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MEXICAN BORDER BALLADS
A TRIP TO THE SKY
Long ago three little boys lived near each other. Every
day these boys played together. While they were playing
one day, they made plans to travel to the end of the world
when they grew up.
As the years passed the boys still remembered their plan
to travel to the end of the world. They were young men
now, and meeting together one afternoon near the village
council grounds, they decided to start their journey the next
morning.
Just at sunup they put their bags on their backs and
started out. Each bag contained a blanket and food. They
distributed the articles equally in the bags so one of the
travelers would not be burdened more than any other. They
carried bows and arrows for protection, because their path
would probably lead them through dense forests full of wild
animals.
The young men decided to travel with the sun. If they went
toward the east, the sun would be too hot. They thought that
the sun, as it approached the place where it disappeared from
earth, would have already used its heat during the morning.
On the second day they saw a wild turkey perched on the
limb of a tall tree. The first traveler brought the turkey
down with an arrow. When the travelers went forward to
get the fowl, however, they only found a dead mosquito
with an arrow lying across its back. This discovery caused
them great surprise; they couldn't think of an explanation
for what they had seen.
They resumed their journey and soon encountered a black
bear, which immediately became a hairy caterpillar. Al-
though this change seemed like a maricle, there was no time
to investigate.
A few days later the men were attacked by a huge eagle.
The eagle was a good fighter, but he couldn't whip three
men. One of them plunged a long knife into its heart.
Eventually the men approached the edge of a wide plain.
In the distance they saw a mountain standing boldly in their
path. Several days elapsed before they reached the moun-
tain, and behold! it was only a small land tortoise crawling67
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Collection of popular folklore from Mexico and Texas, including ballads, personal anecdotes, folktales of the Alabama-Coushatta Indians and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 141.
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Boatright, Mody C. Mexican Border Ballads and Other Lore, book, 1946; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67652/m1/75/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.