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The Bride From The South
The North went traveling, and after going far and meeting many different tribes he finally fell in love with the daughter of the South and wanted to marry her.
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The Bird Tribes
Winged creatures of all kinds are classed under the generic term of aninâ'hilidâ'hï (flyers). Birds are called, alike in the singular and plural, tsi'skwa,
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The Bear Man
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Agan-uni'tsi's Search For The Uktena
In one of their battles with the Shawano, who are all magicians, the Cherokee captured a great medicine-man whose name was Âgän-uni'tsï,
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The Stone-Shield
In ancient times there lived among the Cherokees two strange beings, -- monsters of human form, resembling Cherokees in appearance. These two monsters, a man and a woman, lived in a cave.
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The Fifth World
First Man was not satisfied with the Fourth World. It was a small barren land; and the great water had soaked the earth and made the sowing of seeds impossible.
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The Coyote and the Locust
In the days of the ancients, there lived south of Zuñi, beyond the headland of rocks, at a place called Suski-ashokton ("Rock Hollow of the Coyotes"), an old Coyote.
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The Corn Maidens
- Origin: Zuni
After long ages of wandering, the precious Seed-things rested over the Middle at Zuni, and men turned their hearts to the cherishing of their corn and the Corn Maidens instead of warring with strange men.
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The Coyote and the Beetle
- Origin: Zuni
In remote times, after our ancients were settled at Middle Ant Hill, a little thing occurred which will explain a great deal.
My children, you have doubtless. seen Tip-beetles.
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