The Book of Nature Myths (Version 2)


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These delightful stories about how natural things began are drawn from the early folk-lore of many races. The wonderful explanations of the phenomena of nature given by the native races appeal to the child's wonder about the same phenomena, and he and we are pleased with the imagination involved. These stories gratify our inner child's desire for a fantastic explanation of things we see every day. - Summary by Phil Chenevert (3 hr 33 min)

Chapters

The Story of the First Humming-bird. 7:14 Read by Julian Pratley
The Story of the First Butterflies 2:44 Read by Shriya
The Story of the First Woodpecker 2:36 Read by Shriya
Why the Woodpecker's Head is Red 3:50 Read by Shriya
Why the Cat always falls upon her Feet 2:58 Read by Shriya
Why the Swallow's Tail is Forked 3:59 Read by Shriya
Why the White Hares have Black Ears 2:51 Read by Noori
Why the Magpie's Nest is not well built 2:45 Read by Noori
Why the Raven's Feathers are Black 3:25 Read by Leannie Rach
How Fire was brought to the Indians. 6:09 Read by Owlivia
How the Quail became a Snipe 3:52 Read by Shriya
Why the Serpent sheds his Skin 3:11 Read by Lily
Why the Dove is Timid 2:54 Read by Matea Bracic
Why the Parrot repeats the Words of Men 3:47 Read by Matea Bracic
The Story of the First Mocking-bird 3:50 Read by Matea Bracic
Why the Tail of the Fox has a White Tip 4:38 Read by Matea Bracic
The Story of the First Frogs 3:11 Read by Shriya
Why the Rabbit is Timid 2:12 Read by Shriya
Why the Peetweet cries for Rain 2:11 Read by Shriya
Why the Bear has a Short Tail 3:00 Read by Lily Ellis
Why the Wren flies Close to the Earth 3:07 Read by Gini Pug
Why the Hoofs of the Deer are Split 3:26 Read by Ritu Aarcee
The Story of the First Grasshopper 4:09 Read by Chloe West
The Story of the Oriole 3:45 Read by Alan Mapstone
Why the Peacock's Tail has a Hundred Eyes 4:09 Read by Kathleen Moore
The Story of the Bees and the Flies 3:00 Read by Kathleen Moore
The Story of the First Moles 3:05 Read by Leannie Rach
The Story of the First Ants 5:20 Read by Leannie Rach
The Face of the Manito 4:28 Read by Evan Mantler
The Story of the First Diamonds 3:58 Read by Jenn Broda
The Story of the First Pearls 4:16 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Story of the First Emeralds 3:37 Read by Daniel Johnson-Carter
Why the Evergreen Trees never lose their Leaves 4:44 Read by Ritu Aarcee
Why the Aspen Leaves tremble 2:53 Read by Gini Pug
How the Blossoms came to the Heather 3:48 Read by Ritu Aarcee
How Flax was given to Men 3:57 Read by leenaaaa
Why the Juniper has Berries 2:26 Read by leenaaaa
Why the Sea is Salt 4:01 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Story of the First Whitefish 2:50 Read by Ritu Aarcee
Was it the First Turtle? 3:48 Read by Shy
Why the Crocodile has a Wide Mouth 4:32 Read by Ritu Aarcee
The Story of the Picture on the Vase 4:44 Read by mleigh
Why the Water in Rivers is never Still 5:13 Read by Daniel Johnson-Carter
How the Raven helped Men 4:52 Read by Jenn Broda
The Story of the Earth and Sky 4:35 Read by Annie Cheng
How Summer came to the Earth. 6:38 Read by Ritu Aarcee
The Story of the First Snowdrops 4:30 Read by mleigh
Why the Face of the Moon is White 4:19 Read by Ritu Aarcee
Why all Men love the Moon 4:06 Read by Ritu Aarcee
Why there is a Hare in the Moon 4:43 Read by rakpinay
The Children in the Moon 5:10 Read by rakpinay
Why there is a Man in the Moon 3:46 Read by rakpinay
The Twin Stars 4:25 Read by Annie Cheng
The Lantern and the Fan 5:30 Read by Lily Ellis