Alger Abby L. In Indian Tents. Stories Told by Penobscot, Passamaquoddy and Micmac Indians

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1897. — 139 p.In the summer of 1882 and 1883, I was associated with Charles G. Leland in the collection of the material for his book “The Algonquin Legends of New England,” published by Houghton and Mifflin in 1884.
I found the work so delightful, that I have gone on with it since, whenever I found myself in the neighborhood of Indians. The supply of legends and tales seems to be endless, one supplementing and completing another, so that there may be a dozen versions of one tale, each containing something new. I have tried, in this little book, in every case, to bring these various versions into a single whole; though I scarcely hope to give my readers the pleasure which I found in hearing them from the Indian story-tellers.The Creation.
Grandfather Thunder.
The Fight of the Witches.
Uliske.
Story of Walut.
Old Snowball.
Al-wus-ki-ni-gess, the Spirit of the Woods.
M’Teulin, the Great Witch.
Summer.
The Building of the Boats.
The Merman.
Story of Sturgeon.
Grandfather Kiawakq’.
Old Governor John.
K’chi Gess’n, the Northwest Wind.
Big Belly.
Chibaloch, the Spirit of the Air.
Story of Team, the Moose.
The Snake and the Porcupine.
Why the Rabbit’s Nose is Split.
Story of the Squirrel.
Wawbaban, the Northern Lights.
The Wood Worm’s Story, Showing Why the Raven’s Feathers are Black.