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Love and Blessings,"
Laesë
or oceans. Just flat land. In this time, the world was new and all of her creatures were young. The sun and the moon
did not yet move in the heavens, but the Goddess of Day and the Goddess of Night ruled over time and the seasons,
each taking turns watching over the new world.
"In this time, even the great cats were as kittens and one day the lion and the snow leopard began playing a game - as
kittens do - taking turns chasing each other, back and forth. At first the Goddesses looked on in amusement and they
laughed in delight at the kittens' antics, but soon their amusement turned to dismay; for though Lion and Snow
Leopard were as kittens, still they were great cats and their game had marked the new world. Their claws had gouged
the flat land and their pounces had shaken valleys and they had dug up great mounds of earth with their big paws,
which became the mountains. Their running around and around had set the earth to spin about and change form until
it was a great
ball, suspended in the heavens.
"The goddesses called out to the kittens, scolding, demanding they stop their game before the world was completely
destroyed, but the kittens declared they would never stop, for they were having too much fun. The Goddess of Night
wept, salty tears which filled the great pits made by Snow Leopard and these became the seas. The Goddess of Day
wept sweet tears and these filled the great gouges made by Lion's claws, forming the rivers and lakes, but still the
kittens wouldn't stop.
"Finally, the Goddesses of Night and Day called upon the Great Mother Who had created them all. 'Just look!' they
cried. 'Look at what those naughty kittens have done to the brand new world!' The Great Mother looked down and
smiled a loving smile, but She too called for the kittens to stop. Those naughty kittens refused even the Great Mother,
so She put them where they could do more harm to the World, up in the Heavens, where they continue to chase each
other to this day."
