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Indian Why Stories: Sparks From War Eagle's Lodge-Fire

Gelesen von Sacha Chander

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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) (3 hr 13 min)

Chapters

00 - Dedication, Preface, Introduction, Contents

8:36

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01 - Why the chipmunk's back is striped

13:32

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02 - How the ducks got their fine feathers

6:52

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03 - Why the kingfisher always wears a war-bonnet

7:03

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04 - Why the curlew's bill is long and crooked

6:44

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05 - Old-man remarks the world

14:48

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06 - Why Blackfeet never kill mice

7:16

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07 - How the otter skin became great "medicine"

14:20

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08 - Old-man steals the sun's leggings

11:30

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09 - Old-man and his conscience

10:10

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10 - Old-man's treachery

8:27

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11 - Why the night-hawk's wings are beautiful

6:57

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12 - Why the mountain-lion is long and lean

13:29

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13 - The fire-leggings

5:39

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14 - The moon and the great snake

4:40

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15 - Why the deer has no gall

5:50

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16 - Why indians whip the buffalo-berries from the bushes

6:35

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17 - Old-man and the fox

11:33

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18 - Why the birch-tree wears the slashes in its bark

5:54

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19 - Mistakes of old-man

3:19

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20 - How the man found his mate

6:50

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21 - Dreams

9:31

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22 - Retrospection

4:12

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Bewertungen

Great storyline...great narration too.

(4,5 Sterne)

The legends of the Indian people are good but the way & style in how its portrayed is just as important. 👍👍👍

good stories

(4 Sterne)

the reader is clear. the stories give me an idea of the American Indian culture

Me like otters

(5 Sterne)

Otters make me smile