This happened a long time ago, when everyone was looking for maize, but no one, not a flea, not a bird, could find it. The last hope was the ant. And he really found it. He found a whole pile of maize. But when he was already preparing to carry away one grain, the Owner caught him. Having learned that the ant was going to take the corn to another world - to earth, the Owner declared that things would not work that way.
And the ant, to make it more convenient to carry the grain, had already inflated its chest and its butt. And he became all plump and round. And then they took him and tied him in half with a rope. Since then, his waist has been so thin and thin. In the end, the owner let him go, but he never gave him any maize.
And yet, it was now clear where to look for the main food of the Indians. We turned to Red Lightning for help.
Red Lightning and the ant went to the rock. When they arrived, the ant showed the entrance.
“He’s there, inside,” said the ant.
- Fine! Now move away! I'll see how to get it.
Then the ant moved back and Lightning moved into the distance and threw its beam.
The flash threw the stone away, revealing corn. Then Lightning went to talk to the Master.
- How are you? - asked the owner.
“I have already broken the stone, go and carry it - the maize has been released,” Lightning answered.
Then they said to the same ant:
- Now you yourself will be a driver.
Then the ant went with his companions to carry grain, a lot of ants and a driver ant.
When they arrived there, everyone took one burden. Their breasts swelled greatly. They raised grains of maize and beans too. They moved the whole bunch. And so the ants became carriers. If there is maize or beans, they also take them into their home, underground.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru