'Algon carries the Captured Maiden home to his Lodge', 1914. Algon, a hunter of the Algonquian tribe turns himself into a mouse to capture a star-maiden and make her his wife, his kindness and gentleness wins her affection. From "The Myths of the North American Indians", by Lewis Spence [George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, London, Calcutta, Sydney, 1914]

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