| Re: Great Lake Folklore GLF_003_Earth,Lehuoh,Setuweh.txt (1/1) |
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| Hermes Trismeg (CraigRichard@excite.com) |
2009/03/12 10:56 |
On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:06:04 GMT, nesScitur@husShmail.com (Ronin)
wrote:
>On 11 Mar 2009 12:30:21 GMT, Yenc@power-post.org (Hermes Trismeg) wrote:
>
>The Earth
>
>After the Universe had been filled with stars Ket NEH-toh-rob continued to
>gently tumble through space. He tumbled for a long, long time. Gradually
>he slowed down and came to rest in an upright position.
>
>Then the Divine Child felt a strange rumbling in his gut. All of a sudden
>he had a giant, wet turd. It was tremendous. It was really gooey and warm.
>syrup. Gradually the turd started to cool and harden. It became our Earth
>and the mountains.
>
>Then Ket Nehtohrob felt another strange rumbling in his gut. Suddenly he
>farted. It was a huge silver-blue fart. A very, very long fart. It smelled
>like clean, crisp mountain air, and it became our sky.
>
>Then the Divine Child peed. It landed on the highest mountain. The pee became
>the first river. It was pure and clean, and smelled like icy winter moss. At
>that time winter still ruled over the earth, and there were no living things
>whatsoever.
>
>Lehuoh and Setuweh
>
>In the ancient time of the long winter, there was a river that ran through the
>land. It began in the highest mountain. It was pure and clean, and smelled
>like icy winter moss. Its name was Leh-U-oh. Lehuoh meandered amongst the
>rocks and pebbles, picking up tiny bits of sand as he swept along. He was quite
>unaware of himself. He was the only active thing in the world, and there was no
>one else for him to know.
>
>Soon Lehuoh came to a cliff. He went crashing over the edge and fell toward the
>rocks below. A small lake began to form there. Because it was still very cold
>in those days, the river called Lehuoh began to freeze as he passed through the
>cold air on the way to the rocks below. Gradually some of him was becoming
>solid
>ice. So now there was falling water and freezing water. Eventually so much
>frozen
>water accumulated that there was a solid bridge between the top of the waterfall
>and the rocks below.
>
>As Lehuoh made his way over the cliff he noticed his own reflection in the ice.
>And the ice noticed his own reflection in the water. The ice was called
>Seh-TU-weh.
>"Look at the soft, sensuous curves!" cried Lehuoh, staring wistfully at his own
>image
>in the ice, "I must have him for my own!" "Look at the handsome, solid
>features!"
>exclaimed Setuweh, entranced by his own appearance in the running water, "I want
>to
>touch him!" But Lehuoh and Setuweh could not come together. For days they
>watched
>and thought of nothing but the images before them.
>
>Because the water that flowed through the land had been gradually picking up
>tiny
>bits of sand, it had become somewhat muddy. As the muddy water flew over the
>cliff
>and fell to the rocks at the bottom of the frozen waterfall, Lehuoh and Setuweh
>began to form muddy bodies. First they gained feet and legs. Then their torsos
>and arms formed. Then their heads formed. Their muddy bodies were dried by the
>air and warmed by the sun. The mud gradually got harder and harder. Soon the
>mud
>became like flesh and bone, and Lehuoh and Setuweh were transformed into
>human-like
>boys!
>
>So the first living beings were formed from earth, water, air, and fire. The
>four
>sacred elements combined to bring about the first life. Lehuoh became a big boy
>and
>Setuweh became a young man. They were giants. They were each bigger than a
>hundred
>human boys. They were giant mud boys.
>
>To be continued...
>
>
>
>copyright 2009 Craig Philip Richard
Thank you, Mr. Ronin.
I take it you don't mind an occasional text posting, but that you
prefer to see them right here.
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