Inspired by How stories came to be (Seneca), located in The Girl Who Helped Thunder and other native American Folktales, By James Bruchac and Joseph Brucha, Ph.D.
A time of silence became an eventful beginning g of tales of deeds done unique of marvelous feats of heroic and heroine of beauty favor in soul and spirit
Gaqka whose name means crow of black feathers remembrance was an orphan with none to love or care deep for his clothes were ragged bad
Mocked for his appearance he still went on for he was young and still had time to strive on for he had no one to help him survive
A day of hunting brought forth a meeting of a man’s face made of stone in a cliff of old ancient who spoke gently to Gaqka for he wished to hear hear something different
Surprise curiosity became Gaqka’s face as he was told by the face of stone that he would be told a story as long as he received an offering
Giving freely he gave of his little bounty and listened deep attentively to his first story he ever heard with ears of charm enraptured
Thankfulness running quietly within Gaqka he returned home and retold the story for a small pouch of gift and listened again and again to the face of stone
As he was told stories of unique he relayed them all faithfully to the people and received gifts of return and transformed from a small boy of ragged clothes to a tall man of wise enrichment of features and a new name became his of Hage-ota the Teller of Stories
By
Felicia McCaw
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