The Book Of Nature Myths
54 stories by Florence Holbrook

HOW FIRE WAS BROUGHT TO THE INDIANS
5 min

HOW FLAX WAS GIVEN TO MEN
3 min

HOW SUMMER CAME TO THE EARTH
6 min

HOW THE BLOSSOMS CAME TO THE HEATHER
3 min

HOW THE QUAIL BECAME A SNIPE
4 min

HOW THE RAVEN HELPED MEN
4 min

THE CHILDREN IN THE MOON
3 min

THE FACE OF THE MANITO
3 min

THE LANTERN AND THE FAN
4 min

THE STORY OF THE BEES AND THE FLIES
2 min

THE STORY OF THE EARTH AND THE SKY
3 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST ANTS
3 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST BUTTERFLIES
2 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST DIAMONDS
3 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST EMERALDS
3 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST FROG
3 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST GRASSHOPPER
3 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST HUMMING-BIRD
6 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST MOCKING-BIRD
3 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST MOLES
2 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST PEARLS
3 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST SNOWDROPS
3 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST WHITEFISH
3 min

THE STORY OF THE FIRST WOODPECKER
3 min

THE STORY OF THE ORIOLE
3 min

THE STORY OF THE PICTURE ON THE VASE
4 min

THE TWIN STARS
3 min

VOCABULARY OF THE BOOK OF NATURE MYTHS
4 min

WAS IT THE FIRST TURTLE?
3 min

WHY ALL MEN LOVE THE MOON
4 min

WHY THE ASPEN LEAVES TREMBLE
2 min

WHY THE BEAR HAS A SHORT TAIL
2 min

WHY THE CAT ALWAYS FALLS UPON HER FEET
3 min

WHY THE CROCODILE HAS A WIDE MOUTH
4 min

WHY THE DOVE IS TIMID
2 min

WHY THE EVERGREEN TREES NEVER LOSE THEIR LEAVES
3 min

WHY THE FACE OF THE MOON IS WHITE
3 min

WHY THE HOOFS OF THE DEER ARE SPLIT
3 min

WHY THE JUNIPER HAS BERRIES
2 min

WHY THE MAGPIE'S NEST IS NOT WELL BUILT
2 min

WHY THE PARROT REPEATS THE WORDS OF MEN
3 min

WHY THE PEACOCK'S TAIL HAS A HUNDRED EYES
3 min

WHY THE PEETWEET CRIES FOR RAIN
2 min

WHY THE RABBIT IS TIMID
2 min

WHY THE RAVEN'S FEATHERS ARE BLACK
2 min

WHY THE SERPENT SHEDS HIS SKIN
2 min

WHY THE SWALLOW'S TAIL IS FORKED
4 min

WHY THE TAIL OF THE FOX HAS A WHITE TIP
3 min

WHY THE WATER IN RIVERS IS NEVER STILL
4 min

WHY THE WHITE HARES HAVE BLACK EARS
2 min

WHY THE WOODPECKER'S HEAD IS RED
3 min

WHY THE WREN FLIES CLOSE TO THE EARTH
3 min

WHY THERE IS A HARE IN THE MOON
4 min

WHY THERE IS A MAN IN THE MOON
2 min