The hummingbird. Mayan legend for children

The hummingbird is one of the most fascinating birds: beautiful, light and with the ability to move subtlely like a feather. But ... do you know his story? The Mayans have a beautiful legend about the hummingbird or hummingbird . For them, their feathers were magical. The hummingbird was a bird with

The hummingbird is one of the most fascinating birds: beautiful, light and with the ability to move subtlely like a feather. But ... do you know his story?

The Mayans have a beautiful legend about the hummingbird or hummingbird. For them, their feathers were magical. The hummingbird was a bird with a very special purpose ... do you want to know which one?

The hummingbird as a messenger. Mayan legend for children

The wisest Mayans say that the Gods created all things on Earth and in doing so, le each animal, each tree and each stone was commissioned a job . But when they were finished, they noticed that there was no one in charge of taking their wishes and thoughts from one place to another.As they did not have mud or corn to make another animal, they took a jade stone and with it carved a very small arrow. When it was ready, they blew on it

and the little arrow flew out . It was no longer a simple arrow, now it had life, the gods had created thex ts'unu'um , that is, the hummingbird. Their feathers were so fragile and so light, that the hummingbird could approach the most delicate flowers without moving a single petal, their feathers shone in the sun like raindrops and reflected all colors.

Then the men tried to catch that beautiful bird to decorate themselves with their feathers. The Gods seeing it, got angry and said: 'if someone dares to catch some hummingbird, he will be punished'. That's why no one has ever seen a hummingbird in a cage, nor in the hand of a man.

The Gods also assigned him a job: the hummingbird

would have to carry the thoughts of men back and forth . In this way, says the legend, if you see a hummingbird is that someone sends you good wishes and love.