> Blue Jay's Skinny Legs - CHEROKEE > > It happened a long time ago, before the white man first came to our lands. > > There was a chief who had a very beautiful daughter, He wanted to make sure that she married a strong and healthy warrior. As the young men began to come around to court her, the chief became worried. He decided to reduce the odds by having a race. > > He told all of the young men that the one with the strongest legs could marry his daughter. > > Coyote, was the crafty one and a good runner with a lot of power, so he came first. He showed how long his legs were and how fast he could run. Then Deer came , a very > > handsome and strong Buck. Now he showed how powerful his legs were at jumping , although they were somewhat knotted . Then Grizzly Bear came along. Well now, BEAR > > stood up and growled ...so everyone could see that he had very powerful and strong legs. > > legs. So he claimed the girl. > > But Blue Jay hollered, " Hey, that's not fair." " There are others that should be considered." While the others were showing their legs, Blue Jay hid behind an old hollow log. Where he had gathered a lot of moss, and he used clay to pack the moss around his legs. This made them look stronger and bigger than anyone else's legs. Even Grizzly Bear's. > > But just to sweeten the pot., Blue Jay, also offered all kind of feathers, that he had > > obtained form many of his bird relatives. > > The old chief was fooled by this, and let his beautiful daughter go with Blue Jay. > > Now Blue Jay had to carry his new wife across a stream of water in order to reach > > his lodge., on the other side. As he began this hard journey, the water softened the moss and clay , so they fell from legs. > > When he climbed up on the other side of the stream bank. everyone began to laugh > > and laugh. So Grizzly Bear came down to the stream and claimed his prize. and with his strong legs, carried his new wife, up the side of the mountain. And anytime that > > Bear tries to come back and visit, Blue Jay will start squawking all over the > > forest and he makes a terrible noise. Blue Jay does this because he is so jealous and doesn't like to be laughed at. > > Grandmother MorningStarr > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Home Selling? Try Us! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/QrPZMC/iTmEAA/MVfIAA/lnSslB/TM > ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Visit and show your support for the Grass Roots Oyate http://members.tripod.com/GrassRootsOyate Clemency for Leonard Peltier. Sign the Petition. http://petitiononline.com/Release/petition.html ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1ddNB.b2HgmN Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
