An adaptation of Odutu below the Mountain, an Old Tale from The Kin: Suth's Story by Peter Dickinson. Original artwork by Olen Perkins.

1. Odutu Below the Mountain An Old Tale from The Kin: Suth’s Story by Peter Dickinson Presented by Nissa Hales

2. The First Ones made nests and lairs for the children of An and Ammu , according to their kinds.

3. The Ant Mother dug a chamber in the earth for the two she was to care for.

4. Only Monkey did nothing.

5. The First Ones feed the children according to their kinds. Thus Little Bat fed them upon insects.

6. Crocodile feed them upon creatures that she caught as she lay in wait . So with the others, according to their kinds.

7. Only Monkey did nothing.

8. It was at Odutu below the Mountain that An and Annu had their camp one season.

9. The First Ones told the children to go to the great rock and find a thing.

11. Resources Dickinson, P. (2003). The Kin. New York: Firebird, pp. 52-3. Perkins, O. (2007) Desert Mountain. Perkins, O (2007) Yellow Peak. Perkins, O (2005) Mineral Butte. http://southwestpainter.com/plein_air_2.htm All clip art from MS Office Online Clip Art search.