Американские боги

           AndinthedaysofthegrandchildrenofDalaniandKalanu’sgrandchildren,abandofwarriors,membersofabigandprosperoustribe,returningfromaslavingexpeditioninthenorthtotheirhomeinthesouth,foundthevalleyoftheFirstPeople:theykilledmostofthemen,andtheytookthewomenandmanyofthechildrencaptive.

           Oneofthechildren,hopingforclemency,tookthemtoacaveinthehills,inwhichtheyfoundamammoth-skull,thetatteredremnantsofamammoth-skincloak,awoodencup,andthepreservedheadofAtsulatheoracle.

           Whilesomeofthewarriorsofthenewtribewerefortakingthesacredobjectsawaywiththem,stealingthegodsoftheFirstPeopleandowningtheirpower,otherscounseledagainstit,sayingthattheywouldbringnothingbutillluck,andthemaliceoftheirowngod(forthesewerethepeopleofaraventribe,andravensarejealousgods).

           Sotheythrewtheobjectsdownthesideofthehill,intoadeepravine,andtookthesurvivorsoftheFirstPeoplewiththemontheirlongjourneysouth.Andtheraventribes,andthefoxtribes,grewmorepowerfulintheland,andsoonNunyunniniwasentirelyforgot.