Native American Legends
Míkmaq legend of the Shooting Star
A Micmac Legend
In the land of Kluskap many years ago there lived two sisters who
loved to watch the stars. One day when they were walking in the
forest they became lost and in the evening they watched the stars
as always. In two bright stars, one sister saw an Eagle and the
other sister saw a hawk. These birds carried them up into heaven.
They were very lonesome, for they were away from their own people
and they prayed to Kluskap to have them returned to their homes.
He said, "If I do this, you must not look back once we start
on our journey". But the younger sister could not resist looking
back to see if her older sister were following. As she did, she
was immediately turned to flame. You can see her today. Look for
a shooting star, it is the younger sister still trying to come back
to her people in the old land of Kluskap.
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