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丨賰丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賯賷賵胤
丕賱丨賰賷 賲賴賳丞賹 賯丿賷賲丞賹貙 賵賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賴賷 賲賳 亘賷賳 兀賯丿賲 賲賲鬲賱賰丕鬲賳丕. 賮胤賵丕賱 爻賳賵丕鬲賺 胤賵賷賱丞賺 賯亘賱 賲噩賷亍 丕賱亘賽賷囟 廿賱賶 賵胤賳賳丕貙 賰丕賳鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱兀爻丕胤賷乇 鬲購乇賵賶 賵鬲購乇賵賶貙 賵鬲賳鬲賯賱 賲賳 噩賷賱 廿賱賶 噩賷賱. 賰丕賳鬲 鬲賲孬賾賱 賰鬲亘賳丕貙 賵兀丿亘賳丕貙 賵賰丕賳鬲 匕賰乇賷丕鬲購 丕賱丨賰賾丕卅賷賳 丕賱兀賵乇丕賯賻 丕賱鬲賷 丿購賵賾賳鬲 毓賱賷賴丕 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲.
賰丕賳 丕賱丨賰賷貙 賵賲丕 賷夭丕賱 丕賱賷賵賲貙 賵爻賷賱丞賸 賱鬲夭噩賷丞 丕賱賵賯鬲貙 賵賱賰賳賾 丕賱賯賷賲丞 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷賾丞 賱賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賯亘賻賱賷賾丞 鬲賰賲賳 賮賷 丨賯賷賯丞 兀賳賾賴丕 賲乇鬲亘胤丞賹 丕乇鬲亘丕胤賸丕 賵孬賷賯賸丕 亘丨賷賵丕鬲 賳丕爻賴丕. 賵賰賲丕 賴賷 丕賱丨丕賱 賲毓 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賵賲毓 丕賱兀丿亘貙 亘丕鬲鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 兀毓乇丕賮賸丕 賲鬲賵丕乇孬丞貙 賵賯丿 丕鬲賾爻賲鬲 亘丕鬲賾爻丕毓賺 賷賲丕孬賱 丕鬲賾爻丕毓 鬲噩丕乇亘 丕賱卮賾毓亘. 賮賷賴丕 賵賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴丕 毓丕卮 卮噩毓丕賳賳丕 賵兀亘胤丕賱賳丕. 賵賵噩丿賳丕 賮賷賴丕 丕賱丿賾乇賵爻 賵丕賱賲睾丕夭賷 丕賱兀禺賱丕賯賷賾丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲購乇卮丿 兀賷賾丕賲賳丕. 賵賴賳丕賰貙 兀賷囟賸丕貙 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 禺乇丕賮賷賾丞 乇丕卅毓丞賹 賮賷 賮丕賳鬲丕夭賷丕 禺賷丕賱賴丕 丕賱噩丕賲丨.
賵賱賰賳賾 兀爻丕胤賷乇賳丕 鬲乇丨賱 賰賲丕 賷乇丨賱 毓噩丕卅夭賳丕貙 賵卮亘丕亘賳丕 賱丕 賷鬲毓賱賾賲賵賳賴丕 鈥� 賵賴匕丕 賷卮賰賽賾賱 噩丕賳亘賸丕 賲賳 噩賵丕賳亘 丿賲丕乇賳丕. 賴匕丕 賲丨夭賳貙 毓賱賶 丕賱兀禺氐 賱兀賳賾 毓賲賵賲 丕賱賳賾丕爻 亘丕鬲賵丕 賷丿乇賰賵賳 亘賯丿乇賺 賲丕 兀賴賲賷賾丞 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲. 賵亘匕丕貙 賵賲賳 禺賱丕賱 鬲丿賵賷賳 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賯亘賷賱鬲賴丕貙 鬲購丐丿賾賷 賴賵賲賷卮賵賲丕 賵丕噩亘賸丕 賱兀爻賱丕賮賴丕貙 賵鬲購丐丿賾賷 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 匕丕鬲賴 禺丿賲丞賸 賱賱兀禺賱丕賮.
賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賯賷賾賲丞. 賵爻鬲購賵丕氐賱 丕賰鬲爻丕亘 兀賴賲賷賾丞 兀賰亘乇 賮兀賰亘乇 賲毓 賲乇賵乇 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲貙 廿匕 廿賳賾 乇賵丨 丕賱賴賳賵丿 爻鬲丨賷丕 賵鬲鬲賳賮賾爻 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賳購孬丕乇 丕賱兀睾丕賳賷 賵丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱賲丿賵賻賾賳丞貙 賵賲毓 兀賳賾 卮禺氐賷賾丞 丕賱賴賳丿賷賾 丕賱兀賲賷乇賰賷賾 爻鬲鬲乇噩賾賱 廿賱賶 丕賱兀亘丿 賲賳 禺卮亘丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞貙 廿賱丕 兀賳賾 丕賱乇賾賵丨 禺丕賱丿丞.
丕賱夭賾毓賷賲 丕賱丿亘賾 丕賱賵丕賯賮
賰丕賳 丕賱丨賰賷貙 賵賲丕 賷夭丕賱 丕賱賷賵賲貙 賵爻賷賱丞賸 賱鬲夭噩賷丞 丕賱賵賯鬲貙 賵賱賰賳賾 丕賱賯賷賲丞 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷賾丞 賱賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賯亘賻賱賷賾丞 鬲賰賲賳 賮賷 丨賯賷賯丞 兀賳賾賴丕 賲乇鬲亘胤丞賹 丕乇鬲亘丕胤賸丕 賵孬賷賯賸丕 亘丨賷賵丕鬲 賳丕爻賴丕. 賵賰賲丕 賴賷 丕賱丨丕賱 賲毓 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賵賲毓 丕賱兀丿亘貙 亘丕鬲鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 兀毓乇丕賮賸丕 賲鬲賵丕乇孬丞貙 賵賯丿 丕鬲賾爻賲鬲 亘丕鬲賾爻丕毓賺 賷賲丕孬賱 丕鬲賾爻丕毓 鬲噩丕乇亘 丕賱卮賾毓亘. 賮賷賴丕 賵賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴丕 毓丕卮 卮噩毓丕賳賳丕 賵兀亘胤丕賱賳丕. 賵賵噩丿賳丕 賮賷賴丕 丕賱丿賾乇賵爻 賵丕賱賲睾丕夭賷 丕賱兀禺賱丕賯賷賾丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲購乇卮丿 兀賷賾丕賲賳丕. 賵賴賳丕賰貙 兀賷囟賸丕貙 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 禺乇丕賮賷賾丞 乇丕卅毓丞賹 賮賷 賮丕賳鬲丕夭賷丕 禺賷丕賱賴丕 丕賱噩丕賲丨.
賵賱賰賳賾 兀爻丕胤賷乇賳丕 鬲乇丨賱 賰賲丕 賷乇丨賱 毓噩丕卅夭賳丕貙 賵卮亘丕亘賳丕 賱丕 賷鬲毓賱賾賲賵賳賴丕 鈥� 賵賴匕丕 賷卮賰賽賾賱 噩丕賳亘賸丕 賲賳 噩賵丕賳亘 丿賲丕乇賳丕. 賴匕丕 賲丨夭賳貙 毓賱賶 丕賱兀禺氐 賱兀賳賾 毓賲賵賲 丕賱賳賾丕爻 亘丕鬲賵丕 賷丿乇賰賵賳 亘賯丿乇賺 賲丕 兀賴賲賷賾丞 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲. 賵亘匕丕貙 賵賲賳 禺賱丕賱 鬲丿賵賷賳 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賯亘賷賱鬲賴丕貙 鬲購丐丿賾賷 賴賵賲賷卮賵賲丕 賵丕噩亘賸丕 賱兀爻賱丕賮賴丕貙 賵鬲購丐丿賾賷 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 匕丕鬲賴 禺丿賲丞賸 賱賱兀禺賱丕賮.
賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賯賷賾賲丞. 賵爻鬲購賵丕氐賱 丕賰鬲爻丕亘 兀賴賲賷賾丞 兀賰亘乇 賮兀賰亘乇 賲毓 賲乇賵乇 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲貙 廿匕 廿賳賾 乇賵丨 丕賱賴賳賵丿 爻鬲丨賷丕 賵鬲鬲賳賮賾爻 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賳購孬丕乇 丕賱兀睾丕賳賷 賵丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱賲丿賵賻賾賳丞貙 賵賲毓 兀賳賾 卮禺氐賷賾丞 丕賱賴賳丿賷賾 丕賱兀賲賷乇賰賷賾 爻鬲鬲乇噩賾賱 廿賱賶 丕賱兀亘丿 賲賳 禺卮亘丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞貙 廿賱丕 兀賳賾 丕賱乇賾賵丨 禺丕賱丿丞.
丕賱夭賾毓賷賲 丕賱丿亘賾 丕賱賵丕賯賮
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First published January 1, 1933
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February 28, 2021
丨賰丕賷丕鬲 乇賵賷鬲 亘賮賲 賺卮賮丕賴賷賾貙 賮賷 囟乇亘 賲賳 丕賱賱毓亘 丕賱丨乇 賱賱賲禺賷賱丞貙 賱賲 鬲禺賱賵 賲賳 賵賯毓 丕賱匕丕賰乇丞 丕賱鬲爻噩賷賱賷丞貙 賵丕賱鬲賳丕氐 賲毓 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 毓丕賱賲賷丞 賲賳 賴賵賷丞 賵匕丕賰乇丞 丕賱卮毓賵亘貙 丕賱鬲賷 胤亘毓鬲 毓亘乇 賲丨丕賰丕鬲 夭賲賳 賵毓氐乇 賲禺鬲賱賮. 賯氐氐 禺賱賯鬲 賲賳 廿乇孬 丕賱兀噩丿丕丿 亘賷賳 禺乇丕賮丞貙 丨賰賲丞貙 賵兀爻丕胤賷乇.
丕賱賲賲賷夭 賮賷 丕賱賲噩賲賵毓丞 賴賵貨 丕賱丨爻 丕賱賲丕丿賷 丕賱賲卮鬲乇賰貙 賵 兀賮囟賱賷丞 丕賱乇賲夭賷 毓賱賶 丕賱賲丕丿賷貙 賵 丕賳毓賰丕爻 賲賷乇丕孬 丕賱兀噩丿丕丿 賮賷 賲乇丌丞 丕賱爻乇丿 !
賷賲丕賲丞 丕賱丨賽丿丕丿 賱丿賷賴丕 丨爻 賯賵賷 亘丕賱賵丕賯毓.
賵 賰賱 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賰丕賳鬲 亘賷賳 丕賱賱睾丞 賵兀卮賷丕亍 丕賱毓丕賱賲.
丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 乇丕卅毓丞!
丕賱賲賲賷夭 賮賷 丕賱賲噩賲賵毓丞 賴賵貨 丕賱丨爻 丕賱賲丕丿賷 丕賱賲卮鬲乇賰貙 賵 兀賮囟賱賷丞 丕賱乇賲夭賷 毓賱賶 丕賱賲丕丿賷貙 賵 丕賳毓賰丕爻 賲賷乇丕孬 丕賱兀噩丿丕丿 賮賷 賲乇丌丞 丕賱爻乇丿 !
賷賲丕賲丞 丕賱丨賽丿丕丿 賱丿賷賴丕 丨爻 賯賵賷 亘丕賱賵丕賯毓.
賵 賰賱 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賰丕賳鬲 亘賷賳 丕賱賱睾丞 賵兀卮賷丕亍 丕賱毓丕賱賲.
丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 乇丕卅毓丞!
March 4, 2021
賰鬲丕亘 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賯氐氐賷丞貙 賵賷丨鬲賵賷 毓賱賶 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賵兀爻丕胤賷乇 鬲賳鬲賯賱 賲賳 噩賷賱 廿賱賶 噩賷賱 毓亘乇 丕賱夭賲賳 賱丿賶 賴賳賵丿 丕賱丨賲乇貙 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賵兀爻丕胤賷乇 毓賳 乇賲賵夭賴賲 賵丨賷賵丕賳丕鬲賴賲 賵賲毓鬲賯丿丕鬲賴賲 賵丨賷賵丕鬲賴賲 賲乇鬲亘胤丞 賰孬賷乇丕賸 亘丕賱賵賯丕卅毓貙 賲賱賷卅丞 亘丕賱毓賵丕賱賲 丕賱爻丨乇賷丞 賵丕賱賳賮丨丕鬲 丕賱睾乇賷亘丞.
兀丨亘亘鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰孬賷乇丕賸 亘爻亘亘 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賵兀賳賴丕 賲賳 賲毓鬲賯丿丕鬲賴賲 賵鬲乇丕孬賴賲貙 賮賴賵 賳丕賮匕丞 賱賱鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 孬賯丕賮丕鬲 丕賱卮毓賵亘 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞.
兀丨亘亘鬲 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賮賯丿 賰丕賳鬲 乇丕卅毓丞 賵爻賱爻丞.
兀丨亘亘鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰孬賷乇丕賸 亘爻亘亘 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賵兀賳賴丕 賲賳 賲毓鬲賯丿丕鬲賴賲 賵鬲乇丕孬賴賲貙 賮賴賵 賳丕賮匕丞 賱賱鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 孬賯丕賮丕鬲 丕賱卮毓賵亘 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞.
兀丨亘亘鬲 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賮賯丿 賰丕賳鬲 乇丕卅毓丞 賵爻賱爻丞.
September 29, 2015
These interesting stories of the Salish Plateau focus on Coyote. Mourning Dove is a good storyteller, and I found this book of tales more smoothly written than others. I also appreciated the addition of footnotes to explain regional geography, real-life incidents, and symbolism related to the myths. Mourning Dove sanitized the stories to sell to a white audience; in the back, she is quoted about how she would never be able to sell stories of Skunk as the tribe really told them. A more traditional Skunk story is added after that to illustrate; he's a very flatulent animal whose 'asset' is stolen! The notes also point out that Coyote's medicine, his source of special power, comes from his feces. This is never clear within the actual stories. This combination of good, though sanitized storytelling with deeper notes really sets this collection above many others and lends it a sense of authenticity.
February 2, 2018
I grew up with this book. Almost every night, my dad would read to me a story or two and I loved it. Hearing Coyote's misadventures always both entertained me and educated me, the interesting plots and simple morals expressed shaped me as who I am today.
December 2, 2022
鬲毓噩亘賳賷 賮賰乇丞 賳賯賱 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱卮賮賴賷 賱賱卮毓賵亘 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 鬲丿賵賷賳 丨賰丕賷丕鬲賴賲 賰賷 賱丕 賷囟賷毓 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺. 賵賰賲丕 賴賵 丕賱丨丕賱 賮賷 鬲丕乇賷禺 兀賷 卮毓亘貙 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 丕賱禺乇丕賮賷丞 賲賱賷卅丞 亘丕賱鬲乇賲賷夭 賵丕賱賲賷孬賵賱賵噩賷丕 賱丕毓胤丕卅賴丕 賳賵毓 賲賳 丕賱爻丨乇 丕賱毓噩賷亘 賱鬲賵氐賷賱 賯賷賲 兀賵 丿乇賵爻 賲毓賷賳丞 禺氐賵氐賸丕 賱賱兀胤賮丕賱.
兀馗賳 兀賳 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賮賯丿鬲 噩夭亍 賰亘賷乇 賲賳 爻丨乇賴丕 禺賱丕賱 毓賲賱賷丞 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞..
兀馗賳 兀賳 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賮賯丿鬲 噩夭亍 賰亘賷乇 賲賳 爻丨乇賴丕 禺賱丕賱 毓賲賱賷丞 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞..
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December 26, 2024This was a fun read. I've made a study of fairy tales, myths, and legends, and discovered Coyote stories while teaching my daughter 4th grade Idaho History. It's too bad it took me this long to find them!
August 26, 2022
丨賰丕賷丕鬲 禺賮賷賮丞 賵 賱胤賷賮賴 噩丿丕.
July 3, 2017
This is a somewhat cleaned up version of "Just How" stories of the Okanagan and other closely tribes with Coyote as the protagonist. The reason that I say somewhat cleaned up version is the fact that if you read the notes for some of the stories within the book then you will find what the author had originally changed in the stories to make them more user-friendly when it first came out.
The stories were usually short, to the point and usually included some type of tale. Coyote was usually in trouble or fixing some type of trouble - sometimes even doing both. And of course some stories didn't have Coyote at all but some of the other Animal People.
I loved how the book included facts about the culture of the tribe, how it mentioned in detail the features that were made and how changes in the history of the tribes also affected the stories that were being told. In a sense you were reading history all over again but being entertained at the same time.
Finally I enjoyed the fact the author did include some of the Native names of the Animal People and the meanings of those names. I wish there was a better pronunciation guide also for some of the words since there were a few that had me dumbfounded.
This book is truly a keeper for me :). I would really look forward to this book if they had someone of the tribes to actual do an audio recording so that way you could hear the stories being told like they were meant to and with the right pronunciation. Dreams....
The stories were usually short, to the point and usually included some type of tale. Coyote was usually in trouble or fixing some type of trouble - sometimes even doing both. And of course some stories didn't have Coyote at all but some of the other Animal People.
I loved how the book included facts about the culture of the tribe, how it mentioned in detail the features that were made and how changes in the history of the tribes also affected the stories that were being told. In a sense you were reading history all over again but being entertained at the same time.
Finally I enjoyed the fact the author did include some of the Native names of the Animal People and the meanings of those names. I wish there was a better pronunciation guide also for some of the words since there were a few that had me dumbfounded.
This book is truly a keeper for me :). I would really look forward to this book if they had someone of the tribes to actual do an audio recording so that way you could hear the stories being told like they were meant to and with the right pronunciation. Dreams....
August 28, 2019
Although it鈥檚 been awhile since this collection was recommended to me, I can鈥檛 get these creation stories out of my head. During a time of erasure, they were shared by some NW indigenous communities with the goal of preservation because 鈥淭hese stories are valuable.鈥� People have performed them for generations; Mourning Dove (Quintasket) spent much of her life trying to record them; New audiences might want to hear another culture鈥檚 representation of a certain creature and the history of the land. Even in this adapted form, some of the legends here are violent, abrupt, humorous, hopeful, surprising or somehow familiar, but they all double as a captivating and complex example of morals and aspects of tradition.
August 22, 2017
The footnotes, foreword, notes, and appendix explain well that these stories have been cleaned up for reading by white children. (Hey, it was written in the 1930s.) And Skunk stories were kept out because Mourning Dove says she would have been thrown in jail for including them (at the time). Coyote seems to me to be a mixture of creator, trickster, and clown, and also an example of how not to be.
I'm told I should have waited till winter to read Coyote stories.
I'm told I should have waited till winter to read Coyote stories.
October 31, 2021
I enjoyed reading these stories through a lens I found when reading Wayne Arthurson's Spirit Animals: The Wisdom of Nature. Coyote stories are popular because laughter helps people be freed from preconceived ideas of the world and "become free to connect to the sacredness of the world," unlike "the European concept of taking a serious and somber approach in connecting with the divine."
January 11, 2017
The stories presented and adapted here are very well written and a good introduction for a younger audience, but its a shame this otherwise good series of transcriptions were toned down and kind of 'de-grossified' by the era and sensibilities of the author.
February 27, 2019
I dare say it was quite interesting. Learnig about Native American folkrole is amazing. You see the way they feel about nature and animals. You feel their respect towards both life and death. You can see their beliefs about the different realms. Good and bad, life and death, light and darkness etc. It was enlightening with just the right amount of humour!
November 25, 2023
A really lovely set of stories with enlightening footnotes, and a useful preface and afterword. I will certainly revisit these stories, and would recommend them to anyone, but especially to folks who call the northwest North American coast home.
November 30, 2024
These stories are a collection of Native American "why" explanations that reminded me of Rudyard Kipling's Just-So Stories. Most of the tales deal with wily Coyote who bests the other Animal People, gets killed, and comes back to life to trick and trick again.
February 20, 2018
One of the most entertaining books I've ever read
February 13, 2022
A great collection of Coyote Stories of the Okanagan.
December 31, 2022
Great read, loved coyote, was easy to skeem through and kept me interested until the end. The last two stories was good as a conclusion and helps in tying it all together. Loved it after getting back from reading hiatus.
March 31, 2023
Animals are pointlessly mean and very stupid, thanks
November 17, 2023
So interesting to read native stories written by a native woman in the 1930s.
June 5, 2013
This collection of stories was a quick read that was well worth the purchase. I find Native American folklore to be fascinating, and so this compilation of their stories about Coyote and how he played a part in nature's processes was quite a treat. I have never read anything quite like it. The stories are for the most part simple and fun, and they can easily be referred back to. All ages will enjoy the contents of this book. It only received four stars because there is nothing that makes me feel a strong desire to pull it back off the shelf and read it again, even though I probably will someday to refresh myself on the stories. It is definitely one that will be available for my children to read someday, because the stories exercise the mind's imaginative abilities.
March 23, 2008
another set of random stories that we had around the house as a kid, perfect for picking up as entertainment for a half an hour on a lazy afternoon.
December 6, 2010
A little G-rated for Coyote myths, but amusing, and the slightly more inappropriate stories in the introduction made up for it.
May 5, 2012
This is a particular book of interest to me not only because it the is the trickster cycle but my Great Uncle Dean was the editor.
April 12, 2015
Reminded me of Rudyard Kipling's Just So stories I do need to look at the next full moon and see if I see a frog
April 2, 2017
Cute, but very short.
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