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Title: The book of nature myths
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Holbrook, Florence, 1860-1932
Subjects: Legends Animals Readers (Elementary)
Publisher: Boston, New York (etc.) Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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ight, the goddesscalled to the water-animals, Come one,come all, come little, come great. It is the voice of the goddess, said 148 THE BOOK OF NATUEE MYTHS. the water-animals, and they all began toswim toward her as fast as they could. When they were together before her, shesaid, One of you has been cruel andwicked. One of you has dragged to thebottom of the river the son of my friend,the king of the land, but I have carried himsafely to shore, and now he is in his home.When he comes again, will you watch overhim wherever in the wide, wide water hemay wish to go ? Yes! Yes! Yes! cried thewater-animals. Water, asked the goddess, will yoube calm and still when the son of my friendis my guest ? Gladly, answered the water. Suddenly the goddess caught sight ofthe crocodile hiding behind the other ani-mals. Will you be kind to the boy andkeep harm away from him ? she asked. Now it was the crocodile that had draggedthe boy to the bottom of the river. Hewished to say, Yes, but he did not dare
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THE MOUTH THAT WILL NOT OPEN MUST BE MADE TO OPEN 150 THE BOOK OF NATURE MYTHS. to open his mouth for fear of saying, I didit, I did it, so he said not a word. Thegoddess cried, Did you drag the kingsson to the bottom of the river ? Still thecrocodile dared not open his mouth for fearof saying, I did it, I did it. Then thegoddess was angry. She drew her longsword, and saying, The mouth that willnot open when it should must be made toopen, she struck the crocodiles mouth withthe sword. Oh, look ! cried the other ani-mals. The crocodiles mouth had opened;there was no question about that, for it hadsplit open so far that he was afraid he shouldnever be able to keep it closed. THE STORY OF THE PICTURE ON THE VASE. On some of the beautiful vases that aremade in Japan there is a picture of a goddesschanging a dragon into an island. Whenthe children of Japan say, Mother, tell usa story about the picture, this is what themother says: — THE PICTURE ON THE VASE. 161 Long, long ago there was a

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