Myths of the Cherokee

Mooney's book contains one of the finest selection of Cherokee myths and folklore Contents: Cosmogonic Myths 1. How The World Was Made 2. The First Fire 3. Kana't And Selu: The Origin Of Game And Corn ...and many more ... Quadruped Myths 15. The Fourfooted Tribes 16. The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting 18. Why The Possum's Tail Is Bare ...and many more ... Bird Myths 35. The Bird Tribes 36. The Ball Game Of The Birds And Animals 37. How The Turkey Got His Beard ...and many more ... Wonder Stories 63. tsaiy', The Gambler 64. The Nest Of The Tlä'nuwä 65. The Hunter And The Tlä'nuwä ...and many more ...

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Cosmogonic Myths1. How The World Was Made2. The First Fire3. Kana'tï And Selu: The Origin Of Game And Corn4. Origin Of Disease And Medicine5. The Daughter Of The Sun6. How They Brought Back The Tobacco7. The Journey To The Sunrise8. The Moon And The Thunders.9. What The Stars Are Like10. Origin Of The Pleiades And The Pine11. The Milky Way12. Origin Of Strawberries13. The Great Yellow-Jacket: Origin Of Fish And Frogs14. The DelugeQuadruped Myths15. The Fourfooted Tribes16. The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting18. Why The Possum's Tail Is Bare19. How The Wildcat Caught The Gobbler20. How The Terrapin Beat The Rabbit21. The Rabbit And The Tar Wolf22. The Rabbit And The Possum After A Wife23. The Rabbit Dines The Bear24. The Rabbit Escapes From The Wolves25. Flint Visits The Rabbit26. How The Deer Got His Horns27. Why The Deer's Teeth Are Blunt28. What Became Of The Rabbit29. Why The Mink Smells30. Why The Mole Lives Underground31. The Terrapin's Escape From The Wolves32. Origin Of The Groundhog Dance: The Groundhog's Head33. The Migration Of The Animals34. The Wolf's Revenge--The Wolf And The Dog...and many more ...