW RABBIT KILLED THE GIANTHOW THE DEER GOT HIS HORNSWHY THE DEER HAS BLUNT TEETHLEGEND OF THE HEAD OF GOLDTHE MILKY WAYCOYOTE AND GRAY FOXICTINIKE AND THE TURTLEICTINIKE AND THE CREATORSHOW BIG TURTLE WENT ON THE WARPATHBeginning of this editionNext chapter →KATHARINE BERRY JUDSONAll chapters and sections (77)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsKATHARINE BERRY JUDSONPREFACEILLUSTRATIONSTHE CREATIONHOW THE WORLD WAS MADETHE FLOOD AND THE RAINBOWTHE FIRST FIRETHE ANCESTORS OF PEOPLEORIGIN OF STRAWBERRIESSACRED LEGENDTHE LEGEND OF THE PEACE PIPESA TRADITION OF THE CALUMETTHE SACRED POLEIKTO AND THE THUNDERSTHE THUNDER BIRDTHE THUNDER BIRDSONG TO THE THUNDER GODS[A]SONGS OF THE BUFFALO HUNTSONGS OF THE BUFFALO HUNT[D]ORIGIN OF THE BUFFALOTHE BUFFALO BEINGTHE YOUTH AND THE UNDERGROUND PEOPLETHE BUFFALO AND THE GRIZZLY BEARMY FIRST BUFFALO HUNT[G]BIRD OMENSTHE BIRD CHIEFSONG OF THE BIRDS[H]SONG OF KAWAS, THE EAGLE[I]THE EAGLE’S REVENGETHE RACE BETWEEN HUMMING BIRD AND CRANERABBIT AND THE TURKEYSUNKTOMI AND THE BAD SONGSHOW THE PHEASANT BEAT CORNWHY THE TURKEY GOBBLESOMAHA BELIEFSPAWNEE BELIEFSA SONG OF HOSPITALITY[J]A SONG OF THE MARCH[K]SONG OF THE PRAIRIE BREEZE[L]OLD-WOMAN-WHO-NEVER-DIESLEGEND OF THE CORNTRADITION OF THE FINDING OF HORSESDAKOTA BELIEFS AND CUSTOMSWHY THE TETONS BURY ON SCAFFOLDSTHE GHOST’S RESENTMENTTHE FORKED ROADSTATTOOED GHOSTSA GHOST STORYTHE GHOST AND THE TRAVELERTHE MAN WHO SHOT A GHOSTTHE INDIAN WHO WRESTLED WITH A GHOSTTHE WAKANDA, OR WATER GODTHE SPIRIT LANDWAZIYA, THE WEATHER SPIRITKANSAS BLIZZARDSIKTO AND THE SNOWSTORMTHE SOUTHERN BRIDETHE FALLEN STARQUARREL OF THE SUN AND MOONWHY THE POSSUM PLAYS DEADBOG MYTHCOYOTE AND SNAKEWHY THE WOLVES HELP IN WARHOW RABBIT ESCAPED FROM THE WOLVESHOW RABBIT LOST HIS FATHOW FLINT VISITED RABBITHOW RABBIT CAUGHT THE SUN IN A TRAPHOW RABBIT KILLED THE GIANTHOW THE DEER GOT HIS HORNSWHY THE DEER HAS BLUNT TEETHLEGEND OF THE HEAD OF GOLDTHE MILKY WAYCOYOTE AND GRAY FOXICTINIKE AND THE TURTLEICTINIKE AND THE CREATORSHOW BIG TURTLE WENT ON THE WARPATHBook cover, with Native American art and photograph of an earth lodgeMYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINSSELECTED AND EDITED BY◇KATHARINE BERRY JUDSON →