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


Leído por 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)

Capítulos

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

Reseñas

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