Today's free book is Myths and Legends of the Lipan Apache Indians by Morris Edward Opler (1940). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
The Emergence; the Birth of Killer-of-Enemies; the Slaying of the
Monsters
Killer-of-Enemies and his Brother, Wise One, Slay More Monsters
The Emergence and the Slaying of the Monsters (Second Version)
Killer-of-Enemies Creates the Deer
Killer-of-Enemies Creates the Horse
Killer-of-Enemies Builds the Church
Killer-of-Enemies Slays Big Owl's Helpers
Killer-of-Enemies Teaches Raiding and Warfare and Departs
The Origin of Old Age and Death
Walking Rock and the Origin of Old Age
Raven and the Origin of Death
Raven and the Origin of Death and Sewing
The Raiding Party Meets the People of the Emergence
The Youth Who Went in the Water to the People of the Underworld
The People with Coyote Heads
The People with the Small Anus
The Little People
The Encampment of Women
The Battle with the Wild Geese
The Return Journey; the People with Coyote Heads Give Rules for Scalping
Tales of Encounters with Supernatural Beings
The Hactci
The Disabled Children Are Cured by the Hactci
The Woman Who Lived with the Deer after Contact with the Clowns
Clown Helps the Deer Hunter
Hactci and Deer
Peyote
The Lipan Who Visited the Peyote People
Tales of Encounters with Monsters
Big Owl
The Children Play "Ghost" and Escape from Big OwlHorned Toad Saves a Boy from Big Owl
Giant Spider
Giant Spider and his Web
The Water Monster
The Water Monster
A Poor Man Kills Water Monster with Magical Help
Tales of Supernatural Encounters with Animals
Dove
The Man Who Married a Dove; the Magi c Flight
Bear
The Woman Who Stayed with the Bears
Prairie-Dog
The Woman Saved by the Prairie-Dogs
Horse
The Little Man (Cowbird) Gives Horses to the Lipan
The Man Who Learned a Horse Ceremony from the Little Person
The Man Who Knew a Horse Ceremony Obtains Horses
Myths Relating to Agriculture and Rain
Agriculture
The Man Who Floated down the River in a Log; the Origin of
Agriculture
Rain
The Quarrel between Wind and Thunder
The Origin of Games
The Moccasin Game
The Moccasin Game for Day or Night between the Dangerous and
the Harmless Birds and Animals
The Moccasin Game for Day or Night (Second Version)
Tales Connected with Death
Visits to the Dead
A Wounded Man Visits the Dead in the Underworld
The Woman Who Visited the Dead
The Man Who Visited the Dead
The Girl Who Was Rescued by her Dead Father
The Man Who Returned from the Underworld
The Coyote Cycle and other Animal, Bird, and Insect Tales
The Coyote Cycle
Introduction
Coyote Flies with the Geese
Coyote Steals Fire from the Fireflies
Coyote Steals Fire (Second Version)
Fire Punishes Coyote
How Coyote First Made Bows and Arrows
Coyote Eats Wild Plums and Breaks Wind
Coyote Goes up in the Air
Coyote and Walking Rock; Coyote Bathes with the Girls and
Insults Walking Rock
Walking Rock Helps Coyote Get a Girl
Walking Rock Helps Coyote Get a Buffalo; Coyote Eats Rose Hips
and Breaks Wind; He Contests with the Crows for the Buffalo
Walking Rock Chases Coyote
Coyote Gets the Buffaloes away from Crow
Coyote Gets the Fat away from Bear
Coyote Steals the Hawk Chief's Wife and Is Made to
Swallow Hot Rocks
Coyote Is Stung by the Red Ants
Coyote Visits the Arrow People and Hunts Buffaloes
The Shooting Contest for the Two Girls; Coyote Tries to Substitute an Arrow
Skunk Shoots over Four Ridges at Coyote
Coyote Marries his own Daughter
Coyote Marries his own Daughter (Second Version)
Coyote Visits Buffalo; the Bungling Host
Coyote Visits Flicker; the Bungling Host
Coyote Visits the Mule Deer; the Bungling Host; Coyote Tries to Spot his Children like Fauns
Coyote Visits the Whitetailed Deer; the Bungling Host; Coyote
Tries to Spot his Children like Fauns
Coyote Visits Bald Eagle; the Bungling Host
Coyote as Eye Juggler (Second Version)
Coyote Loses his Bow and Arrows to the Antelopes
Coyote Breaks Big Owl's Legs and Kills him
Coyote Helps Turkey Obtain a Wife
Coyote Tries to Make it Rain by Means of his Ceremony
Coyote Trades his Tobacco for a "Girl"
Coyote and the Rising Rock
The Women Kill Coyote by Repeated Intercourse
Coyote Disowns his Child
Coyote Kills Deer with his Ceremony and Is Killed by Deer's Wife
Coyote Pretends to Have Power
Coyote Gets a "Ceremony" and Is Stung by the Hornets
Coyote Kills Longfoot, an Imaginary Enemy
Coyote Escapes Drowning by Inducing Another to Take his Place
in a Sack
Coyote Dances with the Reed Girls
Coyote Pursues the Insects Called "Fat Skulls"; the Magic Flight
Coyote's Son and Dove's Son Are Killed
Coyote Names Skunk
Coyote Names Skunk (Second Version)
Coyote Kills the Blind Women
Coyote Finds Honey in a Sotol Stalk
Coyote Tries to Lead her Children like Turkey Hen and Kills Them
Gopher Helps Coyote Have Intercourse with a Girl
Gopher Helps Coyote Have Intercourse with a Girl (Second Version)
Coyote Has Intercourse with the Woman across the Water and
Disowns his Child
Coyote Makes some People Drunk with Mountain-Laurel Berries,
Cuts their Hair, and Robs Them
The Contest in Defecating between Coyote and Bear
Coyote and Wildcat Scratch each other's Backs
Coyote and Dog Become Enemies
Coyote Strikes his Forked Hat
Coyote Is Disappointed in a Well-dressed Girl's Features
Animal, Bird, and Insect Tales
The Race around the World
The Abandoned Children Revenge themselves on their Mother
The Fight between the Animals and the Insects
The Race between Black tailed Deer and Antelope
The Race between Turtle and Jack-Rabbit
The Turtles Go on a Raid
The Turtle Goes on a Raid (Second Version)
Mountain-Lion Hunts by Rolling like a Ball
Mountain-Lion and Wolf Quarrel about their Hunting Ability
Mosquito Loses his Wife
Rat and Mouse Argue
Dog, the Gambler, Is Made to Stop his Bad Language
The Dog's Hoop
Coyote and Porcupine Vie for the Slain Buffalo
Coyote Fails to Capture Turkey or Turkey's Children
Rabbit Plays Sick and Escapes from Coyote
Coyote Bites Rock Rabbit and Allows Real Rabbit to Escape
Coyote Bites Rock Rabbit and Allows Real Rabbit to Escape
Rabbit Runs into his Hole and Escapes
Tip Beetle Listens to the Voices from below and Escapes from Coyote
Tip Beetle Listens to the Voices from below and Escapes from
Coyote (Second Version)
Coyote Helps Lizard Hold up the Sky
Coyote Helps Lizard Hold up the Sky (Second Version)
Coyote Dances with the Prairie-Dogs; Wildcat Steals Coyote's
Prairie-Dogs; Coyote Dives in the Water for Prairie-Dogs
Coyote Dances with the Prairie-Dogs; Wildcat Steals Coyote's
Prairie-Dogs; Coyote Dives in the Water for Prairie-Dogs
(Second Version)
Coyote and Wildcat Change Each Other's Appearance
Coyote Plays Hoop and Pole with the Beavers and Loses his Hide
Coyote Plays Hoop and Pole with the Beavers and Loses his Hide
(Second Version)
Coyote Carries Beaver far from Water; Beaver Carries Coyote far from Land
Coyote Throws Beaver in the Water
Coyote Kills his Wife and Carries her Body
Coyote Sells the Pot which Cooks without Fire
Coyote Sells a Burro which Defecates Money
Coyote Sells the Money Tree
Coyote Keeps his Dead Wife's Genitals
Coyote Herds Sheep and Uses his Employer's Wives
Coyote Shows how he Can Lie and Steals a Burro
Burro Captures Coyote; Coyote Performs Magic Feats and Is Freed
The Wasps Catch Coyote's Head in an old Horse Skull
Coyote Gets Turtle's Firedrill
Coyote as Eye Juggler
Rabbit's Way of Life
Stories of Foolish People, Unfaithfulness, and Perversion
The Foolish People (Spotted Wood People)
Introduction
The Spotted Wood People Go on a Raid and Find a Horse
The Spotted Wood People Obtain Horses
The Spotted Wood People Mistake Tipi Pole Tracks for Snake Tracks
The Spotted Wood People Fail to Recognize the Enemy
The Shaman of the Spotted Wood People Fails to Recognize his
Power's Warning
The Spotted Wood People Outrun the Comanche
A Spotted Wood Man Loses his Bundle
The Spotted Wood People "Caught by the Enemy"
A Spotted Wood Man Is Pursued
The Comanche with the Homed Headdresses Attack the Spotted Wood People
The Spotted Wood Men Have Intercourse with a Doe
The Spotted Wood People Lose a Deer through Arguing
The Spotted Wood People and the Snake
The Spotted Wood People Offer their Penises to the Birds
The Spotted Wood People Call like Crows
The Spotted Wood Woman Kills her Baby
The Spotted Wood Woman and the Buffalo
Unfaithfulness
The Woman Who Pretended Sickness and Death to be with her Lover
The Unfaithful Wife Found out by her Husband
Perversion
The Woman Who Had Intercourse with her Dog
Tales ofWar-Path and Raid
Lipan and Kickapoo
The Lipan Take Horses from the Kickapoo, Fight the Kickapoo,
and Lose a Chief
The Kickapoo Raid the Camps of the Lipan
A Fight with the Kickapoo
Lipan and Comanche
The Two Comanche with Supernatural Power
Comanche Captives Are Returned to Avoid a Fight
The Apache Defeat a Comanche Raiding Party
The Apache Defeat a Comanche Raiding Party (Second Version)
Trouble between Comanche and Lipan
A Battle between the Lipan and the Comanche
Lipan and Mexicans
The Lipan Come to Mescalero
Lipan and Chiricahua
The Chiricahua Scouts
Miscellaneous
The Fearless Man
The Adventure with the Snakes
The Adventure with the Whippoorwill
The Adventure with the Bull
The Adventure with the Peccary
The Adventure with the Mexican Officer
The Adventure with the Comanche
White Men
The White People Who Came in a Boat
Abnormal Individuals
The Woman Who Acted like a Deer
The Old Man Who played Hoop and Pole by Himself
Running
The Fast Runner
Why Grease Is Rubbed on the Legs
