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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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