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The white deer and other stories told by the Lenape / edited by John Bierhorst

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Author:
Bierhorst, John  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 137 p. : ports. ; 24 cm
Type:
Folklore
Place:
United States
Ontario
Date:
1995
C1995
Contents:
Origins: How the first stories came out of the earth -- Snow boy -- The giant squirrel -- How the big house got started -- Lost children: The sun and the corn bread -- The boy who became a flock of quail -- The lost boy -- The girl who joined the thunders -- Rock-shut-up -- Boy heroes: The big fish and the sun -- Ball player -- The white deer -- Three boys on a vision quest -- The trickster: Jack babysits -- Crazy Jack puts his nose to the ground -- Wehixamukes story -- More Wehixamukes -- Six stories about Wehixamukes -- Tales of prophecy: The twelve little women -- The first land sale -- Why the world doesn't end -- Dog stories: The wolves and the dogs -- The boy who had dog power -- Why dogs sniff each other -- How a dog earned the tight ti eat from the table
Topic:
Folklore  Search this
Tales  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_482105