Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children

Project Gutenberg's Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children, by Mabel PowersThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Stories the Iroquois Tell Their ChildrenAuthor: Mabel PowersRelease Date: July 18, 2007 [EBook #22096]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK STORIES THE IROQUOIS TELL ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Janet Blenkinship and theOnline Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netcoverfrontispieceSTORIESTHE IROQUOISTELL THEIRCHILDRENtitle decorationMABEL POWERS(YEH SEN NOH WEHS)AMERICAN BOOK COMPANYNEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGOCopyright, 1917, byMabel Powers.All rights reserved.W. P. 9TO ALL THE CHILDREN WHO ASKHOW AND WHY,ESPECIALLY THOSE RED CHILDRENWHO SEE WITH WONDER EYES,AND THOSE PALEFACE CHILDRENWHO YET BELIEVE IN FAIRIES,THESE STORIES ARE LOVINGLY DEDICATEDdedication decorationCONTENTS PageAcknowledgment 8Foreword by the Chiefs 9INTRODUCTORYHow the Stories came to Be 11Why I was called the Story-teller 13The Little People 18Story-telling Time 23How the Iroquois give Thanks 27A Firemaker and a Peacemaker 34IROQUOIS WONDER STORIESHow the White Man came 45Why the Eagle defends Americans 49How the Turkey Buzzard Got His Suit 60Why the Partridge drums 66How the Indians ...