The Dreaming Tree A story from Braz

The Dreaming Tree

A story from Brazil (from the Karajae and Apinaye peoples of the central and northern Amazonian plateau)As Retold by Elizabeth Murray.
There was once a boy named Uaica and because he was small and sickly, the other boys in his tribe picked on him and teased him. He had a grandfather who tried to protect him but when his grandfather wasn’t there, Uaica would go alone into the rainforest.
[…]
One day as he was walking in the jungle and looking up into the beautiful canopy of leaves, orchards, monkeys and birds, he stumbled over something. When he looked down, he was surprised to see a tapir which seemed to be… asleep. And right next to it was a sloth, also asleep. […]
This was very strange, very strange.
Very carefully Uiaca stepped over and around the sleeping animals to look more closely at the tree. But as he did this, he suddenly felt so veerrry drowsy. […]
He dreamed of animals, some familiar, other strange. He dreamed also of people. Some were family and friends. Others, strangers. They were sitting together singing. And then, in his dream, an old man got up and came to him.
“I am Sina-a, child of Jaguar,” he said. And the boy knew about this Jaguar Man, who, among his people, was said to be a great teacher. And when Sina-a began telling his stories, the boy listened. […]
The next day he took his grandfather into the forest, to the place of the great tree. “There grandfather. Walk under that tree and there your journey will begin." […]
When they returned to the village, they heard that a boy named Xibute had fallen ill. Uaica knew this Xibute well for he had been one of his cruelest bullies. No cure could be found for the ailing boy and it appeared that he would die. But since his time with Jaguar Man, Uaica had learned the gift of healing. And when he laid his hands on Xibute, the sick boy, was cured.

People in the village could not believe that the scrawny boy, Uaica, could have any powers at all. But after that, sick people began seeking him out. And again and again Uaica healed their ailments.

Then, one night while sleeping, Jaguar Man appeared to the boy in a dream. He said, “You have passed the great tests. You stayed away from the dreaming tree, as I told you to. And then you showed kindness toward your enemy. Now I will teach you more powers so that you may care for your people as I once did.”
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There are many stories among the Jurana people about the great shaman, Uaica, the one with the eyes in the back of his head. And it is said by some that even to this day, he dreams inside that rock where he learns the stories and healing wisdom from Jaguar Man. And sometimes he sends these teachings back to those with loving hearts. And we, too, can receive his wisdom in our dreams if we have loving hearts and ask to receive the ancient healing wisdom to use for good.

Resultados (Inglês) 1:

The Dreaming Tree A history of Brazil (one of the Karajae and Apinayé peoples of the plateau of central Amazonia and North) As Retold by Elizabeth Murray. There once was a boy named Uaiçá and because he was small and ill, the other boys of his tribe picked on him and played with him. He had a grandfather who tried to protect him, but when his grandfather wasn't there, would Uaiçá alone for the rainforest. [...] One day, when he was walking in the jungle and looking at the beautiful canopy of leaves, orchards, monkeys and birds, he stumbled on something. When he looked down, he was surprised to see a tapir that appeared to be sleeping. And next to that was a sloth, also asleep. [...] That was very strange, very strange. Very carefully Uiaca ran over and around the sleeping animal to look more closely at the tree. But, as he did this, he suddenly felt so sleepy veerrry. [...] He dreamed of animals, some relatives, another stranger. He also dreamed of people. Some were family and friends. Others, strangers. They were sitting together singing. And so, in his dream, an old man got up and went to him. "I'm Sina-, child of Jaguar," he said. And the boy knew about this man, who, among his people, was said to be a great teacher. And when Fate-began to tell their stories, the boy listened. [...] The next day, he led his grandfather to the forest, to the place of the great tree. "Grandfather There. Walk under that tree and not your journey will begin. "[...] When they returned to the village, they knew that a boy named Xibute had fallen sick. Uaiçá knew this Xibute it had been one of his most vicious aggressors. No cure has been found for the sick boy and looked like he was going to die. But since your time with Jaguar Man, Uaiçá had learned the gift of healing. and when he got his hands on Xibute, the sick boy was cured. people in the village could not believe that the skinny boy, Uaiçá, could have any power at all. But, after that, patients began to look for him. and over and over Uaiçá cured their diseases. Then one night, while sleeping, Jaguar Man appeared for the boy in a dream. He said: "you've been through the big tests. you got away from the dream tree, as I told him. And then you show kindness to your enemy. Now I will teach you more powers so that you can take care of your people as I did once. " [...] There are many stories among the people about the great shaman Jurana, Uaiçá, the one with the eyes on the back of your head. And is said by some that even today, he dreams in this rock where he learns the stories and wisdom of healing Jaguar Man. And sometimes he sends these teachings back to those with loving hearts. And we, too, can receive their wisdom in our dreams if we're loving hearts and ask to receive the ancient healing wisdom to use for good.

Resultados (Inglês) 2:

The Dreaming Tree A History of Brazil (among Karajae and Apinaye peoples of the central Amazon plateau and northern) As Retold by Elizabeth Murray. There once was a boy named Uaica and because he was small and ill, the other boys of his tribe picked on him and teased him. he had a grandfather who tried to protect him, but when his grandfather was not there, would Uaica alone into the rainforest. [...] One day when he was walking in the jungle and looking the beautiful leaves canopy, orchards, monkeys and birds, he tripped over something. When he looked down, he was surprised to see a tapir that seemed to be asleep .... and beside it was a lazy, sleeping too . [...] that was very strange, very strange. very carefully Uiaca went over and around the animals to sleep for a closer look at the tree. But how he did it, he suddenly felt so veerrry sleepy. [...] He dreamed of animals, some family, another stranger. He also dreamed of people. some were family and friends. Others strangers. They were sitting together singing. and then, in his dream, an old got up and went to him. "I am Sina it, Jaguar child," he said. and the boy knew about this Jaguar man who, among his people, was said to be a great teacher. and when Sina- began to tell their stories, the boy heard. [...] the next day, he took his grandfather to the forest, to the place of the big tree. "There grandfather. Walk under that tree and not your journey begin. "[...] When they returned to the village, they knew a boy named Xibute had fallen ill. Uaica knew this Xibute well for he had been one of his most ruthless aggressors. No cure could be found for the sick boy and it looked like he was going to die. But since his time with the Jaguar Man, Uaica had learned the gift of healing. and when he put his hands on Xibute, the sick boy was cured. the people in the village could not believe the boy skinny, Uaica could have any power at all. But after that, patients began to look for him. and again and again Uaica healed their diseases. then one night, while sleeping, Jaguar Man appeared to the boy in . a dream he said, "you passed the big tests. you stayed away from the dream tree, as I told him. And then you showed kindness to your enemy. Now I will teach you more power so you can take care of your people as I once did. " [...] There are many stories between Jurana people about the great shaman, Uaica, the one with eyes in the back of his head. And it is said by some that even today, he dreams inside that rock where he learns the stories and wisdom healing Jaguar Man. and sometimes he sends these teachings back to those with loving hearts. and we, too, can receive their wisdom in our dreams if we have loving hearts and ask to receive the ancient healing wisdom to use for good.