THE 44 STORIES FROM 27 TRIBES
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Introduction ix
1. ADVENTURE
Little Rabbit Discovers a Secret of Strength, Pueblo 3
Atagahi—The Secret Lake, Cherokee 10
Quarter Moon and Little Elk, Iroquois 13
A Kitten Brings a Boy His Feather, Nez Percé 20
Little Thunder Finds a Friend, Wyandot 23
How Not to Catch a Fish, Bella Coola 29
Little Fire Cloud’s Dream, Delaware 33
The Cry of the Horned Owl, Cayuga 38
The Dream That Led to Victory, Apache 42
2. HUNTING AND FISHING
Grey Calf Learns to Hunt Buffalo, Crow 53
Little Fox and the Golden Eagle, Apache 60
How Long Moose Became a Brave, Powhatan 65
How a Fishing Trip Taught Loyalty to a Boy, Iroquois 71
Little Bear’s First Hunt, Apache 79
Crying Eagle Sees a Great Battle, Iroquois 84
Spotted Tail and the Ghost Wolf, Mohawk 89
3. CUSTOMS
The Tribes Gather, Cree 99
Singing Eagle’s First Clothes, Huron 105
The New Tepee, Blackfoot 108
Little Dove Learns to Weave, Winnebago 112
Red Cloud’s Dream, Algonquin 117
Broken Tooth and the War Bonnet, Apache 127
Grey Squirrel Hears His Name, Oneida 129
4. HEROISM
Little Fawn and the Wolves, Choctaw 139
The Island, Iroquois 144
A New Bow for Tani, Cherokee 149
Singing Waters and the Medicine Well, Teton-Dakota 153
The War That Should Not Have Happened, Comanche 160
Little Horse and the Painted Arrow, Delaware 174
Falling Water Earns a Feather, Dakota-Sioux 192
The Race with Death, Apache 197
The Storm, Algonquin 210
5. CHARACTER
Sleeping Bear Makes a Mistake, Montagnais 217
The Lesson of the Elm Tree, Cherokee 220
The Race, Oneida 225
Little Thunderbird Tells the Truth, Blackfoot 241
The Prize No One Could See, Kickapoo 247
The Mysterious Pony Raiders, Blackfoot 253
The Canoe Race, Ottawa 263
Standing Fawn Makes a Doll, Shawnee 269
Black Cloud Remembers, Seneca 274
The Miracle of the Pine Grove, Iroquois 281
Crooked Arrow Finds a Friend, Shawnee 286
The Boy and the Warrior Chief, Seneca 300
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