. A child's guide to mythology . e, his bitter enemy. IfOan-tay-he came near the surface of the earth, thenWah-keen-yan would fire a hot thunderbolt at of his enemies was Chaho-terdah, the godof the forest. It was said that the god of thunderoften came racing along, hurling lightning at a tree,to kill the forest god, who, having been warned,had taken refuge in the water. Then Chaho-terdahwould ascend a tree and hurl his lightning at hisadversary to bring him down to submission. Another thunder bird is Sootooch, believed in bythe natives of Vancouvers Island. He is a mightybird, dwe
. A child's guide to mythology . e, his bitter enemy. IfOan-tay-he came near the surface of the earth, thenWah-keen-yan would fire a hot thunderbolt at of his enemies was Chaho-terdah, the godof the forest. It was said that the god of thunderoften came racing along, hurling lightning at a tree,to kill the forest god, who, having been warned,had taken refuge in the water. Then Chaho-terdahwould ascend a tree and hurl his lightning at hisadversary to bring him down to submission. Another thunder bird is Sootooch, believed in bythe natives of Vancouvers Island. He is a mightybird, dwelling aloft and far away, the flap of whosewings makes the thunder, and his tongue is theforked lightning. There were once four of thesebirds in the land, and they fed on whales. Butthe great deity Quawteaht, entering into a whale,enticed one thunder bird after another to swoopdown and seize him with its talons. Then he wouldplunge to the bottom of the sea and drown it. Thusthree of them perished, but the last one spread his 270. Q^ Ci < Myths of the Sky and Air wings and flew to the distant height, where he hassince remained. The Dakotahs say that thunder is a large birdflying through the air. Its bright tracks are seenin the air before you hear the clapping of its old bird begins the thunder, but its rumblingnoise is caused by an immense quantity of youngbirds or thunders that do the mischief. They arelike the young, mischievous men that will not listen togood counsel. The old Thunder is wise and good, anddoes not kill anybody nor do any kind of mischief. The chief god of the Brazilians is a large birdwho sweeps over the heavens, watching his childrenand watering their crops. He warns them of hispresence by the mighty sound of his voice, the rush-ing of his wings, and the flash of his eye. Thisinteresting bird is worshipped in a way befitting hisnature. A dry gourd is filled with pebbles anddecked with feathers and arrows, which is rattledvigorously to symbolize
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