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• Story of a cannibalJune 17, 2025
  When a father hunting beaver is ambushed and killed by the cannibal Djec’actodji’ne’hwan, his young sons witness the threat but are forbidden to speak. Their mother, sensing danger, gathers relatives and follows the ominous fire to find the hunter roasting alive. They set snares, trap the monster, and avenge their kin by killing and burning … Continue reading Story of a cannibal
• The Snow ManJune 17, 2025
  An Indian hunter endures a thawing winter’s slush and angrily blames the North Man. He meets the supernatural Snow Man, then spends spring and summer storing wood and animal grease. When the next winter’s cold arrives, he relies on his provisions and outlasts the Snow Man, who concedes defeat and restores balanced winters thereafter. The … Continue reading The Snow Man
• The giant carried off by the eagleJune 17, 2025
  A hundred-foot Beaver lived on a lakeside rock, hunted by a giant man who feared a monstrous eagle. After the giant killed the Beaver and carried it away, the eagle intercepted him, fed his prize to its young, and trapped him in its lofty nest. The giant tricked and killed the eagle, hid inside its … Continue reading The giant carried off by the eagle
• The four wind brothersJune 17, 2025
  Four elemental brothers—North, South, East, and West—live in a cavern and stand above a great hole to blow the world’s winds. The youngest, West, blows fiercest gusts, but the eldest, North, warns him to restrain his strength to protect their mother (the Earth) and the people. Together they balance their powers, ensuring the winds are … Continue reading The four wind brothers
• Ayas’iJune 17, 2025
  Ayas’i, a cunning chief, is deceived by his younger wife into believing his eldest son assaulted her. Exiling him to an island, the boy endures trials—assisted by a gull, a catfish, and a fox—overcoming sky-hooks, monster dogs, and deadly women. Returning home, he reveals the truth, punishes his father by turning him into a frog, … Continue reading Ayas’i
• The starving IndiansJune 17, 2025
  A starving band of Indians neglected to store food and faced starvation until one old man, who had preserved provisions, offered a morsel to a hungry child. Using cunning, he convinced the boy’s father to give his daughter in marriage in exchange for the entire supply, hosted feasts, and taught the community deer-snaring. Through this … Continue reading The starving Indians
• The starving wolvereneJune 17, 2025
  Facing starvation, a wolverene seeks aid from his wolf brothers on a journey filled with trials. The wolves conjure tents, fires, and meals, then trick him into eating harmful fat until he falls ill. Armed with the secret of fire-making, he tries to return home, but his greed and disobedience—discarding flint and looking back—lead the … Continue reading The starving wolverene
• Fate of two Indian menJune 17, 2025
  Two hunters endured a fruitless fall and winter hunt and, guided by a dream of porcupines, secured meat but later abandoned a bear’s carcass after sampling its fat. Wolves devoured it while they were away, provoking regret. On their final journey back, desperate for water, their lips froze to the creek’s ice, and they perished … Continue reading Fate of two Indian men
• The spirit guiding a child left by its parentsJune 17, 2025
  A lice-infested boy is left behind by his parents but is saved and lice-picked by the spirit of a dead man. Riding the spirit’s back, he follows his mother’s trail, hunts a hare, and is reunited with his baffled parents. After graciously feeding the spirit, he tracks him across frozen lakes, only to see him … Continue reading The spirit guiding a child left by its parents
• The venturesome hareJune 17, 2025
  A young hare, determined to feed his infirm grandmother, nets a bountiful haul of fish and promises to fetch fire. Commanding whales to bridge a wide river, he reaches the Indians’ camp, only to be trapped in their kettle. Ingeniously igniting his net from above, he escapes their grasp and, with a mighty leap, clears … Continue reading The venturesome hare
• The Indian and his beaver wifeJune 17, 2025
  A hunter spares a talking beaver who beckons him to live underwater as her spouse. Unaware, he marries her in her submerged lodge until his brother’s prophetic dream prompts a rescue mission. The brother dam’s the stream, slays the beaver family, and frees his sibling. Forced to eat beaver meat, the husband’s grief summons his … Continue reading The Indian and his beaver wife
• Origin of the whitish spot on the throat of the martenJune 17, 2025
  A cunning marten enamored of a man’s wife repeatedly tries to lure her away during her husband’s absences. Discovering its deceit, the husband sets a boiling kettle trap, dousing the marten when it visits. Scalded, the creature flees into the woods, its burned breast driving it into the densest forests, thus explaining why martens remain … Continue reading Origin of the whitish spot on the throat of the marten