How did the we get corn?  What is the relationship between animals and humans? What happens if we do not respect the four-legged beings?  Why is it we have to work so hard to keep ourselves fed?  What are the consequences of being lazy?  What is the source of illness & what is the source of healing? The Cherokee had answers for these questions -- they kept them in the stories about Selu and Kanati. Oh, yes, we can't forget their two sons...this topic is about folklore. It is about health and medicine, too. It's about Cherokee philosophy and the proper relationship to nature.  Go read the original stories and teach us about them....        Bibliography: The Cherokee The Cherokee People Cherokee of the Old South The Southeastern Indians