Paul Goble

A Blackfoot Indian legend in which six neglected orphaned brothers decide to go to the Above World where they become the constellation of the "Lost Children," or Pleiades.

A collection of short stories told in the traditional style of the Native American peoples.

Two friends go out hunting for horses--but only one returns--in this story based in the Lakota Indian tradition.

After caring for an old abandoned horse, a poor young Pawnee boy is rewarded by the horse's mystic powers.

A Lakota Indian legend in which the White Buffalo Woman presents her people with the Sacred Calf Pipe which gives them the means to pray to the Great Spirit.

When two Plains Indian children become lost, they are cared for and guided safely home by a friendly wolf.

Crow Chief always warns the buffalo that hunters are coming, until Falling Star, a savior, comes to camp, tricks Crow Chief, and teaches him that all must share and live like relatives together.

A gift to a shy young man from the birds and animals helps him to express his love to a beautiful girl.

A retelling of the Cheyenne and Sioux myth about the Great Race, a contest called by the Creator to settle the question whether man or buffalo should have supremacy and thus become the guardians of Creation.

Through carefully chosen stories from the olden days and art that meticulously reflects traditional designs and colors, Goble provides wonderful insights into the spiritual life of the Plains Indians. His intimate knowledge of their world transports the reader into a vision of the sacred beauty and wisdom that defined traditional Native America.