Iroquois stories : heroes and heroines, monsters and magic

ISBN: 0895941678 :
ISBN: 9780895941671
Physical Description: 198 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Trumansburg, N.Y. : Crossing Press, c1985.

Book

Iroquois stories : heroes and heroines, monsters and magic / as told by Joseph Bruchac ; illustrated by Daniel Burgevin.

Summary:

An illustrated collection of traditional Iroquois tales about animals, adventures, monsters, and other topics.

Formatted Contents Note:: I will now tell a story -- The coming of legends -- The creation -- The two brothers -- The boy who lived with the bears -- How Bear lost his tail -- Chipmunk and Bear -- The gifts of the little people -- Three tales about Turtle -- Turtle's race with Beaver -- Turtle's race with Bear -- Turtle makes war on men -- How Buzzard got his feathers -- Rabbit and the willow tree -- Raccoon and the crayfish -- Rabbit and Fox -- The hungry fox and the boastful suitor -- The dogs who saved their master -- Battle with the snakes -- The two-headed snake -- The story of Okteondon or the workers of evil -- The two daughters -- The girl who was not satisfied with simple things -- The vampire skeleton -- The stone coat woman -- The wife of Thunderer -- Four Iroquois hunters -- Skunny-Wundy and the stone giant -- Hodadenon : the last one left and the chestnut tree -- The brave woman and the flying head -- The hunting of the great bear -- Naho.