How the Bluebird Got Its Color

A Pima (Akimel O'odham) story · Gila and Salt River valleys, Arizona · 1:52

A still from the film How the Bluebird Got Its Color
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Bluebird bathes in a still lake for four mornings, singing a magic song, and comes out a beautiful blue. Coyote, then bright green, learns the song and turns blue as well. He is so busy looking to see who admires him that he runs into a stump, and coyotes have been the colour of dust ever since.

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