THE BAD WIFE

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THE BAD WIFE

There was once a man who had but one wife. He was not a chief, but a very brave warrior. He was rich, too, so he could have had plenty of wives if he wished; but he loved his wife very much, and d

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THE WOLF-MAN

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THE WOLF-MAN

There was once a man who had two bad wives. They had no shame. The man thought if he moved away where there were no other people, he might teach these women to become good, so he moved his lodge away off on the

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6 Beautiful Videos of "The Aurora Borealis"

The Aurora
http://youtu.be/sBWPCvdv8Bk

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The Aurora Borealis

by Per Byhring PLUS1 year ago
This video explains how particles originating from deep inside the core of the sun creates northern lights, also called aurora borealis, on our pla

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Interesting and Fun Facts

 

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

 

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

 

Almonds are members of the peach family.

 

The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.

 

The d

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Filled by a Daughter's Love

Filled by a Daughter's Love
posted by RiahWillow on Jan 9, 2010

While getting ready for school today, my 16-year-old daughter made a point of coming into my room to give me a big hug and kiss.

When I asked her the proverbial question, "What do yo

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Just Decide, Friend

Just Decide, Friend
posted by rashu on Nov 30, 2010

I was waiting to pick up a friend at the airport when I had one of those life changing experiences, the kind that you sometimes hear other people talk about, the kind that sneaks up on you unexp

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A Circle of Kindness Started by a 10 Year Old Girl

A Circle of Kindness Started by a 10 Year Old Girl
posted by oneluckylady on Jul 22, 2010

I was shopping at my local supermarket., as I normaly have for years. One particular day, I had done about 2 weeks worth of shopping and was headed toward t

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A Schoolbag Full Of Love Makes A Difference

A Shoe Seller Walks in the Shoes of Kindness
posted by febrihana on Nov 13, 2010

Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems and confusion. I decided to take a walk even though I didn't know where I would go. The most extraordinary thing

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A Shoe Seller Walks in the Shoes of Kindness

A Shoe Seller Walks in the Shoes of Kindness
posted by febrihana on Nov 13, 2010

 
Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems and confusion. I decided to take a walk even though I didn't know where I would go. The most extraordinary thing h

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Stone Soup - Posted by: Carol Anne Kincaid~Paradis

Posted by: Carol Anne Kincaid~Paradis

Stone Soup
Aesop

Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and weary of battle, came upon a small village. The villagers, suffering a meager harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what little they had to e

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A beautiful and touching story

A beautiful and touching story

Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at the church, the Pastor and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel Tracts.

This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for t

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The Story of the Five Races of Man

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The Story of the Five Races of Man...

Way back long long years ago, the Great One had created the many planets and suns and stars, and he liked what he had made. He would look out on his creation and he began to

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Tatanka

Treebearbear started the discussion "Tatanka"

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Mother Earth trembles with the thundering sound of the Buffalo's hooves striking her body.

 

The Buffalo run, frightened by the flash and sound of the Thunder People in the w

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ORIGIN OF THE MEDICINE PIPE

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ORIGIN OF THE MEDICINE PIPE

Blackfoot Lodge Tales, by George Bird Grinnell, [1892], at sacred-texts.com

Thunder—you have heard him, he is everywhere. He roars in the mountains, he shouts far out on the prairie. He strikes t

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THE BEAVER MEDICINE

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THE BEAVER MEDICINE

Blackfoot Lodge Tales, by George Bird Grinnell, [1892], at sacred-texts.com

This story goes back many years, to a time before the Indians went to war against each other. Then there was peace among all th

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Mt. Shasta Grizzly Legend

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Mt. Shasta Grizzly Legend

by Joaquin Miller

 

Before people were on the Earth, the Chief of the Great Sky Spirits grew tired of his home in the Above World because it was always cold. S

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Treebearbear started the discussion "Tatanka Hunkesi : The Wisdom of Experience"

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Tatanka Hunkesi : The Wisdom of Experience

Today it was warm and I went for a walk. I walked past the place where my father used to live. I thought back to another warm day when I w

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Treebearbear started the discussion "Multnomah Falls"

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"Multnomah Falls"

Many years ago the head chief of the Multnomah people had a beautiful young daughter. She was especially dear to her father because he had lost all his sons in fighting, and he was no

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Treebearbear started the discussion ""The Legend of the Flute ""

Treebearbear started the discussion ""The Legend of the Flute ""

"The Legend of the Flute "

Well, you know our flutes, you've heard their sounds and seen how beautifully they are made. That flute of ours, the siyotanka, is for only one kind of musi

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Treebearbear started the discussion The Medicine Grizzly Bear

The Medicine Grizzly Bear

Treebearbear started the discussion ""The Medicine Grizzly Bear.""

Grinnell, George Bird. "The Medicine Grizzly Bear."
Harper's Monthly 102 (April 1901): 736-744.

 

 

A LONG time ago there lived in a camp of Pawnees a certa

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