The Beginning of fire | An Apache’s Myth| Canada

Animals and trees used to communicate with one another at the beginning of time. At the time, only fireflies had a fire. Fox was cunning, and he intended to acquire fire for the globe. He needed to discover a method to take some from the fireflies.

Fox once begged the geese to teach him their call. They said that he must first learn to fly with them before they will teach him. The geese bound the fox's wings. 'Do not open our eyes while you fly,' they cautioned him.

Fox glided alongside the geese; his eyes closed. They glided above the firefly community as the day faded tonight. Fox blinked his eyes wide. His wings immediately ceased functioning. He collapsed inside the walls of the fireflies' settlement. Two helpful fireflies arrived to assist the fox. They showed him a cedar tree when he inquired how he could climb over the wall. They told him that if he begged the tree, it would bend down. This sparked an idea in Fox.

When the fox requested the fireflies to dance that evening, they gathered wood and built a large fire. Fox attached a piece of cedar bark to his tail in secret. Then he constructed a drum and banged it while the fireflies danced about him.

After a while, the fox seemed to be exhausted and gave the firefly his drum to beat. When they were not looking, the fox whacked his tail in the fire, igniting the bark. Then he dashed to the cedar tree and said, 'bend down for me!'

The cedar tree sagged, and the fox got on top. When the tree re-emerged, it lifted him over the wall. Fox ran and ran, and the fireflies followed him. The fox's tail set fire to the shrubs and trees along the route everywhere he went.

When the fox located the hawk, he gave the bird the burning bark. A hawk soared high over the ground, scattering fire sparks everywhere. This is how the fire spread over the planet.

When the fireflies seized the fox, they told him, 'Because you took our fire, your penalty is that you will never be able to utilize it for yourself.'

To this day, no fox cooks with fire.

However, this was just the tip of the iceberg for the Apache’s. They discovered how to utilize fire to prepare meals and stay warm.

The Apache in Canada began to migrate south hundreds of years ago. They came to the Texas panhandle in the early 1500s. Other tribes referred to them as the "new people." However, they referred to themselves as "Dine" or just the people. During the long voyage

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch

Molly the milkmaid had filled her pails with milk one day. Her job was to milk the cows and then sell the milk at the market. Molly enjoyed deliberating over how to spend her money.

She thought about all the items she wanted to buy as she filled the milk pails and went to the market. As she strolled down the street, she considered purchasing a cake and a basket full of fresh strawberries.

She noticed a chicken a bit further down the road. “With the money I acquire from today, I'm going to buy my own chicken,” she reasoned. When that chicken lays eggs, I'll be able to sell milk and eggs and make extra money!”

“With more money, I'll be able to buy a gorgeous dress and make all the other milkmaids jealous,” she continued. Molly began skipping out of excitement, completely forgetting about the milk in her pails. The milk soon began to pour over the rims, covering Molly.

Molly, drenched, exclaimed, "Oh no! I'll never be able to afford a chicken again.” She returned home with two empty pails.

“Oh, my God! “How did you end up?” Molly's mother inquired.

“I was too busy daydreaming about all the items I wanted to buy to see the pails,” she explained.

“Oh, Molly, my darling. “How many times do I have to tell you, ‘Don't count your chickens till they hatch?'”