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This review is from: The Boy Who Made Dragonfly (Paperback)
"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. ---------------------- The version I read was illustrated by Lazlo Kubinyi. It is out of print so I am ordering the one illustrated by Janet Grado. Other things I found interesting is that some of the places and things we read about in this story became titles of Hillerman books. Zuni Folk Tales (Forgotten Books)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Out of unselfish love,
By
This review is from: The Boy Who Made Dragonfly (Paperback)
"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. ---------------------- The version I read was illustrated by Lazlo Kubinyi. It is out of print so I am ordering the one illustrated by Janet Grado. Other things I found interesting is that some of the places and things we read about in this story became titles of Hillerman books.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Out of unselfish love,
By
This review is from: Boy Who Made Dragonfly (Paperback)
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. ---------------------- The version I read was illustrated by Lazlo Kubinyi. It is out of print so I am ordering the one illustrated by Janet Grado. Other things I found interesting is that some of the places and things we read about in this story became titles of Hillerman books. Zuni Folk Tales (Forgotten Books)
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