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I must admit, Phyllis, that it has been too hot for me to spend any time at my Medicine Wheel. Even during the evenings!

I have not even checked on it lately, but with the exception of a few leaves and twigs on the table, it should be just fine. Thank you for asking.

Is yours just a plesant thought, or have you started working on it? Hummm, get busy, my friend, you KNOW you want to do this. *grin*

I came across a cute story of the Raven and shall post it next time I stop by the campfire.

We have passed out 'talking sticks' several times...now we just
need to get them working! Perhaps when it becomes cooler and more gather around the campfire, our friends will have stories, poems or legends to share with everyone. Perhaps?

Until I return with the Raven I offer to all...
Wakan Tanan Kici Un,
kimi kaya

Ya Ta Say, Kimi

My Medicine Wheel is for now just a pleasant thought. I had started gathering rocks that I could paint and had quite a few then my mother's health took a drastic change for the worse. She has been in and out of the hospital several times over the last 4 months and I have been spending a lot of time with her. She is 86 and it just seems that suddenly she has lost her spritely, energetic ways and is becoming frail. I also have been packing to move once again - so, I have been much too busy to carry on with my projects. It is all I can do right now to focus on my writing.

We have passed out a lot of 'talking sticks' and I hope to hear from more of our friends soon. I agree it will pick up when the summer is over and autumn once again begins to cool us off.

I look forward to hearing your Raven story.

Wakan Tanan Kici Un, my friend.
Phyllis

Ya Ta Say Le Mita Cola,

As promised (finally, *grin*):

The Raven

Once upon a time, the only light in the world was hoarded by a mean old Chief who was not disposed to share it. RAVEN, bored of fluttering around in the dark, decided this would not do. So he turned himself into a cedar leaf and sneakily fluttered into the chief's dwelling.

The Chief's daughter was sipping a drink and RAVEN fluttered into the cup as she raised it to her lips. Swallowing him down, she immediately became pregnant and gave birth. Which caused no end of confusion.

The baby had raven-black hair, dark glowing eyes, and was very temperamental. Whenever it was bored, it shrieked. The Chief, trying to be a doting grandad, said: "Give the baby what it wants". So they gave the baby a bag of shining stars. It played merrily with these, until one day in gurgling excitement it threw them through the smoke hole in the ceiling and they scattered up into the sky.

Oh dear. The baby is bored again. It's bawling. It wants another bag. It's driving the household crazy. It must be pacified. So they give it a bag containing the Moon and soon the baby is happy again, bouncing the Moon all over the place. You'll never guess what happens next. Whoooosh! � up through the smoke hole goes the Moon. (Pause for gasp of astonishment from the audience).

Deprived of another toy, the baby becomes really disruptive. The Chief is tearing his hair out. The whole household is muttering. Find something, anything, to keep the baby quiet! The baby rejects all homemade playthings and points to the last bag. Uh-oh. They give it to the baby but with dire warnings. "Don't untie it because it contains Light � and that leaks like nobody's business."

Now you think you know what's going to happen. But you don't. What happened is that the baby turned back into RAVEN, cried "Ka very much" and flew through the smoke hole carrying the bag in his beak. He'd stolen the Sun.

RAVEN spread light throughout the world and so the Chief's daylight saving scheme came to an end. He was very disgruntled. His recorded comments contain very strong language in the Tsimshian dialect.

I think that is the cutiest little story!

Wakan Tanan Kici Un,
kimi kaya
In God We Trust

I love stories of Raven! Thank you, Kimi Kaya.

I am so glad I found this circle! Hello to everyone;I have enjoyed reading all the postings. I will spread my blanket and visit the circle often. Thanks DawnEagle.

You are always welcome here at our Camp Fire, Lois. DawnEagle is no longer at BellaOnline, she left about a year ago. I am the editor/moderator and I am happy to see you will join our forum. You are a welcome prescence in our circle.

Sorry Phyllis. I read about the change and then just totally spaced when I posted my comments. May you walk always in peace and balance. I will visit again soon. I am at work right now and it is slow; so I am zipping around on the computer to keep from getting too bored. LOL

That is not a problem, Lois - no need to apologize. I am just happy to have a new person in our circle. I think you will enjoy it here as everyone will enjoy your input.

Have a great day! May you always walk in Beauty and Harmony.

Phyllis, I have been going back through a lot of the stories you and other have shared around the fire. They are great;I know I will learn a lot from the circle. Anyone from the Cherokee Reservation in N.C.? Also Phyllis I am not very computer savy; would you please let me know how I get to the site with the Pow-Wow listings?

I used to post all the listings myself, but that took so much time and my list was not always complete. Below are some good links you can just click on to get some information on PowWows:

www.powwows.com

www.powwowschedule.com

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