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The Book of Nature Myths

  • Cофья Кутузоваhas quoted2 years ago
    The lantern carries fire wrapped in paper, and the fan carries wind wrapped in paper."
  • Cофья Кутузоваhas quoted2 years ago
    "I do not let people cry in my woods," said a voice. "My trees do not grow well in salt water."
  • Cофья Кутузоваhas quoted2 years ago
    You may go if you wish, but you must never come back unless you bring me fire wrapped in paper." To the younger he said, "You may go if you wish, but you must never come back unless you bring me wind wrapped in paper."
  • Cофья Кутузоваhas quoted2 years ago
    "What do you suppose is in the star?" asked the sister.

    "I think there are daisies and honey and violets and butterflies and bluebirds," answered the brother.

    "And I think there are roses and robins and berries and humming-birds," said the sister.
  • Cофья Кутузоваhas quoted2 years ago
    What do you suppose is in the star?" asked the sister.

    "I think there are daisies and honey and violets and butterflies and bluebirds," answered the brother.
  • Cофья Кутузоваhas quoted2 years ago
    In front of the little house was a pine-tree, and every night at the time when the children went to bed, a bright star appeared over the top of the tree and looked in at the window. The children were brother and sister. They were twins, and so they always had each other to play with.
  • Cофья Кутузоваhas quoted2 years ago
    Many strange things happened long ago, and one of them was that a hare, a monkey, and a fox agreed to live together.
  • Cофья Кутузоваhas quoted2 years ago
    Sun," said she, "you wish to turn your back on all, and your punishment shall be that when the warm days of summer have come, all men will turn their backs on you." To the wind she said, "Wind, you thought of no one but yourself. When the storm is coming and you are afraid and fly before it, no one shall think of you. All men shall close their doors against you and fasten them." Then to her little daughter she said, "My little moon, you were unselfish and thoughtful. You shall always be bright and beautiful, and men shall love you and praise you whenever they look upon your gentle, kindly face."

    This is why men hide from the sun and the wind, but never from the moon.
  • Cофья Кутузоваhas quoted2 years ago
    Thunder and Lightning were talking about whom to invite, and they questioned whether to ask the sun, the moon, and the wind. These three were children of the star mother.
  • Cофья Кутузоваhas quoted2 years ago
    He was so angry with the chief that he blew with all his might upon the tiny canoe. "Let it tip over," he thought. "I can carry my wife safely to land." The canoe did tip over, and both the chief and his daughter fell into the water. "Come, dear wife," cried the wind. "Here is my hand." He did not remember that he was invisible, and that she could not see his hand.
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