Foreword, by Mary M. Serna
Introduction: Coming full circle
In the shadow of the sacred mountain
History and traditions of the Apache
The legacy of Old Scout Bigmouth (1855-1958)
Percy Bigmouth's gifts (1891-1959)
I kept it in my sleeves (as told by Percy Bigmouth and Eve Ball)
Its strings are made of rainbows: the Apache cradleboard ceremony
Classic animal stories and antics
Old coyote (the trickster) tales
Of doves and Old Brown Turkey
Legends of caves and bats
The return of the captives
The Battle of Coyote Mountain
victory and bitter defeat
gold, silver and a pueblo's demise
Crossing over the bridge.