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This is our collection of links to Yuchi stories and folktales 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 Yuchi tribe, the traditional stories of neighboring tribes like the Chickasaw and Cherokee are very similar.
Sun (T-cho, Tso, or P'tso in the Yuchi language.)
In the traditions of the Yuchi it is the Sun, not the Earth, who is the mythological mother figure. For this reason the Yuchi
call themselves Tsoyaha, "children of the sun."
Tie-Snake. Mythological water spirit common
to the folklore of many Southeastern Native American tribes. They are the size and shape of an ordinary snake, but have immense strength. Tie-Snakes live underwater and
were feared for their ability to catch humans and drag them underwater to drown.
The Creation of the Earth 
In The Beginning Origin of Dry Land The Yuchi Creation Story:Why The Cedar Tree Is Red: Southeastern Native American Legends:
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