Indian Why Stories

by Frank Bird Linderman from 1915 (first publication; oral tradition ancient)

About

Linderman's collection of Crow and Blackfeet traditional stories — gathered from Native elders in the early twentieth century — uses the 'Why stories' format as an entry into the natural world mythology of Plains tribes. Animal characters give natural ensemble voices; individual stories (15-30 minutes) are ideal for campfire or family reading.

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Indian Why Stories

Words: 29.4k
Duration: ~3 hr 41 min

26 sections

29.4k words

#TitleWords

1

FRANK B. LINDERMAN

200:09

2

AND TO ALL OTHERS WHO HAVE KNOWN AND LOVED OLD MONTANA

190:09

3

PREFACE

5534:09

4

CONTENTS

1140:51

5

INTRODUCTION

2521:53

6

WHY THE CHIPMUNK'S BACK IS STRIPED

2k15:20

7

HOW THE DUCKS GOT THEIR FINE FEATHERS

1k7:36

8

WHY THE KINGFISHER ALWAYS WEARS A WAR-BONNET

1.1k7:53

9

WHY THE CURLEW'S BILL IS LONG AND CROOKED

1k7:48

10

OLD-MAN REMAKES THE WORLD

2.4k18:00

11

WHY BLACKFEET NEVER KILL MICE

3.6k26:49

12

OLD-MAN STEALS THE SUN'S LEGGINGS

1.8k13:19

13

OLD-MAN AND HIS CONSCIENCE

1.7k12:26

14

OLD-MAN'S TREACHERY

1.3k10:00

15

WHY THE NIGHT-HAWK'S WINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL

1.1k8:11

16

WHY THE MOUNTAIN-LION IS LONG AND LEAN

2k14:59

17

THE FIRE-LEGGINGS

8606:27

18

THE MOON AND THE GREAT SNAKE

7615:42

19

WHY THE DEER HAS NO GALL

8906:41

20

WHY THE INDIANS WHIP THE BUFFALO-BERRIES FROM THE BUSHES

9817:21

21

OLD-MAN AND THE FOX

1.8k13:14

22

WHY THE BIRCH-TREE WEARS THE SLASHES IN ITS BARK

7575:41

23

MISTAKES OF OLD-MAN

4563:25

24

HOW THE MAN FOUND HIS MATE

1k7:34

25

DREAMS

1.4k10:51

26

RETROSPECTION

5384:02

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