Why the tides ebb and flow /

In this folktale explaining why the sea has tides, an old woman threatens to pull the rock from the hole in the ocean floor if Sky Spirit does not honor his promise to give her shelter.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bowden, Joan Chase
Other Authors:	Brown, Marc Tolon
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1979.
Subjects:	Folklore.

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