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This is our collection of links to Coushatta folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American tales section by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same legend are often told by American Indians from different tribes, especially if those tribes are kinfolk or neighbors to each other. In particular, though these legends come from the Coushatta tribe, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Alabama and Muscogee are very similar.
Rabbit (Cokfi or Chokfi):
Rabbit is the trickster figure of Coushatta legend. He is mischievous and frequently gets himself into trouble, but
usually manages to use his wits to get himself back out again.
Big Man-Eater (Atipacoba or Atipa-Coba):
A giant cannibal monster common to southeastern Indian legends. Modern Alabama and Koasati people
identify them with elephants; some people believe stories about them may have been based
on fossils or prehistoric depictions of mammoths.
Atosi:
Mischievous little people of Koasati legend.
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