The Redbird

Prologue

Okay, have you ever heard the Choctaw story about the Redbird? Well some of you said no, so I'll tell it anyway. I'll try to make it short and simple, don't want to bore you right away now do I.

A long long time ago, there was this beautiful Indian woman. She could do all the work that was needed, to keep her home in order and to keep her mate satisfied. The only problem she had, was that she didn't have a mate. Then one day, she was sitting under a big tree and heard a Redbird singing. She started talking to the Redbird, wondering out loud why she didn't have a mate, and if she was crazy for wanting one. The Redbird had no answer, but because he could hear the loneliness in her voice, he listened. For seven mornings the Redbird came and listened to the woman. As time went by, her loneliness started to fill the Redbird.

One day on his flight the Redbird saw a brave Indian man. The man called to the Redbird and started talking to him. As the Redbird listened, it felt the same loneliness that the woman had shown. Soon the Redbird saw that these two had the same wish, to find someone who would love and care for them as they would love and care for their mate.

One day the Redbird came to the man as a bird that is sick. The man became concerned, for the Redbird had become a friend to him. The man tried to walk to the bird, but it began hopping, leading the man to the woman. The Redbird saw the woman sitting in front of her home, and led the man to her. When he was sure they had seen each other, the Redbird flew away. He sat in the tree and watched as the man and woman started talking to each other, and soon they were laughing like old friends. Now it was good, thought the Redbird, for they both had someone to care for.

And that was the story. But it doesn't really end there. The Redbird continued bringing lonely people together for a while. But times changed. The Redbird became afraid that he could not continue with his beloved calling, so he found an Indian girl and convinced her to help him. The girl agreed, and gave half of her body to the Redbird. That ment that the girl could change into a bird and back, living both lives happily. She had children and passed on the Redbirds ways

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And that is the story that is told in our family. I didn't believe it, until I became a teenager and changed into a Redbird. It was both a gift and a curse.

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And that's how it begins. Anyone interested to hear more?
I really read the Choctaw story about the Redbird and came up with this idea. I am so excited about this story.