| “The Thunder Maiden Fastened His Purple Wings to His Shoulders and Bade Him Good-Bye” | Frontispiece |
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| “Omeme Said, ‘I Will Not Shoot You, Tell Me Your Secret’” | 13 |
| “‘The Arbutus!’ Cried the Children” | 21 |
| “Day After Day ... She Stood and Waited for His Coming” | 27 |
| “There Arose a Great Flock of Winged Birds” | 35 |
| “The Wind Tried to Catch Her in His Embrace” | 41 |
| “He Grappled with the Youth and They Wrestled Together” | 51 |
| “‘I Am a Pukwudjee—A Little Man of the Mountains,’ He Said” | 63 |
| “Waupee Heard the Strains of the Magic Song” | 71 |
| “With a Terrible Cry, the Great Mosquito Flew Down with His Enormous Wings Outstretched” | 75 |
| “The Older Sister Looked on with Scorn” | 85 |
| “Wasis Sent Forth Such Piercing Yells and Shrieks, that the Warrior Stopped in Amazement” | 91 |
| “He Was Fat and Ugly, and His Back Was Covered with Green Slime from the Pool” | 97 |
| “Little Jo-nis-gy-ont Had His Own Ideas” | 105 |
| “North Wind Saw Him Sitting There with His Eyes Closed and His Tail Hanging Down in the Water” | 115 |
| “Wabun Wooed Her with His Soft Breezes ... and the Songs of Birds” | 125 |
About This Book
A collection of short Indigenous North American nature myths retold for children, presenting origin stories that account for seasons, plants, animals, and weather. Tales drawn from multiple tribal traditions imagine how birds, winds, stars, insects, and other elements of the natural world came to be, often blending poetic imagery with occasional humor. Each brief narrative attributes familiar phenomena to the actions of animals, spirits, and other beings, and the book groups these retellings into themed episodes accompanied by illustrations. The framing emphasizes wonder and imaginative explanation rather than literal history.