Winds

This legend tells of a doll-child who is brought to life by the love and and longing of his parents, and explains how this surprising child brought wind to the world. Long ago, when the Earth was young, there were no winds to make waves dance upon the sand. In that time lived a couple who, more than anything else, longed for a child. A moon spirit driving a mysterious flying dogsled took pity upon the grieving wife. The spirit showed the woman a strange tree and tod her to make a doll from the trunk of the tree. The husband and wife followed the spirit's commands and were rewarded when the doll turned into a bright-eyed smiling little boy. But to their amazement, their doll-child was not content to stay at home Instead, he traveled off on a great adventure that brought good fortune to everyone in the world.