Hero Tales by Stith Thompson
The Jealous Uncle
An uncle kept trying to kill his nephew in various ways however the boy always cleverly survived. The last time, the uncle trapped him in a box and dropped it into the ocean. He floated to the land of Eagles where he married the chief's daughter. Wearing an eagle coat he flew back to his village where he punished his uncle before carrying his parents back to his new home.
Bluejay and his Companions
Bluejay and a few others went out and caught seals, however, they were mean to Grouse. Grouse got his revenge by creating a wooden seal which carried Bluejay's canoe way off course. On the way home, they stopped at a few enemy villages where they had to beat the villagers in various challenges in order to survive. Finally, they got back to their own village and were nicer to Grouse after that.
The Attack on the Giant Elk and the Great Eagle
There used to be a giant elk and giant eagles, however, they kept killing people until the gods sent someone to take care of them. The boy first went to the elk's land where a Lizard lent him his coat and a gopher chewed off the elk's magical hair so that the boy could shoot the elk. Before it died, it tore up the ground and created mountains. Then the boy went to the eagle's nest, wearing the impenetrable elk coat so that when the mother eagle picked him up, she didn't kill him with her talons. She dropped him in her nest, thinking he was dead but when she came back, he killed her with the elk's antlers. He then killed the father eagle and stunted the baby eagle's growth. The bat helped him down and he gave her feathers but she lost them which is why she doesn't have feathers now.
The Jealous Uncle
An uncle kept trying to kill his nephew in various ways however the boy always cleverly survived. The last time, the uncle trapped him in a box and dropped it into the ocean. He floated to the land of Eagles where he married the chief's daughter. Wearing an eagle coat he flew back to his village where he punished his uncle before carrying his parents back to his new home.
Bluejay and his Companions
Bluejay and a few others went out and caught seals, however, they were mean to Grouse. Grouse got his revenge by creating a wooden seal which carried Bluejay's canoe way off course. On the way home, they stopped at a few enemy villages where they had to beat the villagers in various challenges in order to survive. Finally, they got back to their own village and were nicer to Grouse after that.
The Attack on the Giant Elk and the Great Eagle
There used to be a giant elk and giant eagles, however, they kept killing people until the gods sent someone to take care of them. The boy first went to the elk's land where a Lizard lent him his coat and a gopher chewed off the elk's magical hair so that the boy could shoot the elk. Before it died, it tore up the ground and created mountains. Then the boy went to the eagle's nest, wearing the impenetrable elk coat so that when the mother eagle picked him up, she didn't kill him with her talons. She dropped him in her nest, thinking he was dead but when she came back, he killed her with the elk's antlers. He then killed the father eagle and stunted the baby eagle's growth. The bat helped him down and he gave her feathers but she lost them which is why she doesn't have feathers now.
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