Old Indian Legends. E-book. Formato Mobipocket - 9788829581498

Old Indian Legends. E-book. Formato Mobipocket. Old Indian Legends is a collection of Sioux stories retold by the Yankton Dakota writer Zitkala-Sa and published in 1901. Concerned about the effect of assimilation on the tribe's children, she wanted to preserve the traditional stories of her people. According to the University of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center, there are 14 legends which comprise this book.

The first five legends have an unlucky trickster character, a spider fairy named Iktomi.

Contents

• The Iktomi stories
• Iktomi and the Ducks
• Iktomi’s Blanket
• Iktomi and the Muskrat
• Iktomi and the Coyote
• Iktomi and the Fawn