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Show INTO THE GLITTERING WORLD 7 God from the west. From the north and south came two Humpback Yei'ii, Bringers of Seeds (Gh^'ask'idii). The rim of the world had trapped the water. When the gods broke the rim, the water drained away. Then they called Cyclones, Thunder, and Hail to dry up the mud. Yet water continued to come up the reed from the Third World. This water threatened to flood the newly-dried Fourth World once more. Then First Man learned that Coyote had hidden Water Monster's baby under his coat. First Man made Coyote throw the baby back down the reed. It struck Water Monster on the forehead, so that he sank down into the water at the bottom of the reed. Only then did the water stop rising. Among the songs is one that tells how First Man and First Woman came into this world. It recalls the Emergence in this way: You say there were no people Smoke was spreading [over the earth] You say there were no people Smoke was spreading. First Man was the very first to emerge, they say, Smoke was spreading He brought with him the various robes and precious things, they say, Smoke was spreading He brought with him the white corn and the yellow corn, they say, Smoke was spreading He brought with him the various animals and the growing things, they say, Smoke was spreading. You say there were no people Smoke was spreading. First Woman was the very first to emerge, they say, Smoke was spreading. She brought with her the various precious things and robes, they say, Smoke was spreading She brought with her the yellow corn and the varicolored corn, they say, |