Marguerite W. Davol Books
The snake's tales
In the time before stories, two children meet a snake who offers to trade tales for their fruit.
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How snake got his hiss
Explains how long ago a self-absorbed snake became responsible for the hyena's spots, the lion's mane, the monkey's chattering, the ostrich's speed, and its own unique shape.
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How snake got his hiss
Explains how long ago a self-absorbed snake became responsible for the hyena's spots, the lion's mane, the monkey's chattering, the ostrich's speed, and its own unique shape.
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Batwings and the Curtain of Night
After creating the world and its creatures and day and night, the Mother of All Things leaves it to the night animals to find a way to lessen the night's darkness.
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Why Butterflies Go By On Silent Wings
When the world was young, butterflies were so noisy that they did not see the beauty around them--until a great storm transformed and silenced them.
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Why butterflies go by on silent wings
When the world was young, butterflies were so noisy that they did not see the beauty around them--until a great storm transformed and silenced them.
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The heart of the wood
A cumulative tale in which a tree that is home to a singing mockingbird continues to be a source of music after it is fashioned into a fiddle.
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