Merlin Books

Canadian Fairy Tales Merlin Books

Professor Macmillan has been successful in presenting the Indian folk-lore in a most engaging manner. The stories have all the delightful charm and mystery of the Canadian forests; they have penetrated into the heart of nature, but also into the heart of man.

CONTENT

INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
HOW GLOOSKAP MADE THE BIRDS
RABBIT AND THE GRAIN BUYERS
SAINT NICHOLAS AND THE CHILDREN
THE FALL OF THE SPIDER MAN
THE BOY WHO WAS CALLED THICK-HEAD
RABBIT AND THE INDIAN CHIEF
GREAT HEART AND THE THREE TESTS
THE BOY OF THE RED TWILIGHT SKY
HOW RAVEN BROUGHT FIRE TO THE INDIANS
THE GIRL WHO ALWAYS CRIED
ERMINE AND THE HUNTER
HOW RABBIT DECEIVED FOX
THE BOY AND THE DRAGON
OWL WITH THE GREAT HEAD AND EYES
THE TOBACCO FAIRY FROM THE BLUE HILLS
RAINBOW AND THE AUTUMN LEAVES
RABBIT AND THE MOON-MAN
THE CHILDREN WITH ONE EYE
THE GIANT WITH THE GREY FEATHERS
THE CRUEL STEPMOTHER
THE BOY WHO WAS SAVED BY THOUGHTS
THE SONG-BIRD AND THE HEALING WATERS
THE BOY WHO OVERCAME THE GIANTS
THE YOUTH AND THE DOG-DANCE
SPARROW'S SEARCH FOR THE RAIN
THE BOY IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS