The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-29

Mhen ne saw Inc nre coming very near ne
called out 10 Tiohelis. VINO was struggling
along with the great block Of flint on his back,
90 ahead with the flint! GO on, the fire is far
Ticheiis heard the shouting. hut said nothing;
kept. going northward steadily. Wien he was
northeast OF Bohem puyuk Mount Shrstal lie
saw the fire coming very fast. a mighty blaze
roaring up TO tie sky. IL. was coming from
further; there wns no place tu ESCAPE; the fire
would soon be where he was. The Hint had
grown very hot from tho burning; he threw
hn' and heavy. liz ran under the ground.
won't MS far ~ he could. and lay there. Pres
the ground was burning, lac was barely alive
SOON all blaIcd NJ. earth. rocks, cycrNtbiuE.
rirhelis was burned. lie went w in flame
when Tho GrUthcrs Tiiikus and rolaramns
had carried the fire around the world and met
In the north. just half way between east and
west. they struck their torches together and
threw, them ON IN" gruund. The moment be.
sons rushed "Hf beiwcen item. One was Rla.
hu. imolrl. and tie other lsarnki sakn. who
had carried the Invitation from TUrihUs to Kat
The Hint rock that Tichcls dropped lies there
yet, lust where ~ tclii and when the W,intn
ponaramas. and Tilikus ran home as soon as
they struck their torches together.
Kqtkatshila had a LITTLE ]Trqthcr. lie put
where 1t touches the earth In the south.
,honot poktc, the, mother OF, Pol,ila, took her
child and went behind the sky; her husband
went With her. roharainas went to Olelpanti.
lie flew up to where Olrlbis IL.
Olelbis looked down into the burning world.
He rOuld see nothing but waves of flame; rocks
were burning, the ground was burning. every.
thing was burning. Great piles, of smoke were
great sparks and brands. Those sparks he
rame kolchituh tsky eyes, and all the stars
time when the first world was burned. Tho
sparks. stuck fast in the sky. and have re.
NAMED. there ever since the time OF the wax
pohas world trel. quart rocks. and fire in
the rocks are from that time. There was no
fire in the rocks bcfor- the wnkpol,as.
the sky. went to q place called Pom WGihudi
Pom north rumbling landl. ,Tsaroki Saka
went up on the eastern side Of the skJ-ran up
Before the fire began Olelbis spoke to the
two old women and said: VI grandmothers,
10 TO work, for Inc and make a foundation. /
wish to build "A sweat house.
They dug on, and cleared a place for the sweat
U 6I e ' Built t" It G IN this wa Way; When the p'f iwC
women hal dug the foundation. he asked:
What kind of wood shall get for the CEN
90 far down south" said the old grand
mothers, and, get a great young white oak
and plant It in the middle to support the house
He went. found the tree. and brought i.
Now. my grandmothess, whnt shau l do
go north and bring A black oak tpenihl mi
with. the roots, Go then TO the west, put your
tchatcha mil different from the other oak
He went north and west and brought the
Now" said oleliois, II want a tree from
Go straight east to a live oak place. you can
fsHhe mil" lie brought it with the roots and
said.
"Go 20 the southeast said they. where
white oaks grow; 90 and &c; two"
lie vert and GOT tw% great white oak trees;
with al the branches, which were covered with
white OAK acorns.
olelhiS PIT the great white oak from the south
the northern BLACK OAK on the north side; he
put 1t sloping, so that its branches were on the
south side Of the house; over against this he
put a southeastern white oak sloping in like
so that its head came out on the
side. The western oak he planted on
the west side. sloping so that its branches hung
on the eastern side: then lie put NJ the second
tree from the southeast: six trees in all. The
top of each tree was outside opposite its roots:
acorns from II fell Oh the opposite side. O!elbis
wished to fasten the trees firmly together 80
"stop. grandson" said one Of the old wo-
men. How will you bind the top.
Il have nothing 10 bind it WITH aswered
She put her hand toward the south, and on II
came humus korlluii "a plant with beautiful
and made a long narrow. mat, the
stem and roots all woven together inside and
he blossoms outside, Here, grandson" said
bind the trees with it firmly
He did this. The III w nindinSS " wa" nra GeSIt ,fs tr sns
very fragrant. liz ".tpptu IL ui''Nill'l bIt ll''S
where they came together al the top or the
inside. The two old women made four
very large mats now. one for each side Of the
house. They wOve first a mat OF yosou a plant
about a foot high. which has no branches and
only a cluster Of red flowers At the t9pl: Whenn
Oh the north side Of the house o,.,,,. -,
Now: my srsI ,dn said oIeloi'' i
YOU are alone. sorry that you have no one
10 help You In building this house, Now take
this mat and put IL on the east side"
They gave him a mat made Of the same plant
was used for a binding to hold the top Of
the house.
II want a cover now for the south side" The
old women put their hands To the east and a
plant came Ia them "A foot high with white bios,
Of very sweet odor. IA greas deal OF "
All the blossoms outside. The mat covered
tle south side.
Vow, how shall l cover the west side,
"We haye IT here already; made OF kintek-
chi-luli "a plant with blue and white blossoms.
They put that mat on the west side. the bios
turned out ward. The old women gave
him all kinds Of beautiful plants nov. and
"t the sweat house. All kinds OF flowers that
are in the world were gathered around the foot
Of the sweat house. an enormous bank OF them,
every beautiful color AMI every sweet udor In
Wien they Went into the sweat house. the
said then: a the people to rome In the world
below will talk about this house, and call i
Iiins; w when E,n they tell about 1T and
~ - NAN AAhfAeN U.s. -
Olelbis said II want to lay something length:
wise or each side of the door. What shall
get"
The two said 1--WE will get sau'' acorn bread
made In a great round roll like the trunk ola
treel. They got sau and put a roll al each side
VI the door: these rolls were put there for PEG
pie To sit on.
Olelbis walked around. looked at every
thing. and said: Il want this house To grow. To
lie wide and high, to be large enough for all
will ever come to it." Then il began To
extend and grow wider and higher. and IL be-
wonderful in size and In beauty. Just
AS daylight was coming the house was finished
and ready. II stood there In the morning
a mountain Of beautiful flowers and OAK
were on it. outside and inside. The tree In the
middle was far above the top OF the house. and
filled with acurns; n few of them, had fallen
around the house. That sweat house was
placed there 10, last forever; the largest and
most beautiful building in the world above or
below. Nothing like il will ever he built again.
Vow, my grandson" said the old women,
''the house is huilt and finished. All the peo-
Pile IN the world will Ike this house. They
will talk about it and speak we'll ~ it always.
This. house will last forever. and these flowers
bloom forever, The roots from which they
grow will never die"
The world hre began on the morning after
the sweat house was finishel. During the fire
could sec nothing of the world below but