# Zuni Folktales — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Zuni Folktales by Frank Hamilton Cushing.

- [Zuni Folktales](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/zuni-folktales.md): A collection of Zuni folktales featuring various characters and moral lessons, including stories of courtship, trickery, and supernatural events.
- [The Trial of Lovers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-trial-of-lovers.md): A young man from Hálonawan seeks the hand of the Maiden of Mátsaki, who tests her suitors by releasing insects into her chamber. The poor youth succeeds where others fail, wins the maiden, but later tragically kills her 
- [Told the First Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/told-the-first-night.md): The beautiful maiden of Mátsaki, after testing her suitor with insects, finally believes in his love and prepares to meet him. However, her jealous witch sister impersonates her, leading to a fatal confrontation where th
- [Told the Second Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/told-the-second-night.md): The young man pursues his wife's spirit westward, guided by a red plume, enduring great hardship. He reaches the Lake of the Dead where she enters the spirit world. An Owl offers counsel and uses medicine of sleep to reu
- [The Youth and His Eagle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-youth-and-his-eagle.md): The youth, unable to bear separation from his Eagle, insists on following her into the sky despite warnings. They journey together, but his faithlessness and fascination with Death lead to tragedy: his Eagle wife strips 

> 40 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=zuni_folktales_se_1180kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [The Poor Turkey Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-poor-turkey-girl.md)
- [How the Summer Birds Came](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-summer-birds-came.md)
- [The Serpent of the Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-serpent-of-the-sea.md)
- [The Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Maiden of the Yellow Rocks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-maiden-of-the-yellow-rocks.md)
- [The Foster-Child of the Deer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-foster-child-of-the-deer.md)
- [The Boy Hunter Who Never Sacrificed to the Deer He Had Slain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-boy-hunter-who-never-sacrificed-to-the-deer-he-had-slain.md)
- [How Áhaiyúta and Mátsailéma Stole the Thunder-Stone and the Lightning-Shaft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-haiy-ta-and-m-tsail-ma-stole-the-thunder-stone-and-the-lightning-shaft.md)
- [The Warrior Suitor of Moki](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-warrior-suitor-of-moki.md)
- [How the Corn-Pests Were Ensnared](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-corn-pests-were-ensnared.md)
- [The Coyote Who Killed the Demon Síuiuki](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-coyote-who-killed-the-demon-s-uiuki.md)
- [How the Coyotes Tried to Steal the Children of the Sacred Dance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-coyotes-tried-to-steal-the-children-of-the-sacred-dance.md)
- [The Coyote and the Beetle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-coyote-and-the-beetle.md)
- [How the Coyote Danced with the Blackbirds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-coyote-danced-with-the-blackbirds.md)
- [How the Turtle Out Hunting Duped the Coyote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-turtle-out-hunting-duped-the-coyote.md)
- [The Coyote and the Locust](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-coyote-and-the-locust.md)
- [The Coyote and the Ravens Who Raced Their Eyes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-coyote-and-the-ravens-who-raced-their-eyes.md)
- [The Prairie-Dogs and Their Priest, the Burrowing-Owl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-prairie-dogs-and-their-priest-the-burrowing-owl.md)
- [How the Gopher Raced with the Runners of Kʻiákime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-gopher-raced-with-the-runners-of-k-i-kime.md)
- [How the Rattlesnakes Came to Be What They Are](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-rattlesnakes-came-to-be-what-they-are.md)
- [How the Corn-Pests Were Ensnared](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-corn-pests-were-ensnared.md)
- [Jackrabbit and Cottontail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/jackrabbit-and-cottontail.md)
- [The Rabbit Huntress and Her Adventures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-rabbit-huntress-and-her-adventures.md)
- [The Ugly Wild Boy Who Drove the Bear Away from Southeastern Mesa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-ugly-wild-boy-who-drove-the-bear-away-from-southeastern-mesa.md)
- [The Revenge of the Two Brothers on the Háwikuhkwe, or the Two Little Ones and Their Turkeys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-revenge-of-the-two-brothers-on-the-h-wikuhkwe-or-the-two-little-ones-and-their-turkeys.md)
- [The Young Swift-Runner Who Was Stripped of His Clothing by the Aged Tarantula](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-young-swift-runner-who-was-stripped-of-his-clothing-by-the-aged-tarantula.md)
- [Átahsaia, the Cannibal Demon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/tahsaia-the-cannibal-demon.md)
- [The Hermit Mítsina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-hermit-m-tsina.md)
- [How the Twins of War and Chance, Áhaiyúta and Mátsailéma, Fared with the Unborn-Made Men of the Underworld](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-twins-of-war-and-chance-haiy-ta-and-m-tsail-ma-fared-with-the-unborn-made-men-of-the-underworld.md)
- [Translator's Introduction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/translator-s-introduction.md)
- [Zuni Introduction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/zuni-introduction.md)
- [The Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Cock and the Mouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-cock-and-the-mouse.md)
- [Italian Version](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/italian-version.md)
- [Zuni Version](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/zuni-version.md)
- [The Giant Cloud-Swallower](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-giant-cloud-swallower.md)
- [Translator's Introduction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/translator-s-introduction.md)
- [The Tale of Häki Suto](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Maiden the Sun Made Love To, and Her Boys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-maiden-the-sun-made-love-to-and-her-boys.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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