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Source: Myths and Tales of the
Southeastern Indians, By John R. Swanton, 1929
Three Indians were once out hunting. One went after water and found a
nice hole of water but was afraid to drink.
Another went down to it, dipped his fingers in, and said, "It is good. Let
us go into it."
So he dived in and came out. When he came out he was white. From him came
the white people.
The second dived in and came out darker because the water was somewhat
oily.
From him came the Indians.
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The third dived in and came out black because the water was
now
very oily. From him came the negroes. Just before the first man dived he
felt of the rocks and they rattled.
He did not tell the others that this was gold. They went on from there and
the Indian found something else.
The white man was told about this and he picked it up. It was a book. He
asked the Indian to read this but he could not.
The white man, however, could read it, and it was to tell him about this
gold.
The book gave him this advantage. "The Nokfilas (whites) were terrible
people to take the lead."
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