Identifier: lostgiantotheram00higg (find matches)
Title: The lost giant and other American Indian tales retold;
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Higgins, Violet Moore
Subjects: Indians of North America
Publisher: Racine : Whitman
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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out of its prison. So theycalled all the animals together and askedfor their advice. Everyone had a dif- THE LOST GIANT 25 ferent idea. Some advised a month,some ten, some eleven. At last up jumped an old frog, andholding out his webbed foot, with itsfour toes, so that all might see it, hecroaked in his deep voice, Have four—have four—have four— over and overagain, until he drowned out the voicesof the others. His persistance so weariedthem that at last they gave in to himand decided on four, as he wished. So now there are but four monthsof summer in the Northland, and littleWasewahto is perfectly happy duringthose days. Then he smiles all thetime, as he works and plays. That iswhy the sunshine is so pleasant, andwhy the brooks seem to gurgle withjoy in the summer time. But when the 26 AMERICAN INDIAN TALES winter days come, and the cold rainsof autumn fall, those are the tears ofWasewahto, sitting by the fire and weep-ing for his lost friend, the giant. The Feathered Bridegroom
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THE FAMILY SAT BEFORE ITS TENT The Feathered Bridegroom JONG, long ago, before the coming ofthe white man to the shores ofAmerica, there lived, far up in thenorth country, near the banks of abroad river, a squaw named SpeckledEagle, with her little son Running Buf-falo and her beautiful daughter Deer-foot, a maiden of fifteen. Speckled Eagle was the widow of agreat warrior and she determined thather daughter should never marry untilthere came to woo her some mightychieftain of a powerful tribe. Many ayoung brave came to the tepee, for 29 30 AMERICAN INDIAN TALES Deerfoot was as good as she was love-ly. Many a one would have wed her.but none were ever rich or nobleenough to please Speckled Eagle. But one dav as the family sat beforeits tent, weaving mats of sweet grass.a white canoe came gliding do^vn thebroad river, and in it there sat a hand-some stranger. He was clad all in white.in garments made of deer skin, sewedover with beads and shells and trimmedwith ermine tails. Speckled Ea

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