ABSTRACT

In the beginning there was no sun. Rotten sticks were all that shone in the forest. Everything else was in darkness. At that time Mother Gualchovang had two sons, Mulkuexe and Sintana. They lived in Mulkuagakve. 1 Mulkuexe's wife was Namshaya,2 and their son was Enduksama3 ... Mulkuexe was a 'Mama',4 and was always fighting with Sintana ... Mulkuexe was a bad man. He had a lot of gold and was like a sun, but he liked to burn the earth with his light ... Sometimes he made everything go dark and nobody could find their way along the road. Sintana used to give him advice, but Mulkuexe would not listen.