The Two-Legged Creature: An Otoe Story

by Anna Lee Walters, Carol Bowles (Illustrator)

Tells how, after a harmonious period in the world when Man and animals lived in peace, Man changed and became abusive, so that only Dog and Horse have remained close

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1993

About the author

Anna Lee Walters (born 1946) is an award-winning Pawnee/Otoe-Missouria author from Oklahoma.

Walters works at the Diné College in Arizona, where she directs the college press. She lives in Tsaile, Arizona with her husband Harry Walters. He is the former Director of the Museum at Diné College.

Her first novel, Ghost Singer (1994) is a two-level mystery: one relates to the suicide of researchers at the Smithsonian Institution, which is attributed to ghosts related to Indian artifact (archeology)s; the other is that of how American Indians understand their position related to their ancestry and culture. Turning the genre on its head, Walters "solves" only the second mystery.

Her short story collection, The Sun Is Not Merciful, won the Before Columbus Foundation 1985 American Book Award.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once upon a time, Man and the Animals lived in harmony together. But then Man got too full of himself and started acting like a butthead, causing almost all of the animals to flee at the sight of him. Only Horse and Dog remained at Man's side, out of the hope they could keep him in line.