Paul Goble

This is the story about a hunter, Sacred Otter, who was saved by Storm Maker, the Bad Weather spirit, and was given designs to paint on his tipi to protect him.

Iktomi, a Plains Indian trickster, attempts to defeat a boulder with the assistance of some bats, in this story which explains why the Great Plains are covered with small stones.

A young hunter marries a female buffalo in the form of a beautiful maiden, but when his people reject her he must pass several tests before being allowed to join the buffalo nation.

Relates Iktomi's fruitless efforts to pick some buffalo berries.

Presents a history of tipis, describing the different ways in which they were constructed, the many symbolic designs used to decorate them, and the practical and spiritual significance they had in the lives of Native Americans.

Two young Sioux join in a raiding party to capture horses from some neighboring Crows.