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)

Chapitres

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