The Woman Who Fell From The Sky

The Woman Who Fell From The Sky was an Iroquois (Mowhawk Traditional) based on a woman who was advised by her deceased father to go out and marry a stranger. The woman followed her father's orders and went to go find this strange man whom she would soon marry. When the woman arrived at the destination of the man she was to marry, she found that he was a magician. The man viewed her as being very young and naive. He took her proposal very lightly. The magician decided to put her through a test; if she passed his test he would then accept her marriage proposal. Low and behold she passed his test and they got married. However, there was a tree of light outside of the couple's lodge that the wife adored. She would lay with the tree and become one with it. The power between the woman and the tree was so strong that it one day impregnated her. Shortly after this her husband fell ill. The husband was advised to uproot the tree and to inveigle his wife to jump in the hole. He was then ordered to replace the tree and that is exactly what he did. His wife dove into the hole and vanished. The story portrayed the strength of courage, obedience and self-assertion. The woman fell from the sky onto Earth. The title used metaphorical wording to depict a distinction from between heaven and Earth. I felt that even though this story was very fictional it was still extremely entertaining and creative. The story allowed me to use my imagination to unveil the deeper meaning behind the title.