The Legend of the Dragon Child by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait

Author:Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait [Cowperthwait, Cheryl Rush]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Kaida stretched out on the soft fur bed and slowly opened her eyes to the walls of images surrounding her. She rose and quickly shuffled over to Molakei and gave him a radiant smile, in which was returned by Molakei, the Keeper of the Legend.

“What should we do today, Kaida?” Molakei asked Kaida who was busy looking at all her surroundings.

“Molakei is Teacher?” she asked, her eyes large and round.

He made a rumbled grunt and answered by saying, “Yes. I am the oldest of the Tribe. I carry our ways passed down from generations and keep the flame bright in the eyes of the peoples.”

He looked deeply into Kaida’s eyes before adding, “I am also known as the Keeper of the Legend.” He waited for any signs of recollection from Kaida but there weren’t any.

“What means that?” she innocently asked.

“It means, from long ago, a story was passed down from Elder to Elder. I keep the story now and have been sharing it to all of our peoples, to keep them wise in their ways.”

“Kaida likes stories. You tell Kaida, too?”

Molakei grinned and stood. “Yes, I will tell you this Legend. Do you want to eat first?”

Kaida motioned ‘no’ with her hands and said, “Kaida wants to hear.”

Molakei nodded and walked to the fire pit and sat down. Kaida immediately joined him and sat opposite Molakei so she could watch him tell the story. He was glad about that as he wanted to watch her reactions.

“We will begin at the time when the lives of our peoples were in great turmoil. Our oldest Elder called all the peoples together to tell of a Vision he was given while taking a Sacred journey,” began Molakei.

“Our peoples were being attacked by the great beasts in the sky. They had flames that came out of large, toothed mouths and large claws on their arms and legs. Their bodies were covered in heavy armor that rarely allowed our arrows to penetrate. We had poor defense against the Warriors in the sky.”

Kaida listened attentively, her eyes large and mouth open, absorbed in the telling of the tale.

“This is the story the Elder told. This is the story that has been passed down like the spark kept burning for our fires. It is said, the Giver of Visions shared the Vision with our Elder and a great White beast of the sky.”

“The Elder of the peoples shared his Vision. He saw a land long ago. Our peoples filled the land and there was much plants and animals for food and medicines. Our peoples had great shelters both in the mountains and out-dwellings. We crafted marvelous items from beautiful stones and metals found in the mountains and across the ground. The peoples were happy and lived without fear.”

The little girl stared on, watching Molakei’s hands and mouth move like flowing waters, smooth and without ripples.

“There were great beasts in the air, with giant wings and beautiful colors that shone like the rocks our peoples used in making decorative objects.

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