“What shall we do?” the animals asked one another. Someone said:
“We must give the Sun life and spirit, and then he will move about in the sky.”
So they gave him life and spirit, and he moved about in the sky. Mud Turtle dug a hole through the earth for the Sun to travel through. Little Turtle made a wife for him out of some of the Lightning from Dark Cloud. She was the Moon. Their little children were the stars that played all over Skyland.
All this time, Little Turtle was taking care of Skyland. The animals below called her, She Who Takes Care of Skyland. And she was very happy, because she was doing her good deed.
Some of the animals became jealous of Little Turtle,—especially the Deer, who was so proud of his antlers. One day, Deer said to Rainbow:
“Rainbow, please take me up to Skyland where Little Turtle lives.”
Rainbow did not know whether it would be quite right to take Deer up to Little Turtle’s house, but he said:
“In the winter, when I rest upon the big mountain by the lake, then I will take you.”
This made the Deer glad. He did not tell anyone about the promise of Rainbow. All winter long, he waited and watched near the big mountain for Rainbow to come; but Rainbow did not come to him. In the spring, one day, Deer saw Rainbow beside the lake.
“Rainbow,” he asked, “why did you not keep your promise to me?” Rainbow made him another promise.