The Book of Nature Myths

by Florence HOLBROOK (1860 - 1932)

Was it the First Turtle?

The Book of Nature Myths

This is a book of myths told by the Indians of North America to their children. They could be compared to present day Fairy Tales. (Summary by Kenneth Coon)


Listen next episodes of The Book of Nature Myths:
How Summer came to the Earth , How the Raven helped Men , The Children in the Moon , The Lantern and the Fan , The Story of the Earth and Sky , The Story of the First Snowdrops , The Story of the Picture on the Vase , The Twin Stars , Why all Men love the Moon , Why is there a Man in the Moon , Why the Crocodile has a Wide Mouth , Why the Face of the Moon is White , Why the Water in Rivers is never Still , Why there is a Hare in the Moon