Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
SELECTED AND EDITED BY
Author of “Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest,” “Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest,” “Montana,” “Myths and Legends of Alaska,” and “When the Forests are Ablaze.”
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1913
Copyright A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1913
Published November, 1913
W. F. Hall Printing Company Chicago
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE OLD SOUTHWEST. Over fifty full-page illustrations. Small quarto. $1.50 net.
MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA. Beautifully illustrated. Small quarto. $1.50 net.
MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. Especially of Washington and Oregon. With fifty full-page illustrations. Small quarto. $1.50 net.
MONTANA: “The Land of Shining Mountains.” Illustrated. Indexed. Square 8vo. 75 cents net.
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KATHARINE BERRY JUDSON
PREFACE
ILLUSTRATIONS
MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS
HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE
THE FLOOD AND THE RAINBOW
THE FIRST FIRE
THE ANCESTORS OF PEOPLE
ORIGIN OF STRAWBERRIES
SACRED LEGEND
THE LEGEND OF THE PEACE PIPES
A TRADITION OF THE CALUMET
THE SACRED POLE
IKTO AND THE THUNDERS
THE THUNDER BIRD
THE THUNDER BIRD
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SONGS OF THE BUFFALO HUNT
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ORIGIN OF THE BUFFALO
THE BUFFALO BEING
THE YOUTH AND THE UNDERGROUND PEOPLE
THE BUFFALO AND THE GRIZZLY BEAR
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BIRD OMENS
THE BIRD CHIEF
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THE EAGLE’S REVENGE
THE RACE BETWEEN HUMMING BIRD AND CRANE
RABBIT AND THE TURKEYS
UNKTOMI AND THE BAD SONGS
HOW THE PHEASANT BEAT CORN
WHY THE TURKEY GOBBLES
OMAHA BELIEFS
PAWNEE BELIEFS
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OLD-WOMAN-WHO-NEVER-DIES
LEGEND OF THE CORN
TRADITION OF THE FINDING OF HORSES
DAKOTA BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS
WHY THE TETONS BURY ON SCAFFOLDS
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THE GHOST’S RESENTMENT
THE FORKED ROADS
TATTOOED GHOSTS
A GHOST STORY
THE GHOST AND THE TRAVELER
THE MAN WHO SHOT A GHOST
THE INDIAN WHO WRESTLED WITH A GHOST
THE WAKANDA, OR WATER GOD
THE SPIRIT LAND
WAZIYA, THE WEATHER SPIRIT
KANSAS BLIZZARDS
IKTO AND THE SNOWSTORM
THE SOUTHERN BRIDE
THE FALLEN STAR
QUARREL OF THE SUN AND MOON
WHY THE POSSUM PLAYS DEAD
BOG MYTH
COYOTE AND SNAKE
WHY THE WOLVES HELP IN WAR
HOW RABBIT ESCAPED FROM THE WOLVES
HOW RABBIT LOST HIS FAT
HOW FLINT VISITED RABBIT
HOW RABBIT CAUGHT THE SUN IN A TRAP
HOW RABBIT KILLED THE GIANT
HOW THE DEER GOT HIS HORNS
WHY THE DEER HAS BLUNT TEETH
LEGEND OF THE HEAD OF GOLD
THE MILKY WAY
COYOTE AND GRAY FOX
ICTINIKE AND THE TURTLE
ICTINIKE AND THE CREATORS
HOW BIG TURTLE WENT ON THE WARPATH
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