MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE SIOUX

By Mrs. Marie L. Mclaughlin

In loving memory of my mother,
MARY GRAHAM BUISSON,
at whose knee most of the stories
contained in this little volume
were told to me, this book is
affectionately dedicated

CONTENTS


[ FOREWORD ]

[ THE FORGOTTEN EAR OF CORN ]

[ THE LITTLE MICE ]

[ THE PET RABBIT ]

[ THE PET DONKEY ]

[ THE RABBIT AND THE ELK ]

[ THE RABBIT AND THE GROUSE GIRLS ]

[ THE FAITHFUL LOVERS ]

[ THE ARTICHOKE AND THE MUSKRAT ]

[ THE RABBIT AND THE BEAR WITH THE FLINT BODY ]

[ STORY OF THE LOST WIFE ]

[ THE RACCOON AND THE CRAWFISH ]

[ LEGEND OF STANDING ROCK ]

[ STORY OF THE PEACE PIPE ]

[ A BASHFUL COURTSHIP ]

[ THE SIMPLETON’S WISDOM ]

[ A LITTLE BRAVE AND THE MEDICINE WOMAN ]

[ THE BOUND CHILDREN ]

[ THE SIGNS OF CORN ]

[ STORY OF THE RABBITS ]

[ HOW THE RABBIT LOST HIS TAIL ]

[ UNKTOMI AND THE ARROWHEADS ]

[ THE BEAR AND THE RABBIT HUNT BUFFALO ]

[ THE BRAVE WHO WENT ON THE WARPATH ALONE AND WON THE NAME OF THE LONE WARRIOR ]

[ THE SIOUX WHO MARRIED THE CROW CHIEF’S DAUGHTER ]

[ THE BOY AND THE TURTLES ]

[ THE HERMIT, OR THE GIFT OF CORN ]

[ THE MYSTERIOUS BUTTE ]

[ THE WONDERFUL TURTLE ]

[ THE MAN AND THE OAK ]

[ STORY OF THE TWO YOUNG FRIENDS ]

[ THE STORY OF THE PET CROW ]

[ THE “WASNA” (PEMMICAN) MAN AND THE UNKTOMI (SPIDER) ]

[ THE RESUSCITATION OF THE ONLY DAUGHTER ]

[ THE STORY OF THE PET CRANE ]

[ WHITE PLUME ]

[ STORY OF PRETTY FEATHERED FOREHEAD ]

[ THE FOUR BROTHERS OR INYANHOKSILA (STONE BOY) ]

[ THE UNKTOMI (SPIDER), TWO WIDOWS, AND THE RED PLUMS ]