WHY-SO STORIES OF BIRDS & BEASTS FROM FOLK-LORE & LEGEND
Written by Edwin Gile Rich
Illustrated by Charles Copeland, Ernest A. Aris, et al.
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.
in 1934
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- FOLK TALES
- LEGENDS
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Front cover
Contents
- Why The Blackbird is Black
- Why the Eagle is King
- Why the Crow is Black
- Why the Crow Hates the Hawk
- Tales of the Owl
- Why the Birds Hate the Owl
- Why the Heron's Neck is Bent
- Whjy the Peewit cries Peet Peet
- Tales of the Woodpecker
- Why the Woodpecker Has a Long Beak
- Why the Woodpecker Likes Trees
- How the Partridge Got His Whistle
- Why the Nightingale Has Many Songs But the Dove Only Says Coo
- Why the Nightingale Stays Awake All Night
- How the Kingfisher Got His Bill
- Why Hawks Eat Snakes
- Why Some Birds Build Poor Nests
- How the Peacock Got His Beautiful Tail
- The Animals and the Birds Play Ball
- Why the Turkey Gobbles
- How the Turkey Got His Beard
- How the Red Bird Got His Colour
- Whjy the Petrel Lays Her Eggs On Land
- How the Emu Lost His Wings
- An Indian Story of How the World Was Shaped by a Bird
- Why Birds Go South in Winter
- Why Rabbit Cries When He Can Run No Further
- How Rabbit Lost His Tail
- Why Rabbit Eats His Fur When He Is Starving
- How the Deer Got His Horns
- Why the Deer's Teeth are Blunt
- Why the Mink is Black
- How the Flying Squirrel got his Wings