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In
the beginning of our world, Quetzalcoatl created the people of earth from
the bones of the ancestors. But there was no food for them to eat, and
they were hungry. A giant red ant helps them to discover Food Mountain,
and the brightly colored corn contained inside. The gods, wanting to keep
Food Mountain for themselves, try to drag Food Mountain to the Western
Heavens. In their attempts, Food Mountain bursts open, and the rain dwarves
descend to steal its precious corn, sweet grasses, and beans. From that
time on, humans have depended upon the rain—the rain dwarves—to
bring the food crops they depend on.
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