Indian Why Stories: Sparks From War Eagle's Lodge-Fire
Frank Bird Linderman
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Length 3 h 14 min
Chapters 22
First published 1915
Delightful fables, collected by a devotee of Indian lore, recounts many of the legends told to him by tribal members, among them intriguing explanations of "Why the Chipmunk's Back is Striped," "How the Otter Skin Became Great Medicine," "How the Man Found His Mate," and "Why Blackfeet Never Kill Mice." (Summary by Dover Children's Classics)
Chapters
1
00 - Dedication, Preface, Introduction, Contents Read by Sacha Chander 8:36
2
02 - How the ducks got their fine feathers Read by Sacha Chander 6:52
3
03 - Why the kingfisher always wears a war-bonnet Read by Sacha Chander 7:03
4
04 - Why the curlew's bill is long and crooked Read by Sacha Chander 6:44
5
05 - Old-man remarks the world Read by Sacha Chander 14:48
6
06 - Why Blackfeet never kill mice Read by Sacha Chander 7:16
7
07 - How the otter skin became great "medicine" Read by Sacha Chander 14:20
8
08 - Old-man steals the sun's leggings Read by Sacha Chander 11:30
9
09 - Old-man and his conscience Read by Sacha Chander 10:10
10
10 - Old-man's treachery Read by Sacha Chander 8:27
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11 - Why the night-hawk's wings are beautiful Read by Sacha Chander 6:57
12
12 - Why the mountain-lion is long and lean Read by Sacha Chander 13:29
13
13 - The fire-leggings Read by Sacha Chander 5:39
14
14 - The moon and the great snake Read by Sacha Chander 4:40
15
15 - Why the deer has no gall Read by Sacha Chander 5:50
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16 - Why indians whip the buffalo-berries from the bushes Read by Sacha Chander 6:35
17
17 - Old-man and the fox Read by Sacha Chander 11:33
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18 - Why the birch-tree wears the slashes in its bark Read by Sacha Chander 5:54
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19 - Mistakes of old-man Read by Sacha Chander 3:19
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20 - How the man found his mate Read by Sacha Chander 6:50
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21 - Dreams Read by Sacha Chander 9:31
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22 - Retrospection Read by Sacha Chander 4:12
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