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Little Nose Will Get You Into Trouble!
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Little Nose Will Get You Into Trouble! |
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wredgranny Member
since 2006-11-18
Posts 493Ky. USA 
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Little Nose Will Grt You Into Trouble! Many moons ago,so long only the oldest grandmothers remember,when we lived in the mountian home where you could touch the clouds.There was a small boy called Nose Will Get You Into Trouble,his uncles gave up on teaching him to be a warrior for that he would never be. Many times this small boy got into things just to see why they were there,he got bitten by a vixon,trying to see her kitts,he got sprayed by skunk looking into a hollow log,he was chased by wolf when he took her cub,he nearly died when mother bear chased him from her fishing place,he wore the scars down his back until the day he died from her claws. But it was his love of storms that scared his family most,instead of seeking shelter he would run into it hoping to see the lightning strike.The whole tribe would shake their heads in dispair,there he goes again that nose will one day get him in real trouble.And then one day in late spring there came a storm such as even the eldest of the elders had never seen.The thunder shook the very ground,and the lightning was striking the ground in so many places the whole tribe hid in their houses and trembled for fear of being struck. But not Little Nose Will Get You Into Trouble,out he ran to the edge of the meadow,and sure enough he was struck right on the top of his head.His uncles found him after the storm had passed and covered their mouths in wonder,for Little Nose Will Get You Into Trouble was not dead,but there was a streak of lightning,white hair,from his forhead back. His name was changed to Mother Taught Him A Lesson,he became a healer,and lived to a great old age.He never again went out in a storm but he passed on the lightning streak in his hair,so unto this day you can tell his children,they are born with a lightning streak in their hair and many could easily wear the name Nose Will Get You Into Trouble! p.s. I often wondered if grandmother was telling me I was too nosey for my own good,but when I asked she laughed and said,she had asked her grandmother the same question! Told by Little Bird,to E vi na,and then to me Dekanogi Ulogilv! From grandmother to grandchild from time beyond time! blessings granny
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
I do have a love of storms also...but the one hurricane taught me a lesson and then spending my little time in Kansas scared me pretty good too |
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wredgranny Member
since 2006-11-18
Posts 493Ky. USA |
I do have a love of storms also...but the one hurricane taught me a lesson and then spending my little time in Kansas scared me pretty good too Siyo Passing Shadows Mother Earth has a way of teaching us we are all simply children learning,eh? This story is from a time so very long ago,one to teach children young of the dangers of the world and that we must respect always those things. Children are often thinking they control their world,that they can not be hurt,the old ones tell stories to teach them gently this is not so.The wise child learns from the telling,those like me,must learn the hard way,lol!
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
granny it has just occured to me you are Ani-Yunwiya one of The People.... you have the wonderful story telling talent of The People I love this thank you |
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wredgranny Member
since 2006-11-18
Posts 493Ky. USA |
granny it has just occured to me you are Ani-Yunwiya one of The People.... you have the wonderful story telling talent of The People I love this thank you Siyo Lady this is true,yes I am Tsalagi and these some are the grandmother stories I am honored to share. Sigi for your kind words and understanding,raised by my grandparents mostly moving place to place but always near the Peoples.My earliest memories are of a story fire,my grandmother a story teller many came sometimes from far away to hear her telling!
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
MySisterFriend~ How I love these stories you are sharing~ Now ... I believe your grandmother and mine shared the same village name - /main/forumdisplay.cgi?action=displayarchive&number=24&topic=001001 - see if you agree~ I think I'll run over to your blog site and share this one with our friends~  *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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Pressie Member
since 2006-11-14
Posts 157Oklahoma |
wredgranny, I enjoy your story telling much! Apropos, I have a little Cherokee flowing in my veins, but as I'm sure you know there's nothing unusual about that here in Oklahoma. Thanks for sharing! |
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wredgranny Member
since 2006-11-18
Posts 493Ky. USA |
MySisterFriend~ How I love these stories you are sharing~ Now ... I believe your grandmother and mine shared the same village name - /main/forumdisplay.cgi?action=displayarchive&number=24&topic=001001 - see if you agree~ I think I'll run over to your blog site and share this one with our friends~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ Oh,my sister it may very well be they are fire sisters,perhaps clan sisters? My grandmothers have always been story tellers from the begining times,passed from grandmother to granddaughter,my own Sunalei Noquisi learns the stories now for our family.Blood calls to blood there is no mistake!Those at the story fire will love your sharing,as they are always grateful for your sharing just as I am.
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wredgranny Member
since 2006-11-18
Posts 493Ky. USA |
I enjoy your story telling much! Apropos, I have a little Cherokee flowing in my veins, but as I'm sure you know there's nothing unusual about that here in Oklahoma. Thanks for sharing Sigi Pressie I am most honored by your words,and yes true though many have lost much of their heritage through no fault of their own,the hiding years cost much to the Tsalagi and their children.I am glad you know and are not ashamed that you share the blood of the People!
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