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


Gelesen von 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)

Kapitel

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

Bewertungen

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