The Children and the Butterflies. The sheer beauty of many butterflies is explained in a legend from the Pueblo tribe in southeastern Arizona. According to this myth, the creator felt sorry for the children when he realized that their destiny was to grow old and slowly loose their youth and beauty. He gathered beautiful colors from various sources such as the sunlight, leaves, flowers, and the sky. These colors were put into a magical bag and presented to the children. When the young ones opened the bag, radiant butterflies flew out, enchanting the children who had never seen anything so beautiful before. The butterflies at first also sang which further delighted them. The songbirds than complained to the Creator because they were jealous that butterflies were not only gorgeous but they could also sing like birds. To make everyone happy, the Creator withdrew the ability to sing from the butterflies. This is why according to the legend; we have silent beautiful creatures like the butterflies.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:41:00 +0000
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