WAY beyond, once upon a time, some of the Osages lived in the sky. They did not know where they came from, so they went to Sun.They said, il From where did we come? "He said, " You are my children."Then they wandered still further and came to Moon.Moon said, " I am your mother; Sun is your father. You must go away from here. You must go down to the earth and live there."So they came to the earth but found it covered with water. They could not return up above. They wept, but no answer came to them. They floated about in the air, seeking help from some god; but they found none.Now all the animals were with them. Elk was the finest and most stately. They all trusted Elk. So they called to Elk, " Help us."Table of Contents The CreationOsage 19; How the World was Made Cherokee 22; The Flood and the Rainbow Lenni-Lenapi (Delaware) 26; The First FireCherokee 28; The Ancestors of People Osage 31; Origin of Strawberries Cherokee 32; Sacred LegendOmaha 34; The Legend of the Peace Pipes Omaha 38; A Tradition of the Calumet Lenni-Lenapi (Delaware) 41; The Sacred PoleOmaha 43; Ikto and the Thunders Teton 46; The Thunder BirdComanche 47; The Thunder BirdAssiniboin 48; Song to the Thunder Gods Omaha 49; ^Songs of the Buffalo Hunt Sioux 50; Origin of the Buffalo Teton 53; The Buffalo-BeingTeton 55; The Youth and the Underground; PeopleOmaha 57; The Buffalo and the Grizzly Bear Omaha 68; My First Buffalo Hunt Omaha 71; Bird OmensSioux 73; The Bird ChiefOmaha 74; Song of the BirdsPawnee 75; Song of Kawas, the Eagle Pawnee 77; The Eagle's Revenge Cherokee 78; The Race between Humming Bird and; CraneCherokee 80; Rabbit and the Turkeys Omaha 82; Unktomi and the Bad Songs Dakota 84; How the Pheasant Beat Corn Cherokee 88; Why Turkey Gobbles Cherokee 89; Omaha Beliefs Omaha go; Pawnee Beliefs Pawnee 92; A Song of Hospitality Sioux 95; A Song of the March Sioux 96; Song of