But the stories of the raven, if they were all written out, would make a
large book. The naughty, greedy, dirty bird was the great hero of these
peoples. They were anxious to explain everything, and most of their
stories are to tell how things came to be.
Many persons have made collections of the stories of the Northwest
Coast tribes. Boas, Chamberlain, Niblack, and Deans are among
them.