Once upon a time, there was a beautiful Native American maiden who was to be married to a handsome chief whom she had loved for some time. The night before the wedding, she fell suddenly ill and died.

Fairy tales. Folklore. Oral tradition. Whichever term you prefer, they all refer to stories passed down through the generations that teach us a lesson, describe our culture, or otherwise inform us ...

LITTLE, if anything, remains to be added to the genealogical records of fairies of Indo-European descent. But the comparative mythologist, while he has traced their pedigree, has not told us how ...