Wigwam Evenings (eBook)

Charles a Eastman, Elaine Goodale Eastman (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
96 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-16183-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Chosen by a renowned folklorist who was raised among the Sioux, these 27 entertaining and instructive tales include creation myths, animal fables, and other adventures that will charm young readers.

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Each of the 27 captivating tales in this rich collection, passed down from generation to generation, long ago provided an evening's entertainment and instruction for Sioux youngsters sitting spellbound around the campfire. Shortened and simplified for young readers and listeners of today, the stories include creation myths, animal fables reminiscent of Aesop, and stories of brave heroes, beautiful princesses, wicked witches, cruel giants, and other universal characters. In these stories, however, the characters unmistakably belong to the fascinating world of the Plains Indians.Among the memorable tales in this collection are "e;The Buffalo and the Field-Mouse,"e; "e;The Raccoon and the Bee-Tree,"e; "e;Unktomee and His Bundle of Songs,"e; "e;The Festival of the Little People,"e; "e;The Little Boy Man,"e; "e;The First Battle,"e; "e;The Beloved of the Sun,"e; "e;The Laugh-Maker,"e; "e;The Girl Who Married the Star,"e; "e;North Wind and Star Boy,"e; "e;The Magic Arrows,"e; "e;The Ghost-Wife,"e; and 15 more. Chosen by Charles A. Eastman, who was raised as a Sioux in the 1870s and 1880s, the tales include such unforgettable characters as Unktomee, the sly one (much like Br'er Fox of the Uncle Remus stories); Chanotedah (an Indian brownie or gnome); and the cannibal giants Eya and Double-Face. Young readers and students of Native American legend and lore will delight in these authentic, time-honored stories.

Inhalt

FIRST The Buffalo and the Field-MouseSECOND The Frogs and the CraneTHIRD The Eagle and the BeaverFOURTH The War-PartyFIFTH The Falcon and the DuckSIXTH The Raccoon and the Bee-TreeSEVENTH The Badger and the BearEIGHTH The Good-Luck TokenNINTH Unktomee and His Bundle of SongsTENTH Unktomee and the ElkELEVENTH The Festival of the Little PeopleTWELFTH Eya the DevourerTHIRTEENTH The Wars of Wakeeyan and UnktayheeFOURTEENTH The Little Boy ManFIFTEENTH The Return of the Little Boy ManSIXTEENTH The First BattleSEVENTEENTH The Beloved of the SunEIGHTEENTH Wood-Chopper and Berry-PickerNINETEENTH The Son-in-LawTWENTIETH The ComradesTWENTY-FIRST The Laugh-MakerTWENTY-SECOND The RunawaysTWENTY-THIRD The Girl Who Married the StarTWENTY-FOURTH North Wind and Star BoyTWENTY-FIFTH The Ten VirginsTWENTY-SIXTH The Magic ArrowsTWENTY-SEVENTH The Ghost Wife

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.3.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Children's Classics
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 145 g
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Vorlesebücher / Märchen
• Schlagworte: Fables • Folk Tales • Indian • Native American • Sioux
• ISBN-10: 0-486-16183-8 / 0486161838
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-16183-9 / 9780486161839