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Mayab, the land of the Faison and the deer2
Once upon a time, long ago, the lord Itzamná decided to create a land so beautiful that every one that knew it wanted to live there, in love with its beauty. Then he created the Mayab, the land of the chosen, and he planted the most beautiful flowers that adorned the hole way, created enormous holes of crystalline water witch reflected the light of the sun and also deep caverns full with mystery. Later on , Itzamná gave the land to the Mayas and chose three animals to live there forever in The Mayab and who will known them will though of them, the chosen by Itzamná were the Faison the Deer, and the rattle snake.3
The Mayas live happy and took care of building palaces and cities of stone. While, the animals that he picked they never got tired of running at the Mayab. The Faison fly very high to the tallest threes and his yelled was so powerful that it could hear along of the citizens of this land. The deer could run so fast like the wind and the snake move his rattles to produce music in his way. That was the way of life in the Mayab, until one day, The Chilam the Mayan fortune tellers, that saw in the future something that provoke sadness. Then, they call the citizens to announce the following: -we have news that will cause a lot of grief. Soon foreign man will invade us; They will bring guns and fight against us to take our land. We might not defend The Mayab and loose.4
while the Chilam heard this , the Faison ran away immediately to the jungle and hid in the weed, he preferred to fly so the invaders would not find him.5
When the deer heard he would loose his land, he felt very sad; then he cried so much that his tears formed a lots water. At that moment, the deer was with humid yes, like he was sadden for ever.6
Whit out a dude, who got madder of this conquest, was the rattle snake; she decided to forget his music and fight the enemies, he created a new sound that produces waving his tales before he attacks.7
Like the Chilam said, the foreigners conquered the Mayab. But even then, a famous fortune teller Maya announced that the three animals were chosen by Itzamná had to fulfilled a important mission in their land. The Mayas still remember the wise words:8
-while the ceibas (some kind of tree) are standing and caverns of the Mayab still open, there will be hope, that the day will come that they will still open, there will be hope: It will come the day that we recover our land, then the Mayas will reunite also to combat. They will know that the time has come, when they receive three sings. The first will be the Faison, which will fly from the highest trees and besides all he could be seen in above the trees of The Mayab. The second sing will bring the deer, he will cross all the land in one jump. The third will be the rattle, he will produce music again and this one will be heard every were.9
With this three sings the animals will warn the Mayas that is time to recover the land which was taken from them.10
This was the announcer from the fortune teller, this time has not arrive yet.11
While, the three animals prepare them selves to be ready. That way, the Faison speeded his smooth wings, 12
The deer sharpened his nails, and the rattle snake rub his rattles, they only waited to be the messengers that will reunite the Mayas to recover the Mayab.13
Author notes
the leyend of the mayas, children literature, an other way to see children tails.
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i just love this
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I am glad you like it am planning on adding 4 mayan tales, in this month
, see you later!
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Very appopriate since we just had the Venus transition, one of the most important days for the Maya. May the descendants of Copan, Palenque, Mayapan and more always live in peace and be restored to their original glory one day.

