Skunny Wundy: Seneca Indian Tales (Iroquois and Their Neighbors)

This is an enchanting book of children's tales handed down by Native American storytellers & collected by the noted Seneca anthropologist. "These tales are for boys & girls. It is a shame to hide them away"--Arthur C. Parker. "I wish I could have read it as a child. But the next best thing to that is being able to recommend it to the children of another generation--Native & non-Native children alike. Like the storyteller holding out his bag & asking a child to reach in & pull out the next tale to be told, it is my privilege to offer this book to you & to urge you, as Parker did so well over a century ago, to listen. Listen well."--Joseph Bruchac. Here children will meet the clever fox & raccoon, the rabbit who is often easily duped, courageous but not very bright bears, & the villainous wolf. Here too is the turtle, with a special place in Seneca mythology, & many other animal characters, the mink & eagle, buffalo, weasel, & the old snowy owl. This is the first paperback printing of Skunny Wundy.Arthur C. Parker is the author of 'Skunny Wundy: Seneca Indian Tales (Iroquois and Their Neighbors)' with ISBN 9780815602927 and ISBN 0815602928.