Myths and Legends of Our Own Land

America's own folklore, collected county by county: the treasure and the cats at Harry Main's, the headless skeleton of Swamptown, the storm ship of New Haven, and several hundred more.

Ta-Vwots Conquers the Sun

3 pages in this part of Myths and Legends of Our Own Land.

Ta-Vwots Conquers the Sun

T HE Indian is a great story-teller. Every tribe has its traditions, and the elderly men and women like to recount them, for they always…

Ta-Vwots Conquers the Sun: Ta-Vwots

He jumped in and lay quite still as they wove the neck, and they laughed to think that it was braided so small that he could never escape…

Ta-Vwots Conquers the Sun: Tarantula

It was on the day following that he met the Tarantula, a clever rascal, who had a club that would deal a fatal blow to others, but would…

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