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title	:	The Mythology of the Wichita
author	:	Dorsey, George Amos, 1868-1931.
publisher	:	University of Oklahoma Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0806127783
print isbn13	:	9780806127781
ebook isbn13	:	9780585198132
language	:	English
subject	Wichita mythology, Wichita Indians--Folklore, Tales--Texas, Tales--Oklahoma.
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	E99.W6M98 1995eb
ddc	:	299/.72
subject	:	Wichita mythology, Wichita Indians--Folklore, Tales--Texas, Tales--Oklahoma.

Page iii The Mythology of the Wichita By George A. Dorsey Curator of Anthropology, Field Columbian Museum Foreword by Elizabeth A. H. John University of Oklahoma Press Norman and London

Page iv Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The mythology of the Wichita / George A Dorsey. p .cm. ISBN 0-8061-2778-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) I. Wichita mythology 2. Wichita IndiansFolklore. 3. Tales Texas. 4. TalesOklahoma. E99.W6M98 1995 299.72dc20 95-2857 CIP The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Published by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. First edition published in 1904 by the Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C. Foreword by Elizabeth A. H. John copyright 1995 by the University of Oklahoma Press. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A. First printing of the University of Oklahoma Press edition, 1995. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Page v CONTENTS Foreword Elizabeth A. H. John vii Introduction 1 First Period: Creation. 1. The First Creation 25 Second Period: Transformation. 2. The Deeds of the Coyote and Young-Star 30 3. The Coyote and His Magic Shield and Arrows 36 4. The Coyote and His Magic Shield and Arrows 41 5. The Great-South-Star, the Protector of Warriors 47 6. The Great-South-Star, the Protector of Warriors 52 7. The Great-South-Star, the Protector of Warriors 58 8. The Seven Brothers and the Woman 63 9. The Seven Brothers and the Sister 69 10. The Seven Brothers and the Sister 74 11. Owner-of-Black-and-White-Flint-Knives and His Son 81 12. The Deeds of After-Birth-Boy 88 13. The Thunderbird and the Water-Monster 102 14. The Deeds of Wets-the-Bed 106 15. The Deeds of Wets-the-Bed 114 16. The Thunderbird-Woman 120 17. Healthy-Flint-Stone-Man and Woman-Having-Powers-in-the-Water 124 18. The Hawk and His Four Dogs 129 19. The Story of Child-of-a-Dog 130 20. The Old-Age-Dog Who Rescued the Chief's Son 149 21. The Old-Age-Dog Who Rescued the Chief's Son 155 22. Young-Boy-Chief Who Became an Otter 161 23. Young-Boy-Chief Who Became an Otter 167 24. The Man Who Became a Flamingo 172 25. The Spiders Who Recovered the Chief's Grandson 177 26. The Origin of the Eagles 187 27. The Coyote and the Buffalo 191 28. Half-a-Boy Who Overcame the Gambler 194 29. Young-Boy-Chief Who Married a Buffalo 199 30. The Swift-Hawks and Shadow-of-the-Sun 207 31. The Swift-Hawks and Shadow-of-the-Sun 252 32. Young-Boy-Chief and His Sister 218 33. The Story of Not-Know-Who-You-Are 224 34. Early-Morning-Deer-Slayer Who Overcame the Elk

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