Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians

310 entries · 6 sections

By John R. Swanton

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Creek Stories

1. How Day And Night Were Divided 2. Bead-Spitter And Thrown-Away 3. The Orphan 4. Thunder Helper 5. The Origin of Corn 6. The Orphan and the Origin of Corn 7. The Orphan and the Origin of Corn (Second Version)8. The Orphan and the Origin of Corn (Second Version)9. The Only Son and Rabbit 10. The Origin of Tobacco 11. The Origin of Tobacco (Second Version)12. The Origin of Tobacco (Third Version)13. Man-eater and the Little Girl 14. The Water Panther (Leopard)15. How the Alligator's Nose Was Broken 16. Story of the Bat 17. The Friendly Dogs 18. The Hunter and His Dogs 19. The Monster Lizard 20. The Hunter, the Monster Lizard, and the Panther 21. The Hunter, the Monster Lizard, and the Panther (Second Version)22. The Racing Snake 23. The Man Who Became A Snake 24. The Man Who Became A Snake (Second Version)25. The Man Who Became A Snake (Third Version)26. The Man Who Became A Snake (Fourth Version)27. The Man Who Became A Snake (Fifth Version)28. The King of the Tie-Snakes 29. The Story of the Turkey 30. The Monster Turtle 31. The Monster Turtle (Second Version)32. The Big Rock Man 33. The Woman and the Monster Earthworm 34. The Fawn, the Wolves, and the Terrapin 35. How the Terrapin's Back Came to be in Checks 36. How the Terrapin's Back Came to be in Checks (Second Version)37. Why the Opossum Has No Hair On His Tail 38. Why the Opossum Has No Hair On His Tail (Second Story)39. The Race Between the Crane and the Humming Bird 40. Rabbit Gets Man-eater Over to the Other Side of the Ocean 41. Rabbit Gets Man-eater Over to the Other Side of the Ocean (Second Version)42. Rabbit Gets Man-eater Over to the Other Side of the Ocean (Third Version)43. Rabbit Gets Man-eater Over to the Other Side of the Ocean (Fourth Version)44. Rabbit Steals Fire 45. Rabbit Tries a Game of Scratch With Wildcat 46. Rabbit Gets a Turkey For Wildcat 47. Rabbit Gets a Turkey For Wildcat 48. Raccoon Gets a Deer For Panther 49. Rabbit Engineers a Tug of War Between Two Tie-Snakes 50. Rabbit Engineers a Tug of War Between Two Tie-Snakes (Second Version)51. Rabbit Engineers a Tug of War Between Two Tie-Snakes (Third Version)52. Rabbit Engineers a Tug of War Between Tie-Snake And Man-eater 53. Rabbit Engineers a Tug of War Between Two Bison 54. Rabbit Fools Alligator 55. Rabbit Fools Alligator (Second Version)56. Terrapin Races 57. Terrapin Races (Second Version)58. Terrapin Races (Third Version)59. Terrapin Races (Fourth Version)60. Terrapin Races (Fifth Version)61. The Bungling Host 62. How Rabbit Won His Wife's Sister For His Second Wife 63. Turkey, Turtle, And Rattlesnake 64. The Tasks of Rabbit 65. The Tasks of Rabbit (Second Version)66. The Tasks Of Rabbit (Third Version)67. Why the Rabbit Steals 68. Why the Opossum Looks Ashamed 69. How Rabbit Got the Widow's Daughter 70. How Rabbit Got the Widow's Daughter (Second Version)71. Rabbit Fools Coyote 72. Rabbit Rides Wolf 73. Rabbit Rides Wolf (Second Version)74. Rabbit Rides Wolf (Third Version)75. The Tar Baby 76. Rabbit Deceives the Other Animals 77. Rabbit Escapes From the Box 78. Rabbit's Imposition is Detected 79. The Flight to the Tree 80. Cow and Dog are Discontented 81. The Language of Animals 82. The Origin of Races 83. The Origin of Races (Second Version)84. The Ordering of Field Work 85. The Devil's Tasks 86. The Boy and the Lion 87. The Animal Helpers 88. A Bear Drive 89. A Legend Recorded By Bartram 90. The Creation of the Earth 91. The Monkey Girl

Hitchiti Stories

1. Bear, Tiger, Rattlesnake, And Fire 2. The Origin of Tobacco 3. The Origin of Wolves 4. The Boy and the Wizards 5. The Man-eating Bird 6. The Visit to the Nest of the Monster Bird 7. A Strange Turkey Catches People and Carries Them Up to the Sky 8. The Deer Women 9. The Hunter and His Dogs 10. The Hunter And His Dogs (Second Version)11. The Man and the Owl 12. The Orphan And The Owl 13. The Alligator That Stole a Man 14. Story of the Lizard 15. The Monster Lizard 16. The Hunter and the Tie-Snake 17. The Man Who Became a Snake 18. The Water People 19. A Rip Van Winkle Story 20. The Wolves and the Dogs 21. The Deer Kills Himself Against a Tree 22. Terrapin Races 23. Heron and Humming Bird 24. The Theft of Fire 25. The Theft of Fire (Second Version)26. The Tasks of Rabbit 27. Tie-Snake and Rabbit 28. Rabbit Rides Wolf 29. Rabbit and Wolf 30. Rabbit and Wildcat 31. Rabbit and Wildcat 32. Rabbit and Wildcat 33. The Tar Baby 34. The Tar Baby (Second Version)35. The Bungling Host 36. Rabbit Is Sent With Medicine 37. Man and Rabbit 38. Man And Rabbit 39. Rabbit and the Old Man 40. A War Story 41. Walnut-Cracker 42. The Unfaithful Wife Stories 43-45

Alabama Stories

1. Origin of the Indians 2. Origin of the Alabama Indians 3. The Flood 4. The Swinging Grapevines 5. Fire 6. Another Fire Story 7. The Rescue of the Sun 8. How Water Was Lost and Recovered 9. Thunder 10. The Monster Deer 11. The Deer Taboos 12. Bead-spitter 13. Big Man-eater and the Persimmon Tree 14. The Obstacle Flight 15. The Obstacle Flight (Second Version)16. Lodge Boy and Thrown-Away 17. The Orphan 18. The Orphan (Second Version)19. The Celestial Skiff 20. The Men Who Went to the Sky 21. The Men Who Went to the Sky (Second Version)22. The Men Who Went to the Sky (Third Version)23. The Friends 24. The Dead Wife 25. The Hunter and His Ghostly Visitants 26. The Ghost 27. The Owl Wives 28. The Man and the Ghost 29. Adventures With Supernatural Beings 30. The Sapia 31. The Pygmies 32. The Bear People 33. The Bear People (Second Version)34. The Bear's Revenge 35. The Alligator Benefactor 36. The Alligator Benefactor (Second Version)37. The Man and the Alligator 38. The Owl and the Hawk 39. The Owl and the Hawk (Second Version)40. The Big Lizard (Hanabia Tcoba)41. The Black Snake 42. The Woman Who Turned Into a Snake 43. The Eagle's Nest 44. The Man Who Rescued His Wife By Strategy 45. A Fight Between the Alabama and the Choctaw 46. The Girl Captives 47. The Alabama and Choctaw Wars 48. A War Between the Alabama and the Choctaw 49. The Captive Alabama 50. Crane and Hummingbird Race 51. Terrapin Races 52. Opossum 53. Terrapin And The Wolves 54. Rabbit And Big Man-eater 55. Rabbit And Big Man-eater (Second Version)56. Rabbit Kills Big Man-eater 57. The Tar Baby 58. Rabbit and the Box 59. The Bungling Host 60. The Flight to the Tree 61. Money-Spitter 62. The Monster 63. Story of the Mule's Return 64. Some Short Stories

Koasati Stories

1. The Ordering of the Months and Seasons 2. The Pleiades 3. The Stars-In-A-Row 4. The Star Husbands 5. A Story of the Origin of Corn and Tobacco 6. Corn Woman 7. How the Water Was Lost and Recovered 8. The Submarine People 9. Sickness 10. The Six Brothers 11. The Still Crawling Sister 12. Bead-Spitter 13. The Story of an Orphan 14. The Wicked Mother-in-law 15. The Orphan Boy And Rabbit 16. The Story of Crow 17. The Obstacle Flight 18. The Obstacle Flight (Second Version)19. Thunder And Laigatonōhona 20. Thunder 21. The Giant Elk 22. The Giant Deer (Second Version)23. The Hero From Under the Water 24. Pigeon Hawk Brings Down the Iron 25. The Monster Black Snake 26. Story of Two Brothers Who Tried to Restore Their Sister to Life 27. A Story of the Bear Clan 28. The Orphan and the Bear 29. The Bear's Revenge 30. The Man and the Deer Women 31. The Man and the Eagle 32. The Old Dog Saves His Master 33. The Pigeon Hawk's Gift 34. The Owl Persecutors 35. The Owl Persecutors (Second Version)36. The Monster Lizard 37. The Story of Life-Eater 38. The Man Who Treated a Ghost 39. The Owl and the Turkey 40. The Story of Owl and Little Yellow Mouse 41. The Story Of Wåhgalānoh 42. The Story of Opossum 43. The Story of Opossum (Second Version)44. Opossum and Panther in Partnership 45. Opossum and Skunk 46. Panther and Rattlesnake 47. Tadpole and Crawfish 48. The Wolf and the Terrapin 49. Crane and Humming Bird 50. The Conceit of Tciktcinigåsi 51. Locust and Ant 52. The Dog and the Heron 53. Rabbit Obtains Fire 53. Rabbit Obtains Fire 55. Rabbit Fools Big Man-eater 56. Rabbit and Big Man-eater Swap 57. Rabbit Plays Pranks On Big Man-eater 58. Rabbit and the Ducks 59. The Tar Baby 60. Rabbit and the Turkeys 61. The Bungling Host 62. Rabbit and Buzzard 63. Rabbit Fools Wildcat 64. The Flight to the Tree 65. Money-Spitter

Natchez Stories

1. The Flood 2. The Rolling Head 3. The Cannibal's Seven Sons 4. The Cannibal Woman 5. Lodge Boy And Thrown-Away 6. Lodge Boy and Thrown-Away 7. The Origin of Corn 8. Corn-Woman's Son 9. The Panther Child 10. Thunder 11. Adoption of the Human Race 12. Adoption of the Human Race (Second Version)13. The Cannibal 14. The Pleiades 15. The Hunter and His Dogs 16. Adventure With a Tie-Snake 17. The Ukteni 18. The Tlānuwâ 19. The Pygmies 20. The Frog That Lost His Wife 21. The Panther and the Crane 22. The Opossum 23. The Wolves and the Fawn 24. Terrapin and Deer 25. The Fox and the Crawfish 26. The Crane and the Humming Bird 27. The Owl and the Perch 28. The Turtle 29. Turkey and Wildcat 30. The Bungling Host 31. Rabbit and Alligator 32. The Wolf and the Rabbit 33. The Tar Baby 34. Rabbit and Wildcat 35. Rabbit and Man-eater 36. Story of a Bison 37. The Bison Helper 38. The Mosquito 39. The Indian Munchausen 40. The Twelve Irishmen 41. The Two Irishmen 42. Jack and the Beanstalk 43. The Simpleton