Long ago, there was no man. The crow (乌鸦) was the most 1 bird in the world. His wings (翅膀) were made of rainbow feathers(羽毛)，and his voice was the sweetest.
Then one day, 2 came to the forest for the first time. The animals thought little of it at first, but soon a little mouse was covered. They had to stop the snow 3 it covered everyone. Rainbow Crow offered to fly to the Great Sky Spirit and ask him for help. After three days, he 4 the Great Sky Spirit and asked him to stop the snow. The Great One said he couldn't give what Rainbow Crow 5 because the snow had its own spirit. 6 , he gave the gift of fire to warm the earth. He gave the bird a burning 7 to carry in his mouth back to the forest.
Rainbow Crow flew quickly toward Earth. On the 8 day, sparks (火花) from the stick burned its tail feathers, but he 9 flew on. The next day, he noticed his wing feathers were covered with something 10 . On the third day, Rainbow Crow could hardly breathe from the fire burning his throat, but he reached the woods just in time to 11 his friends.
Crow looked at 12 . He was no longer beautiful, and his voice had become terrible. Crow
began to cry. The Great Sky Spirit appeared to him. He 13 that one day man would come to Earth and hunt animals. "Man will not want your meat or your black feathers," he said. "But, you will always know your true beauty. 14 your feathers closely, for you will see all the colors of the rainbow reflecting in them." Crow returned to his friends in the forest, feeling 15 , brave, and beautiful.
