The Book of Nature Myths

1. The Story of the First Humming Bird

   8:34

2. The Story of the First Butterflies

   3:09

3. The Story of the First Woodpecker

   3:06

4. Why the Woodpecker's Head is Red

   4:45

5. Why the Cat always falls upon her Feet

   3:35

6. Why the Swallow's Tail is Forked

   5:14

7. Why the White Hares have Black Ears

   3:31

8. Why the Magpie's Nest is not well built

   3:05

9. Why the Raven's Feathers are Black

   2:49

10. How Fire was brought to the Indians

    6:44

11. How the Quail became a Snipe

    4:38

12. Why the Serpent sheds his skin

    3:06

13. Why the Dove is Timid

    2:45

14. Why the Parrot repeats the Words of Men

    3:45

15. The Story of the First Mocking Bird

    3:53

16. Why the Tail of the Fox has a White Tip

    4:12

17. The Story of the first Frogs

    3:55

18. Why the Rabbit is Timid

    2:41

19. Why the Peetweet cries for Rain

    2:45

20. Why the Bear has a Short Tail

    2:59

21. Why the Wren flies Close to the Earth

    3:35

22. Why the Hoofs of the Deer are Split

    3:38

23. The Story of the First Grasshopper

    4:05

24. The Story of the Oriole

    3:52

25. Why the Peacock's Tail has a Hundred Eyes

    4:04

26. The Story of the Bees and the Flies

    2:46

27. The Story of the First Moles

    2:37

28. The Story of the First Ants

    4:15

29. The Face of the Manito

    4:41

30. The Story of the First Diamonds

    3:44

31. The Story of the First Pearls

    3:36

32. The Story of the First Emeralds

    4:01

33. Why the Evergreen Trees never lose their Leaves

    4:17

34. Why the Aspen Leaves tremble

    2:54

35. How the Blossoms came to the Heather

    3:38

36. How Flax was given to Men

    4:08

37. Why the Juniper has Berries

    2:38

38. Why the Sea is Salt

    3:50

39. The Story of the First Whitefish

    3:05

40. Was it the First Turtle?

    3:48

41. Why the Crocodile has a Wide Mouth

    4:26

42. The Story of the Picture on the Vase

    4:40

43. Why the Water in Rivers is never Still

    5:21

44. How the Raven helped Men

    4:25

45. The Story of the Earth and Sky

    4:29

46. How Summer came to the Earth

    7:21

47. The Story of the First Snowdrops

    4:11

48. Why the Face of the Moon is White

    4:11

49. Why all Men love the Moon

    4:27

50. Why there is a Hare in the Moon

    4:17

51. The Children in the Moon

    4:12

52. Why is there a Man in the Moon

    3:09

53. The Twin Stars

    4:18

54. The Lantern and the Fan

    5:35

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