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The winter wife : an Abenaki folktale /

A lonely hunter finds his wishes for a companion and successful hunting season coming true until he disobeys the command of his mysterious winter wife and takes a summer wife, too.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Crompton, Anne Eliot
Other Authors:	Parker, Robert Andrew
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Little, Brown, [1975]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Indians of North America > Folklore.

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