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The Book of Nature Myths

by Florence Holbrook

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Part I — The Great Fire-Mountain
  3. 3Part II — The Frolic of the Flames
  4. 4Part III — The Bird of Flame
  5. 5The Story of the First Butterflies
  6. 6The Story of the First Woodpecker
  7. 7Why the Woodpecker’s Head Is Red
  8. 8Why the Cat Always Falls Upon Her Feet
  9. 9Why the Swallow’s Tail Is Forked
  10. 10Why the White Hares Have Black Ears
  11. 11Why the Magpie’s Nest Is Not Well Built
  12. 12Why the Raven’s Feathers Are Black
  13. 13How Fire Was Brought to the Indians — Part I — Seizing the Firebrand
  14. 14Part II — The Firebrand in the Forest
  15. 15Part III — The Firebrand in the Pond
  16. 16How the Quail Became a Snipe
  17. 17Why the Serpent Sheds His Skin
  18. 18Why the Dove Is Timid
  19. 19Why the Parrot Repeats the Words of Men
  20. 20The Story of the First Mocking-Bird
  21. 21Why the Tail of the Fox Has a White Tip
  22. 22The Story of the First Frog
  23. 23Why the Rabbit Is Timid
  24. 24Why the Peetweet Cries for Rain
  25. 25Why the Bear Has a Short Tail
  26. 26Why the Wren Flies Close to the Earth
  27. 27Why the Hoofs of the Deer Are Split
  28. 28The Story of the First Grasshopper
  29. 29The Story of the Oriole
  30. 30Why the Peacock’s Tail Has a Hundred Eyes
  31. 31The Story of the Bees and the Flies
  32. 32The Story of the First Moles
  33. 33The Story of the First Ants
  34. 34The Face of the Manito
  35. 35The Story of the First Diamonds
  36. 36The Story of the First Pearls
  37. 37The Story of the First Emeralds
  38. 38Why the Evergreen Trees Never Lose Their Leaves
  39. 39Why the Aspen Leaves Tremble
  40. 40How the Blossoms Came to the Heather
  41. 41How Flax Was Given to Men
  42. 42Why the Juniper Has Berries
  43. 43Why the Sea Is Salt
  44. 44The Story of the First Whitefish
  45. 45Was It the First Turtle?
  46. 46Why the Crocodile Has a Wide Mouth
  47. 47The Story of the Picture on the Vase
  48. 48Why the Water in Rivers Is Never Still
  49. 49How the Raven Helped Men
  50. 50The Story of the Earth and the Sky
  51. 51How Summer Came to the Earth
  52. 52Part II
  53. 53The Story of the First Snowdrops
  54. 54Why the Face of the Moon Is White
  55. 55Why All Men Love the Moon
  56. 56Why There Is a Hare in the Moon
  57. 57The Children in the Moon
  58. 58Why There Is a Man in the Moon
  59. 59The Twin Stars
  60. 60The Lantern and the Fan
  61. 61Vocabulary of the Book of Nature Myths

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