rd 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