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Show 10 I. HAJIINEI This scattered all the Stars across the sky like crushed crystal rocks. Turquoise Boy mounted a horse and promised to ride the sun trail every day carrying the Sun (Johonaa'ef). Whiteshell Girl then agreed to carry the Moon (T]"ehonaa'ei). First Man and First Woman told Coyote that it was up to him to decide if people should die. So Coyote took a rock and went down to the Black Water Lake (Todilhil). He threw the rock in, and, when it sank to the bottom of the lake, he knew the answer. From then on, even till now, people have died, and all of the spirits of the dead have gone to the world below. Sometime later, One Walking Giant (Yei'iitsoh Naaghahii) visited the People. He challenged them to play the first moccasin game. The Daylight People would play against the Night People. The Daylight People would use the moccasins of Gopher (Na'azisi) and Badger (Nahach'id). The Darkness People used those of Bear (Shash) and Porcupine (Dahsani). They played all night, but neither side could win all of the 102 counters. Because no one won the moccasin game, we have both day and night, instead of all daylight or all darkness. The People also thought about dividing the year into seasons for planting, growing, harvesting, and storytelling. They told the Lightning People to come and warn everyone not to tell stories in the wrong season. First Man lived at the place now known as Huerfano Mountain (DztfNa'oodim). As the years passed, he grew more worried. Monsters had appeared on earth, disregarding all the holy things and killing people. Every day at dawn, he took his medicine bundle of the perfect corn and raised it up toward Gobernador Knob (Ch'ooljjh) four times. In this way, he prayed for help. On the fourth morning, he saw a Dark Cloud descend over the Knob. At the top of the Knob, First Man met Talking God. At their feet lay a baby girl. She was born of the Dark Cloud, Rain, Sunrays, and Rainbows that gathered around her. Talking God let First Man take the baby home. But First Man gave Talking God the major role in the child's future. First Man then placed the baby girl, who was Changing Woman (Asdz4 Naadleehi), on some bark from a nearby cliff-rose bush. In this way, he took her home. Changing Woman grew strong, fed on the broth given her by First Man and First Woman. They say she grew up in four days, but it really took four years. Soon it was time for Changing Woman's first woman's ceremony (Kinaalda). First Man sent Little Wind to notify all the Talking Gods, who came for the ceremony. |