Pima Indian LegendsCoyote, Eagle-man, quail, bear, and other charaters relate their adventures in two dozen delightful tales Anna Shaw heard her father tell when she was young. The author, a Pima herself, unfolds twenty-four charming Indian tales as passed down from generation to generation. Simple, and beautiful in design and content. A delight for all ages. |
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... Hal Bee will quickly drive away the evil spirits with my eagle feathers . The evil spirits will not dare to hover around . " Then his mother's words suddenly came back to him : " Don't ever help Hal Bee . He does not belong to our clan ...
... Hal Bee will quickly drive away the evil spirits with my eagle feathers . The evil spirits will not dare to hover around . " Then his mother's words suddenly came back to him : " Don't ever help Hal Bee . He does not belong to our clan ...
Contents
The Creation | 4 |
The Great Hunters | 43 |
Coyote Retrieves His Brothers Scalp | 56 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
angry animals answered antelope asked Awks Bun Beaver Tail Big House Bluebird Brother Buzzard brother Coyote cactus Casa Grande chant Chee Chief Hawk Cholla clan climb coat corral Cottontail counselors Coyote Bun Coyote ran Coyote's cried dance eagle Eagleman eaglets Earth Medicine Elder Brother enemy eyes Father Bear flew foolish four days Gila River Gray Arrow ground Hal Bee happy head heard Hick-vick high mountain Hohokam Hummingbird hungry Hunters Indian jumped Juvet-Makai kia-has land legends little Bobcat little green frog little sherd looked maiden meat mesquite metate Mirage Morning Star Mother Mountain Lion Naf-choo old man Mist oldest Quail Pima Rattlesnake Raven returned Roadrunner runner Sandstorm sang scalp Se-eh-ha See-van sharp shouted singing stop Tall Flowers Tall Red Mountain tell tiniest Quail told took tribe turkey Turtle uncle venison village voice wait Whirlwind Yellow Bird young braves Yuma warriors
References to this book
Legends and Lore of the Papago and Pima Indians Dean Saxton,Lucille Saxton No preview available - 1973 |