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CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION

1

ALPHABET

3

CREATION MYTHS

5

    1. Arrow Young Men (The Creation of the World)

5

    2. The Crow (and the Thunder-Bird)

14

    3. The Ascent to Heaven

21

    4. The Stealing of Fire and Water

39

    5. The Origin of Death

43

    6. The Flood

45

    7. Origin of the Coos People

49

    8. The Girls and the Stars

51

    9. The Fire-Wind

53

MISCELLANEOUS TALES

55

    10. The Woman who married the Seal

55

    11. Spider- Old-Woman

59

    12. The Giant Woman (First Version)

71

    13. The Giant Woman (Second Version)

77

    14. The Giant Women (Third Version)

83

    15. The Girl and her Pet

85

    16. The Five Grizzly-Bears

91

    17. The Five Shadows

105

    18 Night-Rainbow and Grizzly Bear

111

    19. The Pelican People

127

TALES COLLECTED BY HARRY HULL ST. CLAIR

133

    20. The Battle in the Air

133

    21. The Long Night

135

    22. The Underground People

135

    23. The Country of the Souls

139

    24. The Revenge of the Sky People

149

    25. The Woman who married the Merman

157

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    26. The Woman who married the Wolf

163

    27. The Woman who married the Dog

167

    28. The Woman who married the Bear

171

    29. The Women who married the Beaver

173

    30. The Woman who became a Bear

181

    31. Eagle-Woman

183

    32. The Man who married the Bird

187

VOCABULARY

191

 


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