Myths, Legends and Tales for a Greener World

THE WORLD AND ITS STORIES



PART 1

WHERE DID WE COME FROM, HOW DID WE GET HERE?

Beginning -Tibet

Creation - Cheyenne people (Native American)

Growing - Tahiti

Seasons - Scotland



PART 2

THE WORLD IN TROUBLE

Good and Evil - Mapuche people (Chile and Argentina)

Man-made Climate Disaster - China

Global Warming - Cherokee people (Native American)

Wildfire - Hawaii

Drought - Somalia

Famine - Ireland

Litter - Colombia

Polluting the Sea - Netherlands

Harming Animals - Arabia

War - Sioux people (Native American and Canadian First Nation)

Extinction - Nigeria



PART 3

RESPECT THE EARTH!

The Earth is Our Mother - Nespelem people (Native American)

Beware of Consequences - Myanmar

Value Everything - Maya people (Central America)

Live in Harmony with the Wild - Bangladesh and India

Clear Up Your Own Mess - ancient Babylon and modern Israel

Leave Some for the Future - Ainu people (Japan)

Don't Waste Food - Ojibwe people (Native American and Canadian First Nation)

Take Responsibility - Bali Aga people (Indonesia)

Protect the Water - Trinidad and Tobago

Keep the Song Alive - Mbuti people (Democratic Republic of the Congo)



PART 4

OUR ANIMAL RELATIONS

In the Time of the Ancient Ones - Aparai people (Brazil)

Animals have Feelings Like Ours - San people (southern Africa)

Never Hurt a Fellow Creature - Menominee people (Native American)

Dogs Show how to Cooperate - Sami people (Arctic Sweden)

People and Elephants Helping Each Other - ancient India and Southeast Asia

Learning to Live with Mouse Neighbours - Pueblo people (Native American)

Loyalty to a Whale - Maoripeople (New Zealand)

Wolves as Protectors - Japan

Learning from Bears - Wyandot people (Canadian First Nation and Native American)

Sharing a Jaguar's Power - Manchineri people (Brazil)



PART 5

WORLD WITHOUT END



The Wild Ones Fight Back - Portugal

The Earth Fights Back - Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq)

The Earth Reborn - Norse people (ancient Scandinavia)

The Cycle of Renewal - Aztec people (ancient Mexico)

Flowers Bloom Again - Aboriginal people (Australia)

Accept the Ways of Nature - Ethiopia

The Stream of Life -Tunisia



NOTES TO THE STORIES



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