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Taken from writings, orations, and recorded observations of life. It traces both the fivemillionyearlong biological story of an animal that has become the wolf in our backyards and its cultural evolution from a preeminent spot in native american religions to the hapless foil of the road runner. This audiobook is a collection of wellknown stories told by native americans. American indian fairy tales by william trowbridge larned free.
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