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The Ignorant Housekeeper
A widow who had an only daughter, but no son, found it very hard to make a living and was constantly urging upon the young woman that they ought to have a man in the family,
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The Ice Man
Once when the people were burning the woods in the fall the blaze set fire to a poplar tree, which continued to burn until the fire went down into the roots and burned a great hole in the ground.
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The Hunter and the Dakwa
In the old days there was a great fish called the Dakwa which lived in the Tennessee River near the mouth of Toco Creek. This fish was so large that it could easily swallow a man.
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The Hunter And The Buzzard
A hunter had been all day looking for deer in the mountains without success until he was completely tired out and sat down on a log to rest and wonder what he should do.
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The Hunter And Selu
A hunter had been tramping over the mountains all day long without finding any game and when the sun went down, he built a fire in a hollow stump,
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The Huhu Gets Married
A widow who had an only daughter, but no son, found it very hard to make a living and was constantly urging upon the young woman that they ought to have a man in the family,
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The Great Leech Of Tlanusi'yi
The spot where Valley river joins Hiwassee, at Murphy, in North Carolina, is known among the Cherokees as Tlanusi'yï, "The Leech place," and this is the story they tell of it:
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The Four-footed Tribes
Their lives are apart, but the difference is always one of degree only. The animals, like the people, are organized into tribes and have like them their chiefs and townhouses,
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The Eagle's Revenge
Once a hunter in the mountains heard a noise at night like a rushing wind outside the cabin, and on going out he found that an eagle
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