Yaya makes the first men
Myth of the Kichwa people of Napo (Ecuador)
At first, the sun did not shine and there was no day. We lived in complete darkness. When it dawned it was like a moonlit night. In those times of darkness Yaya already existed. Granny made the first human beings out of the ground.
First he made some balls of clay and left them covered in a clay pot, wrapped in flakes of cotton wool. Then he said to his assistant de el: "
Open the pot! "
The aide opened it and looked inside. He saw a lot of little men walking upright. Granny blew her breath on their heads and with her breath de ella she communicated the spirit of life. They all had thought, meaning, word. A devil had observed Granny's homework of her. He also molded some dolls out of clay, saying:
"I'll make my people too!"
But huanganas came out. How many times I have tried to make people, as many times, his effort was useless. Tapirs, monkeys, deer, all kinds of animals came out. Other devils, who had also seen what Yaya was doing, thought to imitate her. One of them tried and said, "I
'm going to make my people! "I'll do it the same way as Yaya! Who do you think I am? He kneaded some clay figures and covered them in a clay pot. When the pot was uncovered, snakes came out in quantities.
Other devils tried it with similar results: crickets, toads, vermin came out. In the end, the devils were convinced that they did not have the power to make men.
1.- Identify what type of myth this story corresponds to.
2.- I reread the first paragraph of the myth and answer:
to. Who is Yaya?
b. How is the world described before Yaya created human beings?
c. What other stories do you know in which something similar is described?
d. How does science explain in what way the world and the Universe were before the existence of human beings?
3.- Although the men came out erect when they uncovered the pot, something was missing. What was it? I put it in my own words.
4.- Animals were created differently from human beings. I explain why and how they arose.
5.- I reread the text, reflect and answer:
to. What teaching does this myth have?
b. In what way does this teaching help to shape the behavior of the members of the Kichwa people of Napo?