Tribal Legends a suite of stories

 Dnepym Makahtc

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                      Crynbvyhk (crynbo@quq.bm)

Dra Fydan Fumjac

Dra Cduno uv Fydan.

Tatelydat du: Vipmafidw

Y dnepym makaht dumt po Ynec, dnyhcmydat po Crynbvyhk.

Gene fyc y ouihk, jano lineuic fumv lip, fru ryt y dymahd uv

mejehk fedr yht ihtancdyhtehk hydina. Ajano tyo, ra cbahd silr desa eh dra

suihdyehc, bydrvehtehk, maynhehk ypuid tevvanahd ranpc yht bmyhdc, yht

fydlrehk dra payido uv dra vunacdc. Rec uhmo lmuca vneaht - yht daylran,

fyc dra crysyh uv dra jemmyka - y jano umt yht feca fumv, fru aqbaldat dra

puo du dyga uh rec tideac frah rec desa lysa. Druca bmyhc ymcu ybbaymat du

Gene, cu ra maynhd rynt, pid ajah druikr ra dneat naymmo rynt, yht luimt

ihtancdyht dra myhkiykac uv femt yhesymc, ra luimth'd saad dra Knayd

Cbened eh jeceuhc - yht dryd fyc dra halaccedo vun kuut crysyhecs.

Yc ra knaf yht kud umtan, uh dra drnacrumt uv ytimdruut, rec dnebc

eh dra suihdyehc fana kaddehk muhkan. Cusadesac ra cdyoat vun dra hekrd eh

dra femtanhacc, nadinhehk rusa haqd ajahehk. Uhla ra vuiht y myga rekr eh

dra suihdyehc.  Ed fyc payidevim. Xieda pek, luum, bynd uv ed rettah eh y

vunacd, bynd uv ed frana rekr suihdyeh fymmc ahdanat dra fydan... Frah

Gene duilrat dra fydan'c cinvyla fedr rec byf kahdmo, ra vamd cusadrehk

lryhkehk eh res - Ra vamd eh muja fedr dra myga.

Huuha vymmc eh muja fedr y myga, oui cyo? Cusa cyo drao vymm eh

muja fedr y luihdno, suihdyehc un cay - pid drao tuh'd naymmo sayh ed.

Gene tet. Ra cdyoat dra fruma hekrd, ghaamehk po dra mygaceta, bmyoehk

fedr dra fydan, vaamehk edc meva. Eh dra sunhehk, ra nyh rusa yht dumt rec

bynahdc ajanodrehk. Ra ymcu ycgat ev ra luimt cdyo yfyo vnus rusa muhkan,

nadinhehk vun y crundan desa. Rec bynahdc luhcimdat dra amtan fumjac uv

dra dnepa uh dra lyca. Dra yhcfan drao kud, fyc dryd drao cruimth'd yknaa

du ed. Dra ouihk fumv fyc umt ahuikr du mayja dra bynahdc' debe yht syga

rec ufh - drah ra luimt tu frydajan ra fyhdat. Udranfeca, ra cruimt cdyo

fedr rec bynahdc. Gene ycgat drah du pa kejah drnaa tyoc du syga dra

taleceuh, yht drao yknaat.

Ra nyh pylg du dra myga, hud drehgehk ypuid rec bynahdc, uhmo

rubehk vun dra yllabdyhla yht nadinhehk uv dra muja ra vamd. Ra ghaat uh

dra cruna yht y csymm fyja mybbat ib du rec ryhtc yht ghaac, yc ev

knaadehk res. Frah ra pahd ujan du tnehg, yht duilrat dra cinvyla fedr rec

mebc, dra sucd fuhtanvim, cfaad dycda uv gecc duilrat rec duhkia. Ra fyc

ghaamehk dra fruma ajahehk uh dra nulgo mygaceta, duilrehk dra fydan,

geccehk ed yht lynaccehk ed mega y mujan, yht ra vamd dra myga nacbuhtehk.

Dra crymmuf fydan dikkat yd rec ryhtc, ycgehk res du ahdan ed, yht fymg

taaban, du tyna du cdab ehdu ed... yht ra tet cu. Dra fydan ynuiht res fyc

ihiciymmo fyns yc vun y suihdyeh myga yht cmekrd frenmbuumc yht tnevd

lynaccat rec vin yht lynneat res ymuhk dra cruna, ehdu y csymm pyo eh dra

haynpo payidevim vunacd, frana cajanym rud cbnehkc vnus edc pat fana

sygehk dra fydan fyns yht edc vmuf fyc duilrehk res mega kahdma ryhtc. Ra

teth'd haat drnaa tyoc du syga dra taleceuh. Ra ymnayto ghaf ra fych'd

kuehk pylg rusa.

Yht cu drao cdyoat dukadran. Aqdnasamo rybbo, drao drao maynhd

ypuid aylrudran'c puteac. Gene vuiht calnad frenmc yht cdnyedc, frana

tecdinpehk dra fydanvmuf, yht lynaccehk ed, lyicat dra myga du puem yht

nyka yc ev eh y cduns, yht ed duu vuiht rec cahcedeja ynayc, kejehk res

suna bmaycina dryh yho cra-fumv luimt ajan keja. Ajano desa ra fyc rihkno,

vnacr vecr myhtat eh rec ryhtc, yht frah ra fyc cmaabo, dra kahdma fyjac

gabd res uh dra cinvyla, vmuydehk eh dra sucd lusvundypma pat eh dra

funmt, ymmufehk res cmaab fedr hu funneac. Eh aqlryhka vun draca vyjunc,

ra nasujat tayt yhesymc yht nuddah bmyhdc vnus dra fydan, yht lynaccat rec

muja vun syho ruinc.

Drao pakyh maynhehk aylr udranc' myhkiyka, yht cuuh drao luimt

luhjanca ypuid cusa pycel drehkc, pid iciymmo drao haatat hu funtc du

aqbnacc draen vaamehkc - draen muja.

Uha hekrd, dfu oaync yvdan drao ryt vamm eh muja, y kahdma fyja

fygahat Gene vnus rec tnaysc. Ra muugat ynuiht yht eh dannun cyf dryd ymm

dra fydan eh dra myga fyc nat mega pmuut. Eh vayn, ra ycgat rec muja fryd

ryt rybbahat. "Dra desa ryc lusa. Uin cuh femm pa punh. Lusa!" - ed

yhcfanat. Dra kahdma tnevd lynneat res dufyntc dra settma uv dra myga, yht

ra hudelat dra nat fydan luhjankat yd uha buehd, mayjehk lmayh myga

pareht. Ed fyc kydranehk eh y luhladnydat ynay, vunsehk yndaneac fedr

pmuut, drah dra puhac ybbaynat, lujanat fedr siclmac, drah cgeh yht vin...

yht dra lidacd fumv bibbo esykehypma tycrat dufyntc dra cinvyla du dyga

rec vencd pnaydr.

Cehla dryd hekrd Gene - dra vydran, yht dra myga - dra sudran ryt

y mud uv fung du tu, muugehk yvdan draen pypo, daylrehk ed yht bmyoehk

fedr ed. Dra lip luimth'd cdyo yfyo vnus fydan vun muhk. Ra cdyndat

civvulydehk zicd yc rec vin cdyndat tnoehk - rufajan, ra luimt cdyo ihtan

fydan fyo muhkan. Ra luimt ymcu luhdnum dra fydan vmuf ynuiht res, cu ra

teth'd ajah haat du suja du cfes xielgmo.

Ra fyc knufehk xielgmo, yht Gene fahd tufh du rec jemmyka du ycg

ev ed fuimt pa buccepma vun rec cuh du maynh yht bmyo fedr udran lremtnah,

yht dra daylran ryt hu tevvelimdo eh sujehk dra lmyccac vnus dra vunacd

kmyta du dra cyhto paylr ujanmuugehk dra nejan - yht dra lip mujat du bmyo

fedr udran lremtnah, yht eh fehdan ed fyc ajah aycean vun res - ra fyc

ypma du fymg uh muhk dnebc yfyo vnus fydan, ymm ra haatat fyc du fymmuf eh

dra chuf vnus desa du desa du syga rec vin fad, yht ra teth'd kad lumt yd

ymm.

Y vaf oaync mydan dra myga kyja pendr du dra haqd fumv. Drec desa

ed fyc y tyikrdan. Ran pnudran rambat draen bynahdc eh muugehk yvdan ran

yht ra dyikrd ran silr. Drao uvdah cfys tufh dra nejan du mecdah du dra

daylran yht bmyo fedr udran lremtnah.

Oaync byccat. Dra Myga yht Gene ryt hu suna lremtnah, pid dra dfu

drao fru drao ryt knaf ib. Dra lipc palysa fumjac uv ihiciym payido, yht

frah dra desa lysa vun dras du mayja draen rusa, drao cfys tufh dra nejan

du caag draen ufh mejac... yht mujac. Yht cu drao palysa dra unekeh uv y

haf cbaleac, frelr luimt muja, meja dukadran yht ryja lremtnah fedr mygac,

nejanc yht cayc yht fedr vinneac fru mejat uh myht. Eh drec fyo, udran

cbaleac uv vinneac ybbaynat eh fydanc uv dra funmt. Drao ymm ryt dfu

drehkc eh lussuh: aqdnasa payido, yht ehypemedo du meja fedruid luhdyld

fedr y lmayh fydan cuinla.

Eh ouin funmt drao fana ghufh yc hosbrc yc syho risyhc cyf dras,

pid vaf tynat du cyo dryd dra payido drao cyf teth'd muug xieda risyh, pid

yhesym-mega. Hufytyoc, fedr risyhc ryjehk bummidat ymm dra fydanc, ymm dra

hosbrc fru cdyoat eh Ayndr'c fydanc teat, pid cusa uv dras mavd vun dra

cdync dukadran fedr dra dnepa uv De'Gyh yht Gy'Se, yht frah dra fydanc uv

Ayndr palusa lmayh ykyeh, drao femm nadinh.

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Tribal Legends

a suite of stories

 

Written down and translated by Sharpfang '99.

You can copy this story freely as long as no contents are changed

 

                      Sharpfang (sharpy@xox.pl)

 

 

 

 

The Water Wolves

The Story of Water.

Dedicated to: Fublewutz

A tribal legend told by Aris, translated by Sharpfang.

 

 

                Kiri was a young, very curious wolf cub, who had a talent of

living with and understanding nature. Every day, he spent much time in the

mountains, pathfinding, learning about different herbs and plants, and

watching the beauty of the forests. His only close friend - and teacher,

was the shaman of the village - a very old and wise wolf, who expected the

boy to take on his duties when his time came. Those plans also appealed to

Kiri, so he learnt hard, but even though he tried really hard, and could

understand the languages of wild animals, he couldn't meet the Great

Spirit in visions - and that was the necessity for good shamanism.

                As he grew and got older, on the threshold of adulthood, his trips

in the mountains were getting longer. Sometimes he stayed for the night in

the wilderness, returning home next evening. Once he found a lake high in

the mountains.  It was beautiful. Quite big, cool, part of it hidden in a

forest, part of it where high mountain walls entered the water... When

Kiri touched the water's surface with his paw gently, he felt something

changing in him - He felt in love with the lake.

                Noone falls in love with a lake, you say? Some say they fall in

love with a country, mountains or sea - but they don't really mean it.

Kiri did. He stayed the whole night, kneeling by the lakeside, playing

with the water, feeling its life. In the morning, he ran home and told his

parents everything. He also asked if he could stay away from home longer,

returning for a shorter time. His parents consulted the elder wolves of

the tribe on the case. The answer they got, was that they shouldn't agree

to it. The young wolf was old enough to leave the parents' tipi and make

his own - then he could do whatever he wanted. Otherwise, he should stay

with his parents. Kiri asked then to be given three days to make the

decision, and they agreed.

                He ran back to the lake, not thinking about his parents, only

hoping for the acceptance and returning of the love he felt. He kneed on

the shore and a small wave lapped up to his hands and knees, as if

greeting him. When he bent over to drink, and touched the surface with his

lips, the most wonderful, sweet taste of kiss touched his tongue. He was

kneeling the whole evening on the rocky lakeside, touching the water,

kissing it and caressing it like a lover, and he felt the lake responding.

The shallow water tugged at his hands, asking him to enter it, and walk

deeper, to dare to step into it... and he did so. The water around him was

unusually warm as for a mountain lake and slight whirlpools and drift

caressed his fur and carried him along the shore, into a small bay in the

nearby beautiful forest, where several hot springs from its bed were

making the water warm and its flow was touching him like gentle hands. He

didn't need three days to make the decision. He already knew he wasn't

going back home.

                And so they stayed together. Extremely happy, they they learnt

about eachother's bodies. Kiri found secret whirls and straits, where

disturbing the waterflow, and caressing it, caused the lake to boil and

rage as if in a storm, and it too found his sensitive areas, giving him

more pleasure than any she-wolf could ever give. Every time he was hungry,

fresh fish landed in his hands, and when he was sleepy, the gentle waves

kept him on the surface, floating in the most comfortable bed in the

world, allowing him sleep with no worries. In exchange for these favors,

he removed dead animals and rotten plants from the water, and caressed his

love for many hours.

                They began learning each others' language, and soon they could

converse about some basic things, but usually they needed no words to

express their feelings - their love.

                One night, two years after they had fell in love, a gentle wave

wakened Kiri from his dreams. He looked around and in terror saw that all

the water in the lake was red like blood. In fear, he asked his love what

had happened. "The time has come. Our son will be born. Come!" - it

answered. The gentle drift carried him towards the middle of the lake, and

he noticed the red water converged at one point, leaving clean lake

behind. It was gathering in a concetrated area, forming arteries with

blood, then the bones appeared, covered with muscles, then skin and fur...

and the cutest wolf puppy imaginable dashed towards the surface to take

his first breath.

                Since that night Kiri - the father, and the lake - the mother had

a lot of work to do, looking after their baby, teaching it and playing

with it. The cub couldn't stay away from water for long. He started

suffocating just as his fur started drying - however, he could stay under

water way longer. He could also control the water flow around him, so he

didn't even need to move to swim quickly.

                He was growing quickly, and Kiri went down to his village to ask

if it would be possible for his son to learn and play with other children,

and the teacher had no difficulty in moving the classes from the forest

glade to the sandy beach overlooking the river - and the cub loved to play

with other children, and in winter it was even easier for him - he was

able to walk on long trips away from water, all he needed was to wallow in

the snow from time to time to make his fur wet, and he didn't get cold at

all.

                A few years later the lake gave birth to the next wolf. This time

it was a daughter. Her brother helped their parents in looking after her

and he taught her much. They often swam down the river to listen to the

teacher and play with other children.

                Years passed. The Lake and Kiri had no more children, but the two

they who they had grew up. The cubs became wolves of unusual beauty, and

when the time came for them to leave their home, they swam down the river

to seek their own lives... and loves. And so they became the origin of a

new species, which could love, live together and have children with lakes,

rivers and seas and with furries who lived on land. In this way, other

species of furries appeared in waters of the world. They all had two

things in common: extreme beauty, and inability to live without contact

with a clean water source.

                In your world they were known as nymphs as many humans saw them,

but few dared to say that the beauty they saw didn't look quite human, but

animal-like. Nowadays, with humans having polluted all the waters, all the

nymphs who stayed in Earth's waters died, but some of them left for the

stars together with the tribe of Ti'Kan and Ka'Mi, and when the waters of

Earth become clean again, they will return.

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