At a time in the world in which there was nothing but water, Hawk and Crow were perched on a pole that stuck far up out of the water. They would take turns sitting and knocking each other off the pole for ages. They created other birds that prey on fish, while also creating Duck. Duck died with mud from bottom of the water in her beak. This mud is what Hawk and Crow used to begin making the mountains. Crow's mountain range was bigger than Hawk's. This is why the Sierra Nevada Range is larger than the Coast Range.
Legend of Tu-Tok-A-Nu'-La (El Capitan)
Two boys go down to the river for a swim. Afterwards, they fall asleep on a boulder near the banks of the river. They sleep so soundly that they don't realize that the boulder has been growing each and every day up until the point that they graze the surface of the moon. Their village and family members can't find them no matter how hard they look. All the animals try to jump as high as they can in order to bring the boys back down, but to no avail; they all fail. Then comes a tiny measuring worm who steadily climb up the boulder until he has traveled much farther than the lion's highest leap. At last, he reaches the top and awakes the two boys and brings them safely back to the ground. The rock is then called Tutokanula, the measuring worm or El Capitan.
The Children of Cloud
A gorgeous young woman gives birth to twin sons. Their father is Cloud, who lives far away. One day the boys question their mother about their father. She tells them of the Cloud being their father. The boys travel to the house of Wind, who is their uncle, so they can visit their father. Wind says to go to the next house, where Cloud lives. Cloud sends them back to Wind and tells them that he has something to tell them. This repeats four times before Cloud tells the twins to prove that they are his sons. He tests them and they prove they are his sons. They are thunder and lightning. This would be a cool story to build off of and has some unique ideas that I could use for my story this week.
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| Clouds with thunder and lightning; Public Domain Pictures |
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest by Katharine Berry Judson.
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