1 Comics Categorized "h4. “But the little hummingbird persisted.”"

But the little hummingbird persisted. She flew to and fro, picking up
more water and dropping it, bead by bead, onto the burning forest.

Finally, the big bear said, “little Dukdukdiya, what are you doing?”

Without stopping, Dukdukdiya looked down at all the animals. She
said, “I am doing what I can.”

— from “The Little Hummingbird” by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
(Shared here with permission of the author artist)

Haida art - Hummingbird

4/4 The Flight of the Hummingbird

The fourth quarter of the story … ………………………………………….. The other animals watched Dukdukdiya’s tiny body fly against the enormous fire, and they were frightened. They called out to…