Native American Legends
The Journey
A Choctaw Legend By Gabriel Chickaway
After a warrior had fought his last battle, eternal sleep comes
to his body. His spirit goes to a new home. The warrior must make
one more journey, the journey to the spirit world. The warrior goes
to the world of the spirits only if he has walked on earth and followed
the laws of the Choctaws. He must love his brother at all times.
He has to do good things for his brother and must never harm his
brother. He must never steal from his fellow Choctaws.
His journey to the spirit world is long and hard. The warrior faces
a last struggle to get through the great distances. He must travel
over mountains, and through valleys. He has traveled many miles
before he gets to the mighty river. This river is the longest he
has ever seen. He slowly enters deep blue water. The sky gets darker.
His journey has almost been impossible. He drags himself out of
the water and falls on the ground. The warrior hears a voice calling,
"Mighty warrior". Then the voice says, "Come follow
me, you must not abandon your journey to the spirit world".
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