Post by Okwes on Apr 14, 2008 12:22:23 GMT -5
Ghosts Hide In Stumps And Whirlwinds - Miwok
The Northern Mewuk say:
Sometimes when passing Too'-cha-mo the stump you hear a noise inside; it is
Soo-lek'-ko the Ghost. You had better go right on, for if you stop he might
do you harm.
Whenever you see Poo'-ki-yu the Whirlwind whirling the dust around and
around and carrying it up into the air you may know that Soo-lek'-ko the
Ghost is inside, dancing and swinging round and round. You had better not go
near it but keep away.
The Dawn of the World; Myths and Weird Tales Told by the Mewan [Miwok]
Indians of California; Collected and Edited by C. Hart Merriam; Cleveland:
Arthur H. Clarke Co., [1910] ] and is now in the public domain
The Northern Mewuk say:
Sometimes when passing Too'-cha-mo the stump you hear a noise inside; it is
Soo-lek'-ko the Ghost. You had better go right on, for if you stop he might
do you harm.
Whenever you see Poo'-ki-yu the Whirlwind whirling the dust around and
around and carrying it up into the air you may know that Soo-lek'-ko the
Ghost is inside, dancing and swinging round and round. You had better not go
near it but keep away.
The Dawn of the World; Myths and Weird Tales Told by the Mewan [Miwok]
Indians of California; Collected and Edited by C. Hart Merriam; Cleveland:
Arthur H. Clarke Co., [1910] ] and is now in the public domain