Physical Description:91 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. print
Edition:[First edition].
Publisher:New York :Holt, Rinehart and Winston,1965.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note:
How man learned to build houses (Northeast India) -- How Spider taught women to weave (Chaco Indians, Argentina) -- How men brought fire to Earth (Snake Indians, California) -- The origin of corn (Ojibwa Indians) -- How Grasshopper came to be and men obtained tobacco (Ojibwa Indians) -- How it came about that there is a sun and a moon (Kutenai Indians, western United States) -- Why the sun is brighter than the moon (Lilloet Indians, British Columbia) -- Why there is both day and night (Ojibwa Indians) -- How night was let loose and all the animals came to be (Mundurucu Indians, Brazil) -- Why there is thunder and lightning (Buriats, Siberia) -- Why there are shooting stars (Zuni Indians, California) -- Why there are four seasons in the year (Chippewayan Indians) -- Why the ocean is salty (Philippines) -- Why the mountains are snow-covered (Northeast India) -- Why the moon has scars on her face (Baiga, India) -- How Coyote brought back people after the flood (Miwok Indians, California) -- Why some animals live with man (Liberia) -- Why dog has a fur coat and woman has seven tempers (Altaic people, Siberia) -- Why crow is black and men find precious stones in the earth (Palungs, Burma) -- How men learned to sing songs (Middle India) -- How man learned about evil (Kuki tribe of Assam, Africa).
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