The Story Teller Himself : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 1 THE STORY-TELLER HIMSELF AGOO, the story-teller of the Indians, is a little, old man with a face as black as the shell of the butternut and a body like a twisted stick. His eyes are twice as large as other men's, so that when...
How Mad Buffalo Fought The Thunder Bird : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 27 p. 28 p. 29 HOW MAD BUFFALO FOUGHT THE THUNDER-BIRD. NCE upon a time the Indians owned all the land around the Big Sea Water. The Good Spirit had smoked the pipe of peace at the Red-stone quarry and called all the nations to him...
The Bended Rocks : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 55 p. 56 p. 57 THE BENDED ROCKS. A STORY OF NIAGARA. ENDING WILLOW was the most beautiful girl in a tribe noted for its handsome women. She had many suitors, but she refused them all; for her love was given to a young warri...
Snowbird And The Water Tiger : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 SNOWBIRD AND THE WATER-TIGER NOWBIRD was the much-loved wife of Brown Bear, the brave hunter whose home was on the shore of the Great Lake. He kept the wigwam well supplied with food; and Snowbird's moccasins were...
The Great Wizard : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 167 p. 168 p. 169 THE GREAT WIZARD. ANGLED-HAIR, son of the West-wind, was a giant in size and his face was as black as the feathers of the crow. His hair was of twisted snakes, gray, black and spotted, with an adder raising its...
Stone Shirt And The One Two : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 154 p. 155 p. 156 p. 157 STONE-SHIRT AND THE ONE-TWO. TONE-SHIRT was a terrible giant who wore a shirt of shells so fastened that no arrow could pierce it. He lived with his three daughters on the shore of the Big Sea Water. His...
The Red Swan : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 37 p. 38 p. 39 THE RED SWAN. GREAT chief, Red Thunder, was traveling with his wife and three children to a council of the nations. When they were near the place appointed for the meeting, one of the children saw a beautiful white...
The Coyote Or Prairie Wolf : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 14 p. 15 p. 16 p. 17 THE COYOTE OR PRAIRIE WOLF. N the beginning, when the Cahrocs lived on the shores of the Klamath River, beyond the desert of the sage-brush and far from the Rocky mountains, on towards the falling place...
Title Page : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], AMERICAN INDIAN FAIRY TALES SNOW BIRD, THE WATER TIGER, Etc. BY MARGARET COMPTON With Numerous Illustrations NEW YORK DODD, MEAD & COMPANY [1907] Scanned , February 2007. This text is in the public domain in the United States because it...
The Magic Feather : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 74 p. 75 p. 76 p. 77 THE MAGIC FEATHER. N the depths of the forest in the land of the Dacotahs stood a wigwam many leagues distant from any other. The old man who had been known to live in it was supposed to have died; but he kept...
The Fighting Hare : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 100 p. 101 p. 102 p. 103 THE FIGHTING HARE. HE Prince of the Hares was playing with his children in front of his burrow, one day, when, growing tired, he threw back his ears, drew in his feet, and lay down to sleep. Meanwhile the sun...
List Of Illustrations : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "Once he found a water-lily with a leaf so broad that it made a petticoat for his wife," "Frontispiece. "Then, all of a sudden it changed to a woman," 10 "Pounced upon him, and lifted him into the air," 31 "He...
Author's Note : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], AUTHOR'S NOTE THROUGH the courtesy of the librarian of the Smithsonian Institute, the author has had access to government reports of Indian life. Upon these and the folk-lore contained in the standard works of Schoolcraft, Copway...
White Cloud's Visit To The Sun Prince : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 185 p. 186 p. 187 WHITE CLOUD'S VISIT TO THE SUN-PRINCE. NCE upon a time, when there were no large cities in the western world, all the land being forest or prairie, five young men set out to hunt. They took with them a boy named...
Untitled : This is a collection of Native American folklore, retold for children and young adults, over a century ago. The author, probably not a Native American herself, drew on authentic lore from a wide variety of culture regions, but sprinkled in stereotypical language and anomalous items...
The Star Maiden : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 93 p. 94 p. 95 THE STAR MAIDEN. HE Ojibways were a great nation whom the fairies loved. Their land was the home of many spirits, and as long as they lived on the shores of the great lakes the woods in that country were full...
The Island Of Skeletons : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 141 p. 142 p. 143 THE ISLAND OF SKELETONS. IG Wave and his little nephew, Red Shell, lived together in a deep forest. The boy was the only relative that the old man had, and he was very fond of him. He had brought Red Shell and his...
Turtle Dove, Sage Cock, And The Witch : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 133 p. 134 p. 135 TURTLE-DOVE, SAGE-COCK, AND THE WITCH. URTLE-DOVE was a widow with two children--Yellow-bird, a girl eleven years of age, and Sage-cock, a baby boy. The girl was big, awkward and stupid; but the boy, though only...
White Hawk, The Lazy : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 63 p. 64 p. 65 WHITE HAWK, THE LAZY. HITE HAWK was known as the laziest boy in the tribe. When his father set his nets, even on the coldest days in winter, he had to do it alone; for White Hawk would never help him either to carry...
The Great Head : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 113 p. 114 p. 115 THE GREAT HEAD. ONE WOLF was an Indian, who with his wife and ten sons moved some distance from their tribe and built themselves a lodge in the forest. The man and his wife were both old, and when sickness came they...
The Adventures Of Living Statue : * "American Indian Fairy Tales", by Margaret Compton, [1907], p. 123 p. 124 p. 125 THE ADVENTURES OF LIVING STATUE. IVING STATUE was a great magician of the Ottawas, who lived on the shores of Lake Huron. His wigwam was of skin that had been scrubbed and bleached until it shone like snow when...