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The Story of the First Humming-bird. |
Part I. The Great Fire-mountain | 1 |
Part II. The Frolic of the Flames | 4 |
Part III. The Bird of Flame | 7 |
The Story of the First Butterflies | 10 |
The Story of the First Woodpecker | 13 |
Why the Woodpecker's Head is Red | 15 |
Why the Cat always falls upon her Feet | 19 |
Why the Swallow's Tail is Forked | 23 |
Why the White Hares have Black Ears | 28 |
Why the Magpie's Nest is not well built | 31 |
Why the Raven's Feathers are Black | 34 |
How Fire was brought to the Indians. |
Part I. Seizing the Firebrand | 36 |
Part II. The Firebrand in the Forest | 40 |
Part III. The Firebrand in the Pond | 41 |
How the Quail became a Snipe | 43 |
Why the Serpent sheds his Skin | 47 |
Why the Dove is Timid | 50 |
Why the Parrot repeats the Words of Men | 52 |
The Story of the First Mocking-bird | 56 |
Why the Tail of the Fox has a White Tip | 60 |
The Story of the First Frogs | 64 |
Why the Rabbit is Timid | 68 |
Why the Peetweet cries for Rain | 70 |
Why the Bear has a Short Tail | 72 |
Why the Wren flies Close to the Earth | 76 |
Why the Hoofs of the Deer are Split | 79 |
The Story of the First Grasshopper | 83 |
The Story of the Oriole | 86 |
Why the Peacock's Tail has a Hundred Eyes | 89 |
The Story of the Bees and the Flies | 93 |
The Story of the First Moles | 96 |
The Story of the First Ants | 98 |
The Face of the Manito | 103 |
The Story of the First Diamonds | 107 |
The Story of the First Pearls | 111 |
The Story of the First Emeralds | 114 |
Why the Evergreen Trees never lose their Leaves | 118 |
Why the Aspen Leaves tremble | 122 |
How the Blossoms came to the Heather | 125 |
How Flax was given to Men | 128 |
Why the Juniper has Berries | 133 |
Why the Sea is Salt | 135 |
The Story of the First Whitefish | 138
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