The great fire and the little water

Among the Aztec people of
Mexico, it is said that a long
time ago there was a great
fire in the forests that covered
our Earth. People and animals
started to run, trying to
escape from the fire. Our
brother owl, Tecolotl, was
running away also when he
noticed a small bird hurrying
back and forth between the
nearest river and the fire. He
headed towards this small
bird.

He noticed that it was our
brother the Quetzal bird,
Quetzaltototl, running to the
river, picking up small drops
of water in his beak, then
returning to the fire to throw
that tiny bit of water on the
flame. Owl approached
Quetsal bird and yelled at him:
"What are you doing brother?
Are you stupid? You are not
going to achieve anything by
doing this. What are you
trying to do? You must run for
your life!"

Quetzal bird stopped for a
moment and looked at owl,
and then answered: "I am
doing the best I can with what
I have."

It is remembered by our
Grandparents that a long time
ago the forests that covered
our Earth were saved from a
great fire by a small Quetzal
bird, an owl, and many other
animals and people who got
together to put out the fire.

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