At the end of the next council fire, after hearing the continued complaints, Grandmother Spider spoke up. She told �Those Who Lived Below� what lies outside the womb of Mother Earth. She told them of all the wonders that awaited them. �Those Who Lived Below� begged Grandmother Spider to take them to this magnificent place she had seen.
�I will build you a ladder, woven from my web� Grandmother spider told them. �Upon each rung you must learn an important lesson before traveling on to the next. �Only when you have learned your lessons will you be born anew upon the breast of Mother Earth. �Those Who Lived Below� agreed to follow the lessons and words of Grandmother Spider and she began to weave. |
