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This is our collection of links to Quinault folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American mythology 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 Quinaults, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Chehalis and Tillamook tribes are very similar.
Misp' (also spelled Musp):
A Transformer figure, common to the mythology of many Northwest Coast tribes, who brought balance to the
world by using his powers to change people, animals, and the landscape into the forms they have today.
Bluejay (or Blue Jay):
The trickster hero of the Quinault and other southern Salishan tribes.
Bluejay is generally a benevolent being who is helpful to humankind, but he is also extremely foolish and careless,
and stories about him are often humorous or even slapstick in nature.
Bluejay And His Companions:Story of the Dog Husband:Salish Myths and Legends:Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest: 
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