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"Ahh, easy there little lady."cautioned Rolo. Corrine tugged on Rolos arm a little too roughly. He took it as a compliment though, so no harm done.
"And yeah, I agree Corrine baby, I do. But that's just how the story goes." said Rolo in response to Corinnes dating advice. It seemed that Rolo could stand to follow that advice himself. There were so many things he wished to say to Corinne.
"Well, back to the story! The good parts comin up!" announced Rolo enthusiastically.
"The Esselen people of the Salt Bay Area prayed to both the great coyote and the great raven. They came to this very special rock to better pray to the coyote, for you see, the great coyote created the land." Rolo explained.
He took a deep breath before continuing. "But before sleep that very night, the people prayed to the raven, the creator of the sky. And they did this on their own, like how we say our bedtime prayers. For the raven is always there, listening. Not like the coyote, who's too busy playing tricks to pay attention to a single person. The Esselen people believed that they had to get into a large group and go to his sacred site to get his attention." Rolo explained further.
"And it is said by the Esselen people that a message is sent from the spirit world if one hears first a raven and then a coyote beforehand. The Esselen people believed that messages from the underworld must always be taken seriously, for they contain wisdom that is beyond this world." said Rolo.
"And so we return to our star-crossed lovers Khalo and Lakhi. Now that we know a little bit of history of these people, we'll better understand the stuff that happens, and why." explained Rolo.
Some parts of the legend Rolo had remembered verbatim. Mostly though, Rolo was paraphrasing. But he remembered enough to properly tell the tale. It was so long ago when he first heard it from an Esselen elder. Back when the local tribe still had their gatherings. Sadly though, that tradition died out as more and more natives moved away from Sea Salt Bay and into the city. Only a few elderly Esselen people remained in the town.
"You want another swig Corinne?" Rolo asked whilst handing the bottle of bourbon to Corinne.
"Come on! You know you wanna." Rolo urged jokingly.
"And yeah, I agree Corrine baby, I do. But that's just how the story goes." said Rolo in response to Corinnes dating advice. It seemed that Rolo could stand to follow that advice himself. There were so many things he wished to say to Corinne.
"Well, back to the story! The good parts comin up!" announced Rolo enthusiastically.
"The Esselen people of the Salt Bay Area prayed to both the great coyote and the great raven. They came to this very special rock to better pray to the coyote, for you see, the great coyote created the land." Rolo explained.
He took a deep breath before continuing. "But before sleep that very night, the people prayed to the raven, the creator of the sky. And they did this on their own, like how we say our bedtime prayers. For the raven is always there, listening. Not like the coyote, who's too busy playing tricks to pay attention to a single person. The Esselen people believed that they had to get into a large group and go to his sacred site to get his attention." Rolo explained further.
"And it is said by the Esselen people that a message is sent from the spirit world if one hears first a raven and then a coyote beforehand. The Esselen people believed that messages from the underworld must always be taken seriously, for they contain wisdom that is beyond this world." said Rolo.
"And so we return to our star-crossed lovers Khalo and Lakhi. Now that we know a little bit of history of these people, we'll better understand the stuff that happens, and why." explained Rolo.
Some parts of the legend Rolo had remembered verbatim. Mostly though, Rolo was paraphrasing. But he remembered enough to properly tell the tale. It was so long ago when he first heard it from an Esselen elder. Back when the local tribe still had their gatherings. Sadly though, that tradition died out as more and more natives moved away from Sea Salt Bay and into the city. Only a few elderly Esselen people remained in the town.
"You want another swig Corinne?" Rolo asked whilst handing the bottle of bourbon to Corinne.
"Come on! You know you wanna." Rolo urged jokingly.