The following comes from the Zuni emergence tale, Talk Concerning the First Beginning: “Whenever the waters are exhausted and the seeds are exhausted you will send us prayer sticks. Yonder at the place of our first beginning with them we shall bend

over to speak to them. Thus there will not fail to be waters.” Who makes this promise?

a) children’s deified spirits, known as kachinas
b) the Sun Father
Consider This: Zuni dance rituals are related to this myth. 1.3 Understand the function of myth in prehistoric culture.
c) parents of children transformed into water creatures
Consider This: Zuni dance rituals are related to this myth. 1.3 Understand the function of myth in prehistoric culture.
d) the Hero Twins
Consider This: Zuni dance rituals are related to this myth. 1.3 Understand the function of myth in prehistoric culture.

Answer: A