![]() ![]() He entitles the book: “The Legend of the Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas.”ĭuring a period of severe drought, the Comanche people suffer much want. Tomie DePaola has taken an old Comanche tale about the origin of the bluebonnet flower and crafted the legend into a lovely story. Storytelling and oral tradition are highly developed in Native American societies and many tribes have a number of legends. ![]() Most cultures have legends and this is particularly true of Native American tribes. In this sense they speak to a higher truth that of human experience. While they are not actually factual, legends can be informative and comforting. Legends are created stories to explain the origin of places and things. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1983, 32 pages, Grades K-3. “The Legend of Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas” ![]()
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