Stories the Iroquois Tell Their ChildrenIROQUOIS FAIRY STORIESReading editionChapter navigation47 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterSTORIESTHE IROQUOIS TELL THEIR CHILDRENMABEL POWERS (YEH SEN NOH WEHS)ACKNOWLEDGMENTFOREWORDHOW THE STORIES CAME TO BEWHY I WAS CALLED THE STORY-TELLERTHE LITTLE PEOPLESTORY-TELLING TIMEHOW THE IROQUOIS GIVE THANKSA FIREMAKER AND A PEACEMAKERIROQUOIS WONDER STORIESHOW THE WHITE MAN CAMEWHY THE EAGLE DEFENDS AMERICANSHOW THE TURKEY BUZZARD GOT HIS SUITWHY THE PARTRIDGE DRUMSHOW THE INDIANS LEARNED TO HEALWHY DOGS CHASE FOXESWHY HERMIT THRUSH IS SO SHYHOW GOOD AND EVIL CAME TO BEHOW A BOY WAS CURED OF BOASTINGWHY THE CUCKOO IS SO LAZYHOW THE COON OUTWITTED THE FOXWHY THE GOLDFINCHES LOOK LIKE THE SUNWHAT THE ASH AND THE MAPLE LEARNEDHOW THE WOMAN OVERCAME THE BEARWHY THE WOODPECKER BORES FOR ITS FOODWHY THE ICE ROOF FELLWHY THE CHIPMUNK HAS BLACK STRIPESHOW TWO INDIAN BOYS SETTLED A QUARRELHOW MICE OVERCAME THE WARRIORSWHY CROWS ARE POORWHY THE INDIAN LOVES HIS DOGGREEDY FAWN AND THE PORRIDGEWHY HOUNDS OUTRUN OTHER ANIMALSWHY INDIANS NEVER SHOOT PIGEONSHOW OLD MAN WINTER WAS DRIVEN BACKWHY LIGHTNING SOMETIMES STRIKESWHY THE HARE HAS A SPLIT LIP AND SHORT TAILCORN PLUME AND BEAN MAIDENHOW THE ROBIN BURNED HIS BREASTIROQUOIS FAIRY STORIESHOW MORNING STAR LOST HER FISHHOW LITTLE SHOOTER LOST HIS LUCKHOW AN INDIAN BOY WON HIS NAMEHOW THE FAIRIES WORKED MAGICPrevious chapter ←HOW THE ROBIN BURNED HIS BREASTNext chapter →HOW MORNING STAR LOST HER FISHAll chapters and sections (47)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsSTORIESTHE IROQUOIS TELL THEIR CHILDRENMABEL POWERS (YEH SEN NOH WEHS)ACKNOWLEDGMENTFOREWORDHOW THE STORIES CAME TO BEWHY I WAS CALLED THE STORY-TELLERTHE LITTLE PEOPLESTORY-TELLING TIMEHOW THE IROQUOIS GIVE THANKSA FIREMAKER AND A PEACEMAKERIROQUOIS WONDER STORIESHOW THE WHITE MAN CAMEWHY THE EAGLE DEFENDS AMERICANSHOW THE TURKEY BUZZARD GOT HIS SUITWHY THE PARTRIDGE DRUMSHOW THE INDIANS LEARNED TO HEALWHY DOGS CHASE FOXESWHY HERMIT THRUSH IS SO SHYHOW GOOD AND EVIL CAME TO BEHOW A BOY WAS CURED OF BOASTINGWHY THE CUCKOO IS SO LAZYHOW THE COON OUTWITTED THE FOXWHY THE GOLDFINCHES LOOK LIKE THE SUNWHAT THE ASH AND THE MAPLE LEARNEDHOW THE WOMAN OVERCAME THE BEARWHY THE WOODPECKER BORES FOR ITS FOODWHY THE ICE ROOF FELLWHY THE CHIPMUNK HAS BLACK STRIPESHOW TWO INDIAN BOYS SETTLED A QUARRELHOW MICE OVERCAME THE WARRIORSWHY CROWS ARE POORWHY THE INDIAN LOVES HIS DOGGREEDY FAWN AND THE PORRIDGEWHY HOUNDS OUTRUN OTHER ANIMALSWHY INDIANS NEVER SHOOT PIGEONSHOW OLD MAN WINTER WAS DRIVEN BACKWHY LIGHTNING SOMETIMES STRIKESWHY THE HARE HAS A SPLIT LIP AND SHORT TAILCORN PLUME AND BEAN MAIDENHOW THE ROBIN BURNED HIS BREASTIROQUOIS FAIRY STORIESHOW MORNING STAR LOST HER FISHHOW LITTLE SHOOTER LOST HIS LUCKHOW AN INDIAN BOY WON HIS NAMEHOW THE FAIRIES WORKED MAGICIroquois fairy stories← HOW THE ROBIN BURNED HIS BREASTHOW MORNING STAR LOST HER FISH →
