This volume was written and recorded in a time when the great Northwest was rapidly becoming a settled country. With the passing of the traditional ways of the Indian much of the America's aboriginal folk-lore, rich in its fairy-like characters, and its relation to the lives of its native people has been lost. There is a wide difference between folk-lore of the so-called Old World and that of America. Transmitted orally through countless generations, the folk-stories of our European ancestors show many evidences of distortion and of change in material particulars; but the Indian seems to have been too fond of nature and too proud of tradition to have forgotten or changed the teachings of his forefathers. Childlike in simplicity, beginning with creation itself, and reaching to the whys and wherefores of nature's moods and eccentricities, these tales impress as being well worth saving. These 22 "Why" stories from the Blackfeet, Chippewa, and Cree tribes were handed down from father to son, with little var

With a history stretching back to 985AD, it is not surprising that much has been written and said about Cape Cod. Herein readers will find 23 such stories, collected from various sources, with origins in Marthas Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod and Block Island. Stories like THE HEADLESS SKELETON OF SWAMPTOWN, THE CROW AND CAT OF HOPKINSHILL, THE OLD STONE MILL, THE WINDAM FROGS, MOODUS NOISES and many more. Appropriately, the book is commenced with a facsimile of THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT and ends with THE STORY OF KING PHILIP, Grand Sachem and Chief of the Wampanoag Tribe.

With a history stretching back to 985AD, it is not surprising that much has been written and said about Cape Cod. Herein readers will find 23 such stories, collected from various sources, with origins in Marthas Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod and Block Island. Stories like THE HEADLESS SKELETON OF SWAMPTOWN, THE CROW AND CAT OF HOPKINSHILL, THE OLD STONE MILL, THE WINDAM FROGS, MOODUS NOISES and many more. Appropriately, the book is commenced with a facsimile of THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT and ends with THE STORY OF KING PHILIP, Grand Sachem and Chief of the Wampanoag Tribe.

With a history stretching back to 985AD, it is not surprising that much has been written and said about Cape Cod. Herein readers will find 23 such stories, collected from various sources, with origins in Marthas Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod and Block Island. Stories like THE HEADLESS SKELETON OF SWAMPTOWN, THE CROW AND CAT OF HOPKINSHILL, THE OLD STONE MILL, THE WINDAM FROGS, MOODUS NOISES and many more. Appropriately, the book is commenced with a facsimile of THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT and ends with THE STORY OF KING PHILIP, Grand Sachem and Chief of the Wampanoag Tribe.

With a history stretching back to 985AD, it is not surprising that much has been written and said about Cape Cod. Herein readers will find 23 such stories, collected from various sources, with origins in Marthas Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod and Block Island. Stories like THE HEADLESS SKELETON OF SWAMPTOWN, THE CROW AND CAT OF HOPKINSHILL, THE OLD STONE MILL, THE WINDAM FROGS, MOODUS NOISES and many more. Appropriately, the book is commenced with a facsimile of THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT and ends with THE STORY OF KING PHILIP, Grand Sachem and Chief of the Wampanoag Tribe.

With a history stretching back to 985AD, it is not surprising that much has been written and said about Cape Cod. Herein readers will find 23 such stories, collected from various sources, with origins in Marthas Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod and Block Island. Stories like THE HEADLESS SKELETON OF SWAMPTOWN, THE CROW AND CAT OF HOPKINSHILL, THE OLD STONE MILL, THE WINDAM FROGS, MOODUS NOISES and many more. Appropriately, the book is commenced with a facsimile of THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT and ends with THE STORY OF KING PHILIP, Grand Sachem and Chief of the Wampanoag Tribe.

Originally published in 1895 and again in 1907, American Indian Fairytales is a collection compiled for children and young adults. Originally published under the title Snow Bird and the Water Tiger and other American Indian Tales, this volume includes 17 stories of magical feathers, fighting hares, an island of skeletons, great wizards, and bended rocks. A description of the Iagoo, the teller of the stories contained in this book, also waits within. The author, Margaret Compton, drew on authentic lore and anthropological research from a wide variety of sources, including the Smithsonian Institute and US government reports. Markedly, she retains some of the most colourful story elements, such as grotesque monsters and cross-dressing characters, which some other authors and publishers of her day (and possibly ours) might have omitted. She further maintained the authenticity of the works by sprinkling throughout stereotypical language references of the time, including "squaw," "papoose," and "wigwam".

Originally published in 1895 and again in 1907, American Indian Fairytales is a collection compiled for children and young adults. Originally published under the title Snow Bird and the Water Tiger and other American Indian Tales, this volume includes 17 stories of magical feathers, fighting hares, an island of skeletons, great wizards, and bended rocks. A description of the Iagoo, the teller of the stories contained in this book, also waits within. The author, Margaret Compton, drew on authentic lore and anthropological research from a wide variety of sources, including the Smithsonian Institute and US government reports. Markedly, she retains some of the most colourful story elements, such as grotesque monsters and cross-dressing characters, which some other authors and publishers of her day (and possibly ours) might have omitted. She further maintained the authenticity of the works by sprinkling throughout stereotypical language references of the time, including "squaw," "papoose," and "wigwam".

Originally published in 1895 and again in 1907, American Indian Fairytales is a collection compiled for children and young adults. Originally published under the title Snow Bird and the Water Tiger and other American Indian Tales, this volume includes 17 stories of magical feathers, fighting hares, an island of skeletons, great wizards, and bended rocks. A description of the Iagoo, the teller of the stories contained in this book, also waits within. The author, Margaret Compton, drew on authentic lore and anthropological research from a wide variety of sources, including the Smithsonian Institute and US government reports. Markedly, she retains some of the most colourful story elements, such as grotesque monsters and cross-dressing characters, which some other authors and publishers of her day (and possibly ours) might have omitted. She further maintained the authenticity of the works by sprinkling throughout stereotypical language references of the time, including "squaw," "papoose," and "wigwam".

Originally published in 1895 and again in 1907, American Indian Fairytales is a collection compiled for children and young adults. Originally published under the title Snow Bird and the Water Tiger and other American Indian Tales, this volume includes 17 stories of magical feathers, fighting hares, an island of skeletons, great wizards, and bended rocks. A description of the Iagoo, the teller of the stories contained in this book, also waits within. The author, Margaret Compton, drew on authentic lore and anthropological research from a wide variety of sources, including the Smithsonian Institute and US government reports. Markedly, she retains some of the most colourful story elements, such as grotesque monsters and cross-dressing characters, which some other authors and publishers of her day (and possibly ours) might have omitted. She further maintained the authenticity of the works by sprinkling throughout stereotypical language references of the time, including "squaw," "papoose," and "wigwam".

Originally published in 1895 and again in 1907, American Indian Fairytales is a collection compiled for children and young adults. Originally published under the title Snow Bird and the Water Tiger and other American Indian Tales, this volume includes 17 stories of magical feathers, fighting hares, an island of skeletons, great wizards, and bended rocks. A description of the Iagoo, the teller of the stories contained in this book, also waits within. The author, Margaret Compton, drew on authentic lore and anthropological research from a wide variety of sources, including the Smithsonian Institute and US government reports. Markedly, she retains some of the most colourful story elements, such as grotesque monsters and cross-dressing characters, which some other authors and publishers of her day (and possibly ours) might have omitted. She further maintained the authenticity of the works by sprinkling throughout stereotypical language references of the time, including "squaw," "papoose," and "wigwam".

The 26 American Indian stories herein, have been, time out of mind, in their original form, recited around the lodge-fires and under the trees, by the Indian story-tellers, for the entertainment of the Native American children of the West. Here you will find the stories of THE CELESTIAL SISTERS, THE BOY WHO SET A SNARE FOR THE SUN, STRONG DESIRE AND THE RED SORCERER, WUNZH. THE FATHER OF INDIAN CORN, WHITE FEATHER AND THE SIX GIANTS, SHEEM, THE FORSAKEN BOY and many, many more.

The 26 American Indian stories herein, have been, time out of mind, in their original form, recited around the lodge-fires and under the trees, by the Indian story-tellers, for the entertainment of the Native American children of the West. Here you will find the stories of THE CELESTIAL SISTERS, THE BOY WHO SET A SNARE FOR THE SUN, STRONG DESIRE AND THE RED SORCERER, WUNZH. THE FATHER OF INDIAN CORN, WHITE FEATHER AND THE SIX GIANTS, SHEEM, THE FORSAKEN BOY and many, many more.

The 26 American Indian stories herein, have been, time out of mind, in their original form, recited around the lodge-fires and under the trees, by the Indian story-tellers, for the entertainment of the Native American children of the West. Here you will find the stories of THE CELESTIAL SISTERS, THE BOY WHO SET A SNARE FOR THE SUN, STRONG DESIRE AND THE RED SORCERER, WUNZH. THE FATHER OF INDIAN CORN, WHITE FEATHER AND THE SIX GIANTS, SHEEM, THE FORSAKEN BOY and many, many more.

The 26 American Indian stories herein, have been, time out of mind, in their original form, recited around the lodge-fires and under the trees, by the Indian story-tellers, for the entertainment of the Native American children of the West. Here you will find the stories of THE CELESTIAL SISTERS, THE BOY WHO SET A SNARE FOR THE SUN, STRONG DESIRE AND THE RED SORCERER, WUNZH. THE FATHER OF INDIAN CORN, WHITE FEATHER AND THE SIX GIANTS, SHEEM, THE FORSAKEN BOY and many, many more.

The 26 American Indian stories herein, have been, time out of mind, in their original form, recited around the lodge-fires and under the trees, by the Indian story-tellers, for the entertainment of the Native American children of the West. Here you will find the stories of THE CELESTIAL SISTERS, THE BOY WHO SET A SNARE FOR THE SUN, STRONG DESIRE AND THE RED SORCERER, WUNZH. THE FATHER OF INDIAN CORN, WHITE FEATHER AND THE SIX GIANTS, SHEEM, THE FORSAKEN BOY and many, many more.

A HOPI proverb states The one who tells the stories rules the world. The 110 Hopi tales and legends presented in this volume were collected in the vernacular and without an interpreter, by H. R. Voth, during the early part of the 20th C. Herein you will find tales like THE COMING OF THE HOPI FROM THE UNDER-WORLD, HOW THE CIRCLE (PÓNGO) KATCINA AND HIS WIFE BECAME STARS, THE PÖ'OKONGS AND THE BÁLÖLÖOKONG, WATERMELON-RIND WOMAN, THE BLIND MAN AND THE LAME MAN, BIG HEAD AND GOAT HORN and many, many more.

A HOPI proverb states The one who tells the stories rules the world. The 110 Hopi tales and legends presented in this volume were collected in the vernacular and without an interpreter, by H. R. Voth, during the early part of the 20th C. Herein you will find tales like THE COMING OF THE HOPI FROM THE UNDER-WORLD, HOW THE CIRCLE (PÓNGO) KATCINA AND HIS WIFE BECAME STARS, THE PÖ'OKONGS AND THE BÁLÖLÖOKONG, WATERMELON-RIND WOMAN, THE BLIND MAN AND THE LAME MAN, BIG HEAD AND GOAT HORN and many, many more.

A HOPI proverb states The one who tells the stories rules the world. The 110 Hopi tales and legends presented in this volume were collected in the vernacular and without an interpreter, by H. R. Voth, during the early part of the 20th C. Herein you will find tales like THE COMING OF THE HOPI FROM THE UNDER-WORLD, HOW THE CIRCLE (PÓNGO) KATCINA AND HIS WIFE BECAME STARS, THE PÖ'OKONGS AND THE BÁLÖLÖOKONG, WATERMELON-RIND WOMAN, THE BLIND MAN AND THE LAME MAN, BIG HEAD AND GOAT HORN and many, many more.

A HOPI proverb states The one who tells the stories rules the world. The 110 Hopi tales and legends presented in this volume were collected in the vernacular and without an interpreter, by H. R. Voth, during the early part of the 20th C. Herein you will find tales like THE COMING OF THE HOPI FROM THE UNDER-WORLD, HOW THE CIRCLE (PÓNGO) KATCINA AND HIS WIFE BECAME STARS, THE PÖ'OKONGS AND THE BÁLÖLÖOKONG, WATERMELON-RIND WOMAN, THE BLIND MAN AND THE LAME MAN, BIG HEAD AND GOAT HORN and many, many more.

A HOPI proverb states The one who tells the stories rules the world. The 110 Hopi tales and legends presented in this volume were collected in the vernacular and without an interpreter, by H. R. Voth, during the early part of the 20th C. Herein you will find tales like THE COMING OF THE HOPI FROM THE UNDER-WORLD, HOW THE CIRCLE (PÓNGO) KATCINA AND HIS WIFE BECAME STARS, THE PÖ'OKONGS AND THE BÁLÖLÖOKONG, WATERMELON-RIND WOMAN, THE BLIND MAN AND THE LAME MAN, BIG HEAD AND GOAT HORN and many, many more.

A HOPI proverb states "The one who tells the stories rules the world." The 110 Hopi tales and legends presented in this volume were collected in the vernacular and without an interpreter, by H. R. Voth, during the early part of the 20th C. He did this in connection with other investigations among the Hopi which he made for the Field Columbian Museum's Department of Anthropology in an investigation provided for by Mr. Stanley McCormick. The Hopi maintain a complex religious and mythological tradition stretching back over centuries. However, it is difficult to definitively state what all Hopi, as a group, believe. Like the oral traditions of many other societies, Hopi mythology is not always told consistently and each Hopi mesa, or even each village, may have its own version of a particular story. But, in essence the variants of the Hopi myth bear marked similarity to one another. Folklorist Harold Courlander (1908 - 1996) stated, "there is a Hopi reticence about discussing matters that could be considere

A HOPI proverb states "The one who tells the stories rules the world." The 110 Hopi tales and legends presented in this volume were collected in the vernacular and without an interpreter, by H. R. Voth, during the early part of the 20th C. He did this in connection with other investigations among the Hopi which he made for the Field Columbian Museum's Department of Anthropology in an investigation provided for by Mr. Stanley McCormick. The Hopi maintain a complex religious and mythological tradition stretching back over centuries. However, it is difficult to definitively state what all Hopi, as a group, believe. Like the oral traditions of many other societies, Hopi mythology is not always told consistently and each Hopi mesa, or even each village, may have its own version of a particular story. But, in essence the variants of the Hopi myth bear marked similarity to one another. Folklorist Harold Courlander (1908 - 1996) stated, "there is a Hopi reticence about discussing matters that could be considere

A HOPI proverb states "The one who tells the stories rules the world." The 110 Hopi tales and legends presented in this volume were collected in the vernacular and without an interpreter, by H. R. Voth, during the early part of the 20th C. He did this in connection with other investigations among the Hopi which he made for the Field Columbian Museum's Department of Anthropology in an investigation provided for by Mr. Stanley McCormick. The Hopi maintain a complex religious and mythological tradition stretching back over centuries. However, it is difficult to definitively state what all Hopi, as a group, believe. Like the oral traditions of many other societies, Hopi mythology is not always told consistently and each Hopi mesa, or even each village, may have its own version of a particular story. But, in essence the variants of the Hopi myth bear marked similarity to one another. Folklorist Harold Courlander (1908 - 1996) stated, "there is a Hopi reticence about discussing matters that could be considere