The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19
PRIMITIVE FOLK LORE.
AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY,
RELIGION AND ROMANCE
Tales Of Creation and of
Legendary Heroes.
COLLECTED PROM THE INDIANS IN CALIFORNIA.
NExIco. mi GUATEMALA.
BY JEREMIAH CURTIN.
COPYRIGHT, ,'s.. bv Jeremiah Curtin.

COPYRIGHT, ,sss. bv jeremiah Curtin
NUMBER ~, NORMAN. PART L..
At q place east of Paspuisono tnow ReddinR
California; q woman came up out OF the earth
Her name was Hluyuktikimit tquivering por
oupine womanl. She was called also Norwan,
She appeared before the present wintu peo
pie, came out of the ground at Tsarauheri1
[now Sttllwaterl. II am In this world now
said Norwan TO herself. II will look around
everywhere to see from what places people are
coming" She lived nlono In her sweat house,
which was called Norwanbulihlut remained
in the house and danced during daylight.
Olelbis looked down at this woman and said
This Is my sister. who has come up before
tho new people on earth. / don't know what
she will do YET"
When Olclbis was building his sweat house
in Olclpanti. he cut q piece from a white oak
tree. and this piece rolled down outside tho
sky TO tho lower world. where II became n peo-
pie In Norpuiken. In the southeast, and that
people were there before the present wintus
came out Of the ground nj Tsarauheril.
My dear sister has come UP before the
wintus, and will be with them hereafter"
said Olelbis. II don't know yet what her
work is 10 be-"
He put his hand toward the southeast then.
and took ydsoc Ia plant that has q red bios
soml. He gave this plant to Norwnn and said:
lhk6 Inls, my SlsttT. anu WItH YOU uhIiS
use IL as a staff. 1t will have a blossom on the
top which will he blooming always"
lie reached southeast to the same place. took
. small bird. pluoked n feather from each wing.
gave the feathers TO Norwnn. and said:
NJ sister. thrust these through your hair.
Just above your forehead. one on each side.
These feathers will begin TO sing in the morn
ing early; you will know by them at what time
you must begin to dance"
- IT. I'D. N-.l --~tz q A.. a1,al
and took Duriluli la little red blossom that
grows In spring on a plant about a foot highl.
He gavc the blossoms to Norwan and said:
Roll this in your hands, crush Il, put the
Juice on your face and make your cheeks red
Ulelbis turned then to his Grandmothers. who
were standing near by. and asked II they had
acorns. I'VE have" said they. I'VE have
plenty" Olelbis took a handful, gave them to
his sister and said:
when you shell these acorns rub them be-
ween your palms and hold your hands open;
blow the dust which %scat.ers; you will see 1t
rise high into the trees and acorns will come on
them"
1t was the first morning after she had rome
10 Norwanbuli that Olelbis gave Norwan the
staff, feathers, blossoms. and acorns. On the
second morning very early the feathers began
TO sing; then focks Of birds Of their kind came
flying toward the sweat house, and Norwan
nearu n voice lr up III the Eky Calling 10 ncT,
and saying:
my brothers daughter. you have como up
on earth before the Wintu people. and are
dancing. When you dance you must not look
toward the west. nor the north, nor the south.
but turn your face and look toward Hlihlipuihl-
utton in the southeast, tho place from which
your staff and paint came"
While this man was talking Norwan looked
up and saw him sitting with ono leg crossed
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white oak aoorns In his hand. and was sitting
over the door of the sweat house In Olclpanti.
1t was Kar Kiemila fold blue heronl.
Nov. my brother" said Olelbis to Hcssiha
[tomtitl, who lived with him IN Olelpanti. II
think it is best for you to go down to our sister
and stay with her. Live with her always.
When your feathers drop away or are pulled
off hereafter. they will become like you, and
there will be hcssihas everywhere on the earth.
Our sister will tell you what to do. You will
stay with her, never leave her. Tho people
will call our sister Bastepomas Pokaila flood
giving womanl. When you see anything, let
her know. when you hear anytht' z, tell her,
when you want to do anything. ask leave Of
her."
-Hesaiha went down to live with his sister.
said Watch which way she goes. my brother.
Perhaps she viii come to us here"
He watched. She came straight to Norwan-
My younger sister," said she to Norwsn,
II came out in the east, but / don't like to live
there. l have left that place and nm going far
ward. a little after sunset. you viii see a red,
yellow. and white person. Nomdallenas L.oi-
She. / shall look nice. That is the kind A OF
P waSs ot tina" Hod ! am am a.. ! shall a I've in the west al;
eoiooTssd light viii : turn RI" my aye face a. to s' tse east st
s %inyyu e psopIs win III s Pis1 sSoa t dhsys see and md, FL the
NOmuAllennA Inimia' Iaaa gfraaka I'm tho .a
young womani:"
VERY we'll" said Norxsn, II am glad to
was On immensely large woman With With a BIG BIG
this made It look beautiful. She 'S %ss the a sna
Si .shion. in Her the f xSsid w wh os Gn; her Il hair IN ina;
Next morning Hessiha saw another woman
s Sanbafii 's %nd s said s"' aMy sh you ssSepes sister. e. NS W.
came upon this earth at tho same time before
lille 9st "'n' came RsSP out in an The sS eass, to Tut the aid Ts' not e
h tnow te eslI Hssf sa fae Mountain ! aim s0iPE w e s sfaS ,hsli
and live on the north side Of the Gns' m naoS saine
ngDitw II SGtsm IfbG nS1 breast womsnl." She
Norwan danced always during daylight.
Norbis Kiemila, the white oak which rolled
TO the southeast, looked toward the northwest
and sew Sorwan. Il see my wife on this
One evening Hess!hs and Norwan we're in
the sweat house. and Hesslha said: MY sis
Ter. | have hesrd news to-day from Norbis
k1smnA. He says that you are to be his wife"
She said nothing, and Hessiha talked on;
my sister. / heard a man say that he would
come TO see you; He lives at Sonomyai-he is
brother" said Sorwan, what arc you
telling me2'
, .L am st telling y9u, my sister. what I have
why does hs Gomez I don't like him. He
has q bad breath"
Next morning Norwan rose and began IN
dance. MY. sister," said Hessiha that even
ing. II hear that a man Is coming from Tcanahl
Pnyuk white mountatnl. q good man. His
name is kaukau Hertz white heronl. Ho is
coming 10 see YOU"
why does he come here2" asked Noryan.
neck is too long, his legs are too long"
We'll. my sister, | have heard that a man
who lives far away west Is coming 10 see you,
kobalus Herit. He Is a good man, He lives
|PERsONAGEs.
Bisus, now Mink BokI, now sturgeoni Chali Do.