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WHY-SO STORIES OF BIRDS & BEASTS FROM FOLK-LORE & LEGEND

by Edwin Gile Rich

Illustrated by Charles Copeland; Ernest A. Aris; et al.

Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus. 1934

Almost very good condition. Orange cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing rabbit with a noose round neck of a duck (plate repeated inside). 4 colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 120 pages.

Covers are edge worn. Spine bumped and grubby, rear cover is rubbed and grubby. Page browning and foxing to textblock.

Stock no. 1321014

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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

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