Barrett. Pomo Myths

Today's free book is Pomo Myths by S. A. Barrett (1933). 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

Introduction: There is a long introduction about the Pomo culture and the characters who appear in the stories.

Myths of Creation and Transformation of Human Beings  
1. Falcon Brings Food from across the Ocean
2. Hawk Steals Food from the Minks and Coyote Creates People 
3. Wolf and Coyote Create People 
4. Creation of People by Wolf and Coyote 
5. Coyote Creates Man but Lizard Gives Him Proper Hands 
6. Waterdog and Lizard Create Human Beings and Give Them Hands 
7. People Are Transformed into Animals 
8. People Are Transformed into Birds by Fox 
Myths of Miscellaneous Creations and Regulations 
9. Coyote Gives People Implements and Foods 
10. Coyote's Creations 
Coyote Creates Sickness 
Coyote Creates Grizzly Bear 
Coyote Institutes Cremation 
Coyote Creates the Rattlesnake 
Coyote Creates the Elk 
Coyote Creates "Indian Potatoes" 
Coyote Institutes Divorce 
11. Coyote Creates the Ocean 
12. Coyote Institutes Death 
13. Creation of Salmon 
14. Coyote Creates the Sun, Moon and Stars, and Peoples the Earth 
Myths of Destruction. The Burning of the World 
15. The Burning of the World and the Creation of Clear Lake 
16. Coyote Destroys the World by Fire 
17. Coyote Burns the World in Revenge for the Ill-Treat-men of His Children 
18. Coyote Creates People, Burns the World and Creates Clear Lake 
19. Coyote Burns the World and Creates Clear Lake 
20. Coyote Burns the World 
21. Coyote Creates Clear Lake 
22. The Burning of the World and the Creation of Clear Lake 

Myths of Destruction. Deluge  
23. The Deluge and the Escape of Falcon 
24. Coyote Causes a Deluge to Destroy the World 
25. The Thunder Children Escape the Deluge and Fly to the Sky
26. Gopher Secures Fire after the Deluge 

Myths of The Sun  
27. The Theft of the Sun 
28. Coyote Steals the Sun 
29. The Stealing of the Sun Sack 
30. Coyote Steals the Daylight Sack and Liberates the Sun
31. Coyote Steals the Morning Sack, Containing the Sun, Moon and Pleiades 
32. The Hummingbird Brothers Rescue People Held in the Sun Village 
33. The Sun-People are Killed by Yellowjackets 

Myths of Supernatural Beings  
34. Falcon Kills the Kilak Family 
35. Falcon Is Taken by Kilak 
36. Falcon and Eagle Journey to Gilak's Home 
37. Quail Deserts Her Husband and Goes to Gilak's 
38. Gambling Luck Is Given by Gilak 
39. The Abode of Thunder Under the Ocean 
40. Flower-Man Kills Thunder 
41. Thunder Kills Coyote and Creates All Forms of Sea Life 
42. Tcodok Kills Guksu 
43. Bakil Is Created and Placed in Blue Lakes 
44. The Monster of Blue Lakes 
45. A Bagil Is Caught in a Rabbit Snare 
46. Coyote Creates Obsidian-Man from an Arrow-Point
47. The Story of Arrow-Point-Young-Man 
48. Obsidian-Man Kills the Four Thunder Brothers 
49. Obsidian-Man contests with the Kilaks 
50. The Contest between Obsidian-Man and Mountain-Man 
51. The Contest between Rock-Man and Gray Squirrel
52. The Death of Muyamuya 
53. Muyamuya 
54. Huk Transforms People into Deer 
55. Bagil Transforms People into Deer 
56. The Water Spirit in Blue Lakes 
57. Falcon Is Stolen by Kilak 
58. The Origin of Thunder 

Trickster Stories  
59. Coyote Tricks His Mother-In-Law 
60. Coyote Kills His Sister-in-Law, Skunk 
61. Coyote Tricks Some Girls 
62. Coyote Tricks Two Girls 
63. Coyote Is Tricked by Ground Squirrels 
64. Ground Squirrels Steal Coyote's Arm to Make a Rattle
65. Coyote Is Tricked by the Skunk Brothers 
66. The Skunk Brothers trick Coyote 
67. Coyote Is Tricked and Killed by Skunk Brothers 
68. Coyote Is Tricked by the Skunk Brothers and attain by Small Birds 
69. Coyote Is Tricked by Sapsucker 
70. Osprey and Mink Fool Coyote 
71. Oak-Ball, Hawk and Owl Trick Coyote 
72. Coyote Falls from a Tree 
73. Gray Squirrel Teaches Coyote How to Run up a Tree
74. Coyote Is Tricked by Little Birds 
75. Coyote Imitates The Willow 
76. Blue Jay Kills Coyote's Mother with a Hot Rock 
77. Coyote Gets Magic Black Bread from the Sun 
78. Tule Boy 
79. Coyote Brags of His Wealth 
80. Woodrat, the Trickster 
81. Woodrat Kills Morning-Star with a Magic Swing 
82. Skunk Kills Deer with Her Scent 

Myths of Magic Devices  
83. The Growing Rock 
84. Quail Ascends into the Sky on a Magic Cane 
85. A Magic Tree Kills Falcon 
86. Swan Fishes in Her Stone Canoe 

Myths of the Deer and Bear Children  
87. Bear Kills Her Own Daughter-in-Law, Deer 
88. The Deer and Bear Children 
89. The Thunder and Bear Children 
90. Grizzly-Bear Kills Her Daughter-in-Law 

Miscellaneous Animal Tales  
91. The Race between Mud Hen and Other Birds 
92. The Race between Deer and Mud Hen 
93. Wolf Kills Deer by Magic 
94. Panther's Wife Kills Deer by Magic 
95. Black Hawk Leaves Home but is Induced to Return
96. The People Are Unable to Kill Turtle 
97. Turtle Tricks the People 
98. Falcon Dies and Returns to Life 
99. Woodrat Is Refused Food by His Brother-in-Law
100. Wasp Refuses Woodrat Food 

Miscellaneous Tales  
101. The Girl Who Married Rattlesnake 
102. Wasp and Wildcat 
103. Coyote Kills Two Fawns 
104 Mountain-Lion Goes Hunting 
105. The Origin of the Sul-Ke or Vulture-Dance 
106. The Origin of the Lehuya-Ke or Ka-Tcaha-Ke, the Whiskey-Dance 
107. Origin of the Pomo Bear Doctors 
108. Myths Concerning Basketry 

The Myth of the Dau  

The Legend of Kaltoi