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Translation #39091

The Pima Indians of Arizona say that the father of all men and animals was the butterfly, Cherwit Make (earth-maker), who fluttered down from the clouds to the Blue Cliffs[…] and from his own sweat made men. As the people multiplied, they grew selfish and quarrelsome, so Cherwit Make was disgusted with his handiwork and resolved to drown them all.[…]

There was one Hauk, a devil of the mountains, who stole their daughters and slew their sons. […] He silently followed him into the Superstition Mountains; he drugged the cactus wine that his daughter was to serve to him; then, when he had drunk it, Suha emerged from his place of hiding and beat out the brains of the stupefied fiend. […]

So firmly do the Pimas rely on this prophecy that they will not cross the Superstition Mountains, for there sits Cherwit Make — awaiting the culmination of their wickedness to let loose on the earth a mighty sea that lies dammed behind the range.
Suku Indian Pima dari Arizona percaya bahawa bapa kepada manusia dan haiwan ialah seekor rama-rama bernama, Cherwit Make (pencipta bumi), beliau turun daripada langit ke Blue Cliffs (Tebing Biru)[…] dan menciptakan manusia daripada titik peluhnya sendiri. Apabila kaum manusia beranak-pinak, mereka menjadi kaum yang mementingkan diri dan suka bertengkar sesama sendiri, jadi Cherwit Make jijik akan ciptaannya sendiri dan bertekad untuk melemaskan mereka semua.[…]

Ada seekor Hauk, iaitu iblis gunung, dimana ia menculik anak-anak perempuan dan membunuh anak-anak lelaki mereka. […] Dia (Suha) mengekori Hauk secara senyap-senyap ke Pergunungan Superstition; dia telah memasukkan dadah ke dalam wain kaktus yang akan anak perempuannya hidangkan kepada Hauk; kemudian, setelah Hauk minum wain tersebut, Suha keluar daripada tempat persembunyiannya dan memukul iblis yang dalam kebingungan itu. […]

Jadi suku Pima sangat mempercayai ramalan dimana mereka tidak akan melepasi Pergunungan Superstition, kerana disana adanya Cherwit Make — sedang menantikan kemuncak kejahatan mereka untuk melepaskan ke atas bumi suatu lautan dahsyat yang tertahan di sebalik banjaran itu.