Teshna the Humming Bird

“Timolokinash” Let’s talk about Evolution, or is that a bad word.

Why is the subject of ego always popping up? My guess is “ego” is the most likely culprit that will humble you the most with “fate.” This is a tale about that conundrum, and three grand birds and their quest to the tap the powers of the Sun.

Back in the days, Humming Bird was just as large as Condor and Eagle. They were the largest three birds around and they were the best of friends, until fate most likely had its dirty little paws in it. And one must assume, by now, who  fate is and what he looks like. Does he have candy stripes and purple polka dots on a teeny, weenie, bikini? Who knows? Well one secret is that Humming Bird is a girlie and Condor and Eagle are boys. No kidding! Talk about competition and spitting contests. It was always do best or die for that ill fated Humming Bird, for we all know how small she is.

It’s no big secret.

Right?

Or is it?

Well, this is the secret of how she got so teeny weeny and colorful. You all know how much power Sun has and all the rumors of successful bounties obtained precede him. Well that intrigued the Humming Bird. She was especially tempted, curiously, about the tattle being told of the powers, obtainable by venturing so close to him, you could grasp the power right into your wings. Anything you wanted! And that haunted her every thought, so she devised a plan to get there, and not alone!

She invited fate!

You bet!

Fate!

And fate was disguised as Condor and Eagle. You see, they knew her like the back of their wings.

Since Humming Bird was just a little bit larger, sleeker and faster, she won a majority of the competitions. When she was young, she was taught to be very humble about it and be a good sportsman by her mother, grandmother and the rest of the Humming Bird Elders. As she grew older and more independent, she slowly forgot the way she was taught and not to mess with the men of the Condor and Eagle families. Then fate showed its ugly paws again. She really thought that she could fool Condor and Eagle into a journey to the Sun with just taunting her prowess over Condor and Eagle, hoping to damage or insult their pride. You know how proud Condors and Eagles can be, especially, the thing about being males! So they wanted to make it interesting and, in turn, play on Humming Bird’s pride or, as “fate” has it, “ego.” So she agreed to the terms of it not being a competition and that they would all take equal amounts of food and water.

They were adamant about all starting out at daybreak the next day and keeping a steady pace. Reinforcing, that it was not a competition! They all started out together on an even, steady pace, a little faster than the Crow flies! Well, as Condor tells it, when it got closer to mid–day you could hear Sky Lizard making a bet with the Sun that he couldn’t draw in the fate of the Humming Bird. Then Condor explained that the Moon wanted some of the action. After all, Humming Bird is a girl and not to mention, her girl! So Morning star backed it up and fate turned into a gambling game. Everybody knew that Humming Bird’s “ego” would get the best of her and was mere fun for the Sun, except the moon! Her faith and magic is unsurpassed and it gives her husband, Sun, a little competition of her own.

So, during that power time of the mid-day Sun, Humming Bird found herself in the grasp of Sun’s magic, and was caught in an unbreakable spell that had her flapping those big wings of hers faster and faster as she got closer and closer to the power of the mid-day sun. As Condor and Eagle yelled to get her attention, and tried to keep up, Grandmother Moon used her water magic and splashed a little on the speeding Humming Bird.

Humming Bird was flying so fast that when the water hit her it scorched her like the colors of the rainbow. Did it work, you might ask? You betcha! She started to regain her senses and had to flap them big ol’ wings faster and faster, and then she noticed every time the Sun pulled her back into his grasp she would shrink, little by little, and she was already small enough to disappear. She tried even harder to regain her momentum , even if that meant that she had to flap her shrinking wings a gazillion times as fast to escape the death grip of the Sun and his daughters. Finally, like a slingshot, she shot out of his grip like a Bat out of He’lo. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that she is so embarrassed about her exploits that she cannot stop blushing.

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