The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories

The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian StoriesThe stories in this book deal with peoples of...
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Author: Grinnell, George Bird,1849-1938
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Language: English
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The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories

The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories

€6,25

The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories

€6,25
Author: Grinnell, George Bird,1849-1938
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories

The stories in this book deal with peoples of widely different surroundings and habitsome with dwellers on the sea-shore, whose skies are often obscured by rain and fog, who draw their living from the sea, and are at home on the water; and others with inhabitants of the high plains, where the air is pure and dry, and the summer sun is rarely hidden by clouds. As the Indians have no written characters, memorable events are retained only in the minds of the people, and are handed down by the elders to their children, and by these again transmitted to their children, so passing from generation to generation. Until recent years, one of the sacred duties of certain elders of the tribes was the handing down of these histories to their successors. As they repeated them, they [viii]impressed upon the hearer the importance of remembering the stories precisely as told, and of telling them again exactly as he had received them, neither adding nor taking away anything. Thus early taught his duty, each listener strove to perform it, and to impress on those whom he in turn instructed a similar obligation. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 66596
Author: Grinnell, George Bird
Release Date: Oct 22, 2021
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Illustrator: Deming, Edwin Willard, 1860-1942

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