Project Gutenberg 2007-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 61 Lewis, Alfred Henry 1857 1914 Quin, Dan How The Raven Died 1902, From "Wolfville Nights" Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "How The Raven Died" by Alfred Henry Lewis is a short story that is part of the collection "Wolfville Nights," written in the early 20th century. This fictional narrative delves into themes surrounding Native American culture, morality, and the consequences of curiosity, as presented through the legend of the Raven. The story is set in a Western frontier setting, reflecting the era's exploration and understanding of indigenous peoples. In this tale, the Old Cattleman recounts a story told by Sioux Sam, a scout who narrates the fate of Kaw-kaw-chee, a Sioux chief known as the Raven. The plot unfolds as the Raven's insatiable curiosity leads to tragic consequences for himself and others. After a series of events triggered by the discovery of a cask of firewater, which leads to the death of many young men, the Raven seeks to understand their demise. His quest for knowledge ultimately brings about the ruin not only of his people but also of himself, culminating in his twisted death due to the very powder he distributed. The narrative conveys a moral lesson about the dangers of excessive curiosity, concluding that the Raven's downfall was a direct result of asking too many questions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 48707 48708 2024-10-10T07:08:24.201429 2023-09-10T09:57:30.937610 text/html text/html 43973 2013-02-06T11:57:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii 15944 2013-02-06T11:57:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 89381 2024-10-10T07:08:29.280385 application/epub+zip 88186 2024-10-10T07:08:27.063403 application/epub+zip 75588 2024-10-10T07:08:25.891407 application/epub+zip 186814 2024-10-10T07:08:30.853402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180260 2024-10-10T07:08:28.589393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167448 2022-09-11T04:12:09.472744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40310 40303 2024-10-10T07:08:23.943430 2023-09-10T09:57:30.770590 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 40192 2007-10-24T09:56:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15073 2007-10-24T09:56:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19210 2024-10-10T07:08:30.973389 application/rdf+xml 13853 2024-10-10T07:08:26.432447 image/jpeg 3502 2024-10-10T07:08:26.160397 image/jpeg 89179 2024-10-10T07:08:24.207470 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia