Sacred Texts Native American Southeast Index Previous Next
[The numbers in parentheses refer to the classification given in the Comparison of Myths, pages 267-275.]
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CREEK STORIES |
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1. How day and night were divided |
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2. Bead-spitter and Thrown-away (3, 10) |
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3. The orphan (43) |
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4. Thunder Helper (43) |
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5. The origin of corn (4) |
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6. The orphan and the origin of corn (4, 6) |
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7. The orphan and the origin of corn (second version) (4, 6) |
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8. The orphan and the origin of corn (third version) (6) |
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9. The only son and Rabbit (6) |
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10. The origin of tobacco |
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11. The origin of tobacco (second version) (15) |
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12. The origin of tobacco (third version) (15) |
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13. Man-eater and the little girl (The magic flight) (9) |
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14. The water panther |
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15. How the alligator's nose was broken |
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16. Story of the bat (52) |
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17. The friendly dogs |
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18. The hunter and his dogs (25) |
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19. The monster |
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20. The hunter, the monster lizard, and the panther (33) |
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21. The hunter, the monster lizard, and the panther (second version) (33) |
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22. The racing snake (34) |
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23. The man who became a snake (35) |
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24. The man who became a snake (second version) (35) |
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25. The man who became a snake (third version) (35) |
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26. The man who became a snake (fourth version) (35) |
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27. The man who became a snake (fifth version) |
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28. The king of the tie-snakes |
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29. The story of the turkey (39) |
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30. The monster turtle (44) |
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31. The monster turtle (second version) (44) |
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32. The big rock man |
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33. The woman and the monster earthworm (40) |
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34. The fawn, the wolves, and the terrapin (49) |
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35. How the terrapin's back came to be in cheeks (53) |
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36. How the terrapin's back came to be in cheeks (second version) (53) |
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37. Why the opossum has no hair on his tail |
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38. Why the opossum has no hair on his tail (second story) (49) |
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39. The race between the crane and the humming bird (50) |
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40. Rabbit gets Man-eater over to the other side of the ocean (65) |
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41. Rabbit gets Man-eater over to the other side of the ocean (second version) (65) |
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42. Rabbit gets Man-eater over to the other side of the ocean (third version) (65) |
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43. Rabbit gets Man-eater over to the other side of the ocean (fourth version) (65) |
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44. Rabbit steals fire (67) |
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45. Rabbit tries a game of scratch with Wildcat |
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46. Rabbit gets a turkey for Wildcat (64) |
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47. Rabbit gets a turkey for Wildcat (second version) (64) |
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48. Raccoon gets a deer for Panther (64) |
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49. Rabbit engineers a tug of war between two tie-snakes (70) |
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50. Rabbit engineers a tug of war between two tie-snakes (second version) (70) |
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51. Rabbit engineers a tug of war between two tie-snakes (third version) (70) |
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52. Rabbit engineers a tug of war between Tie-snake and Man-eater (70) |
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53. Rabbit engineers a tug of war between two bison (70) |
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54. Rabbit fools Alligator (70) |
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55. Rabbit fools Alligator (second version) |
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56. Terrapin races (57) |
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57. Terrapin races (second version) (57) |
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58. Terrapin races (third version) (57) |
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59. Terrapin races (fourth version) (57) |
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60. Terrapin races (fifth version) (57) |
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61. The bungling host (58) |
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62. How Rabbit won his wife's sister for his second wife |
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63. Turkey, Turtle, and Rattlesnake (42) |
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64. The tasks of Rabbit (54, 68) |
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65. The tasks of Rabbit (second version) (54) |
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66. The tasks of Rabbit (third version) (54) |
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67. Why the rabbit steals (60) |
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68. Why the oppossum looks ashamed (60) |
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69. How Rabbit got the widow's daughter |
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70. How Rabbit got the widow's daughter (second version) |
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71. Rabbit fools Coyote (69) |
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72. Rabbit rides Wolf (61, 69, 71) |
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73. Rabbit rides Wolf (second version) (61, 71) |
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74. Rabbit rides Wolf (third version) (61) |
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75. The tar baby (63) |
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76. Rabbit deceives the other animals (72) |
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77. Rabbit escapes from the box (66) |
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78. Rabbit's imposition is detected |
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79. The flight to the tree (76) |
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80. Cow and Dog are discontented |
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81. The language of the animals |
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82. The origin of races |
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83. The origin of races (second version) |
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84. The ordering of field work (5) |
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85. The devil's tasks |
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86. The boy and the lion |
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87. The animal helpers |
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88. A bear drive (a hunting story) |
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89. A legend recorded by Bartram |
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90. The creation of the earth (a Yuchi story) (1) |
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91. The monkey girl (an African story) |
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HITCHITI STORIES |
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1. Bear, Tiger, Rattlesnake, and Fire (12) |
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2. The origin of tobacco (15) |
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3. The origin of wolves |
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4. The boy and the wizards (38) |
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5. The man-eating bird |
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6. The visit to the nest of the monster bird (27) |
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7. A strange turkey catches people and carries them up to the sky (39) |
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8. The deer women (47) |
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9. The hunter and his dogs (25) |
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10. The hunter and his dogs (second version) (25) |
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11. The man and the owl |
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12. The orphan and the owl |
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13. The alligator that stole a man |
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14. Story of the lizard (40) |
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15. The monster lizard (33) |
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16. The hunter and the tie-snake (26) |
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17. The man who became a snake (35) |
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18. The water people (41) |
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19. A Rip Van Winkle story (42) |
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20. The wolves and the dogs |
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21. The deer kills himself against a tree (51, 72) |
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22. Terrapin races (57) |
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23. Heron and Humming Bird (50) |
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24. The theft of fire (67) |
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25. The theft of fire (second version) (67) |
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26. The tasks of Rabbit (54, 59) |
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27. Tie-snake and Rabbit (70) |
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28. Rabbit rides Wolf (61) |
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29. Rabbit and Wolf (61, 62) |
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30. Rabbit and Wildcat (71) |
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31. Rabbit and Wildcat |
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32. Rabbit and Wildcat (64) |
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33. The tar baby (63) |
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34. The tar baby (second version) (63) |
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35. The bungling host (58) |
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36. Rabbit is sent with medicine |
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37. Alan and Rabbit (71) |
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38. Man and Rabbit |
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39. Rabbit and the old man |
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40. A war story (from A. S. Gatschet) |
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41. Walnut-cracker |
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42. The unfaithful wife (73) |
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ALABAMA STORIES |
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1. Origin of the Indians |
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2. Origin of the Alabama Indians |
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3. The flood (2) |
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4. The swinging grapevines (21) |
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5. Fire (12) |
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6. Another fire story |
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7. The rescue of the sun (67) |
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8. How water was lost and recovered (13) |
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9. Thunder (45) |
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l0. The monster deer (46) |
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11. The deer taboos (47) |
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12. Bead-spitter (7, 10) |
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13. Big Man-eater and the persimmon tree (11) |
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14. The obstacle flight (9) |
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15. The obstacle flight (second version) (9) |
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16. Lodge Boy and Thrown-away (3) |
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17. The orphan (6) |
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18. The orphan (second version) (6, 62) |
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19. The celestial skiff |
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20. The men who went to the sky (23) |
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21. The men who went to the sky (second version) (23) |
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22. The men who went to the sky (third version) (23) |
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23. The friends |
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24. The dead wife |
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25. The hunter and his ghostly visitants |
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26. The ghost |
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27. The owl wives |
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28. The man and the ghost (24) |
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29. Adventures with supernatural beings (41) |
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30. The sapia |
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31. The pygmies (28) |
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32. The Bear People (29) |
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33. The Bear People (second version) (29) |
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34. The bear's revenge (30) |
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35. The alligator benefactor (31) |
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36. The alligator benefactor (second version) (31) |
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37. The man and the alligator |
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38. The owl and the hawk (32) |
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39. The owl and the hawk (second version) (32) |
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40. The big lizard |
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41. The black snake (34) |
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42. The woman who turned into a snake (35) |
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43. The eagle's nest (27) |
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44. The man who rescued his wife by strategy |
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45. A fight between the Alabama and the Choctaw |
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46. The girl captives |
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47. The Alabama and Choctaw wars |
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48. A war between the Alabama and the Choctaw |
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49. The captive Alabama |
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50. Crane and Humming Bird race (50) |
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51. Terrapin races (57) |
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52. Opossum (49) |
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53. Terrapin and the wolves (49) |
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54. Rabbit and Big Man-eater (65) |
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55. Rabbit and Big Man-eater (second version) (65) |
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56. Rabbit kills Big Man-eater |
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57. The tar baby (63) |
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58. Rabbit and the box (66) |
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59. The bungling host (58) |
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60. The flight to the tree (76) |
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61. Money-spitter (77) |
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62. The monster |
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63. Story of the mule's return |
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64. Some short stories |
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KOASATI STORIES |
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1. The ordering of the months and seasons |
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2. The Pleiades (18) |
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3. The Stars-in-a-row |
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4. The star husbands (17) |
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5. A story of the origin of corn and tobacco |
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6. Corn woman (4) |
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7. How the water was lost and recovered (13) |
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8. The submarine people (14) |
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9. Sickness |
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10. The six brothers (11) |
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11. The still crawling sister |
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12. Bead-spitter (7, 10) |
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13. The story of an orphan (7) |
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14. The wicked mother-in-law (8) |
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15. The orphan boy and Rabbit (6, 62) |
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16. The story of Crow (3) |
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17. The obstacle flight (9) |
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18. The obstacle flight (second version) (9) |
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19. Thunder and Laigatonōhona |
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20. Thunder (45) |
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21. The giant elk (46) |
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22. The giant deer (46) |
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23. The hero from under the water |
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24. Pigeon Hawk brings down the iron (22) |
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25. The monster black snake (34) |
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26. Story of two brothers who tried to restore their sister to life (23) |
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27. A story of the Bear clan (29) |
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28. The orphan and the bear (36) |
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29. The bear's revenge (30) |
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30. The man and the deer women (47) |
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31. The man and the eagle (27) |
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32. The old dog saves his master (25) |
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33. The pigeon hawk's gift (32) |
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34. The owl persecutors (37) |
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35. The owl persecutors (second version) (37) |
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36. The monster lizard (33) |
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37. The story of Life-eater |
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38. The man who treated a ghost (24) |
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39. The owl and the turkey |
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40. The story of Owl and Little Yellow Mouse |
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41. The story of Wåhgāldnoh |
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42. The story of Opossum |
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43. The story of Opossum (second version) |
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44. Opossum and Panther in partnership (64) |
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45. Opossum and Skunk (48) |
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46. Panther and Rattlesnake |
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47. Tadpole and Crawfish |
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48. The wolf and the terrapin (57) |
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49. Crane and Humming Bird (50) |
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50. The conceit of Tciktcinigåsi |
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51. Locust and Ant |
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52. The dog and the heron (78) |
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53. Rabbit obtains fire (67) |
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54. Rabbit and the river (55, 62, 66) |
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55. Rabbit fools Big Man-eater (65) |
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56. Rabbit and Big Man-eater swap (64) |
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57. Rabbit plays pranks on Big Man-eater (65) |
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58. Rabbit and the ducks (56) |
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59. The tar baby (63, 66) |
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60. Rabbit and the turkeys |
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61. The bungling host (58) |
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62. Rabbit and Buzzard |
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63. Rabbit fools Wildcat (69) |
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61. The flight to the tree (76) |
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65. Money-spitter (77) |
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NATCHEZ STORIES |
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1. The flood (2) |
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2. The rolling head (16) |
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3. The cannibal's seven sons (20) |
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4. The cannibal woman (19) |
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5. Lodge Boy and Thrown-away (3) |
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6. Lodge Boy and Thrown-away (second version) (3) |
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7. The origin of corn (4, 5) |
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S. Corn Woman's son (4, 6, 54, 55) |
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9. The panther child (6, 7) |
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10. Thunder |
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11. Adoption of the human race |
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12. Adoption of the human race (second version) |
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13. The cannibal (56) |
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14. The Pleiades (18) |
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15. The hunter and his dogs (25) |
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16. Adventure with a tie-snake (26) |
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17. The Ukteni |
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18. The Tlānuwâ (27) |
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19. The pygmies (28) |
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20. The frog that lost his wife |
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21. The panther and the crane |
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22. The opossum (48) |
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23. The wolves and the fawn (49) |
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24. Terrapin and Deer (57) |
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25. The fox and the crawfish |
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26. The crane and the humming bird (50) |
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27. The owl and the perch |
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28. The turtle |
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29. Turkey and Wildcat |
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30. The bungling host (58) |
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31. Rabbit and Alligator (59, 60) |
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32. The wolf and the rabbit (61, 62) |
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33. The tar baby (63) |
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34. Rabbit and Wildcat (64) |
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35. Rabbit and Man-eater (65) |
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36. Story of a bison |
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37. The bison helper |
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38. The mosquito |
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39. The Indian Munchausen (74) |
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40. The twelve Irishmen (75) |
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41. The two Irishmen |
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42. Jack and the beanstalk |
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43. The simpleton |