The Ants That Pushed on the Pine Tree
A Pueblo story from Isleta about Kahp-too-óo-yoo (Corn-stalk Young Man), a famous hunter, warrior, and wizard who controlled the clouds and brought rain. After being bewitched by a false friend, he was imprisoned in the top of a giant pine tree that reached the sky. His family and village suffered from drought without his rain powers. The Little Black Ant discovered Kahp-too-óo-yoo in the tree and summoned all the armies of the Little Black Ants and Big Red Ants. They climbed the tree, placed a cup of cornmeal and honey at the top, and then — with the Black Ants pushing from above and the Red