TREASURY OF AMERICAN INDIAN TALES BY THEODORE WHITSON RESSLER [Illustration: {Logo}] BONANZA BOOKS · NEW YORK _517110660_ _Copyright © MCMLVII by National Board of Young Men’s Christian Association. Library of Congress Catalog Number: 57-5046. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Inquiries should be addressed to: BONANZA BOOKS, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc., 419 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10016._ _This edition is published by BONANZA BOOKS, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc. by arrangement with The Association Press. a b c d e f g h Manufactured in the United States of America._ To William Frederick, My Son I dedicate this book to you, my son. The ways of the Indian were good. Honesty and truth were sacred to them; courage, a part of their lives, as much as eating and sleeping. May this book prove to bring you many joyful hours of reading, for constantly were you with me during its writing, not only in person but in spirit. THE 44 STORIES FROM 27 TRIBES