THE RABBIT’S EARS
LOS OREJAS DEL CONEJO
Courtesy of wikipedia.org.
Copyright 2007
By Mason Emerson
Many years ago in Tehuantepec, Mexico, the rabbit went
before the throne of the Fire God who asked "What do you
want, Rabbit?" Rabbit answered, "I want to become bigger."
The Fire God smiled, "Okay, but you must do three things."
Rabbit frowned, "What must I do?" The Fire God answered,
"You must kill a jaguar, an alligator and a monkey."
Hace muchos anos en Tehuantepec, México, el conejo fue antes
del trono del Dios de Fuego quien pidio "Que quieres,
Conejo?" Conejo contesto, "Quiero a usted me hace mas
grande." El Dios de Fuego sonrio, "Oke, pero tu tienes que
hacer tres cosas." El conejo fruncio el ceno, "que tengo que
hacer yo?" El Dios de Fuego contesto "Tu tienes que matar a
un jaguar, un cocodrilo y a un chango."
Rabbit agreed. When he met the jaguar the wind was blowing
hard and he told the jaguar "This wind is dangerous. I would
like to tie you to a tree, and you can tie me to a tree too!"
Jaguar agreed, but when Rabbit tied him to the tree, Rabbit
killed him. Rabbit later saw Alligator who said "I will eat
you, Rabbit!"
Conejo consentio. Cuando se encontro con el jaguar el viento
estuvo soplando duramente y dijo al jaguar "Este viento es
peligroso. Quisiera atarle a un arbol, y usted puede atarme a
un arbol tambien!" El jaguar consentio, pero cuando el conejo
lo ato al arbol, el conejo lo mato. El conejo vio mas tarde al
cocodrilo que le dijo a el, "Yo te comera, a ti, Conejo!"
Rabbit answered, "Okay, but first let's dance!" While they
danced, Rabbit killed Alligator. He cut the leather skin off
alligator and walked until he met Monkey who asked "Where
you going, Rabbit?" Rabbit answered, "To a party. Come with
me!" Monkey did. They walked a long time. Finally monkey
became tired. He slept, and Rabbit killed him.
El conejo contesto, "Oke, pero permite que nos bailamos al
primero!" Mientras que se bailaban, el conejo mato al
cocodrilo. Corto la piel de cuero del cocodrilo y camino hasta
que el se encontro con Chango quien pregunto "Adonde vas,
Conejo?" Conejo contesto, "A una fiesta. Venga conmigo!"
Chango lo hizo. Caminaban un rato largo. Finalmente el
chango llego a ser cansado. Durmio, y el conejo le mato a el.
Rabbit returned to the Fire God. "Make me big now, fire
god!" The Fire God laughed, "you are small but very smart,
Rabbit. If I make you big you will kill all the other animals.
But I will make you happy. Look! You now have big ears!"
And this is why all rabbits now have big ears. How can we
apply this story to humans?
El conejo regreso al Dios de Fuego. "Hagame grande ahora,
Dios de Fuego!" El Dios de Fuego reyo, "tu eres chiquito pero
muy inteligente, Conejo. Si te hago grande tu mataras al resto
de los animales. Pero te hare feliz. ¡Mira! Tu ahora tienes
oidos grandes!" Y esta es la razon para que todos los conejos
ahora tienen oidos grandes. Como podemos aplicar esta
historia a los humanos?
Spotted and black jaguars – courtesy of
wikipedia.org
RABBIT’S EARS WORDFIND
Tehuantepec, rabbit, Fire God, throne, bigger, smiled, jaguar,
was blowing, he told, this wind, is dangerous, I would like, to
tie you, agreed, alligator, leather skin, they danced, he met
Monkey, they walked, finally, he slept, laughed, very smart
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RABBIT’S EARS CRYPTOGRAMS
Tehuantepec, rabbit, Fire God, throne, bigger, smiled, jaguar,
was blowing, he told, this wind, is dangerous, I would like, to
tie you, agreed, alligator, leather skin, they danced, he met
Monkey, they walked, finally, he slept, laughed, very smart
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LEARN MORE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_religion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehuantepec_Jackrabbit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehuantepec
http://flickr.com/search/?q=Tehuantepec
Rabbit’s Ears is a folktale told in southern Mexico and other
lands of the Maya. The name of the Fire God is Jun Raqan or
Huracan from which has come the English word hurricane.
Huracan was actually the god of fire, wind, and storms.
According to the Maya he also caused a great flood after
humans had angered him and the other gods. He had one leg
and there was a serpent where his other leg should have been.
He had a long nose and carried a torch holder or ax head
which went through a mirror on his forehead. In the Maya
language his name means One Legged.