Dedicated to the Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release of St Johns County's Native Wildlife.
                                                                                                                   A Non-Profit Organization Since 1989

 Giving Care When Care Is Needed...

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Native American Folk Tales and Legends


 

How The Raccoon Got His Mask
A Seneca Folk Tale

How The Raccoon Got His Coat
A Native American Folk Tale

Raccoon And The Blind Men
A Menominee Nation Folk Tale

 



Why The Opossum's Tail is Bare
A Cherokee Folk Tale

Why The Opossum Has a Pouch
Koasati Tribe Folk Tale



 

Turtle Gets a Shell
 An Anishnabe Legend

 

 

Why Rabbit Has A Short Tail
A Cherokee Legend

 

How The Fawn Got Its Spots
A Dakota Sioux Legend

 

How Squirrel Learned To Fly
A Seneca Folk Tale

The Legend of The Dream Catcher
A Native American Folk Tale

 

Northern cardinal

How The Red Bird Got His Color
A Cherokee Legend

 



Bear Legend
A Cherokee Folk Tale

 

Why the Bat Hangs Upside down
An Apache Legend

 



Why the Owl Has Big Eyes
Iroquois Folk Tale



Skunk Origin Myth
A Winnebago Legend




 




 


 


 




 




 

 

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