Native American Legends
Where do Ants come from
A Choctaw Legend
The great Spirit made the very first people at the same time he
made the grasshoppers, and both from yellow clay. They were born
in an underground cave and then walked to the surface through a
large tunnel. People and grasshoppers emerged together and traveled
off in all directions. But the people were much bigger than the
insects and trampled many of them... Some even killed the great mother
grasshopper who lived in the cave!
Fearing they would be wiped out, the grasshoppers called out to
Hashtali and asked that no more people be allowed to come forth.
Now, the Great Spirit hears the cries of all living things and he
took pity on the grasshoppers. He made the tunnel much smaller and
turned the remaining people into ants so that they could no longer
trample the grasshoppers. The ants you see today are those people.
Don't step on them!
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