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"At the beginning all things were in the mind of
Wakonda. All creatures, including man, were
spirits. They moved about in space between the
earth and the stars (heavens). They were
seeking a place where they could come into a
bodily existence. They ascended to the sun, but
the sun was not fitted for their abode. They
moved on to the moon and found that it also
was not good for their home. Then they
descended to the earth. They saw it was
covered with water. They floated through the air
to the north,the east, the south, and the west,
and found no dry land. They were sorely
grieved. Suddenly from the midst of the water
uprose a great rock. It burst into flames and the
water floated into the air in clouds. Dry land
appeared; the grasses and trees grew. The
hosts of spirits descended and became flesh
and blood. They fed on the seeds of the
grasses and the fruits of the trees, and the land
vibrated with their expressions of joy and
gratitude to Wakonda, the maker of all things."