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
Chapters
1 The Story of the First Humming-bird 7 min 2 The Story of the First Butterflies 3 min 3 The Story of the First Woodpecker 3 min 4 Why the Woodpecker's Head is Red 4 min 5 Why the Cat always falls upon her Feet 3 min 6 Why the Swallow's Tail is Forked 4 min 7 Why the White Hares have Black Ears 3 min 8 Why the Magpie's Nest is not well built 3 min 9 Why the Raven's Feathers are Black 3 min 10 How Fire was brought to the Indians 6 min 11 How the Quail became a Snipe 4 min 12 Why the Serpent sheds his Skin 3 min 13 Why the Dove is Timid 3 min 14 Why the Parrot repeats the Words of Men 4 min 15 The Story of the First Mocking-bird 4 min 16 Why the Tail of the Fox has a White Tip 5 min 17 The Story of the First Frogs 3 min 18 Why the Rabbit is Timid 2 min 19 Why the Peetweet cries for Rain 2 min 20 Why the Bear has a Short Tail 3 min 21 Why the Wren flies Close to the Earth 3 min 22 Why the Hoofs of the Deer are Split 3 min 23 The Story of the First Grasshopper 4 min 24 The Story of the Oriole 4 min 25 Why the Peacock's Tail has a Hundred Eyes 4 min 26 The Story of the Bees and the Flies 3 min 27 The Story of the First Moles 3 min 28 The Story of the First Ants 5 min 29 The Face of the Manito 4 min 30 The Story of the First Diamonds 4 min 31 The Story of the First Pearls 4 min 32 The Story of the First Emeralds 4 min 33 Why the Evergreen Trees never lose their Leaves 5 min 34 Why the Aspen Leaves tremble 3 min 35 How the Blossoms came to the Heather 4 min 36 How Flax was given to Men 4 min 37 Why the Juniper has Berries 2 min 38 Why the Sea is Salt 4 min 39 The Story of the First Whitefish 3 min 40 Was it the First Turtle? 4 min 41 Why the Crocodile has a Wide Mouth 5 min 42 The Story of the Picture on the Vase 5 min 43 Why the Water in Rivers is never Still 5 min 44 How the Raven helped Men 5 min 45 The Story of the Earth and Sky 5 min 46 How Summer came to the Earth 7 min 47 The Story of the First Snowdrops 4 min 48 Why the Face of the Moon is White 4 min 49 Why all Men love the Moon 4 min 50 Why there is a Hare in the Moon 5 min 51 The Children in the Moon 5 min 52 Why there is a Man in the Moon 4 min 53 The Twin Stars 4 min 54 The Lantern and the Fan 6 min
