A Story of the First Romance

Before the brothers and sisters of the earth were created, there was only the elements and among these elements was Father Stone, for his true name was and still is long forgotten. Father Stone broke free from his mother when, the great liberator, Water first washed through the valleys, down the mountains, into the plains, and through the hollows. The Great Spirt was pleased by this and allowed Stone and Water to make their homes where ever they saw fit. Stone, seeing his power and knowing his purpose, picked places of great stability and natural wealth for his rest. But one day when his task was almost complete, Father Stone, noticed up above him the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, The Great Mother, ruler of the Sky. Father Stone fell instantly in love with the Great Mother and began to create great mountains, pillars, and stackings of Rock in order to reach is love. He called forth the volcanoes in order to help him in his quest to reach the Great Mother but the volcano's eruptions caused such a stir and warmed the air to such a degree that the Great Mother could not help but to notice. She came down from the sky to the site where Father Stone had been creating and simply confronted Father Stone on what he was doing and of course Father Stone told the Great Mother of his love and how he wanted his Rock to touch her Sky and how he wanted to become entangled in her clouds, etc. etc... The Great Mother was so moved by his love that she and Father Stone soon began a love affair of such passion and heated love making that there was not a day that passed where The Great Mother and Father Stone were not together. This did not go un-noticed and The Great Spirit became so enraged and jealous that the Great Mother did not show him the same affection, he decided to take action and cast a great spell that froze Father Stone for all seasons of light. (In fact, you can still see Father Stone waiting for the Great Mother at a place called Chimney Rock.) The Great Mother was so upset by the Great Spirit's actions that she never spoke to him again. Sometimes she longs for her lover so overwhelmingly that she wills her clouds around Father Stone's creations and kisses the mountains for years, days, or hours on end wishing for his return.