Booklets available in the Level II sequence are listed below. Numbers refer to the planned sequence of use
in the Teacher’s Manual. Materials developed by these tribes and others in the Northwest are included in

the Levels I and ITI sequences.

1 End of Summer
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

2 Thunder and the Mosquito
Muckleshoot Tribe

3 Why the Codfish Has a Red Face
Skokomish Tribe

4 How Wildcat and Coyote Tricked Each
Other

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

5 Pat Learns About Wild Peppermint
Blackfeet Tribe

6 Picture Writing
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

7 Grandma Rides in the Parade
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

8 The Bob-Tuiled Coyote
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
9 The Great Flood
Skokomish Tribe
10 The Rainbow
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
11 The Time the Whale Came to Jackson’s
Bay
Skokomish Tribe

12 Coyote and the Man Who Sits On Top
Salish Cultural Committee of
The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

13 The Crow
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation

14 Tepee, Sun and Time
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

15 Water Story
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

16 How Birds Learned to Fly
The Fourteen Confederated Tribes
from the Yakima Nation

17 Napi and the Bullberries
Blackfeet Tribe

18 How Cottontail Lost His Tail
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

19 Being Indian Is
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

20 Why Animals and Man Can No
Longer Talk to One Another
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

For order information and prices of the above booklets and the Teacher’s Manual, contact the publisher:

Educational Systems, Inc.
2360 Southwest 170th Street
Beaverton, Oregon 97005

(503) 649-7516






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When the monster saw
it was Grandfather Coyote calling him,
he sucked in his breath.
He sucked harder and harder
until the vine rope broke.
Poor Grandfather Coyote
was sucked into the monster’s stomach.



em THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
‘% Stories and Legends of the Northwest


Long ago the animals were like people.
They talked and walked

and did the same things people do.





From the top of the tree he could see the cave
where the monster lived.

Grandfather Coyote took the firemaking vine
from his belt and used it to tie himself
to the tree.

Then he called the monster!



Grandfather Coyote was old and wise.
He had a flint knife, some pitch
and a piece of the firemaking vine with him.
He built a fire.
As the light from the fire became brighter,
he saw Cottontail.

As





Cottontail went out last,

just as the monster took his final breath.
The monster closed his mouth

right on Cottontail’s tail

and pulled it off.



Grandfather Coyote walked to a little stream.
Growing near the stream was a firemaking vine.
Grandfather Coyote cut the vine

and put it in his belt.
He climbed up a tree.











In those days the cottontail rabbit had a long tail.
He had hands and walked on his hind legs.

When he was small, he did not listen to anyone.
He was like a very naughty boy.









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7 How Cottontail
Lost His Tail

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Cottontail and his grandfather

lived beside a big river

called the Columbia River.
They would spear fish from the river.
The homes were built of cedar poles

and cedar bark.



As the monster died, his mouth opened and shut.
Each time his mouth opened, someone crawled out.



Grandfather Coyote saw the heart of the big monster
hanging from above.
He told the animal people to be ready
to crawl out of the monster’s mouth.
Grandfather Coyote then cut off the monster’s heart.



Cottontail would not carry the water
or build a fire when he was asked.

He would not help anyone.

His grandfather, Old Coyote, would warn Cottontail
not to wander too far from camp.

But Cottontail did not listen.

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The monster came stomping out of his cave!
He looked this way.
He looked that way.





VERBENA GREENE

Verbena Greene, a member of the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, Oregon, is the mother of eight children. She
attended Warm Springs Boarding School until the 11th
grade and later earned her G.E.D. She has served as Local
Coordinator for the Warm Springs Curriculum Develop-
ment Committee and was the Tribal Education Program
Liaison for more than seven years. She presently is serving
as Culture Resource Person for the Tribes, providing class-
room cultural instruction (legends, values, songs, etc.) on a
consultant basis to schools and community colleges. She
enjoys working with young people and is pleased that stu-
dents are now forming culture clubs and holding powwows
in the school environment.

CAROL ALLISON

Carol Allison has been closely associated with the Warm
Springs Tribes for 16 years. She works in several different
media, including water colors, cloth painting (shawls,
skirts) and cartooning. In addition to writing and illustrat
ing children’s books, she has worked with Warm Springs
committees writing down tribal history and culture.


Then he saw Skunk, Porcupine and Beaver,
and all the other animal people
that had been swallowed up.

They were weak, for they had no food or water.

s



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Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 710 Southwest Second Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204

Copyright © 1978 by The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
Allrights reserved.

The work upon which this publication is based was performed pursuant to Contract
No. 400-76-0048, with the Educational Equity Group/Multicultural/Bilingual Division
of the National Institute of Education. It does not, however, necessarily reflect the
views of that agency.

This publication is not printed at the expense of the Federal Government.
Published by Educational Systems, Inc., 2360 Southwest 170th Street, Beaverton, Oregon 97005
Printed and bound in the United States of America


One day Cottontail went walking beside the river
to look for arrowheads.

But he went too far, coming very close to the cave
where the monster lived.

The monster saw Cottontail.

Quick as a wink,
he sucked him right up into his stomach!





|) THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
$ Stories and Legends of the Northwest

How Cottontail Lost His Tail
Level II Book 18

By members of the Warm Springs
Reservation Committee

Carol Allison, Illustrator
Nita Curtis, Consultant
William Frank, Illustrator
Rena Greene

Verbena Greene, Coordinator
Viola Kalama

Stella McKinley

Ada Sooksoit

Felix Wallulatum

Wilson Wewa

Illustrated by Carol Allison

Joseph Coburn, Director
Pacific Northwest Indian Program
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory



To this day, Cottontail has a short tail.
But, he minds better and does what he is told.

a



Oh, it was dark in that monster’s stomach.



THE INDIAN READING SERIES: Stories and Legends of the
Northwest is a collection of authentic material cooperatively devel-
oped by Indian people from twelve reservations. Development ac-
tivities are guided by a Policy Board which represents the Indian
community of the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Northwest Indian
Reading and Language Development Program Policy Board mem-
bers are:

* Warren Clements — Warm Springs
Chairman

¢ Morrie Jimenez — Klamath

¢ Joan Kennerly — Blackfeet

* Walter Moffett — Nez Perce

« Emmett Oliver — Quinault

¢ Bob Parsley — Chippewa

¢ Lloyd Smith — Warm Springs

¢ Max Snow

¢ Jeanne Thomas — Yakima


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Grandfather Coyote and Cottontail were stronger,
so they waited till the weak ones were out
before they left.





Nearby lived a monster in a cave.

The animal people were very frightened of him.
He was so big!

And he had such a big mouth!



It was getting dark, and the crickets were beginning
their evening songs.

Cottontail still had not come home.

Grandfather Coyote watched for Cottontail.

He was worried that Cottontail
had been caught by the monster!