Many , many winters ago, before you & i were here, there was a turtle keha, a wolf sunkmanitu tanka & a stream mni kaluze.
It was a nice day & the wolf sunkmanitu tanka was playing with the turtle keha in forest.
The wolf Sunkmanitu tanka always loved to talk about how good he was.
The turtle keha never spoke much about himself & when he would speak not many would listen to him because You see the turtle keha walked & spoke very slowly. so no one ever waited to hear all that turtle keha had to say.
So on this day, turtle keha just walked along slowly listening to all that the wolf sunkmanitu tanka had to say.
The wolf sunkmanitu tanka bragged about all that he could do & he wanted to show them to turtle keha. So he said to turtle keha that he could jump this log, climb this rock and run so fast towards the cliff, but stop just before he got to the end of the cliff. Sunkmanitu Tanka ran off to get started.
Turtle keha was about to try and say that he should be careful & that he didnt have to show anything because he already knew.
But before he could say anything, The wolf sunkmanitu tanka was already running off towards the big old tree log.
The wolf Sunkmanitu tanka took a big long jump & jumped over the old tree log, then he raced towards a big boulder rock & he climbed that rock with grace & speed. The cliff wasnt big or tall, but the wolf could still hurt himself. The turtle keha was worried for him, but sunkmanitu tanka was as confident as ever. When it came time for him to stop, the wolf sunkmanitu tanka couldnt stop, he had gone so fast that he couldnt stop in time.Sunkmanitu Tanka, was trying to stop & he was howling for help, but before anyone could do anything, he dissapeared over the cliff.
The turtle keha watched this & was so scared for sunkmanitu tanka. Keha walked as fast as he could to the end of the cliff & saw Sunkmanitu Tanka screaming for help in the stream. You see, sunkmanitu tanka couldnt swim.
Keha looked Below the cliff at the stream called mni kaluze.
The wolf sunkmanitu tanka continued to howl, he was so scared. The wolf spent so much time running & jumping & boasting & playing & climbing things, that he never spent anytime learning how to swim.
The turtle had to do something to save his friend sunkmanitu tanka, but what could he do??
He wasnt fast like his friend. He wasnt as strong as his friend. He wasnt as brave as his friend. But just then, turtle thought of something. He remember he had made a little mud slide that he & wolf sunkmanitu tanka used to get down to the stream safely.They used to have fun, riding down the mud slide.
He ran to the mud slide as fast as he could, he jumped on the slide & was sliding down really fast. But just before he reached the bottom of the slide he took a big breath & jumped into the stream.
Turtles may be slow on ground, but they are very very fast in the water. He swam as fast as he could to his friend the wolf sunkmanitu tanka. When he got to his friend, he said to him, ” hold on to me & i will swim to the other side. Use my shell. “.
sunkmanitu Tanka agreed & held on to his friend the turtle. keha swam all the way to the other side of the stream. Finally they arrived to the other side, safely.
The turtle keha looked at his friend the wolf sunkmanitu tanka & said ” Im not fast on land, i can not jump logs & i can not climb rocks quickly & i do not have a howl or fur, but i can swim fast & i can use my shell for many things, even as my home”.
The wolf sunkmanitu tanka apologized ” im sorry for always talking about what i can do, now i know things you can do too, maybe we can do some things together. I can help you climb rocks & jump logs & you can help me swim streams and teach me how to use a shell”.
Since that day, they helped each other. Even today, you will find wolf sunkmanitu tanka jumping logs & climbing big rocks & you will see turtle keha swiming fast in streams & walking slowly on land with their heavy hard shell.
Turtle keha & wolf sunkmanitu tanka became & remained very good friends, do you have a friend like wolf sunkmanitu tanka or maybe a friend like the turtle keha. If you do, remember that working together and sharing your skills can be more fun, than doing things alone.
About the Author
Carolina skyhawk, has been writing children stories for a long time now. She first started writing for her children, and then realized that other children enjoyed listening to her tell stories. She will be releasing a book with a collection of her short stories.
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