Tejas Legends
When the Storm God Rides
In this story, it shows how the edge of Texas on the Gulf of Mexico has islands. In the old legends, apparently the Storm God, with his great bird Hurakan, would come out at times and ride over the Gulf of Mexico. This act would create the islands seen today. The Storm God didn't always create islands, though. Usually he would reside at the bottom of the ocean, away from the tribes, who lived peacefully. However, these peaceful tribes were chased off by the fierce northern tribes, who liked to kill birds. So they did for awhile, without any consequence, until there was so much killing that the birds along the Gulf of Mexico complained to the Storm God. The Storm God, angry and vengeful, descended upon the fierce tribes with Hurakan and blew them away in a huge, tornado-like wind. Those winds were so powerful that they created the biggest islands along the Gulf of Mexico, which still stand today.
How the North Wind Lost his Hair
He gets stranded on an island again – this time for good reason and with the company of his crew. Unfortunately, they get stuck on an island with giants. And some of his crewmembers get eaten by a giant, which sucks. But they get revenge on the giant by poking his eye out, who gets revenge back on them by pitting his family against the crew (while they’re trying to escape the island on boats). And, by a miracle, the only boat that doesn’t get sunk by rocks aimed at them is Sindbad’s. He and two other members escape to another island, only to run into a gigantic, man-eating snake, that unfortunately eats the other two members of Sindbad’s boat. It would have eaten Sindbad too, but he basically makes a fort for himself and the snake can’t get in. I’ll give him props for his plan. And luckily, the next day a ship finds him and the people (like usual) are extremely generous to him. And, like in the first voyage, he gets his cargo back.
The Cloud that Was Lost
Now. I can understand why the rabbit gets tricked. After all, it was his first time dealing with the jackal with regards to the spring. Having said that, it's pretty ridiculous that the hare gets tricked as well. Knowing how the rabbit got tricked, he should have understood that the jackal was only trying to get him out of the way to drink water. Then again, sometimes characters in classic stories are morons. The tortoise is the only one who successfully protects the spring, as he ignores the jackal's promises and holds his leg tightly to prevent him from moving (for so long that the rest of the animals come back.
Grandmother's River Trick
He first asks the birch tree for its bark, and the list goes on after that. He asks the Cedar for its boughs, the Larch for its roots, and the Fir for its balsam and resin. He also ends up asking a hedgehog for its quills. They all give it to him without outward resistance, though some of them internally are afraid. This boat that the makes with all of his supplies is pretty cool as well, since he can steer it with his mind. But then an another problem occurs: the lake is filled with sticks and other deterrents that will not allow him to swim. So he asks one of his friends that he sees to clear out the river for him, which the friend does without question. And that's the end of that story.
How Sickness Entered the World
He ends up intimidating death's envoys into erasing his name from the book of death. I think it's worth noting that he doesn't just do this for himself -- he ends up exempting all his followers (back on the island where he was king) from death as well. It's kind of admirable -- most people would only think of themselves in the situation, even if they were good people, because their immediate thoughts turn towards how they should deal with the situation.
When the Rainbow was Torn
The cactus, at one point in time, wished for color within its flower petals. Its petals were white, and though it longed for color, the rainbow did not give it any, presumably because it was scared of the cactus. One day, however, the rainbow tore. It tore because one day, the rain was heavy and the water bent the rainbow. The rainbow was scared of touching the cactus, so it bent away from the water. However, more rain ran on top of the rainbow, and the rainbow ended up touching the cactus. And before it could extricated itself from the cactus, the cactus happily soaked up some of the colors of the rainbow.
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