[91-1] There was an old, old belief that a pot of god was hidden at the
end of the rainbow, and that whoever found his way to the spot might
claim the gold. This superstition has existed in almost all lands, and
references to it are constantly to be found in literature.
[91-2] According to the account given in _Genesis IX_, God said to Noah
after the flood:
"And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be
cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more
be a flood to destroy the earth.
"This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you, and
every living creature that is with you for perpetual generations:
"I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant
between me and the earth.
"And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that
the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
"And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you, and every
living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a
flood to destroy all flesh."