Then did the Sun-father take counsel within himself, and casting
his glance downward espied, on the great waters, a Foam-cap near to
the Earth-mother. With his beam he impregnated and with his heat
incubated the Foam-cap, whereupon she gave birth to Úanam Achi Píahkoa,
the Beloved Twain who descended; first, Úanam Éhkona, the Beloved
Preceder, then Úanam Yáluna, the Beloved Follower, Twin brothers of
Light, yet Elder and Younger, the Right and the Left, like to question
and answer in deciding and doing. To them the Sun-father imparted,
still retaining, control-thought and his own knowledge-wisdom, even
as to the offspring of wise parents their knowingness is imparted and
as to his right hand and his left hand a skillful man gives craft
freely surrendering not his knowledge. He gave them, of himself and
their mother the Foam-cap, the great cloud-bow, and for arrows the
thunderbolts of the four quarters (twain to either), and for buckler
the fog-making shield, which (spun of the floating clouds and spray
and woven, as of cotton we spin and weave) supports as on wind, yet
hides (as a shadow hides) its bearer, defending also. And of men and
all creatures he gave them the fathership and dominion, also as a man
gives over the control of his work to the management of his hands.
Well instructed of the Sun-father, they lifted the Sky-father with
their great cloud-bow into the vault of the high zenith, that the
earth might become warm and thus fitter for their children, men and
the creatures. Then along the trail of the sun-seeking Póshaiyaŋk‘ya,
they sped backward swiftly on their floating fog-shield, westward to
the Mountain of Generation. With their magic knives of the thunderbolt
they spread open the uncleft depths of the mountain, and still on their
cloud-shield--even as a spider in her web descendeth--so descended they
unerringly, into the dark of the under-world. There they abode with men
and the creatures, attending them, coming to know them, and becoming
known of them as masters and fathers, thus seeking the ways for leading
them forth.