Noted linguist Harrington collected stories, songs, and folkways accounts of birth, death, and hunting customs from Rosendo Vargas of Picuris Pueblo. Story characters include Giants, Elf, Fish Maiden, Shell Hat, Butterflies, Magpietail Boy, Old Coyote, Dove Maidens, Big Nostril, others. Older children and adults will enjoy the authentic narratives, songs, information on the pueblo.