Lenape Stories

<body bgcolor="#191970" text="#FFFF00" link="#CC0000" vlink="#CC00CC" alink="#CCCC00" background="nebula.jpg"> <center> <h2>Lenapé Stories</h2> </center> <center><img src="stortell.jpg" alt="storyteller painting" /> </center> <p>In the Lenapé culture, the storyteller occupied a unique place. Part historian, part entertainer and part teacher, the storyteller traveled from village to village keeping the oral traditions of the culture alive.</p> <p>Most storytelling was done during the winter, when there was not as much work to be done. One tradition was that to tell a story during the summer was to invite trouble on yourself. Another, more lenient, tradition was that entertaining stories were reserved for winter telling, but instructive or historical stories could be told year round.</p> <p>As is traditional, many of these stories have been learned from other storytellers. Where applicable, we will cite the source of any written story. We invite you to enjoy these stories of our heritage.</p> <center><img src="tribar.gif" alt="separator bar" /></center> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="teller.html">Lenapé Storytelling</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="grasshopper_war.html">Story of the Month</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="dogsniff.html">Why Dogs Sniff Each Other</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="snowboy.html">Snow Boy</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="squirrel.html">The Giant Squirrel</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="litlpepl.html">Wematekàn'is and the Hunter</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="feedwich.html">Which Do You Feed?</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="wntrsprn.html">Spring Defeats Winter</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="orgndeth.html">The Origin of Death</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="prtymaid.html">The Pretty Maiden</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="grdymaid.html">The Greedy Maiden</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="chepyyah.html">Che-py-yah-poo-thwah</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="wareagle.html">The Warrior and the Eagle</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="washaxne.html">Wa-Sha-Xnend</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="whatgivn.html">Coyote, Iktome and the Rock</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="mnstrbtl.html">The Battle with the Monster</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="sugrmapl.html">The Sugar Maple</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="creation.html">Lenapé Creation Epic</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="mastodon.html">The Mastodon</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="dogboy.html">The Boy Who Had Dog Power</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="thndrgrl.html">The Girl Who Joined the Thunders</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="thunders.html">Grandfather Thunder</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="buzzard.html">Turkey Buzzard Gets His Feathers</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="spider.html">How the Spider Came to Be</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="buterfly.html">How the Butterfly Came to Be</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="animleft.html">When the Animals Left</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="rtlsnake.html">The Warrior and the Rattlesnake</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="rnbwcrow.html">Rainbow Crow</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="pipestry.html">How The Pipe Came To The Lenapé</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="mesingw.html">The Masked Being</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="xaskwim.html">Mother Corn</a></p> <p><img align="top" src="wbird.gif" alt="link icon" /><a href="stubgirl.html">The Stubborn Girl</a></p> <center><img src="tribar.gif" alt="separator bar" /></center> <br /> <center><a href="index.html">Return to Main page</a></center> <br /> </body>