The Algonquin Legends of New England

76 entries · 12 sections

by Charles G. Leland

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Glooskap The Divinity

Of Glooskap's Birth, and of his Brother Malsum the Wolf How Glooskap made the Elves and Fairies, and then Man of an Ash Tree, and last of all, Beasts, and of his Coming at the Last Day Of the Great Deeds which Glooskap did for Men; how he named the Animals, and who they were that formed his Family.How Win-pe the Sorcerer, having stolen Glooskap's Family, was by him pursued, and how Glooskap for a Merry Jest cheated the Whale. Of the Song of the Clams, and how the Whale smoked a Pipe Of the Dreadful Deeds of the Evil Pitcher, who was both Man and Woman, and how she fell in love with Glooskap, and, being scorned, became his Enemy. Of the Toads and Porcupines, and the Awful Battle of the Giants How the Story of Glooskap and Pook-jin-skwess, the Evil Pitcher, is told by the Passamaquoddy Indians How Glooskap became friendly to the Loons, and made them his Messengers How Glooskap made his Uncle Mikchich the Turtle into a Great Man, and got him a Wife. Of Turtles' Eggs, and how Glooskap vanquished a Sorcerer by smoking Tobacco.How Glooskap sailed through the great Cavern of Darkness Of the Great Works which Glooskap made in the Land The Story of Glooskap as told in a few Words by a Woman of the Penobscots How Glooskap, leaving the World, all the Animals mourned for him, and how, ere he departed, he gave Gifts to Men How Glooskap had a great Frolic with Kitpooseagunow, a Mighty Giant who caught a Whale How Glooskap made a Magician of a Young Man, who aided another to win a Wife and do Wonderful Deeds How a Certain Wicked Witch sought to cajole the Great and Good Glooskap, and of her Punishment Of other Men who went to Glooskap for Gifts Of Glooskap and the Three Other Seekers Of Glooskap and the Sinful Serpent The Tale of Glooskap as told by another Indian. Showing how the Toad and Porcupine lost their Noses How Glooskap changed Certain Saucy Indians into Rattlesnakes How Glooskap bound Wuchowsen, the Great Wind-Bird, and made all the Waters in all the World Stagnant How Glooskap conquered the Great Bull-Frog, and in what Manner all the Pollywogs, Crabs, Leeches, and other Water Creatures were created How the Lord of Men and Beasts strove with the Mighty Wasis, and was shamefully defeated How the great Glooskap fought the Giant Sorcerers at Saco, and turned them into Fish How Glooskap went to England and France, and was the first to make America known to the Europeans.How Glooskap is making Arrows, and preparing for a Great Battle. The Twilight of the Indian Gods.How Glooskap found the Summer The Legend of Glooskap

The Merry Tales of Lox, The Mischief Maker

Of the Surprising and Singular Adventures of two Water Fairies who were also Weasels, and how they each became the Bride of a Star. Including the Mysterious and Wonderful Works of Lox, the Great Indian Devil, who rose from the Dead Of the Wolverine and the Wolves, or how Master Lox Froze to Death How Master Lox played a Trick on Mrs. Bear, who lost her eyesight and had her eyes opened How Lox came to Grief by trying to catch a Salmon How Master Lox as a Raccoon killed the Pear and the Black Cats, and performed other Notable Feats of Skill, all to his Great Discredit How Lox deceived the Ducks, cheated the Chief, and beguiled the Bear The Mischief Maker. A Tradition of the Origin of the Mythology of the Senecas. A Lox Legend How Lox told a Lie

The Amazing Adventures of Master Rabbit

I. How Master Rabbit sought to rival Keeoony, the Otter II. How Mahtigwess, the Rabbit dined with the Woodpecker Girls, and was again humbled by trying to rival them III. Of the Adventure with Mooin, the Bear; it being the Third and Last Time that Master Rabbit made a Fool of himself IV. Relating how the Rabbit became Wise by being Original, and of the Terrible Tricks which he by Magic played Loup-Cervier, the Wicked Wild Cat V. How Master Rabbit went to a Wedding and won the Bride VI. How Master Rabbit gave himself Airs VII. The Young Man who was Saved by a Rabbit and a Fox

The Chenoo Legends

I. The Chenoo, or the, Story of a Cannibal with an Icy Heart The Story of the Great Chenoo, as told by the Passamaquoddies The Girl-Chenoo

Thunder Stories

Of the Girl who married Mount Katahdin, and how all the Indians brought about their own Rain How a Hunter visited the Thunder Spirits who dwell in Mount Katahdin The Thunder and Lightning Men Of the Woman who married the Thunder, and of their Boy

At-o-sis, the Serpent

How Two Girls were changed to Water-Snakes, and of Two Others that became Mermaids Ne Hwas, the Mermaid Of the Woman who loved a Serpent who lived in a Lake The Mother of Serpents Origin of the Black Snakes

The Partridge

The Adventures of the Great Hero Pulowech, or the Partridge The Story of a Partridge and his Wonderful Wigwam How the Partridge built Good Canoes for all the Birds, and a Bad One for Himself The Mournful Mystery of the Partridge-Witch; setting forth how a Young Man died from Love How one of the Partridge's Wives became a Sheldrake-Duck, and why her Feet and Feathers are Red

The Invisible One

Story of the Three Strong Men

The Weewillmekq'

I. How a Woman Lost a Gun for Fear of the Weewillmekq'II. Muggahmaht'adem, the Dance of Old Age, or the Magic of the Weewillmekq'III. Another Version of the Dance of Old Age?

Tales of Magic

M'téoulin, or Indian Magic Tumilkoontaoo, or the Broken Wing Fish-Hawk and Scapegrace The Giant Magicians