Myths and Legends of the Great Plains is a compendium of myths and legends from the Great Plains region of the US. It includes many short stories, and also quite a few songs and poems. Each tale is tagged with what culture it is from - (Summary by Kyle Van De Glast)
Bianki's Vision / PrefaceThe Creation - OsageHow the World was Made - CherokeeThe Flood and the Rainbow - Lenni-Lenapi (Delaware)The First Fire - CherokeeThe Ancestors of People - OsageOrigin of Strawberries - CherokeeSacred Legend - OmahaThe Legend of the Peace Pipes - OmahaA Tradition of the Calumet - Lenni-Lenapi (Delaware)The Sacred Pole - OmahaIkto and the Thunders - TetonThe Thunder Bird - CommancheThe Thunder Bird - AssiniboinSong to the Thunder Gods - OmahaSongs of the Buffalo Hunt - SiouxOrigin of the Buffalo - TetonThe Buffalo Being - TetonThe Youth and the Underground People - OmahaThe Buffalo and the Grizzly Bear - OmahaMy First Buffalo Hunt - OmahaBird Omens - SiouxThe Bird Chief - OmahaSong of the Birds - PawneeSong of Kawas, the Eagle - PawneeThe Eagle’s Revenge - CherokeeThe Race between Humming Bird and Crane - CherokeeRabbit and the Turkeys - OmahaUnktomi and the Bad Songs - DakotaHow the Pheasant Beat Corn - CherokeeWhy Turkey Gobbles - CherokeeOmaha Beliefs - OmahaPawnee Beliefs - PawneeA Song of Hospitality - SiouxA Song of the March - SiouxSong of the Prairie Breeze - KiowaOld-Woman-Who-Never-Dies - MandanLegend of the Corn - ArikaraTradition of the Finding of Horses - PoncaDakota Beliefs and Customs - DakotaWhy the Tetons Bury on Scaffolds - TetonThe Ghost’s Resentment - DakotaThe Forked Roads - OmahaTattooed Ghosts - DakotaA Ghost Story - PoncaThe Ghost and the Traveler - TetonThe Man who Shot a Ghost - TetonThe Indian Who Wrestled with a Ghost - TetonThe Wakanda, or Water God - YanktonThe Spirit Land - ArapahoeWaziya, the Weather Spirit - TetonKansas Blizzards - KansaIkto and the Snowstorm - TetonThe Southern Bride - CherokeeThe Fallen Star - DakotaQuarrel of Sun and Moon - OmahaWhy the Possum Plays Dead - CherokeeBog Myth - DakotaCoyote and Snake - OmahaWhy the Wolves Help in War - DakotaHow Rabbit Escaped from the Wolves - CherokeeHow Rabbit Lost His Fat - OmahaHow Flint Visited Rabbit - CherokeeHow Rabbit Caught the Sun in a Trap - OmahaHow Rabbit Killed the Giant - OmahaHow Deer Got His Horns - CherokeeWhy the Deer has Blunt Teeth - CherokeeLegend of the Head of Gold - DakotaThe Milky Way - CherokeeCoyote and Gray Fox - PoncaIctinike and Turtle - OmahaIctinike and the Creators - OmahaHow Big Turtle Went on the War Path - Omaha
Myths and Legends of the Great Plains - Katharine Berry Judson - Description and brief content, listen free online on the e-library site at Knigi-Audio.com/en/
