The Emergence:
Just your average origin story. People climb up from the Underworld wearing out the ladders and leaving two people behind. According to Goddard, "These two are the rulers of the world of the dead which the ghosts reached through the place of emergence. They pass down easily but cannot return because the ladders are worn out. This place is said to be situated somewhere many miles north of Taos and is reached by four trails."
The Culture Heros and Owl:
What was the purpose of this story? Two boys encounter an Owl who tries to eat them, but the boys are protected by some sort of magic... Moral of the story... Do not go north???
Naiyenesgani Rescues the Taos Indians:
In this story an Apache medicineman saves some of the Pueblo Indians. In this story we see the two older people left behind from The Emergence story. It was a nice full circle.
Coyote Secures Fire:
Just like the tile suggests, the Coyote gets fire, only he does so by not asking for it. When he finally gets fire, he sets the whole world ablaze and the only thing that did not burn was petrified wood.
The Swallowing Monster:
I have no idea what purpose the four people making the children's noises serve in this story or what the Swallowing Monster actually does in this story besides search for them in vain, and then eat them all out of no where? I'm so confused about all these stories.
Releasing the Buffalo:
This is a story of the how the Ravens became scavengers and how the Apache people were dying of hunger, but were able to trick the Ravens into releasing all the buffalo stopping the famine.
Releasing the Buffalo:
This is a story of the how the Ravens became scavengers and how the Apache people were dying of hunger, but were able to trick the Ravens into releasing all the buffalo stopping the famine.
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| BISON (One of my favorite animals) |
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