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HOW THE ANIMALS GOT THEIR COLORS
HAT same day, after their siesta, Antonio and Juanita tripped to the saddlery. Klayukat had just awakened. He did not answer their questions for a while, but busied himself with his work. When he seemed to be sewing regularly, Antonio ventured,
"Klayukat, will you tell us now why the blue jay is not prettier?"
"The blue jay? Yes, and I can tell you why other things are not prettier. Give Ninita more room there, young Antonio, and I will tell you the story."
In the days of the ancients the animals were all the color of the earth. They knew nothing about
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