he First Fire Now 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.
The passage tells a mythological story about how fire came to exist in the world. In the beginning, there was no fire, and all the living beings gathered in a council to figure out why. Four animals, including Bobok the Toad, volunteered to find fire. Bobok alone could enter the water without dying, so he stole fire from the house of the God of Fire and carried it in his mouth through the waters. Despite the God of Fire's attempts to stop him with thunderbolts and lightning, Bobok safely reached the land.
Once on land, Bobok gave fire to his toad offspring, who spread it to all living creatures. The God of Fire tried to harm the Crow, Roadrunner, and Dog who were waiting for the toads, but the toads kept coming and bringing fire to the world. As a result, humans now have the ability to make fire with sticks because they contain fire.
Overall, the passage uses a mythological narrative to explain the origin of fire and how it became accessible to humans.