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How could this happen, the people wondered? A m'caw (sp) dropped a seed into daughter who [[strikethrough]] b [[/strikethrough]] became a tree. Meanwhile the fire approached. A women shaped the smoke into the large tree's canopy. People saw they could space into the tree. The people were/looked like animals in those days. The went into the tree two by two. Big animals went first. Animals that could do damage went last. ( [[strikethrough]] sn [[/strikethrough]] Poisonous snakes etc.) [[strikethrough]] S [[/strikethrough]] 

Among the animals was the seset frog. The fire melted the earth. creating. hot mud flows. Bad people fell from the tree and perished in the hot mud. One of most intelligent (sp!?) people was the sesset frog. For many years the frog tested the soundness of the mud by [[strikethrough]] using [[/strikethrough]] dropping a stick to the ground. People were living and growing food in the tree. Finally the stick bounced! I made the sound like a seset frog does today.

The Wachiperi people were so happy they ran around over a large area. Some areas still hadn't solidified so many died. Those who found good valleys, called out and drew others to then. That's why the Wachiperi are so few and so spread out. 

Other people (non wachiperi) stayed close to the tree and worked the land [[strikethrough]] ther ne [[/strikethrough]] there. Their population grew as did their technology.

Bad people/animals [[strikethrough]] t [[/strikethrough]] stayed in lower branches nd live the now. The poisonous snakes etc. [[strikethrough]] left [[/strikethrough]] Leaves started to turn into birds. Yellow into _____ not believed because it sometimes uses a second call. Green into __________ and some bark into woodpecker. Very trusted bird. 

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When its speaks alot of people look for nearby danger. A white bird was chosen as 
bird of reproduction was to chatty for an bird. Bird two [[strikethrough]] ch [[/strikethrough]] cracked Bird 1's eggs. Another reason wachiperi are so few. 
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