![]() ![]() “And the dogs shall always chase him, and he shall have to spring away, doubling back and forth as he tries to run away. “The hare shall always bear this scar on his face,” said the Moon. And the Moon gave the hare the form that all hares have today, with a lip that is in two parts, and longs legs for running. “The hare’s mouth shall always be like this,” said the Moon. So the Moon hit the hare in the mouth, splitting the hare’s lip. The Moon became angry that this young hare should speak this way, and not agree with what the Moon said. I know that my mother will not become alive again. “I am not willing to be silent,” said the hare. When I am dead, I return, and once I return I am living once again.” She will return to living once again, just as I do. “You should leave off crying,” he said to the hare. Seeing this, the hare cried out for his mother. She would not return to life, for she was altogether dead. There was a young male hare whose mother died. And when they died, they did not die forever, for after a time they would return to living once again. In the beginning, the hares looked much like a human beings. Having said this prayer, once a man of the San people named Dia!kwain followed the prayer by telling this story: It used to be that you told us that we also should return, It was the hare that told you that you should do this. You always return, alive again, after we lose sight of you. We no longer saw you, and then you came again. When you have died, Moon, you return, alive again When the San people first saw the new moon, they would look towards it, and put their hands over their eyes, and say this: The Moon and the Hare: A story about How Death Came into the World The people who once spoke |Xam are part of a larger ethnic group commonly referred to as “Bushmen,” although it’s more proper to call them the San people. The |Xam language is now extinct - that is, there is no one left alive who grew up speaking this language. (People who rider horse sometimes use a similar sound to urge a horse forward.) The symbol || represents a lateral click - you cover the whole roof of your mouth with your tongue, and make the click noise as far bak in your mouth as possible. The symbol ! represents a “cerebral click” - you make this noise by curling up the tip of your tongue against the roof of your mouth, and withdrawing it suddenly. The symbol | represents a dental click - you make this sound by pressing the tip of your tongue against your upper front teeth, and withdrawing it suddenly. ![]() Here’s how to pronounce the click sounds taht appear in this story: This story was originally told by a man named Dia!kwain, who lived in the southern part of Africa over a hundred years ago, and spoke the |Xam language. THE MOON AND THE HARE: A STORY FROM THE SAN PEOPLE Old cabins and ghost towns, like Skidoo and Panamint City, are scattered through the wrinkled folds of the western Panamint Mountains, which are home to Telescope Peak, the highest peak in Death Valley.Beginnings: Myths and stories from world religionsĪ curriculum for upper elementary grades by Dan Harperīack to Table of Contents | On to Session 2 Panamint Springs and the Saline Valley are filled with creeks and springs, historic mining roads and camps. Scotty’s Castle The Eureka Valley Racetrack Valley Big Pine The exception is popular Scotty’s Castle thousands of visitors come to this 1920s mansion tucked in the folds of the Grapevine Mountains. ![]() There are no services, so a trip here means roughing it, but you’ll be rewarded with solitude and natural wonders. The Eureka Valley is the most lightly visited park region. Stovepipe Wells and the Nevada Triangle Stovepipe Wells Village Stovepipe Wells and the Nevada Triangle are home to steep alluvial fans that lead to the wind-sculpted and colorful canyons of the Cottonwood and Grapevine Mountains, including Mosaic Canyon. Iconic views, short hikes, and easy access make Furnace Creek and the Amargosa Range an excellent introduction to Death Valley.įurnace Creek Furnace Creek Village The Southeast Corner Beyond the Boundaries Ensure you have the latest travel maps by ordering the most recent edition of our travel guide to Death Valley National Park. Stovepipe Wells and the Nevada TriangleĮxplore Death Valley National Park with these helpful travel maps from Moon. ![]() These free, printable travel maps of Death Valley National Park are divided into four regions: ![]()
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