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5.0 out of 5 stars
Out of unselfish love,
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This review is from: The Boy Who Made Dragonfly: A Zuni Myth (Audio Cassette)
"And because you have made me out of unselfish love you have touched me with life" This is a transcript of a story that was verbally passed down through the generations of the Zuni. It was recorded in 1883 by Frank Hamilton Cushing. He had become a chief Priest of the Bow society of the Macaw Clan. The story is based on a drought that happened to the Ha'wi-k'uh about 1300; before the coming of the Europeans (1539-1540). ------------------------- The basic tail is of a people that treated food like mud, and were extremely rude to their corn sprits that were in the form of two old ladies. Only two children and a discarded old woman paid them any respect. This was very bad as the Zuni is part of nature and therefore nature and strangers are to be treated with respect. Thus the story is of the drought that sent the people away and leaving the two children and old lady behind. ---------------------- If one is desperate to hear the story instead of read it then this media is ok. It is too bad they someone thought they had to abridge such a short story. Every word is necessary to understand the myth. It does not distract from the experience to have a non native American (Debra Winger) read the story. I suggest you buy a copy of the book to find what is missing and for the young ones to see the illustrations. |
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The Boy Who Made Dragonfly: A Zuni Myth by Tony Hillerman (Audio Cassette - Feb. 1992)
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