Stories by Mary Hayes Davis & Chow‑Leung

4 stories

How the Moon became Beautiful

The Moon was sad. So one evening he went to see the beautiful maiden Tseh-N’io. And when he saw her he loved her at once.

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The Animals’ Peace Party

The young pigs and the old ones talked together and the old ones said, ‘Maybe they will have some good things for us to eat at the party. I think we should go.’

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The Evergreen Tree and the Wilderness Marigold

These people take our flowers home. Some of us they put in baskets and call basket flowers. Some they put in the maidens’ hair and they call us maiden flowers.

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The Widow and her Son

It was winter and the house was cold and dark. There was no wood, no light, no food; and they were starving.

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