Cahto Stories
Cahto Language
from
Bill Ray
(via
Goddard 1909
)
California Athabaskan Languages & Cultures homepage
Note: Italics indicate that the Cahto text is not available online yet, only Goddard's English translation.
The Coming of the Earth
Creation
The Securing of Light (1st version)
The Securing of Light (2nd version)
The Stealing of Fire
Making the Valleys
The Placing of the Animals
The Supernatural Child
Yellow-hammer's Deeds
Wolf Steals Coyote's Wife
How Coyote and Skunk Killed Elk
Coyote Recovers Kangaroo-rat's Remains
Coyote and the Gambler
Coyote Competes with Grey-squirrels
Coyote Tricks the Girls
Polecat Robs her Grandmother
Grizzly Woman Kills Doe
Turtle's Exploit
How Turtle Escaped
Gopher's Revenge
Meadowlark's Breast
Geese Carry off Raven
The Diving Contest
Treatment of the Stranger
The Great Horned Serpent
The Dancing Elk
Coyotes Seen Fishing
Coyotes Set Fires for Grasshoppers
Water-people and the Elk
Rattlesnake Husband
Water-panther
Milk-snake among the Eels
Stealing the Baby
The Man Eater
Description of Man Eater
A Prayer for Eels
A Supernatural Experience
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