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“I can’t right now.
I will come home very soon.
When I come home, everything will be changed.”



“If you are good, Basket Woman will not get you. You must listen
and obey.”

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Everyone was so happy to see the sisters home. Everyone cele-
brated but during the celebrations, the baby was kidnapped.





Blue Jay — Star Child

‘Told by
Ollie Wilber


“If Basket Woman is near, her nits will be high in the trees. If
you see them she is near.”

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“When I came into Under World I got hurt,” said Blue Jay. “I am
worried about going back. I may not make it.”

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The children of long ago were taught to listen and to obey. The
old people of the village would sometimes scare the children into
obeying.

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“One more thing Blue Jay, your head will remain that way.”
“When people see your head, they will be reminded of the age
when the world changed.”

19


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“If you don’t listen, Basket Woman will take you. She will put
you into her basket. We will never see you again.”


14

Blue Jay attempted to go through. On her first attempt, the
ground closed on Blue Jay. On her second attempt, Blue Jay made it
through.



That night her wish came true. The sisters went to Sky World to
live with their new husbands.



“Basket Woman lives near.
She has a basket on her back.
Basket Woman is dirty.”

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Some of the children heard. “But Grandma,” said one boy, “I
want to play.”


Long ago there lived two sisters. They worked very hard. They
gathered food for the family.





Once Blue Jay got to Under World, she found the baby was a
grown man. “Come home,” said Blue Jay, “ everyone is looking for

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While looking at the stars, older sister said, “I wish that White
Star was my husband. I wish that Red Star was your husband.”



Basket Woman

Told by
Eva Jerry

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Fone AN



Every day she thought about going home. One day while dig-
ging roots, she thought hard about getting home and she dug too deep.
A flow of air came through the hole.



While living in Sky World, young sister had a baby boy. Even
with a baby, young sister became very homesick. She wanted to go
home.



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“You children must listen,” said Grandma. “More importantly,
you must obey.”


A voice thundered through the woods,“ You children go in and sit
down. Listen to your Grandma.”

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One day they went to dig roots. A camp was made for the night
because it was too late to go home.



“Here is a power that will help you get back.”
“Prop it in the opening and it will remain open long enough for
you to get back.”

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Booklets available in the Level IV sequence are listed below. Numbers refer to the Planned Sequence of use
in tha Teacher’s Munual. Materials developed by these tribes and others in the Northersst are ineluded in

the Levels L, I and 1 sequences.

1. Warm Springs Animat Stories
The Canfadarated Trihes af the Warm Springs
Raservation of Oregon

2. Snail Woman at Sq*n'le
The Guquamish Tribe of the Port Madison
Reparvation

3. Bine Jay - Stor Chiid/ Basket Wornan
Mucklezhoot Tribe

4, Aaginidoine Women Moahing Grease
Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Peck Reservation

5. Conte
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Resarvation of Oregon

§. How the Summer Season Came
Assiniboine Tribe of ths Fort Helknap
Re ti

7. Little Weasels Dream
Saleh and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

3. Fort Hall Stories
Shoshone-Rannock Tribes of tha Fort Hall
Reservation

9. The Baar Tepec
Northarn Cheyennos Tribe

10. Stoux Stories and.
Sioux Tribe af the Fort Pack Reservation

11. Kootenai Stories
Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

12. Chief Mowntain’s Medicine
Gros Ventre Tribe from tha Fort Belknap
Reservation

18. Coyote the Thichater
Borns Paiute Reservation

14. Rusning Free
Sihoalwater Bay

15. Salish Copate Stories
Salish and Kootenai Styne ofthe Flathead.
Reservation

16. Coyste and the Cawdoys
Sihoshone-Hannock Tribes of the Fort Hall
Revervation

17. Napfa Journey
Blackfeet Tribe

18. Warm Springs Storiez
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon

19. Tapes Making
Salish and Koctenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

20. Bagkets ond Canoes
Skokomish Tribe

21. Warrior Pacpla
Blackfeet Tribe


i) THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
% Stories and Legends of the Northwest



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One day the children played and played. They played until it
was very late.


Developed by the Pacific Northwest Indian Reading and Language Development Program
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 300 Southwest Sixth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204

Copyright © 1981 by the Muckleshoot Tribe
All rights reserved.

‘The work upon which this publication is based was performed pursuant to Contract
No. 400-80-0105 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.

Printed and bound in the United States of America


Young Sister was very sad. She was so sad she cried. Blue Jay
was asked to help find the baby.

11


There was only one way to get to Under World. The passage way
was a hole. The hole opened and closed. No one could get through.

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THE INDIAN READING SERIES
Stories and Legends of the Northwest

Blue Jay — Star Child

Basket Woman
Level IV Book 3

By members of the Muckleshoot Planning Committee

Charlotte Williams, Coordinator
Ollie Wilber

Eva Jerry

Bernice Lozier Tanewasha
Bertha McJoe

Thelma Moses

Elizabeth Bargala

A Muckleshoot Legend
Illustrated by Arlene Sevdy

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



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“We will listen,” said the children.
We will listen and we will obey.”

tr GP.O: 1982593665




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

+ Clement Azure — Devils Lake Sioux

+ Walter Moffett — Nez Perce

+ Emmett Oliver — Quinault

+ Bob Parsley — Chippewa

+ Lloyd Smith — Warm Springs

+ Max Snow

+ Jeanne Thomas — Yakima


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“Basket Woman has lice in her hair.
Nits fly around her head.”


“Come in,” called Grandma. There was no answer. Again
Grandma called, “Come in.”

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She dug away more dirt and soon discovered a way home. Very
quickly she and her sister made a ladder. They made a ladder using
cedar boughs. Soon they were back home.



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Many people looked for the baby. Blue Jay had discovered that
Dog Salmon had taken the baby. They went to Under World.