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
C. Parents of children transformed into water creatures
D. The Hero Twins
Answer: A
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