''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
Ruth Manning-Sanders (21 August 1886 – 12 October 1988) was an English poet and author born in Wales, known for a series of children's books for which she collected and related fairy tales worldwide. She published over 90 books in her lifeti ...
. 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
:: ''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
Coyote
:: ''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
See also
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Native American mythology
The indigenous peoples of the Americas comprise numerous different cultures. Each has its own mythologies. Some are quite distinct, but certain themes are shared across the cultural boundaries.
Northern America
There is no single mythology o ...
References
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Native African Spirituality
Collections of fairy tales
Children's short story collections
1960 short story collections
American fairy tales
1960 children's books
1960 anthologies
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