The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories

The Stories and the Story-Tellers vii The Bluejay Stories ix The Punishment of the Stingy 3 Bluejay, the Imitator 19 Bluejay Visits the Ghosts 35 The Girl Who Was the Ring 49 Th...

The Magpie said, “Bluejay can do only one thing.” He took the kettle and threw the stones out of it. Then he heated more stones, put a dry salmon egg in the water, put in the ho...

One day the boys went out to get wood for arrows, and left the girl in the lodge alone. While they were away a Coyote came to the lodge and talked to the girl. He said to her: “...

After a time the woman’s husband came back to their lodge and found that his wife was gone. He looked for her everywhere, but could see nothing of her. At last he found the hole...

As he came up he saw that his people were having a hard time, and were being driven back. There was one of the enemy who seemed to be the bravest of all. The poor boy rushed at...

The people thought that he was joking; but the next morning they learned that he meant what he said, for when they arose they saw that already his lodge had been taken down, and...

Pi-waṕ-ōk’s courage won. At last, tired and breathless, they came to where the gnarled and stunted tree hung to the cliff’s face by its giant roots. “Hai!” said the guide; “I ne...

They put on their finest clothing and left their father’s lodge and started for Nothing Child’s home. As they walked along, the elder girl said to her sister, “I am not going to...

“Our only food,” said the old man, “is the bark of the trees; for, after all, you know, we are actually beavers, although we have the power to change our bodies into the form of...

In this way, after many days, they came to the Little (Milk) River. The pouch had long been empty, and Su-yé-sai-pi was weak from hunger, and her weary feet were swollen and bli...