TREASURY
OF
AMERICAN INDIAN TALES

BY THEODORE WHITSON RESSLER

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To William Frederick, My Son

I dedicate this book to you, myson. The ways of the Indian weregood. Honesty and truth were sacredto them; courage, a part oftheir lives, as much as eating andsleeping. May this book prove tobring you many joyful hours ofreading, for constantly were youwith me during its writing, notonly in person but in spirit.

THE 44 STORIES FROM 27 TRIBES

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

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