Natty Bumppo Natty Bumppo Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo is a fictional character and the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper's pentalogy of novels known as the "Leatherstocking Tales". Natty Bumppo, the child of white parents, grew up among Delaware Indians and was educated by Moravian Christians. In adulthood, he is a near-fearless warrior skilled in many weapons, chiefly the long rifle. He is most often shown alongside his Mohican foster brother Chingachgook and nephew Uncas. Bumppo is featured in a series of novels by James Fenimore Cooper collectively called the "Leatherstocking Tales". The novels in the collection are as follows: The tales recount significant
Tortoise Tales as older children." The tale "Gar-room!" features the trickster spider Anansi. Kirkus Reviews wrote "Disappointingly only the first three tales are about Tortoise" and "You'll recognize most of the ploys but these are for slightly younger readers than are most of Manning-Sanders' collections and they are appropriately snappy and short." It also appeared in library programs and school reading lists. Tortoise Tales Tortoise Tales is a 1974 anthology of 13 animal-centered fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. These tales are written for a younger level of a reader unlike Manning-Sanders' more