Native American Indian Stories, Sparks from War Eagle’s Lodge-Fire: Indian Why Stories (Myths, Legends, and Other Writings)

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Native American Indian Stories, SPARKS FROM WAR EAGLE’S LODGE-FIRE Indian Why Stories (Myths, Legends, and Other Writings) with Illustrations By Frank Bird Linderman. CONTENTS WHY THE CHIPMUNK’S BACK IS STRIPED HOW THE DUCKS GOT THEIR FINE FEATHERS WHY THE KINGFISHER ALWAYS WEARS A WAR-BONNET WHY THE CURLEW’S BILL IS LONG AND CROOKED OLD-MAN REMAKES THE WORLD WHY BLACKFEET NEVER KILL MICE HOW THE OTTER SKIN BECAME GREAT MEDICINE OLD-MAN STEALS THE SUN’S LEGGINGS OLD-MAN AND HIS CONSCIENCE OLD-MAN’S TREACHERY WHY THE NIGHT-HAWK’S WINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL WHY THE MOUNTAIN-LION IS LONG AND LEAN THE FIRE-LEGGINGS THE MOON AND THE GREAT SNAKE WHY THE DEER HAS NO GALL WHY INDIANS WHIP THE BUFFALO-BERRIES FROM THE BUSHES OLD-MAN AND THE FOX WHY THE BIRCH-TREE WEARS THE SLASHES IN ITS BARK MISTAKES OF OLD-MAN HOW THE MAN FOUND HIS MATE DREAMS RETROSPECTION