According to the story "The First Fire" on page 2 of 8, the Yaqui believed that fire was brought to humans by the gods.
ow there is fire in all rocks, in all sticks. But long ago there wasn't any fire in the world, and all the Yaquis and the animals and the creatures of the sea, everything that lived, gathered in a great council in order to understand why there was no fire.They knew that somewhere there must be fire, perhaps in the sea, maybe on some islands, or on the other side of the sea. For this reason, Bobok, the Toad, offered to go get this fire. The Crow offered to help him and also the Roadrunner and the Dog. These four, the winged animals and the dog went along to help. But Bobok, the Toad, alone, knew how to enter the water of the sea and not die.The God of Fire would not permit anyone to take his fire away. For this reason, he still sends thunderbolts and lightning at anyone who carries light or fire. He is always killing them.But Bobok entered the house of the God of Fire and stole the fire. He carried it in his mouth, traveling through the waters. Lightning and thunder made a great noise and many flashes. But Bobok came on, safe beneath the waters. Then there formed on the flooding water, little whirlpools of water full of rubbish and driftwood.Suddenly not only one toad was to be seen, but many swam in the waters, many, many toads. They were all singing and carrying little bits of fire. Bobok had met his sons and had given some fire to one, then another, until every toad had some. These carried fire to the land where they were awaited by the Dog, the Roadrunner, and the Crow. Bobok gave his fire to those who could not enter the water.The God of Fire saw this and threw lightning at the Crow and the Roadrunner and the Dog. But many toads kept on coming and bearing fire to the world. These animals gave light to all the things in the world. They put it into sticks and rocks. Now men can make fire with a drill because the sticks have fire in them.
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Thank you for providing the story "The First Fire." According to the story, the Yaqui believed that there was no fire in the world initially, and they gathered in a council to find out why. They believed that fire existed somewhere, possibly in the sea or on some islands. To retrieve the fire, Bobok, the Toad, volunteered to go, accompanied by the Crow, the Roadrunner, and the Dog. Despite the God of Fire's resistance and attempts to stop them with thunderbolts and lightning, Bobok managed to steal the fire and carry it in his mouth while traveling through the waters. Along the way, Bobok encountered his sons (other toads), and he distributed bits of fire to each of them. The toads continued swimming and carrying the fire, and when they reached the land, they were joined by the Dog, the Roadrunner, and the Crow. Despite the God of Fire's wrath, the toads kept coming and delivered fire to the world. The animals in the story distributed fire to all things by putting it into sticks and rocks, allowing humans to create fire through various methods like using a drill.
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The Yaqui believed that there was no fire in the world initially. Bobok, the Toad, along with the Crow, Roadrunner, and Dog, went on a journey to retrieve fire. Bobok stole fire from the God of Fire's house and carried it in his mouth through the waters. Along the way, he met his sons, other toads, and gave them bits of fire. The toads brought the fire to the land where they were joined by the Dog, Roadrunner, and Crow. Despite the God of Fire's resistance, the toads distributed fire to the world, which allowed humans to create fire using sticks and rocks.
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The Yaqui believed that fire was initially absent from the world, but Bobok the Toad stole fire from the God of Fire's house and distributed it among other animals, allowing fire to exist on Earth.
