Project Gutenberg 2011-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 570 MacMillan, Cyrus 1880 1953 Macmillan, Cyrus Hibben, John Grier 1861 1933 Foster, Marcia Lane Canadian Fairy Tales How Glooskap made the birds -- Rabbit and the grain buyers -- Saint Nicholas and the children -- The fall of the Spider Man -- The boy who was called Thick-Head -- Rabbit and the Indian Chief -- Great Heart and the three tests -- The boy of the red twilight sky -- How Raven brought fire to the Indians -- The girl who always cried -- Ermine and the hunter -- How Rabbit deceived Fox -- The boy and the dragon -- Owl with the great head and eyes -- The tobacco fairy from the blue hills -- Rainbow and the autumn leaves -- Rabbit and the Moon-Man -- The children with one eye -- The giant with the grey feathers -- The cruel stepmother -- The boy who was saved by thoughts -- The song-bird and the healing waters -- The boy who overcame the giants -- The youth and the Dog-Dance -- Sparrow's search for the rain -- The boy in the Land of Shadows. Produced by David Edwards, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Canadian Fairy Tales" by Cyrus MacMillan is a collection of folk tales primarily derived from Indigenous sources, written in the early 20th century. This anthology showcases the rich tapestry of stories that reflect Canadian culture, nature, and the elemental qualities of humanity, featuring characters such as Glooskap and Rabbit as they navigate their various adventures. The tales capture the spirit of the land and its history, bringing forward a sense of wonder and morality. At the start of the collection, the opening story recounts how Glooskap created birds from the fallen leaves of trees, which were stripped by the wicked giant, Wolf-Wind. The tale dives into themes of good versus evil, emphasizing Glooskap's protective role over children and nature. As the story unfolds, Glooskap showcases his magical abilities, bringing joy back to the children as he transforms leaves into birds, ensuring that the beauty of the natural world prevails against the cruelty of the giant. The introduction sets the stage for a rich exploration of moral lessons intertwined with nature and Canadian folklore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36241/36241-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Indians of North America -- Canada -- Folklore Folklore -- Canada Fairy tales -- Canada E011 GR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 333563 2025-10-14T15:56:54.207766 text/html 331472 2021-01-07T19:38:25 text/html 2638641 2025-10-14T15:56:58.634823 application/epub+zip 2640711 2025-10-14T15:56:55.082829 application/epub+zip 195449 2025-10-14T15:56:54.604780 application/epub+zip 2747168 2025-10-14T15:57:01.642765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2702266 2025-10-14T15:56:58.115804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260488 2022-09-16T14:17:41.365209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299617 2025-10-14T15:56:53.741830 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 299434 2021-01-07T19:38:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21134 2025-10-14T15:57:01.785730 application/rdf+xml 23284 2025-10-14T15:56:54.682804 image/jpeg 3678 2025-10-14T15:56:54.644764 image/jpeg 2614977 2021-01-07T19:38:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 105875 2021-01-07T19:38:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 2625744 2025-10-14T15:56:54.305826 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia