CONTENTS 



Page. 



Prefatory note, by Franz Boas 5 



Introduction 9 



Authorities cited 19 



Alphabet 20 



Creation myths: 



1. Wind-Woman and her children 22 



2. The universal change ,. 34 



3. The universal change (collected by Farrand) 56 



4. The death of Grizzly Bear 60 



5. S^u^ku, the Transformer (collected by Farrand) 66 



6. The five Thunderers (collected by Farrand) 90 



7. The origin of the Yakonan and Siuslawan tribes 108 



8. The origin of death 116 



Miscellaneous tales: 



9. Vulture and his brothers-in-law 118 



10. The story of the Dog-Children 124 



11. The story of the Dog-Children (collected by Farrand) 136 



12. The avenger (collected by Farrand) 148 



13. The lost elk hunters 158 



14. The lost seal hunters 166 



15. The dreamer 172 



16. The man who married the Bear- Woman 184 



17. Coyote in a hollow tree ^. 190 



Customs and historical narratives: 



18. Games of the Alsea Indians 196 



19. The big fire 212 



20. The death of U. S. Grant, an Alsea Indian 218 



Superstitious beliefs: 



21. The Monster-Girl of the woods , ' 224 



22. Exorcisms during a moon ecUpse 226 



23. Exorcisms during a sun eclipse 228 



24. Exorcisms during a thunderstorm : 230 



Appendix (tales collected by Farrand in English): 



25. S^u^ku, the Transformer 233 



26. The kilUng of Elk 235 



27. The magic hazel tmg 237 



28. The runaway couple 239 



Vocabularies: 



Introduction : 243 



Alsea-English 246 



Alphabetical list of formative elements 285 



English-Alsea 288 



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