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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.
Masyarakat peribumi Pima di Arizona menceritakan bahawa bapa kepada sekalian manusia dan haiwan ialah seekor rama-rama bernama Cherwit Make (pencipta bumi), yang terbang turun dari lapisan awan ke Blue Cliffs (Tebing Biru)[...] dan menciptakan manusia daripada peluhnya sendiri. Apabila umat manusia semakin bertambah, mereka mula bersikap mementingkan diri dan sering bertelagah, lantas Cherwit Make berasa jijik dengan ciptaannya itu lalu bertekad untuk menenggalamkan mereka semua. [...]

Terdapat seekor syaitan gunung bernama Hauk, yang menculik anak-anak perempuan mereka dan membunuh anak-anak lelaki mereka. [...] Dia mengekorinya secara senyap-senyap hingga ke Pergunungan Superstition; dia memasukkan dadah ke dalam wain kaktus yang bakal dihidangkan oleh anak perempuannya kepada syaitan tersebut; kemudian, selepas syaitan itu meminumnya, Suha muncul dari tempat persembunyian lalu menghentam kepala makhluk yang sedang mabuk itu hingga hancur.[...]

Masyarakat Pima berpegang teguh di atas kepercayaan ini sehinggakan mereka tidak berani merentasi Pergunungan Superstition, kerana di situlah Cherwit Make menanti – menunggu kejahatan manusia memuncak untuk melepaskan lautan luas yang tertahan di sebalik banjaran tersebut ke atas muka bumi.