Red Indian Folk and Fairy Tales
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Red Indian Folk and Fairy Tales is a 1960 anthology of 19 fairy tales from North American Indian culture
that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders
. It is one in a long series of such anthologies by Manning-Sanders.
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders
Ruth Manning-Sanders
Ruth Manning-Sanders was a prolific British poet and author who was perhaps best known for her series of children's books in which she collected and retold fairy tales from all over the world. All told, she published more than 90 books during her lifetime. The dust jacket for A Book of Giants...
. It is one in a long series of such anthologies by Manning-Sanders.
Table of contents
- I. Micabo's Island
- II. Ugly Thing
- III. Star Maiden
- IV. Beaver and Porcupine
- V. Raven Boy and Little Hawk
- VI. Adventures of Rabbit
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- Rabbit Goes Hunting
- Rabbit and the Devouring Hill
- Rabbit and the Thunder Birds
- VII. Zini and the Witches
- VIII. Napi and Nip
- IX. Young Mouse
- X. The Fat Grandmother
- XI. Adventures of CoyoteCoyote (mythology)Coyote is a mythological character common to many Native American cultures, based on the coyote animal. This character is usually male and is generally anthropomorphic although he may have some coyote-like physical features such as fur, pointed ears, yellow eyes, a tail and claws...
- Coyote and the Mice
- Coyote and the Quails
- Coyote and Mole
- Coyote and Little Blue Fox
- XII. The Magic Pebble
- XIII. Beautiful Girl
- XIV. Snake Ogre
- XV. Good Man and Bad Man
- XVI. Proud Girl and Bold Eagle
- XVII. Raven and the Wicked One
- XVIII. Otter Heart and the Magic Kettle
- XIX. Sun Arrow