The Book Of Nature Myths

A collection of stories from around the world that are meant to explain such things as "Why the cat always falls upon her feet," "How fire was brought to the Indians," and "Why there is a hare in the moon."

A collection of stories from around the world that are meant to explain such things as "Why the cat always falls upon her feet," "How fire was brought to the Indians," and "Why there is a hare in the moon."

Reproduction of the original: The Book of Nature Myths by Florence Holbrook

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Comprehensive and cross-referenced, this informative volume is a rich introduction to the world of nature as experienced by ancient peoples around the globe. 51 halftones.

"The subject-matter is of permanent value, culled from the folklore of the primitive races; the vocabulary, based upon that of the Hiawatha, is increased gradually, and the new words and phrases will add to the child's power of expression. The na�ve explanations of the phenomena of nature given by the primitive races appeal to the child's wonder about the same phenomena, and he is pleased and interested. These myths will gratify the child's desire for complete stories, and their intrinsic merit makes them valuable for oral reproduction.The stories have been adapted to youthful minds from myths contained in the works of many students of folklore whose scholarship is undisputed."("Le sujet est de valeur permanente, extrait du folklore des races primitives; le vocabulaire, bas� sur celui de Hiawatha, est augment� progressivement, et les nouveaux mots et les phrases ajouteront � la puissance d'expression de l'enfant. Les explications na�ves des ph�nom�nes naturels donn�s par les races primitives font appel � l'�merveillement de l'enfant sur les m�mes ph�nom�nes, et il est heureux et int�ress�. Ces mythes satisferont le d�sir de l'enfant pour des histoires compl�tes, et leur m�rite intrins�que les rend utiles pour la reproduction orale.Les r�cits ont �t� adapt�s aux esprits jeunes � partir des mythes contenus dans les oeuvres de nombreux �tudiants du folklore dont l'�rudition est incontest�e.")

Excerpt from The Book of Nature Myths The subject-matter is of permanent value, culled from the folk-lore of the primitive races; the vocab ulary, based upon that of the Hiawatha Primer, is increased gradually, and the new words and phrases will add to the child's power of expression. The naive explanations of the phenomena of nature given by the primitive races appeal to the child's wonder about the same phenomena, and he is pleased and interested. These myths will gratify the child's desire for complete stories, and their intrinsic merit makes them valuable for oral reproduction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that are ostensibly historical, though often supernatural, explaining the origins of a cultural practice or natural phenomenon.