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Indian Sleep-Man Tales are the stories told by an Otoe father to his boys after the sun has set, when the mysteries of life cry for explanation in the drowsy hours before sleep. In these tales are explained the strange ways of beast and man, of the seasons and the elements. The chief tells his eager listeners how the rabbit got his pink eyes, why the seasons follow one another, and how the man got into the moon. These stories were told to instruct as well as to entertain the Indian children. Today they reveal the Indian's fast-fading spirit and manner of life. Their simplicity and vivid imagery make them appealing to every child.
Bernice G. Anderson is well known for her stories, plays, and poems for children appearing in such leading children's magazines as Child Life, Wee Wisdom, and Children's Activities. In Kansas, where she has lived the greater part of her life, she is popular for her appearances at clubs, libraries, and schools giving lectures on Indian customs and legends. She has had a wide personal experience with members of the Otoe tribe from whom she obtained by word of mouth the material for Indian Sleep-Man Tales. At "Shadow Lane," her country home near Partridge, Kansas, she is engrossed in the writing of forthcoming books for children. Indian Sleep-Man Tales is her third published book.
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