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The white deer and other stories told by the Lenape /
A collection of origin tales, tales of prophecy, stories of heroic children, and dog stories. Presents the Native American literary heritage of the Northeastern States.
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New York :
W. Morrow,
©1995.
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Table of Contents:
- Origins: How the first stories came out of the earth
- Snow boy
- The giant squirrel
- How the big house got started
- Lost children: The sun and the corn bread
- The boy who became a flock of quail
- The lost boy
- The girl who joined the thunders
- Rock-shut-up
- Boy heroes: The big fish and the sun
- Ball player
- The white deer
- Three boys on a vision quest
- The trickster: Jack babysits
- Crazy Jack puts his nose to the ground
- Wehixamukes story
- More Wehixamukes
- Six stories about Wehixamukes
- Tales of prophecy: The twelve little women
- The first land sale
- Why the world doesn't end
- Dog stories: The wolves and the dogs
- The boy who had dog power
- Why dogs sniff each other
- How a dog earned the right to eat from the table.