| Description |
198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
I will now tell a story -- The coming of legends -- The creation -- The two brothers -- The boy who lived with the bears -- How Bear lost his tail -- Chipmunk and Bear -- The gifts of the little people -- Three tales about Turtle -- Turtle's race with Beaver -- Turtle's race with Bear -- Turtle makes war on men -- How Buzzard got his feathers -- Rabbit and the willow tree -- Raccoon and the Crayfish -- Rabbit and Fox -- The hungry Fox and the boastful suitor -- The dogs who saved their master -- Battle with the snakes -- The two-headed snake -- The story of Okteondon or the workers of evil -- The two daughters -- The girl who was not satisfied with simple things -- The vampire skeleton -- The stone coat woman -- The wife of thunderer -- Four Iroquois hunters -- Skunny-Wundy and the stone giant -- Hodadnon: the last one left and the chestnut tree -- The brave woman and the flying head -- The hunting of the great bear -- Naho. |
| Summary |
An illustrated collection of traditional Iroquois tales about animals, adventures, monsters, and other topics. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Folklore.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Folklore.
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| Subject |
Iroquois Indians -- Folklore.
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| Added Author |
Burgevin, Daniel, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0895941678: $16.95 |
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