Indian Tales
by Jaime de Angulo
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Jaime de Angulo drew on his forty years among the Pit River tribe of California to create the amalgam of fiction, folklore, tall tales, jokes, ceremonial ritual, and adventure that is Indian Tales. He first wrote these stories to entertain his children, borrowing freely from the worlds of the Pit, and also of the Miwok, Pomo, and Karok. Here are the adventures of Father Bear, Mother Antelope, the little boy Fox, and, of course, Old Man Coyote in a time when people and animals weren't so very show more far apart. The author's intent was not so much to render anthropologically faithful translations -- though they are here -- but to create a magical world through the power of storytelling while avoiding the shoals of the romantic and picturesque. show lessTags
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Delightful story for reading aloud, as the family travels "tras, tras, tras" over hills and across rivers, camping along the way, to visit Antelopes sister. We learn about the food, the clothing they make, the customs of the California tribe as they journey. And of course Fox Boy has a tantrum almost every day. The animals are people, here, and that is as it should be.
Read approximately 30% of the book, just trying to declutter by reading tab. Has some interesting stories about Native American Tribes of California. Some chapters are recounts of their underground architecture, others are full-fledged oral stories. Interesting read.
This was o.k. The author wove together tales that were depicting the creation of the world and evolution. It was written in very simple language.
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- Canonical title
- Indian Tales
- Original title
- Indian tales (1953) (1953)
- Alternate titles
- Red Indian tales (Heinemann|1954) (Heinemann | 1954)
- Original publication date
- 1953
- People/Characters
- Bear; Antelope; Fox Boy; Oriole
- First words
- "Come on, get ready, we are going to start this morning," said Bear coming back into the house.
Preface: You will ask a lot of questions, about Indian houses, and what is a center-post, and why is there a smokehole and no chimney? - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Then he laughed as he pulled Oriole to her feet and they both ran down the hill.
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- 185
- Popularity
- 176,863
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.44)
- Languages
- English, Italian, Spanish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
- 6
