When Rabbit boastfully challenges Turtle to a race, he gets his comeuppance ... and Turtle gets a little assist from his winged friend, Turkey. In the process, we learn why Turtle's shell is cracked and why you never see Rabbit racing Turtle today.

"This work was originally published in 1889 by the Patterson Stationary Company, St. Louis, Missouri. Indications are that this was an official Choctaw document, however we are not certain of that. The work is an alphabetical listing of all known Choctaw claimants against the United states government. These claims were based upon treaties that had been made between the United States and the Choctaw Nation. A listing of all treaties between these parties...

Overview: Oklahoma" comes from the Choctaw word "Okla Homma," meaning "Red People." In this, his first collection of stories, acclaimed storyteller and folklorist Tim Tingle tells the stories of his people, the Choctaw People, the Okla Homma. For years Tim has collected the stories of the old folks, weaving those tales into his own stories, mixing traditional lore with stories from everyday life. Thus, Walking the Choctaw Road has a mixture of contemporary...