The Blackfoot and the Bear | |
"The great court-tent was filled with Glooskap's people for the Sun's trial" | |
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"Oh, my Seigneur, you commanded a 'tiens-bon-la' and I have brought you one, the best that was ever made" | 10 |
"The girl looked through the hole, and saw the Earth far beneath" | 14 |
"Where are you going with the cow?" | 20 |
The bad Indian | 28 |
"So they drew lots to see who should seek him in the forest" | 30 |
"A meeting of all the fish in the sea was called" | 32 |
"That night when all the village was asleep, the boy went to the foot of the mountain" | 40 |
"The snow lay deep on the plains, and many snow-birds were flying around looking for food" | 46 |
"I should like to see my mother's people if they are anywhere on the earth" | 48 |
"The great eagle made the winds for him" | 56 |
"The people were all gathered for the wedding" | 62 |
"He saw four beautiful maidens sitting on the ice braiding their hair" | 68 |
"Her name is Summer" | 78 |
"Glooskap gathered his people on the shore and bade the whales carry them to their old home" | 94 |
"The little man weathers the storm in Glooskap's heavy canoe" | 102 |
"Glooskap walked alone by the ocean" | 104 |
"I am tired of the lonely life; I have come for your daughter" | 110 |
"She was very beautiful and gentle" | 118 |
"The Chief had a beautiful daughter" | 122 |
"A very beautiful girl sitting on the bank of the stream" | 124 |
"She climbed into a tree that stretched out over the water" | 136 |
"Many women sat around in a circle, all sad and weeping" | 144 |
"He walked through the forest until he came suddenly upon a wide and open red plain" | 148 |
"In the tribe was a very handsome young man" | 152 |
"From the beach came a large white seagull" | 158 |
"The night was always one of great merriment and feasting" | 162 |
"He saw four large fish lying on the ice" | 170 |
"In the evening they came to a camp" | 172 |
"He bought a large quantity of food, put it in a basket, and carried it to the animal yard" | 182 |
"Then he dressed his sister in good clothes and washed and combed her hair" | 186 |
"The pigs came grunting over the sand" | 190 |
"The people set out to find the giants. Soon they came to their cave" | 199 |