| Show THE WORLD OF SUN AND BLUE SKY OW when the tho Navajos climbed N from the world of ot darkness Into the world of ot moon and stars they were very happy and und for many years they flourished and prospered under the guidance and leadership of at their great chief Chis-Chil Chis E Chis E Go All the time warriors and the elders of ot the tribe who had lived In darkness darkness darkness dark dark- the ness for many years rejoiced nt at new twilight they had found and were content to rest In this world inace in pence peace ace and ond happiness They planted their crops and fished In the streams and hunted In the mountains and valleys valleys valleys val val- leys and reared their families in the light of ot the moon and the stars But Is BO so happened that years passed and the elders of the tribe died and the younger men n became leaders leaders and and they were discontented and unhappy and they began to seek about for new worlds and ne new streams and anti new ne forests There was in n this world of twilight a great lake and In the center of the lake was a great lily Uly that grew and grew until no man could see the top and only the whiteness of the moonlight moonlight moon moon- light on its enormous petals was reflected reI re re- I fleeted for the tribesmen to see The Time Navajos watched the lily 1111 and saw it grow and they were curious but none among them was brave enough to swim the lake or climb the lily Illy staVe staat But finally there came a young manas man manas manas as chief the time gr great t grandson O of Chis- Chis E Chil-E Go E Go and he was very brave and very venturesome Seeing the sadness sadness sadness sad sad- ness and discontent of his people inthe InI In Inthe I th the land of ot twilight and shadow his heart was sore oppressed and he be determined determined determined de de- to find a anew new ew world where happiness would come to ever everyone one So for days he prayed to the Great Father for advice nd In his prayers came come the vision of a new world where there was great light and warmth and where there were days das and nights a a land of green fields and wooded hills So bidding his people watt walt for him he Jumped Into the lake and swam to the great gleat lily Illy stem and this h he entered and the door closed behind him And inside the lily Illy stalk he lie found a great hall lending leading upward vard and upward and this he climbed For days and days he continued to climb But finally one day he looked up and saw light and so he pushed on upward and and upward until he be stepped out from the lily stalk Into a lily Illy blossom The lily blossom In lay In the middle of ot a n great lake and the lake was situated in a new world world world-a a world of of sunshine and green trees There it was that the Navajo chieftain first saw the sun and when he saw the I great father of fire he lie was frightened and amazed and he fell o on 01 his face and worshiped It It and gave gaye thanks for forthe forthe forthe the new world which he had found When he lie arose and swam to the shore he found a world of happiness and content warmed by the la rays s 's of ot the father sun where birds sang and antI animals played In the fields and flowers flowers flow flow- ers bloomed and er e everything was gay Then like his great grandfather he remembered his bis own people and takIng taking taking tak tak- ing food from tJ trees and the streams he lie went back through the time lily Illy stalk to the land of twilight and there he be called the tribesmen about him and told of the discovery he had made Many of ot the people believed him but some not and antI there was much discussion But finally the tribe decided to divide and those who were brave and strong started for the new nev world but those who were weak orold orold or orold old or afraid remained behind Inthe Inthe in inthe the world of twilight So the young OUng chief and his party started out and the they climbed the lily stalk came Into the world of sun of-sun sun sun- shine and warmth and like their chief they fell on their faces and thanked the Father Sun for the new world which he had given gl them So it was that the Navajos came Into Into In In- n nto to the world of ot sunshine which they know today and today and when they had bad come here then they planted their crops and built bunt their homes bomes and tended their herds berds even eyen as IlS they do unto this day But those who were weak and afraid and who had remained d behind were lost forever forever for tor r-tor for when the tribe had ascended to the new world then thene the e great grent Ul lily Illy dried and up disc p. p and where It had lint grown there thero was only n a mammoth mountain shutting shutting shut shut- I ting oft off forever the road to the land landof of ot twilight |
