Meibang Meiliu, the Mother Butterfly

 Meibang Meiliu, the Mother Butterfly  Miao People – China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand   However, the umbilical cord had to be cut from each of them. Jiangyang’s was cut with a piece of bamboo which turned into rice and mountain ferns. The Water Dragon’s was cut with raw copper – which is why dragons fear…

Mangye sets off in search of grain

 Mangye sets off in search of grain  Bouyei People – China and Vietnam   A long, long time ago, the Bouyei People had no cereals with which to sustain themselves, so they just fed on the meat of the animals they hunted and on the bark of certain trees.          However, a woman who had…

Essarye – Come into my arms

Essarye Gunadule (Kuna Tule) – Panama / Colombia   The liana climbs by waving on the stalks of large trees –Nakekiryai said– and, from above, he begins to cry, to moan          ‘Nanapipiye, nanapipiye…’ And the mother, the great Mother Earth, shouts at him from below, ‘Essarye!’ (‘Come into my arms, my son!’) And the…