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Show CHANGING WOMAN'S PEOPLE 53 After they had shown him the paintings, they taught him many songs. They also reminded him of the high purpose for which this knowledge was meant. As they left, Lightning shot up out of the lake to announce their coming. Younger Brother traveled with the Holy People on the Whirling Logs to the place where his hollow log was beached. When he turned away to leave them, he saw that his pet Turkey had followed him all the way along the shore. Tired from their trip, they both lay down. Turkey covered him with his wing, and they fell fast asleep. The next morning, Younger Brother and Turkey discovered a lush green meadow. Four streams flowed into it from each direction. Two Talking Gods and two Calling Gods then appeared to him. "Could it be that you have been thinking of making a farm in this place?" they asked. "Yes," he answered, "but I have no seed to plant." Turkey quickly ran to each horizon and returned with seeds of corn, squash, melon, and beans. These Younger Brother planted in the first farm. He sang the first Farm Songs as he set up scarecrows about the edges of the field: The corn grows up. The waters of the dark clouds drop, drop. The rain descends. The waters from the corn leaves drop, drop. The rain descends. The waters from the plants drop, drop. The corn grows up. The waters of the dark mists drop, drop.14 And: Since the ancient days, I have planted, Since the time of the emergence, I have planted, The great corn-plant, I have planted, Its roots, I have planted, The tips of its leaves, I have planted, Its dew, I have planted, Its tassel, I have planted, Its pollen, I have planted, Its silk, I have planted, Its seed, I have planted. Since the ancient days, I have planted, Since the time of emergence, I have planted, The great squash vine, I have planted, Its seed, I have planted, |