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Source: Myths and Tales of the
Southeastern Indians, By John R. Swanton, 1929
When there was a great flood all the animals were put in the ark, except
the male opossum.
A female opossum climbed up on the side of the ark and when the waters
rose, her tail hung down into the water.
When the waters subsided it was found that all the hair on her tail had
come off and ever since then the opossum's tail has been without hair.
All of the male opossums were drowned, so this female went off alone
feeling ashamed, and coiled herself up as if dead.
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Her nose was near her side, and after breathing
a long time in this
position little opossums appeared in her pouch, and thus the young
opossums have been born ever since.
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