Book of Nature Myths, The by Florence Holbrook (1860 - 1932)

108 - The Story of the First Humming Bird

This is a book of myths told by the Indians of North America to their children. They could be compared to present day Fairy Tales. (Summary by Kenneth Coon)

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108 - The Story of the First Humming Bird
107 - The Story of the First Butterflies
106 - The Story of the First Woodpecker
105 - Why the Woodpecker's Head is Red
104 - Why the Cat always falls upon her Feet
103 - Why the Swallow's Tail is Forked
102 - Why the White Hares have Black Ears
101 - Why the Magpie's Nest is not well built
100 - Why the Raven's Feathers are Black
99 - How Fire was brought to the Indians
98 - How the Quail became a Snipe
97 - Why the Serpent sheds his skin
96 - Why the Dove is Timid
95 - Why the Parrot repeats the Words of Men
94 - The Story of the First Mocking Bird
93 - Why the Tail of the Fox has a White Tip
92 - The Story of the first Frogs
91 - Why the Rabbit is Timid
90 - Why the Peetweet cries for Rain
89 - Why the Bear has a Short Tail
88 - Why the Wren flies Close to the Earth
87 - Why the Hoofs of the Deer are Split
86 - The Story of the First Grasshopper
85 - The Story of the Oriole
84 - Why the Peacock's Tail has a Hundred Eyes
83 - The Story of the Bees and the Flies
82 - The Story of the First Moles
81 - The Story of the First Ants
80 - The Face of the Manito
79 - The Story of the First Diamonds
78 - The Story of the First Pearls
77 - The Story of the First Emeralds
76 - Why the Evergreen Trees never lose their Leaves
75 - Why the Aspen Leaves tremble
74 - How the Blossoms came to the Heather
73 - How Flax was given to Men
72 - Why the Juniper has Berries
71 - Why the Sea is Salt
70 - The Story of the First Whitefish
69 - Was it the First Turtle?
68 - Why the Crocodile has a Wide Mouth
67 - The Story of the Picture on the Vase
66 - Why the Water in Rivers is never Still
65 - How the Raven helped Men
64 - The Story of the Earth and Sky
63 - How Summer came to the Earth
62 - The Story of the First Snowdrops
61 - Why the Face of the Moon is White
60 - Why all Men love the Moon
59 - Why there is a Hare in the Moon

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