The Seminoles have a story about the Turkey, who was once the king of the birds and flew high in the air like the eagle. He would swoop down on the council ground and bear away a man. Then people devised a plan to catch him. Four men were to roll four big balls along […]
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Bird stories, Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
A person went hunting and made a camp. While he was sitting by it a Horned Owl and a Hawk. came flying thither. The Hawk came on without stopping and settled between the man’s knees. The Horned Owl came and perched on the other side of the fire. He kept saying, “Throw that one over […]
Bird stories, Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Big Man-eater had a wife but stole another woman and carried her to the place where his wife lived. Next day he started off. After he had traveled about hunting for a while he came back without having killed anything. Then he said to his wife, “Cut off a piece of your body and roast […]