The Algonquin Legends of New England
77 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is Charles Lelands' able retelling of the Algonquin mythology, particularly tales of the culture hero, Glooskap.
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77 chapters
51 I. The Chenoo, or the, Story of a Cannibal with an Icy Heart 52 The Story of the Great Chenoo, as told by the Passamaquoddies 53 The Girl-Chenoo 54 Of the Girl who married Mount Katahdin, and how all the Indians brought about their own Rain 55 How a Hunter visited the Thunder Spirits who dwell in Mount Katahdin 56 The Thunder and Lightning Men 57 Of the Woman who married the Thunder, and of their Boy 58 How Two Girls were changed to Water-Snakes, and of Two Others that became Mermaids 59 Ne Hwas, the Mermaid 60 Of the Woman who loved a Serpent who lived in a Lake 61 The Mother of Serpents 62 Origin of the Black Snakes 63 The Adventures of the Great Hero Pulowech, or the Partridge 64 The Story of a Partridge and his Wonderful Wigwam 65 How the Partridge built Good Canoes for all the Birds, and a Bad One for Himself 66 The Mournful Mystery of the Partridge-Witch; setting forth how a Young Man died from Love 67 How one of the Partridge's Wives became a Sheldrake-Duck, and why her Feet and Feathers are Red 68 The Invisible One 69 Story of the Three Strong Men 70 I. How a Woman Lost a Gun for Fear of the Weewillmekq' 71 II. Muggahmaht'adem, the Dance of Old Age, or the Magic of the Weewillmekq' 72 III. Another Version of the Dance of Old Age? 73 M'téoulin, or Indian Magic 74 Tumilkoontaoo, or the Broken Wing 75 Fish-Hawk and Scapegrace
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The Algonquin Legends of New England
77 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is Charles Lelands' able retelling of the Algonquin mythology, particularly tales of the culture hero, Glooskap.
Table of contents
77 chapters
51 I. The Chenoo, or the, Story of a Cannibal with an Icy Heart 52 The Story of the Great Chenoo, as told by the Passamaquoddies 53 The Girl-Chenoo 54 Of the Girl who married Mount Katahdin, and how all the Indians brought about their own Rain 55 How a Hunter visited the Thunder Spirits who dwell in Mount Katahdin 56 The Thunder and Lightning Men 57 Of the Woman who married the Thunder, and of their Boy 58 How Two Girls were changed to Water-Snakes, and of Two Others that became Mermaids 59 Ne Hwas, the Mermaid 60 Of the Woman who loved a Serpent who lived in a Lake 61 The Mother of Serpents 62 Origin of the Black Snakes 63 The Adventures of the Great Hero Pulowech, or the Partridge 64 The Story of a Partridge and his Wonderful Wigwam 65 How the Partridge built Good Canoes for all the Birds, and a Bad One for Himself 66 The Mournful Mystery of the Partridge-Witch; setting forth how a Young Man died from Love 67 How one of the Partridge's Wives became a Sheldrake-Duck, and why her Feet and Feathers are Red 68 The Invisible One 69 Story of the Three Strong Men 70 I. How a Woman Lost a Gun for Fear of the Weewillmekq' 71 II. Muggahmaht'adem, the Dance of Old Age, or the Magic of the Weewillmekq' 72 III. Another Version of the Dance of Old Age? 73 M'téoulin, or Indian Magic 74 Tumilkoontaoo, or the Broken Wing 75 Fish-Hawk and Scapegrace
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The Algonquin Legends of New England
77 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is Charles Lelands' able retelling of the Algonquin mythology, particularly tales of the culture hero, Glooskap.
Table of contents
77 chapters
51 I. The Chenoo, or the, Story of a Cannibal with an Icy Heart 52 The Story of the Great Chenoo, as told by the Passamaquoddies 53 The Girl-Chenoo 54 Of the Girl who married Mount Katahdin, and how all the Indians brought about their own Rain 55 How a Hunter visited the Thunder Spirits who dwell in Mount Katahdin 56 The Thunder and Lightning Men 57 Of the Woman who married the Thunder, and of their Boy 58 How Two Girls were changed to Water-Snakes, and of Two Others that became Mermaids 59 Ne Hwas, the Mermaid 60 Of the Woman who loved a Serpent who lived in a Lake 61 The Mother of Serpents 62 Origin of the Black Snakes 63 The Adventures of the Great Hero Pulowech, or the Partridge 64 The Story of a Partridge and his Wonderful Wigwam 65 How the Partridge built Good Canoes for all the Birds, and a Bad One for Himself 66 The Mournful Mystery of the Partridge-Witch; setting forth how a Young Man died from Love 67 How one of the Partridge's Wives became a Sheldrake-Duck, and why her Feet and Feathers are Red 68 The Invisible One 69 Story of the Three Strong Men 70 I. How a Woman Lost a Gun for Fear of the Weewillmekq' 71 II. Muggahmaht'adem, the Dance of Old Age, or the Magic of the Weewillmekq' 72 III. Another Version of the Dance of Old Age? 73 M'téoulin, or Indian Magic 74 Tumilkoontaoo, or the Broken Wing 75 Fish-Hawk and Scapegrace
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