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- In the beginning there was no world, no land, no creatures of the kind that are around us now, and there were no men. But there was a great ocean which occupied space as far as anyone could see. Above the ocean was a great void of air.And in the air there lived the birds of the sea; in the ocean lived the fish and the creatures of the deep. Far above this unpeopled world, there was a Sky-World.Here lived gods who were like people—like Iroquois.
- The woman decided that she wanted some bark from one of the roots of the Great Tree—perhaps as a food or as a medicine, we don’t know. She told her husband this.He didn’t like the idea. He knew it was wrong. But she insisted, and he gave in. So he dug a hole among the roots of this great sky tree, and he bared some of its roots. Butthe floor of the Sky-World wasn’t very thick, and he broke a hole through it.
- The birds of the sea saw the woman falling, and they immediately consultedwith each other as to what they could do to help her. Flying wingtip to wingtipthey made a great feathery raft in the sky to support her, and thus they broke herfall. But of course it was not possible for them to carry the woman very long.Some of the other birds of the sky flew down to the surface of the ocean andcalled up the ocean creatures to see what they could do to help. The great seaturtle came and agreed to receive her on his back
- Within the girl’s body, the twins began to argue and quarrel with one another.There could be no peace between them. As the time approached for them to be born, the twins fought about their birth. The right-handed twin wanted to be born in the normal way, as all children are born. But the left-handed twin said no. He said he saw light in another direction, and said he would be born that way. The right-handed twin beseeched him not to, saying that he would kill their mother.
- The twins met in the world outside, and the right-handed twin accused hisbrother of murdering their mother. But the grandmother told them to stop theirquarreling. They buried their mother. And from her grave grew the plants whichthe people still use. From her head grew the corn, the beans, and the squash—“oursupporters, the three sisters.”1 And from her heart grew the sacred tobacco, whichthe people still use in the ceremonies and by whose upward-floating smoke theysend thanks.
- The right-handed twin was the one who dideverything just as he should. He said what he meant, and he meant what he said.He always told the truth, and he always tried to accomplish what seemed to beright and reasonable. The left-handed twin never said what he meant or meantwhat he said. He always lied, and he always did things backward. You could nevertell what he was trying to do because he always made it look as if he were doingthe opposite. He was the devious one.
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