Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-09-11
ForG Frirk

new twIllxhs they had fs1nd ana
were confenf 10 rest IN this World IN
peace and happinesx They planted
their crSgs and exhed IN the streams
and hunred In the mountains and val
leys. and reared their families In The
lixhf q the rsa~n and the stars
But b 80 kxpp<nea that years
passed and the elders Of the tribe
dsed and the yoanEer men became
le1derS-ana they we're discuu1enfed
and unhsppy. and they began 10 seek
abour for new worlds and new
streams and new fcresrx
There wss In this world Of twilight
a great lake. and In the ccnrer 81 the
lake was q great nv that grew and
grew until NJ man could SO the top
and c1ly the whifene~s of the moon
light On It's enerno1s petals vas ~
nerte1 for the tribesm<n 90 -. The
Nxvxyos watched the lily. and saw II
grgx. and they we're curious. bot nooe
arnonx them w1s brave enough to
swim the lake 90 climb the My staik-
But finally there e1me q young man
rs chief. the great xr.nt>on Of CHS
chil-E1G0. and be wzs very brave and
very venfure<ome. Seeing the sad
ness and tlsconxenr % hiz people IN
the land of twilixhf and shsdow. his
heart wax sure cppS~sed and he De-
rermined 20 ind q new worid where
hspgines< you'd come 60 everyune
So for days he prayed 90 the Great
Father for advice. and IN his prayers
came the vt<ion % new World where
there wax great Hight and warmth.
and where there we're days ard nights
Ia land Of green neids and wooded
hIIls
50. Kidding hts people wait for him.
be jumped into the lake and sxan
10 the great lily stem. and thls he
entered and the door closed behint
him- And inside the my STALK be
found q grcaf hall leading UPWARD
and upward and this he climbed FOR
days and days he eonfin1ed 70 c'iuh
unrIl he was nearly exhausted for be
had brought no food and No drink
and the Climb was long and riresome-
But finally one day he hooked Up
and saw ughf. and 80 he pashed oa
upward and upward unrl he stepped
eur fron the ikly stalk Into q my
blozscm-
The NY blossom lay In the middle
Of q great lake. and the lake uss
situated In q new wcria-a uUrid az
sunshine and gresa trees There
was that the Navajo chieftAin Ara
saw the sun. and when he ssv TIE
great father q are be Was fr1xhfeoct
and an2ze-i. and be fell On his fxce
and wcrshiped n. and gave thanks for
the nsr world Which he had found
When be ar0~e and swam 20 the
sAore he feund q world q hsppl.ess
and eonfenf. warmed ~ the rays Of
the father sun where birds sang and
animals piayed In the teldS and Sow
ers hlcos2ed and everything vas gay
Thea IKE his great grandfather he
renenshered his own people. and TAX
NJ tBN4 AlAA-A - ~ 49, -
streams he went back throGgh the NY
stalk 20 TIE lard Of twilight. and
rhere be called the rrsbe=n1en aeS1t
him ard tcsd az the discovery he had
made Many q the peopae believed
nln. bzr sone dkd ne. and there vas
nscA csscusssoa- But nnAIly the tribe
decsded 70 dEvide. and tho~e Who we're
brave and srrSag started sor the oe~
World. bit rhose who we're weak 90
cid. or sfraid remai1<d oehlnd u
the World Of t~rlxAt
So the yoznx cAsef and his party
started OF. and they ciiEhet th~ ny
stalk and cane int the World al su1F
<hEne and warmth. ard IKE their cht<f
they fen % thelr f.ces and TANNED
the Father Sun for the n~~ world
rhich Re had Eiven then-
So N w.s that the Savs5os came ~
% TIE wsrid Of sunshine which they
know today-snd when they had coDs
here thea they planted their erops
and bcilr their homes. and te.ded
rAelr herds eyen a. they DO unto this
dzy.
But those who we're weak and
sfr.sd. and Who had rernztned behind
rere lost forever-for vhen the fr1b<
had sscendec 20 the Esw World then
the great my dried up and diSzp
pezred- and where n had grvvn there
was only q mammoth mountain. shut
tinx OF forever the road 70 the land
Of twfIIxht To tbs day. the ones who
renained behind have never be-.
seen more
Today the Navajo rsothers. When
her Children are frighfened OF bad
tell thea the story Of the land Of
txflight-and the cries are hushed
and the nsuxhfine-s fOrgotten urdsf
TIE threat that they wlil be senf bAek
20 live forever IN a Land u sesni-iArk-
ness with fhe lost rribe that Il -
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