Reading Notes: American Indian Fairy Tales A

 - very much nature centric 

- stories passed on from generations

- wigwam: a dome shaped hut 

- stories lead one into the other told by Iagoo 

- The North Wind was said to be an old man

- The South Wind was warm and beautiful, helping things grow while the North Wind caused cold and nothingness

- The two winds wrestled, until Shin-ge-bis won against the North Wind

- Iagoo explains the life and ways of the animals before getting into the story of the two children

- the animals tried to think of a way to help get the kids down

- many of the animals talk to each other or the humans have the ability to understand and talk to the animals 

Cloud over water (UnSplash)

American Indian Fairy Tales by W.T. Larned, with illustrations by John Rae (1921).