-a young Indian girl was very lonely
-she would go to the desert to pick the prickly pears and dream that someday she would find someone to love
-the desert was her way to escape from her family's expectations and pressures
-they just wanted her to be married and settled, but she would not marry without love
-she would go to the desert and pray to the gods that they would send someone for her to love
-one night she fell asleep in the desert while wishing for a companion
-when she awoke it was pitch black all around her but the stars lit her way home
-there was one star however that stood out from all the others
-it seemed to beckon her, as if there was a star youth that was declaring his love for her with how bright he shone
-she kept returning to this spot each night and this star shone bright faithfully each night
-she went to a witch in the village and asked to be turned into a star so she could go and be with her love
-the witch granted her wish if she worked for her for 5 years
-after the long 5 years the girl and her love were finally together
(Rainbow)
When the Rainbow Was Torn:
-all flowers started out white
-but one day the rainbow was tired of living in the sky and tried to escape
-as it was gathering the courage to leave and packing up its things, the clouds caught onto the rainbow's plan and told the sky
-as the rainbow tried to jump out, the sky grabbed it and squeezed some of its color out
-the color was drawn to the starkness of the white flowers and from now on most of the flowers have colors
Bibliography:
Tejas Legends Unit by Florence Stratton
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