The dawn of the world; myths and weird tales told by the Mewan Indians of California . rom returning tolife 131-132. See also me-chah (Hookooeko for Evil One) : (Southern Mewuk for 272 SnbEx Gray Fox): 23, 92, 116; huntsElk for His-sik 117-118; ghostsof dead Indians turn into 219;scientific name 238. See also Gray Fox and Urocyon. Zenaidura macroura carolinen-sis, Dove: 238. 273. CLEVELAND ®te sartfjur 1^. Clarfe Companp 1910 ; COPYRIGHT, I9IO, BY C. HART MERRIAM r( Contents; PagePreface . . . 15 Introduction ..... Note ...... Part I: Ancient Myths 1729 How JV
The dawn of the world; myths and weird tales told by the Mewan Indians of California . rom returning tolife 131-132. See also me-chah (Hookooeko for Evil One) : (Southern Mewuk for 272 SnbEx Gray Fox): 23, 92, 116; huntsElk for His-sik 117-118; ghostsof dead Indians turn into 219;scientific name 238. See also Gray Fox and Urocyon. Zenaidura macroura carolinen-sis, Dove: 238. 273. CLEVELAND ®te sartfjur 1^. Clarfe Companp 1910 ; COPYRIGHT, I9IO, BY C. HART MERRIAM r( Contents; PagePreface . . . 15 Introduction ..... Note ...... Part I: Ancient Myths 1729 How JVit-tab-bah the Robin got his Red Breast . 33 How Ah-hd-le stole the Sun for the Valley People . 35 How Ah-hd-le stole the Morning ... 45How Tol-le-loo stole the Fire for the Mountain People ...... 49 Why the Lizard Man did not restore Dead People to Life ...... 55 The Coyote and the Lizard .... 59 How the People got Five Fingers; How they ob-tained Fire; and How they broke up into Tribes 61The Birth of Wek-wek and the Creation of Man . 67Ke-lok and his Han-na-boo ... 75The Creation of Man .... 83 How they got the Fire .... 89 How Kah-kool the Raven became a Great Hunter . 93 How Kah-kah-loo the Ravens became People . loiThe Bear and the Fawns, as told by the Northern Mewuk ...... 103 The Bear and the Fawns, as told by the Tuolumne Mewuk . . . Ill How the Children of He-le-jah became People .
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