The long-tailed bear, and other Indian legends / Illustrated by Louis F. Cary.
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Indianapolis :
Bobbs-Merrill,
[1961]
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Table of Contents:
- How the long-tailed bear lost his tail (Loucheux)
- How the animals made wings for Bat and Flying Squirrel (Creek and Cherokee)
- Why Crane's feathers are brown and Otter doesn't feel the cold (Assiniboin)
- Why dogs carry their tails over their backs (Lipan Apache)
- Why Groundhog's tail is short (Cherokee)
- How frogs lost their tails (Wintu)
- How the birds came to have their many colors (Tahltan)
- Why ducks have flat feet (Chukchansi Yokut)
- [How the beaver came to build their homes in the water (Pawnee)]
- How Possum got his tail (Creek)
- Why Mole's front paws are bent (Achomawi)
- How Terrapin's shell was cracked (Creek)
- How Deer got his horns (Cherokee)
- How the whales reached the sea (Bellabella)
- How the cardinal got his red feathers (Cherokee)
- How Crane got his long legs (Cree)
- How the wildcat got his spots (Shawnee)
- How Duck got his bill (Sahaptian)
- Why animals are afraid of fire (Karok)
- How Beaver got his fine fur (Cree)
- Why the animals live where they do (Tahltan)
- How Turkey got his white tail [feathers] (Tewa)
- Why the tip of Fox's tail is white (Acoma)