CHAPTER III.

PHYSICAL MYTHS.

Sun, Moon, and Stars -- Eclipses -- The Moon Personified in the Land of the Crescent -- Fire -- How the Coyote Stole Fire for the Cahrocs -- How the Frog Lost His Tail -- How the Coyote Stole Fire for the Navajos -- Wind and Thunder -- The Four Winds and the Cross -- Water, the First of Elemental Things -- Its Sacred and Cleansing Power -- Earth and Sky -- Earthquakes and Volcanoes -- Mountains -- How the Hawk and Crow Built the Coast Range -- The Mountains of Yosemite 108