The Story of the River and How it Came to the Obed

One day the Great Father was sitting by a quiet stream when suddenly the Wind came and whispered in his ear that it had gone to Sphinx's garden with the Great Mother. The Great Father was intrigued by this and asked why the Great Mother had gone to the Sphinx's garden and the Wind replied that she was seeking a magical flower to resurrect her beloved. Of course the Great Father was instantly angered by this because of his jealous love of the Great Mother and at that instant he decided to put an end to remainders of Father Stone's work. The Great Father called forth the Water and commanded it cut into the rock and with those words the quiet stream turned into a raging torrent. Trees, dirt, and all life was ripped from the Earth and washed away. And slowly but surly the Water removed the rock but by doing so, the Water also made the remaining stone more prominent, beautiful, and featured than anyone could ever imagine. The reasons for this will be revealed in a much later Story but regardless the Great Father learned that attempts to tarnish memories will only embellish particular details.