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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