Myths of the red children
Book Description
Myths of the red children
FOREWORD
All American children listen with delight to our
fine old English fairy tales. Few of us, even of maturer
years, do not own a kindly feeling for Cinderella or
heroic Jack of the Bean Stalk.
But these tales were brought to us from Europe, and
they have never wholly lost the marks of their foreign
ori...
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FOREWORD
All American children listen with delight to our
fine old English fairy tales. Few of us, even of maturer
years, do not own a kindly feeling for Cinderella or
heroic Jack of the Bean Stalk.
But these tales were brought to us from Europe, and
they have never wholly lost the marks of their foreign
origin. Who has not longed for a fairy lore of our own
- one native to our broad America.
Such a lore we have. Among our Indian tribes still
lingers a rich body of myth and folk tale, breathing all
the freshness of our rugged forests and mountains.
These tales have dignity. Like every barbarian,
the Indian peopled the world with wonder-folk -
gods and monsters, ghosts and spirits. His myths,
therefore, give us a glimpse into his thought. They
are his oral literature, the wisdom of the elder-men,
handed down by mouth.
Many myths are sacred and were believed as firmly
as white children believe the beautiful story of Joseph.
Others were told to amuse, or, like fables, were made
to teach morals to the young.
The long winter evenings were the season for story-
telling. About the lodge fire then gathered men and
women, youths and maidens. Reverently they listened
as some aged story-teller rehearsed the doings of the
gods.
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Publisher | AMA Publication |
Binding | Kindle Edition (16 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized
|
# of Pages | 168 |
ISBN-10 | B007PUTOYG |
Publication Date | 03/28/2012 |
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