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The Book of Nature Myths

by Florence Holbrook

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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. The Story of the First Humming-Bird
  3. The Story of the First Butterflies
  4. The Story of the First Woodpecker
  5. Why the Woodpecker's Head Is Red
  6. Why the Cat Always Falls Upon Her Feet
  7. Why the Swallow's Tail Is Forked
  8. Why the White Hares Have Black Ears
  9. Why the Magpie's Nest Is Not Well Built
  10. Why the Raven's Feathers Are Black
  11. How Fire Was Brought to the Indians
  12. How the Quail Became a Snipe
  13. Why the Serpent Sheds His Skin
  14. Why the Dove Is Timid
  15. Why the Parrot Repeats the Words of Men
  16. The Story of the First Mocking-Bird
  17. Why the Tail of the Fox Has a White Tip
  18. The Story of the First Frog
  19. Why the Rabbit Is Timid
  20. Why the Peetweet Cries for Rain
  21. Why the Bear Has a Short Tail
  22. Why the Wren Flies Close to the Earth
  23. Why the Hoofs of the Deer Are Split
  24. The Story of the First Grasshopper
  25. The Story of the Oriole
  26. Why the Peacock's Tail Has a Hundred Eyes
  27. The Story of the Bees and the Flies
  28. The Story of the First Moles
  29. The Story of the First Ants
  30. The Face of the Manito
  31. The Story of the First Diamonds
  32. The Story of the First Pearls
  33. The Story of the First Emeralds
  34. Why the Evergreen Trees Never Lose Their Leaves
  35. Why the Aspen Leaves Tremble
  36. How the Blossoms Came to the Heather
  37. How Flax Was Given to Men
  38. Why the Juniper Has Berries
  39. Why the Sea Is Salt
  40. The Story of the First Whitefish
  41. Was It the First Turtle?
  42. Why the Crocodile Has a Wide Mouth
  43. The Story of the Picture on the Vase
  44. Why the Water in Rivers Is Never Still
  45. How the Raven Helped Men
  46. The Story of the Earth and the Sky
  47. How Summer Came to the Earth
  48. The Story of the First Snowdrops
  49. Why the Face of the Moon Is White
  50. Why All Men Love the Moon
  51. Why There Is a Hare in the Moon
  52. The Children in the Moon
  53. Why There Is a Man in the Moon
  54. The Twin Stars
  55. The Lantern and the Fan
  56. Vocabulary of the Book of Nature Myths

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