The Algonquin Legends of New England: Or, Myths and Folk Lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Tribes

Charles Godfrey Leland

S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1884 - Algonquian Indians - 379 pages

Contents

• INTRODUCTION: 1
• GLOOSKAP THE DIVINITY: 15
• Of the Great Deeds which Glooskap did for Men: 28
• Of the Dreadful Deeds of the Evil Pitcher who was both: 36
• How the Story of Glooskap and Pookjinskwess the Evil: 44
• How Glooskap became friendly to the Loons and made: 50
• How Glooskap sailed through the Great Cavern of Dark: 59
• The Story of Glooskap as told in a few Words by a Woman: 65
• How Glooskap had a Great Frolic with Kitpooseagunow: 74
• How Glooskap made a Magician of a Young Man: 81
• How a certain Wicked Witch sought to cajole the Great: 92
• Of Glooskap and the three other Seekers: 98
• Of Glooskap and the Sinful Serpent: 104
• How Glooskap changed Certain Saucy Indians into Rattle: 110
• How the Lord of Men and Beasts strove with the Mighty: 120
• How Glooskap went to England and France and was: 127
• THE MERRY TALES OF LOX THE MISCHIEFMaker: 140
• How Master Lox played a Trick on Mrs Bear who lost: 174
• How Master Lox as a Raccoon killed the Bear and: 180
• How Lox deceived the Ducks cheated the Chief and: 186
• The MischiefMaker A Tradition of the Origin of: 194
• How Lox told a: 206
• Of the Adventure with Mooin the Bear it being the Third: 212
• How Master Rabbit went to a Wedding and won: 223
• THE CHENOO LEGENDS: 233
• THUNDER STORIES: 246
• Of the Girl who married Mount Katahdin and how: 255
• The Thunder and Lightning: 263
• Ne Hwas the Mermaid: 270
• The Mother of Serpents: 275
• THE PARTRIDGE: 281
• Duck and why her Feet and Feathers are: 300
• STORY OF THE THREE STRONG: 311
• THE WEEWILLMEKQ: 324
• Muggahmahtadem the Dance of Old Age or the Magic: 327
• TALES OF MAGIC: 334
• 315: 352

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Bibliographic information

• Title: The Algonquin Legends of New England: Or, Myths and Folk Lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Tribes
• Author: Charles Godfrey Leland
• Publisher: S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1884
• Original from: the New York Public Library
• Digitized: Nov 21, 2007
• Length: 379 pages