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- ↑ Alexander, Hartley Burr (2003). North American Mythology. Kessinger Publishing. p. 26.
- ↑ Olcott, Frances Jenkins; Richardson, Frederick (1917). "The Red Indian Fairy Book for the Children's Own Reading and for Story-tellers" (Document). Houghton Mifflin Company.
- ↑ Alexander, Hartley Burr (2003). North American Mythology. Kessinger Publishing. p. 26.