SAC MUYAL

Once upon a time, Sac Muyal stole a young girl and disappeared with her. To rescue her, her lover scoured thew woods day and night. Suddenly a snake crossed his path and said:

—I know what you are looking for and I want to help you. Take some of my blood, drink it and I will be your guide.

    The young man did this and started to follow the snake. However, as the snake was somewhat lazy, after a while it fell asleep. Only when the man beat it with a branch would it take to the road again. After a while they reached such dense woodland that it was impossible to advance further. The young man was beginning to get desperate when an old lady approached and said:

—Take this hair from my head. Pull it and you will be able to continue your trail.

    When he pulled the hair a path opened up and with no problems at all, he reached the banks of a lake. There a deer said to him:

—Take this stone and throw it in the water and you will be able to cross.

    The young man threw the stone and as if in a dream, he was carried to the other side. Here, an eagle came to him and said:

—Take this nail from my claws. It will be useful to you. Now continue on your way.

    He carried on, and as he passed beneath an anona tree, a drop of sap fell into his eyes and he was blinded. A beetle said to him:

—Rub this ball of earth into your eyes and you will be cured.

    He rubbed his eyes and recovered his sight. He continued on his way and stopped before a cave where he saw the old woman, the deer, the eagle and the beetle. The old woman said to him:

—Your journey is over. Enter the cave and you will find the girl you search for.

    The deer said:

—Touch her with the stone.

    The eagle said:

—Touch her with the nail.

    The beetle said:

—Rub the ball of earth over her eyes.

    The snake said:

—Sprinkle her with the water from your water bottle.

    The youth did all that they told him, but then collapsed unconscious. When he awoke, in his arms he held the young girl that Sac Muyal had stolen.