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The Water Dance (South Africa)
(Editor’s note: This African story will likely sound familiar to American readers. It is one of many stories brought here by Bantu-speaking Africans who came as slaves. There are no rabbits in Africa,...
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Why Kingfisher Wears a War Bonnet
You have often seen Kingfisher at his fishing along the rivers, I know, and you have heard him laugh in his odd way, for he laughs a good deal when he flies. That same laugh nearly cost him his life...
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Why the Curlew Has a Curved Bill
Old Man was not always wise, even if he did make the world, and all that is on it. He often got into trouble but something always happened to get him out of it. What I shall tell you now will show...
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How the Duck People Got Their Fine Clothes
You have seen the Duck-people often. You have noticed that they wear fine clothes but you do not know how they got them, so I will tell you. It was in the fall when leaves are yellow that it...
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Chapter Three: Polydectes
So Dana and Perseus lived with Dictys, the fisherman, and his wife Thalia in their cottage on the shore of the Aegean Sea. Dana helped Thalia in the home, and learned from her all the things she...
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Chapter Two: The Fisherman
On the small island of Seriphos, out in the middle of the Aegean Sea, an old fisherman named Dictys was beginning his day. He had just taken his nets from the racks where he had put them to dry...
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Chapter One: Fooling the Gods
Thousands of years ago, in the legendary days of Ancient Greece, two brothers each wished to be king of Argos. And because they could not both be king, they made war upon each other, until one of...
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Taurus (Best viewed in Fall and Winter)
The Story Taurus the Bull is a fairly easy constellation to spot, right above Orion the Hunter. In fact, part of the legend of Taurus is that he and Orion are fighting, and he is kneeling and just...
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Bootes (Best viewed in Spring and Summer)
The Story The first thing to know about Bootes is how to say it. A lot of people pronounce it like baby shoes – "booties"– but it has two long O's in it, one right after the other – "boh-OH-tees."...
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Gemini (Best viewed in Fall and Winter)
The Story Castor and Pollux were twins and heroes in the days of ancient Greece. Both were mighty warriors, but each had his own special talent. Castor was known as a great horse trainer, while...
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