Description
The tales have been instilled to young minds from mystical stories included in the writings of some pupils of folklore whose knowledge is undoubted. It includes: The Story of the First Humming-Bird; The Story of the First Butterflies; The Story of the First Woodpecker; Why the Woodpecker’s Head is Red; Why the Cat Always Falls Upon Her Feet; Why the Swallow’s Tail is Forked; Why the White Hares have Black Ears; Why the Magpie’s Nest is not Well Built; Why the Raven’s Feathers are Black; How Fire was Brought to the Indians; How the Quail became a Snipe; Why the Serpent Sheds his Skin; Why the Dove is Timid; Why the parrot Repeats the Words of Men; The Story of the First Mocking-Bird; Why the Tail of the Fox has a White Tip; The Story of the First Frogs; Why the Rabbit is Timid; Why the Peetweet Cries for Rain; Why the Bear has a Short Tail; Why the Wren Flies Close to the Earth; Why the Hoofs of the Deer are Split; The Story of the First Grasshopper; The Story of the Oriole; Why the Peacock’s Tail has a Hundred Eyes; The Story of the Bees and the Flies; The First Moles; The First Ants; The Face of the Manito; The First Diamonds; The First Pearls; The First Emeralds; Why the Evergreen Trees Never Lose Their Leaves; Why the Aspen Leaves Tremble; How the Blossoms Came to the Heather; How Flax was Given to Men; Why the Juniper has Berries; Why the Sea is Salt; The Story of the First Whitefish; Was it the First Turtle?; Why the Crocodile has a Wide Mouth; The Story of the Picture on the Vase; Why the Water in Rivers is Never Still; How the Raven Helped Men; The Story of the Earth and Sky; How Summer came to Earth; The Story of the First Snowdrops; Why the Face of the Moon is White; Why All Men Love the Moon; Why there is a Hare in the Moon; The Children in the Moon; Why there is a Man in the Moon; The Twin Stars; The Lantern and the Fan.
Product ID: 9781776724468
Sku: U6-KVS4-I0XW