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Handwritten list of stories drafted by Henry Rodriguez. List contains columns for Status of stories, draft date, whether the story has been submitted for typing, and whether a final has been completed. File also contains notes about a children's book and story starts.

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Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Pine Tree" by Henry Rodriguez. Story is about being thankful for everything that nature gives us. Good earth, wild animals, food, a place to sleep, protection, happiness. Story synopsis provided by the family of Henry Rodriguez.

Scope and Contents Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Frog & Cricket" by Henry Rodriguez. In the story, a frog visits his friend cricket. When it starts to drizzle and rain, even though cricket's house is small, he moves things around to make room for his frog's aching body. Frog is inside cricket's house and cricket is outside. Cricket goes up the mountain to find more rocks and shelter where frog would not be able to climb the rocks and the door is narrow. Story synopsis provided by the family...

Scope and Contents Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Coyote Lion Wildcat" (noted as "Ano Tukwot Tu-Ku-T" in Luiseño) by Henry Rodriguez. Some notes contain Luiseño vocabulary.Story synopsis: Coyote was in poor health and very hungry. Coyote ran into Lion and taught how Lion to hunt for food. Then Wildcat came by very lean. Coyote was going to show Wildcat how good a hunter he was, but this time he did not jump far enough and only caught the tail. His paws and legs got tangled, and the...

Scope and Contents Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Nekelish" (noted as "Star of Winter") by Henry Rodriguez. Some notes contain Luiseño vocabulary.Story synopsis: the men/young men would breathe in Nekelish or would be shivering and miserable all winter. They would feel the cold on their naked body. They did this all winter long with their bodies to harden the resist of the cold. The old man would awake the young boys in the morning to run down to the pond and jump in to prove that...

Scope and Contents Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Sandpiper" (also titled as "Tuyukmal, Killdeer, Sandpiper") by Henry Rodriguez (Rodriguez also uses the name "Hewale" in this document). Tuyukmal is also spelled Toyukmal in the document.Story synopsis: According to legends, great- grandfather found out that he was going to die. All the animals and birds went to visit sandpiper. By the time sandpiper went to visit, great-grandfather had died. This is a reminder not to be late in doing...

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Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Kind Deer & Hunters" (also titled as "Cha We Wut, King Deer") by Henry Rodriguez.

Scope and Contents Handwritten story draft for story "Deer Disappeared" by Henry Rodriguez. Story synopsis: The experience of seeing a deer for the first time. How beautiful it was, trotting majestically by. Then something changed in a moment, became dangerous. The deer charged the tree. The feeling of fear. The narrator could not move. The deer disappeared. No trace of hoof prints. Cha-we-wut, king deer, will never leave us. He is here to look after the animals. You will have many more encounters...

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Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Bird and King Deer" (noted as "Eheng-mal Pe Cha-we-wut" in Luiseño) by Henry Rodriguez. Some notes contain Luiseño vocabulary.

Scope and Contents Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Old Man and Raven" (noted as "Nahanmal Pe Ka-We-Alwut" in Luiseño) by Henry Rodriguez. Some notes contain Luiseño vocabulary. Last two pages of story draft contain notes on Luiseño ceremonies, dance, and song.Story synopsis: The old man encountered the raven several times as he walked home by the river. Raven told the old man be aware of your surroundings, was trying to help, wanting the bad spirit to go away. Raven would not leave the...