The Flying Canoe (Passamaquoddy)
Three Passamaquoddy brothers, all skilled canoe-builders, competed to see who could build the finest canoe. The eldest two built large, sturdy vessels decorated with porcupine quills and painted designs. But the youngest brother, instead of building an ordinary canoe, consulted the spirits and built a magical canoe that could fly through the air as easily as it could glide across water. When the day of judgment came, the two older brothers mocked the youngest's strange craft. But when the youngest sang a special song, his canoe rose into the air and circled the village. The chief was so impres