# The Indian Fairy Book: From the Original Legends

Author: Mathews, Cornelius, 1817-1889; McLenan, John, 1827-1866 [Illustrator]

Genre: Folklore

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22248

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Indian+Fairy+Book%3A+From+the+Original+Legends+Mathews&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The following stories have been, time out of mind, in their original form, recited around the lodge-fires and under the trees, by the Indian story-tellers, for the entertainment of the red children of the West. They were originally interpreted from the old tales and legends by the late Henry R. Schoolcraft, and are now re-interpreted and developed by the Editor, so as to enable them, as far as worthy, to take a place with the popular versions of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and other world-renowned tales of Europe and the East, to which, in their original conception, they bear a resemblance in romantic interest and quaint extravagance of fancy. T...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-indian-fairy-book-from-the-original-legends-22248/chapters/18/index.md)