English, Department of
Date of this Version
1979
Citation
Experimental, royalty-free, non-commercial edition for school use. Published by the Nebraska Curriculum Development Center, in conjunction with the Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
Abstract
I. Meeting the Pawnee ............................... 1
II. Pawnee Beliefs .................................. . 3
The Pawnee Creation Story ...................... 3
The Boy Who Was Sacrificed ..................... 8
III. Pawnee Hero Stories ............................. 14
Lone Chief ................................. 14
Little Warrior's Counsel. ................ . . . .... 27
IV. Pawnee Folk Tales ............................... 30
The Snake Brother ........................... 30
Mosquitoes ................................. 37
V. Boy Stories .................................... 39
The Boy Who Talked with Lightning .............. 39
The Boy and the Wonderful Robe ............... .42
The Boys, the Thunderbird, and the Water Monster .. 50
VI. Coyote Stories .................................. 54
Coyote and the Blind Buffalo ................... 54
Coyote and the Turkeys ....................... 55
Coyote and Eagle ............................ 56
Coyote and Bear ............................. 59
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Copyright © 1979