▁seasons , ▁and ▁weather . ▁This ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ways ▁that ▁many ▁tribes ▁have ▁kept , ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁keep , ▁their ▁cult ures ▁alive ; ▁these ▁stories ▁are ▁not ▁told ▁simply ▁for ▁entertain ment , ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁pres erving ▁and ▁transm itting ▁the ▁nation , ▁tribe , ▁or ▁band ' s ▁particular ▁belief s , ▁history , ▁custom s , ▁spiritual ity , ▁and ▁traditional ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁"[ S ] t ories ▁not ▁only ▁entertain ▁but ▁also ▁em body ▁Native ▁behavior al ▁and ▁eth ical ▁values ." ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁stories . ▁Some ▁are ▁called ▁" h ero ▁stories "; ▁these ▁are ▁stories ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁lived ▁at ▁one ▁time , ▁and ▁who ▁were ▁imm ort al ized ▁and ▁remembered ▁through ▁these ▁tales . ▁There ▁are ▁" tr ick ster ▁stories ", ▁about ▁the ▁different ▁trick ster ▁figures ▁of ▁the ▁tribes , ▁spirits ▁who ▁may ▁be ▁either ▁helpful ▁or ▁dangerous , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁situation . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁tales ▁that ▁are ▁simply ▁warnings ; ▁they ▁warn ▁against ▁doing ▁something ▁that ▁may ▁harm ▁in ▁some ▁way . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁tales ▁have ▁mor als ▁or ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁belief ▁that ▁is ▁being ▁taught . ▁This ▁is ▁how ▁the ▁things ▁were ▁remembered . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁myth s ▁The ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁often ▁surrounded ▁by ▁leg ends ▁and ▁tall ▁tales . ▁Many ▁stories ▁have ▁developed ▁since ▁the ▁found ing ▁long ▁ago ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁America ' s