Canadian Fairy Tales

Canadian Fairy Tales is a collection of 26 of Native American folk tales gathered from across Canada by Professor Cyrus MacMillan, who did not indicate the origin tribe of each story.

The collection was originally published in 1922, and several tales within contain themes of creation. This is MacMillan’s second collection of fairy tales. Like the Grimms Brothers did in Europe, MacMillan traveled the country seeking tales from the First Nations people in Canada.

HOW GLOOSKAP MADE THE BIRDS
RABBIT AND THE GRAIN BUYERS
SAINT NICHOLAS AND THE CHILDREN
THE FALL OF THE SPIDER MAN
THE BOY WHO WAS CALLED THICK-HEAD
RABBIT AND THE INDIAN CHIEF
GREAT HEART AND THE THREE TESTS
THE BOY OF THE RED TWILIGHT SKY
HOW RAVEN BROUGHT FIRE TO THE INDIANS
THE GIRL WHO ALWAYS CRIED
ERMINE AND THE HUNTER
HOW RABBIT DECEIVED FOX
THE BOY AND THE DRAGON
OWL WITH THE GREAT HEAD AND EYES
THE TOBACCO FAIRY FROM THE BLUE HILLS
RAINBOW AND THE AUTUMN LEAVES
RABBIT AND THE MOON-MAN
THE CHILDREN WITH ONE EYE
THE GIANT WITH THE GREY FEATHERS
THE CRUEL STEPMOTHER
THE BOY WHO WAS SAVED BY THOUGHTS
THE SONG-BIRD AND THE HEALING WATERS
THE BOY WHO OVERCAME THE GIANTS
THE YOUTH AND THE DOG-