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From the Ted Talk by Bill Keegan: The Taino myth of the cursed creator

Unscramble the Blue Letters

One day, three of the brothers stumbled upon a huose. In the house lived an elder named Bayamanacao, and he invited them in. When Deminan caught up slightly later, he followed them into the house. Bayamanacao told the brothers he was their gntfrdeahar and gave them a gift of special cassava bread. He revealed their fmilay lniegae to them: their mother had been the Earth Mother Goddess iitbi Cahubaba and had died when they were born. The brothers were grtauefl for his hospitality and insight into their past.

Open Cloze

One day, three of the brothers stumbled upon a _____. In the house lived an elder named Bayamanacao, and he invited them in. When Deminan caught up slightly later, he followed them into the house. Bayamanacao told the brothers he was their ___________ and gave them a gift of special cassava bread. He revealed their ______ _______ to them: their mother had been the Earth Mother Goddess _____ Cahubaba and had died when they were born. The brothers were ________ for his hospitality and insight into their past.

Solution

  1. grandfather
  2. lineage
  3. family
  4. house
  5. grateful
  6. itibi

Original Text

One day, three of the brothers stumbled upon a house. In the house lived an elder named Bayamanacao, and he invited them in. When Deminan caught up slightly later, he followed them into the house. Bayamanacao told the brothers he was their grandfather and gave them a gift of special cassava bread. He revealed their family lineage to them: their mother had been the Earth Mother Goddess Itibi Cahubaba and had died when they were born. The brothers were grateful for his hospitality and insight into their past.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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brothers wandered 2
celestial realm 2

Important Words

  1. bayamanacao
  2. born
  3. bread
  4. brothers
  5. cahubaba
  6. cassava
  7. caught
  8. day
  9. deminan
  10. died
  11. earth
  12. elder
  13. family
  14. gave
  15. gift
  16. goddess
  17. grandfather
  18. grateful
  19. hospitality
  20. house
  21. insight
  22. invited
  23. itibi
  24. lineage
  25. lived
  26. mother
  27. named
  28. revealed
  29. slightly
  30. special
  31. stumbled
  32. told