CONTENTS.

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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]
Was it the First Turtle?[142]
Why the Crocodile has a Wide Mouth[145]
The Story of the Picture on the Vase[150]
Why the Water in Rivers is never Still[155]
How the Raven helped Men[160]
The Story of the Earth and Sky[165]
How Summer came to the Earth.
Part I.[169]
Part II.[172]
The Story of the First Snowdrops[175]
Why the Face of the Moon is White[179]
Why all Men love the Moon[184]
Why there is a Hare in the Moon[188]
The Children in the Moon[193]
Why there is a Man in the Moon[197]
The Twin Stars[200]
The Lantern and the Fan[204]
Vocabulary[211]