Totkv mocvse = New fire : Creek folktales

Totkv mocvse = New fire : Creek folktales / by Earnest Gouge ; translated by Jack B. Martin, Margaret McKane Mauldin, and Juanita McGirt ; foreword by Craig Womack.

Author/creator	Gouge, Earnest, approximately 1865-1955
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2004.
Description	xxxiii, 132 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Subject(s)	Creek Indians--Folklore. Tales--Southern States. Legends--Southern States. Creek language--Texts.

Parallel title	New fire
Contents	The three brothers and the spotted horse -- The hunter and his dogs -- Tug-of-war between tie-snakes -- The hunters' wives -- The stork father -- Rabbit steals fire -- Turtle is beaten by three mothers -- Rabbit rides wolf -- Turtle races wolf -- The young man who turned into a snake -- Man defeats a giant lizard -- Man races a snake -- Rabbit traps lion on the other side of the ocean -- Rabbit seeks wisdom from God -- Two boys become thunder -- Tiger helps man defeat a giant lizard -- Rabbit tries to straighten riverbeds -- Twisted horn steals man's heart -- Old dog saves master from long claws -- Doe killed by hunter, becomes his wife -- Buzzard doctors rabbit -- Cow wants a knife -- Hunter captured by eagle -- Whistling man helps hunter -- Hunter taken to the deer cave -- Man races a lizard -- Turtle tried to look up women's dresses -- Wolf wants to become spotted -- Girl abducted by lion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
LCCN	2003063423
ISBN	0806135883 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0806136294

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E99.C9 G65 2004	✔ Available	Place Hold