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Translation #39574

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.
Orang-orang Indian Pima dari Arizona mengatakan bahwa leluhur semua manusia dan hewan adalah kupu-kupu, Cherwit Make (pencipta bumi), yang terbang rendah dari gugusan awan ke Tebing Biru[…] dan dari keringatnya sendiri terciptalah manusia. Ketika orang-orang bertambah banyak, mereka menjadi egois dan suka bertengkar, sehingga Cherwit Make merasa jijik dengan pekerjaan tangannya serta memutuskan untuk menenggelamkan mereka semua.[…]
Dahulu ada Hauk, sang iblis pegunungan, yang menculik anak perempuan mereka dan membantai anak lelaki mereka. […] Diam-diam ia mengikutinya ke Pegunungan Takhayul; ia terbius oleh anggur kaktus yang disajikan oleh anak perempuannya, ketika mabuk olehnya, Suha keluar dari tempat persembunyiannya dan menghancurkan otak iblis yang terbius itu. […]
Jadi, orang-orang Pima memegang teguh nubuatan bahwa mereka tidak akan melewati Pegunungan Takhayul, karena di sana duduklah Cherwit Make — menantikan puncak kejahatan mereka dilepaskan ke bumi, lautan luas yang terbendung di balik pegunungan.