Step back to the dawn of time in this enchanting creation myth where the Great Spirit Lumawig shapes the world from simple reeds. This beautifully illustrated tale explores the origins of language, community, and the unique crafts that define different cultures. It is a captivating journey of divine wisdom and the discovery of human potential that will inspire readers of all ages.
Long ago, when the earth was silent and empty of people, the Great Spirit Lumawig descended from the radiant sky. He looked upon the vast, quiet lands and decided it was time to fill the world with life, movement, and voices.
Lumawig walked through the tall, swaying grass and cut many long, green reeds with his divine hands. He carefully divided these reeds into pairs and placed them in different corners of the world, from the highest mountains to the sun-drenched valleys.
With a powerful voice that echoed across the horizons, Lumawig commanded the reeds to speak to one another. In an instant, the reeds transformed into men and women, and each couple began to talk in a language that was unique only to them.
The first people followed the Great Spirit’s command to marry and raise families, soon filling the earth with many children. As the generations grew, each group kept the special language of their parents, creating a world rich with different cultures and tongues.
Seeing that his people needed resources to thrive, Lumawig created sparkling salt and brought it to a group of villagers. He sat with them and explained how to boil the water to gather the white crystals so they could sell them to their neighbors.
However, these first villagers could not understand the Great Spirit's directions and left the salt untouched. When Lumawig returned and saw they had not learned the craft, he decided to take the gift of salt to another village.
Lumawig traveled to a place called Mayinit and gave the salt to the people there, who followed his instructions perfectly. Pleased with their hard work, he decreed that they would always be the masters of salt and that all other tribes must buy from them.
Next, the Great Spirit visited the people of Bontoc and showed them how to dig rich clay from the earth to make pottery. The villagers tried to mold the clay, but their jars were lumpy, crooked, and far from the beautiful shapes Lumawig had envisioned.
Lumawig then took the art of pottery to the people of Samoki, who worked the clay with steady, graceful hands. They created jars that were smooth, strong, and elegant, proving to the Great Spirit that they were the rightful owners of this craft.
Having taught the people how to work, trade, and provide for one another, Lumawig looked down at the vibrant world he had organized. Every village now had its own special gift and purpose, and the earth was finally complete and full of wonder.
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In the beginning there were no people on the earth. Lumawig, the Great Spirit, came down from the sky and cut many reeds. He divided these into pairs which he placed in different parts of the world, and then he said to them, “You must speak.” Immediately the reeds became people, and in each place was a man and a woman who could talk, but the language of each couple differed from that of the others. Then Lumawig commanded each man and woman to marry, which they did. By and by there were many children, all speaking the same language as their parents. These, in turn, married and had many children. In this way there came to be many people on the earth. Now Lumawig saw that there were several things which the people on the earth needed to use, so he set to work to supply them. He created salt and told the inhabitants of one place to boil it down and sell it to their neighbors. But these people could not understand the directions of the Great Spirit, and the next time he visited them, they had not touched the salt. Then he took it away from them and gave it to the people of a place called Mayinit. These did as he directed, and because of this he told them that they should always be owners of the salt, and that the other peoples must buy of them. Then Lumawig went to the people of Bontoc and told them to get clay and make pots. They got the clay, but they did not understand the molding, and the jars were not well shaped. Because of their failure, Lumawig told them that they would always have to buy their jars, and he removed the pottery to Samoki. When he told the people there what to do, they did just as he said, and their jars were well shaped and beautiful. Then the Great Spirit saw that they were fit owners of the pottery, and he told them that they should always make many jars to sell. In this way Lumawig taught the people and brought to them all the things which they now have.
