1. The Theft Of Fire : p. 284 STORIES BY THOMAS WILLIAMS 1. THE THEFT OF FIRE The Black Geese asked the White Geese to help them. They gathered in the assembly house. Lizard lay on top of the rock and looked into the valley. It was then that he found the fire. He saw the flames issuing from the smoke hole in the top...
Abstracts : p. 335 ABSTRACTS 1. "The Theft of Fire". Geese and others gather in all assembly house in the hills. They lack fire. Lizard discovers fire emerging from -ill assembly house in the valley. Flute-player (Mouse) goes to steal fire. He finds the entrances of the assembly house guarded by Bear...
Introduction : p. 283 INTRODUCTION The fourteen stories presented in this collection were secured during 1913 and 1914 among the Central Sierra Miwok of Tuolumne County, California. Three, which are exceedingly brief, were told by William Fuller of Soulsbyville. The remaining eleven were obtained from Thom...
4. The Making Of Arrows : p. 302 4. THE MAKING OF ARROWS "What shall we do, brother? What shall we do? I would like to hunt. I do not know how we are to hunt. I do not know how we are to hunt. I do not know how we shall be able to hunt. I should like very much to hunt. I do not know how we can make arrows. We have nothing...
12. The Theft Of Fire : p. 332 STORIES BY WILLIAM FULLER 12. THE THEFT OF FIRE Lizard saw the smoke. He said: "Smoking below, smoking below, smoking below, smoking below. My grandmother starts a fire to cook acorns. It is very lonely." Flute-player (Mouse) was sent down the mountains into the valley to secure the fire...
6. The Flood : p. 310 6. THE FLOOD Prairie Falcon told his people to prepare. He said, "Get ready, Eagle. Get ready, Flicker. Get ready, Dove. Get ready, Woodpecker. Get ready, Quail. Get ready, Kingbird. Get ready, Hummingbird. We are going. We are going. We are going, going toward the north. Hurry, prepare...
7. The Repeopling Of The World : p. 312 7. THE REPEOPLING OF THE WORLD Chief Eagle said, "Where is Coyote? Where is Coyote? He must try to resurrect the people. Where is Coyote? He must try to resurrect the people. What shall we do about our dead people? Who is going to help us? Tell Coyote to think." Thus spoke the chief. "Tell...
3. Yayali, The Giant : p. 292 3. YAYALI, THE GIANT The Giant walked from below. He shouted as he journeyed up the mountain, shouted all of the way. He shouted to the people as he searched for them, shouted all around the hills. Chipmunk answered him. Chipmunk told the people that someone was coming up the mount...
14. Yayali, The Giant : p. 334 14. YAYALI, THE GIANT "Where are you, grandchild? Where are you, grandchild? Where are you? Where are you? Yes. Yes. I am lost. Where are you? This way. Where are you, grandchild? Someone comes. Look out. Get ready. Prepare yourself, for Yayali comes." The people broke cones from the tops...
2. Bear And The Fawns : p. 286 2. BEAR AND THE FAWNS "Sister-in-law, let us get clover. I like clover," Bear said to Deer. Then Deer replied, "Yes, we will eat clover." Bear said, "We will leave these girls (Fawns) at home. They always follow you." She told the Fawns, "We go to eat clover. Clover is high enough to eat now...
8. The Search For The Deer : p. 314 8. THE SEARCH FOR THE DEER "'What is the matter? What is the matter? What is the trouble that we see no deer? Have any of you seen their tracks? We do not see them.' That is what you people say each time that you return from hunting. Mountain Lion, you go back and look." Thus spoke a number...
5. Prairie Falcon's Marriage : p. 306 5. PRAIRIE FALCON'S MARRIAGE "Going, going to marry Prairie Falcon," Green Heron said. "Give me a large basket. Give me a basket, so that I may give it to Meadowlark." The two left that night after they had married the. chief. "Where is my daughter going?" said Green Heron. When they...
11. Valley Quail's Adventures : p. 329 11. VALLEY QUAIL'S ADVENTURES "I am going to visit my father," said young Valley Quail, "I am going up the mountain to visit my father. Give me my father's 'poison'. His father's 'poison" consisted of yellowjackets and other stinging insects, which he kept in a bag. "I am going up the up...
Title Page : MIWOK MYTHS BY EDWARD WINSLOW GIFFORD UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATIONS IN AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY Vol. 12, No. 8, pp. 283-338, May 11, 1917 scanned , May 2002 p. 283
9. Salamander And Chipmunk : p. 318 9. SALAMANDER AND CHIPMUNK Salamander said to Chipmunk, "Let me go to see my house. This same thing has been here for a long while. My son-in-law has been in this condition all the time. I could not get the big deer. I tried my best to kill him. I tried and tried to break his neck. I could...
10. Lizard And Fox : p. 323 10. LIZARD AND FOX Lizard said, "I am going to see the worms. Do not come near me. Do not come near me," said Worm. You do not smell good,' Lizard said, when he saw Worm. "Keep away from me. Keep away from me. Do not come near me. Keep away from me. Keep away from me. I do not want th...
13. Bear And The Fawns : p. 333 13. BEAR AND THE FAWNS "Sister-in-law, let us hunt grass," said Bear. "Let us go," said Deer. After they had gone a distance, Bear said, "Let me louse your head. "Let me bite the lice." Bear bit Deer so that she died. Deer had told her Fawns before she left that a bag hung in the house. She...
