Indian Why Stories: Sparks From War Eagle's Lodge-Fire


Lu par Sacha Chander

(4.5 stars; 36 reviews)

Delightful fables, collected by a devotee of Indian lore, recounts many of the legends told to him by tribal members, among them intriguing explanations of "Why the Chipmunk's Back is Striped," "How the Otter Skin Became Great Medicine," "How the Man Found His Mate," and "Why Blackfeet Never Kill Mice." (Summary by Dover Children's Classics) (3 hr 13 min)

Chapitres

00 - Dedication, Preface, Introduction, Contents 8:36 Lu par Sacha Chander
01 - Why the chipmunk's back is striped 13:32 Lu par Sacha Chander
02 - How the ducks got their fine feathers 6:52 Lu par Sacha Chander
03 - Why the kingfisher always wears a war-bonnet 7:03 Lu par Sacha Chander
04 - Why the curlew's bill is long and crooked 6:44 Lu par Sacha Chander
05 - Old-man remarks the world 14:48 Lu par Sacha Chander
06 - Why Blackfeet never kill mice 7:16 Lu par Sacha Chander
07 - How the otter skin became great "medicine" 14:20 Lu par Sacha Chander
08 - Old-man steals the sun's leggings 11:30 Lu par Sacha Chander
09 - Old-man and his conscience 10:10 Lu par Sacha Chander
10 - Old-man's treachery 8:27 Lu par Sacha Chander
11 - Why the night-hawk's wings are beautiful 6:57 Lu par Sacha Chander
12 - Why the mountain-lion is long and lean 13:29 Lu par Sacha Chander
13 - The fire-leggings 5:39 Lu par Sacha Chander
14 - The moon and the great snake 4:40 Lu par Sacha Chander
15 - Why the deer has no gall 5:50 Lu par Sacha Chander
16 - Why indians whip the buffalo-berries from the bushes 6:35 Lu par Sacha Chander
17 - Old-man and the fox 11:33 Lu par Sacha Chander
18 - Why the birch-tree wears the slashes in its bark 5:54 Lu par Sacha Chander
19 - Mistakes of old-man 3:19 Lu par Sacha Chander
20 - How the man found his mate 6:50 Lu par Sacha Chander
21 - Dreams 9:31 Lu par Sacha Chander
22 - Retrospection 4:12 Lu par Sacha Chander

Critiques

Great storyline...great narration too.


(4.5 stars)

The legends of the Indian people are good but the way & style in how its portrayed is just as important. 👍👍👍

good stories


(4 stars)

the reader is clear. the stories give me an idea of the American Indian culture

Me like otters


(5 stars)

Otters make me smile