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First Man and First Woman said nothing. So whose sons are these?" First Man asked Big Water Creature why she had come. "Yáʼátʼééh shínaaí," said Ground Squirrel. The Coyote named First Angry appeared again. When they told Changing Woman this, she said, "That was Vulture. THE UGLY DUCKLING. This paper. Talking God appeared, carrying a rope of sunbeam. Your wish could not have two meanings. Four days later a second set of twins was born, one male and one female. Rub your hands with pollen and rest them. I have been among the highest peaks, and I been through the deepest canyons. Again, the Coyote named First Angry came by and asked what they were doing. They adorned it with light clouds that bring female rain. [33], Soon after that, Changing Woman wished for a mate. 37 Full PDFs related to this paper. Hastiin Tlo'tsi Hee, p. 83. ", One day First Man brought home a fine deer that he had killed. Changing Woman said, "He lives at Bikʼi Halzhin, at the foot of the mountains. "I am sorry I let the things you said make me angry," First Man said. Multiple batches of modern humans were created a number of times in the Fourth World and the Diyin Dineʼé gave them ceremonies which are still practiced today. ", At the end of four days First Woman gave birth to twins. "I will go over there and see if he is dead," said Ground Squirrel. Holy People lived on the mountains. Now, in the Fourth World, some of those women were pregnant. "Old grandmother, I have come to kill you," he said. They wrapped them in the blanket of red dawn, and the blanket of blue daylight, and the blanket of yellow evening, and the blanket of black darkness. The twins have many adventures in which they helped to rid the world of various monsters. "[44] Níłchʼi, the Wind came to them and whispered in their ear that since Big Giant was their elder he should be given right of first strike, as they were destroying the child of the Sun. At noon she went to the spring. The rider spoke: "You lay towards me each morning until noon. Your voice will then become pollen. You must bring the men and the women together again." and Yéʼiitsoh hurled his great blue knife. [28], One monster came about in a different way. The woman remained silent. While Naayééʼ Neizghání, Monster Slayer stood watching, Gopher, Naʼazísí came up to him. They saw a large black bird on a tree, and tried to hit it with an arrow, but it flew away. "The monsters are coming for us," they said. The original Unix shell program was just called sh, but it has been extended and superceded over the years, so on a modern Linux system you’re most likely to be using a shell called bash. "With such weapons as these we cannot fail," they said. "Our mother is Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé, Changing Woman, and we have been told that Jóhonaaʼéí, the Sun, is our father. "Jump to the left. The path of the sun and the path of the moon will not return to their beginning after 12 months. A great crowd gathered in the evening of the fourth day. This was the first hogan-raising ceremony.[16]. There was a black cloud, a white cloud, a blue cloud, and a yellow cloud. Each time she completed her cycle she would blow on the whistle, and a new month would begin. We follow the Holy Trail because the monsters will destroy us if they can. And your father may try to harm you." This story forms the basis for the traditional Navajo way of life. At those times the sky is stormy and the whole world suffers. Then a second coyote, Áłtsé Hashké, First Angry, appeared. Finally First Man returned home. First Woman answered, "Daughter, that must be your baby moving.". Near the Center of the Yellow World was Dził Náʼoodiłii, Soft Goods or Banded Rock Mountain. Her name was Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé, Changing Woman. "Yiiniikeetsóóko! When Changing Woman returned home in the morning, First Man asked her at once: "Who came last night?" You must cross between the cane cactuses that cut travelers to shreds. When he arrived there, Naayééʼ Neizghání found twelve ravenous creatures who ate anything that grew. "We live near there," they said. Spider Woman said, "No, it shall be called ntsilí yił nasmas aghaaʼ, rolling with the mixed chips. Happiness is ahead." The first was a Black Water Jar which contained the Black Vapor and the Female Rain. The young man's moccasins and leggings were also white. One by one they passed through to the other side. "I wonder if I need fear him." First Man demanded to know what she meant. He fell and lay down. The scouts were sent on two more trips and after they had returned from their fourth trip, the camp of the Air Spirit people was visited by the Swallow people. One pole he cut from the Female Reed. And then the men sent a raft to the women's side of the river to bring the women across. They listened and waited. and the great yellow knife of Yéʼiitsoh passed just to their left. From the women who had sought to satisfy themselves with foreign objects, monsters were born out of this. But I will give you a talisman that will help you." They saw a large black bird with a red head, and tried to kill it, but it flew away. [22], To the West they re-created Dookʼoʼoosłííd, Abalone Shell Mountain. The people were all mad at Coyote for this and gathered around to beat him. "The wind is too strong for the monsters to enter," she told her sons. Finally they all spoke to First Man. "Come to the west and make a home with me there." When Changing Woman was ready to depart for her new home, the Mirage People and the Ground Mist People prepared to go with her. "I thought a monster had devoured you." Then he said, "I will help you. Dress yourselves quickly." He placed another piece in the south, Sǫʼ Doo Nidisidí, Morning Star. Beyond those four points no ordinary creature can pass. Do not go there again." As he walked, he sang: I am Áłtsé Hastiin, and I head for Chʼóolʼį́ʼí in pursuit of old age and happiness. First Man said, "May my home be sacred and beautiful, and may the days be beautiful and plenty." Then suddenly Níłchʼi, the Wind, called "Akóóh! A short summary of this paper. The twins dug the tunnel while the Sun prepared the fire, and hid its opening with a stone. In the Third or Yellow World, Niʼ Hałtsooí, there were two rivers that formed a cross and the Sacred Mountains but there was still no sun. Now the enemy slayer arrives They knew how to weave the fibers of cotton and hemp and other plants. He told First Man and First Woman that he had been hatched from an egg, and knew all that was under the water and all that was in the skies. They placed Áłtséʼétsʼósí, Coyote's Feather, or the Slender One (the belt and sword of Orion). The second brother then shot an arrow of sheet lightning which struck the giant in the chest. There is not enough food for all of us. Then the two brothers climbed back to the top of Tsoodził, the Blue Bead Mountain where they had landed after descending from the sky, and each sang a song in praise of their father, Jóhonaaʼéí, the Sun, as he neared the end of his journey across the sky. They adorned it with animals. First woman said, "That is your first race, kinaashdaah." I was able to focus on my art and academic work without the stress of worrying how I was going to afford tuition.”, André Lucero (B.A. In the sea to the south lived Táłtłʼááh álééh, Blue Heron. asked Gopher. It is yours to work with and to use following your own wishes. "So I see," he said, and he went away. ’89) Inaugural recipient of the Mallory Callan Memorial Scholarship. The next morning, animals began running past the village from the east. When it hit the cliff wall, it broke a hole through it, and water began to flow out of the lake. 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