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Rainbow Crow

from Great Stone Stories by Thor Bremer

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Rainbow Crow:

All the world was draped in snow all the world was cold
ice now blanketed the waters snow drifts covered the land

the snow is increasing the snow is increasing the
animals dying freezing starving if
we don't do something we don't do something
all of us will die
we must send a messenger to the spirits in the sky
who create all that we can see
we will ask them to get
rid of all the cold, white snow and make the world warm

oh who will we send now for we must send someone
to speak to the spirits for us
we will send rain-bow crow send rain-bow crow the most beautiful bird
with all his shimmering feathers
he will catch the ear of the spirits well
his song is the loveliest of all
he must get rid of snow from on high or we'll all die in wint'ry hell

and so he soared up through the sky
passing trees and clouds and the sun and moon
leaving the stars behind he reaches the holy place
and now
he sings his song
he sings it loud
he sings it strong
the spirits love his melody
they offer him whatever he needs

and so they
they gave him fire
so he could melt the snow
they touched a branch to the sun and he held it in his mouth and
started the long journey home

he flew right through the stars
and his torch it was so large
as he passed the sun's rays his
tail lit up ablaze

now his shim-mer-ing feathers were black from all the smoke
his voice was also gone from the soot he choked

he delivered the fire to the animals
he melted the snow and all felt warm
it was a time for rejoicing
for fire came to earth
but rainbow crow mourned his coat and song

the spirits told him to look inside
for each feather holds its own rainbow
all would remember his sacrifice
for he alone melted the snow

his rough voice would keep him from a cage
his smoky flesh keeps him safe
all the world will see
all these things
will keep you free

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from Great Stone Stories, released September 17, 2013

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