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HISTORY MYTH 



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Over there in water-moss (third) world, we sat down to talk tojjother 



on serious subjects. 

 Over there in mud (second) world, we sat down to talk together on 



serious subjects. 

 Qver there in wing- (first) world." we sat down to talk together on 



serious subjects. Over there our fathers^ are near by. We see 



all of our children; they are not happy there. It is dark inside; 



we can not see one another. 

 We step on one another's toes. We are looking for the light; all 



must look for it; this light (pointing above) we are looking for. 



I have thought it over; this is what you want very much; all 



wish our rain-priest father of the North. 

 Narrator. They'" talked to one another. The two wished the rain priest 



of the North ver}' much. 



A'wa ho'nawa te'apkunan u'natikiilkia. 



All our children see. 



Elth'kwa e'lutea te'amme. 



Not 



Ko'wi 



Little 



Ho'no 



We 



ho'no 



we 



1 yunawame. 



see one another. 



zem'akwiwe yakiakia. 



mind linished. 



ti'kia. 



very much. 



happy there. 



te'kwin u'lia; elth'kwa 



dark inside; can not 



i'yachu'shle nan'nule. 



step on one another. 



Lukia te'kohannan te'shunakia; 



This light [pointing above] looking for; 



Le'nakia to'o thlo an'teshema 



That is wliat you all want 



Temta'i pish'le shi'wanni ho'nawa ta'chu i'likiana. 



All want north rain priest our father have. 



Narrator. 



Le'achi'' i'yantikwakia. A'chi pishle shi'wanni an'teshema tilda; 



They talked together. The two, north rain priest want very 



much: 



'iWing; in this world was seen the first glimpse of sunlight, the beams penetrating through the 

 opening in the earth. Sunbeams are called the sun's la'trtwwe (wings). All this is distinctly under- 

 stood by those versed in the 'Kiiiklo myth. 



'>A'shiwannl (rain priests). 



cElder and younger brother (Divine Ones). 



