1. Corn…a Choctaw Legend
From: “Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians” by John R. Swanton
The origin of corn is connected with a myth called by Cushman the story of 0hoyo 0sh Chisba (or 0hoyo osh chisba), “The Unknown Woman.” With Cushman’s usual emotional setting this runs as follows:
2. The everfaithful Lily Wanda
From: Choctaw Children’s Legends by Norvella Goodman Martin
3. Choctaw Legends by Rita Laws
When Parents Ask Children To Be Noisy
The Gift of Tanchi (Corn)
Where Do Ants Come From?
THE MAGIC RED POLE
A FRIENDLY HELLO
STORMS AND NIGHTMARES
FIRE IS A SPY!
A CALENDAR OF STICKS
TWO SHADOWS FOR ONE PERSON
4. Choctaw legends re-told -Why The Flowers Grow by Mrs. Josephine Latimer
5. Have you heard these Choctaw legends?
Why Rabbit Is So Lean
Why The Owls Stare
Why the Possum’s tail has no hair now
Choctaw Legends and Stories 2
1. The Little People
2. Eclipse of the sun blamed on black squirrel
From: “Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians” by John R. Swanton
3. Why the rabbit has a short tail
Choctaw story version and translation by Charley Jones
4. Supernatural beings in our past
5. Legend of two brothers
From: H.B. Cushman, “The History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians”
6. Nature’s Signals
7. Legends of the Choctaw Nation remembered
Information from: “Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians” by John R. Swanton
8. Choctaw Legend
Stories 1
THE MAGIC BOW by Dana Baker
Stories 2
1. The Tale of the Wind Horse by Tipi Pinti
2. The Redbird by Tipi Pinti