The stories

The stories

The Creek stories of Earnest Gouge are presented here is several formats. Files labeled "Image" are scanned versions (PDF) of photocopies of the original documents. We are grateful to the National Anthropological Archives for allowing us to reproduce these here. "Typescript" files are typed versions reflecting Gouge's spelling and the original pagination. Files labeled "Analysis" contain multiple lines of information:

a normalized Creek spelling
a phonemic transcription
an analysis of each word in parts (in the first seven stories only)
a free translation in English

"Recording" files are sound files in mp3 format of Margaret Mauldin reading each story.


1 The three brothers and the spotted horse Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	16 Tiger helps man defeat a giant lizard Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
2 The hunter and his dogs Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	17 Rabbit tries to straighten river beds Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
3 Tug of war between the tie-snakes, tar baby Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	18 Twisted Horn steals man's heart Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
4 The hunters' wives Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	19 Old dog saves master from Long Claws Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
5 The stork father Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	20 Doe killed by hunter, becomes his wife Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
6 Rabbit steals fire Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	21 Buzzard doctors Rabbit Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
7 Turtle is beaten by three mothers Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	22 Cow wants a knife Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
8 Rabbit rides Wolf Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	23 Hunter captured by eagle Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
9 Turtle races Wolf Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	24 Whistling man helps hunter Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
10 The young man who turned into a snakeImage \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	25 Hunter taken to deer cave Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
11 Man defeats a giant lizard Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	26 Man races a lizard Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
12 Man challenges a racing snake Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	27 Turtle tries to look up women's dresses Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
13 Rabbit traps Lion on the other side of the ocean Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	28 Wolf wants to become spotted Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
14 Rabbit seeks wisdom from God Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	29a Girl abducted by lion Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording
15 Two boys become thunder Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording	29b Girl abducted by lion [version missing p 1] Image \| Typescript \| Analysis \| Recording

Conventions for the typescripts
Notes on the typescripts
Abbreviations used in analysis files

Mvhayv encokv-hecvlke (OU Creek 3)