月光下的冬风神一段印第安的传奇
很久以前，奇努克人遭遇了从未有过的严冬。地面上的积雪深达半人高，春天降临时，冰雪依旧未融，河中冰层裂开，小块浮动在水面上，发出低沉的隆隆声。在这个连日不停的暴风之中，一只雪鸟带着一块红色的根茎飞来，在人们惊恐之下，将它放在了白茫茫的大地上。突然间，他们明白过来：就在他们居住的地方以外，有一个地方已经迎来了春天，而他们仍然被严冬的寒冷所困。
人们聚集到首领召集的地方，一致认为必须找到解决问题的办法。老者们相互询问，为何冬季还没有过去，又如何才能赶走这漫长的寒冷？争论声此起彼伏，最终，一位族中的最为年迈的长者站起身来说：“记得我们的先祖曾经讲述过，如果有人用石头打击鸟儿，那么会不断地下大雨或是持续下雪，这或许是某个孩子使用石头打鸟导致了这一切？”于是，他们决定将所有孩子集中起来进行单独审问，每个人都被要求回答这个问题。当每个母亲紧张不安地听着孩子们的话语，都害怕自己的宝贝闯祸时，不知哪个小心灵透明的小女孩承认了自己确实用石头打过鸟。
小姑娘和她的父母震惊不已，她们不知道如何应对即将到来的命运。当首领们商议后，大首领站起来宣布：“让我们把你的女儿交给我们吧！我们不会惩罚她，我们要将她嫁给那位掌控风暴、带来寒冷神——冬风神。这也许能使得冬去春至。”尽管如此，小姑娘和她的双亲感到无比悲痛，因为她们只有一个女儿，但同时也意识到了众人的利益超过一个生命，更何况这是由自己女儿所引起的一场灾难。
随后，他们把小姑娘送往河边的一个瀑布旁，用一块巨大的浮冰将她装扮得光鲜亮丽，并且其他人也穿上了庆祝服饰，为她的离别送行。她父亲与母亲泣不成声，就像失去了自己的宝贝一样。而几个勇敢的小伙子受命推动漂浮在河中央瀑布下的巨型冰块，上面载着准备出嫁的小姑娘，让其流向远方。在岸边的人群里回响着啼哭、嚎叫、撞击的声音以及咒语般的声音，那些声音渐渐消失在视线外面的世界中……
随着时间流逝，当暖意逐渐降临而雪花化作露珠，小树枝开始生芽，从而展现出了生命力的美丽景象。一年又一年过去，每当新的冬季降临，当人们再次围坐在火堆旁讨论 winters’ long-standing grip on their lives when suddenly, a snowbird appeared with a crimson object in its beak and dropped it in front of them. The people realized that spring had already arrived elsewhere, but they were still trapped in the icy grip of winter.
The community gathered to discuss the issue, seeking a solution to end the prolonged cold spell. The elders suggested that someone must have used a stone to hit a bird, causing the snow to fall continuously. They decided to question each child individually and found out that one little girl had indeed admitted to using a stone to hit a bird.
The parents were devastated by this revelation and didn't know how they could bear losing their daughter as an offering for their tribe's survival. However, they understood that their children's well-being was crucial for everyone's future.
They prepared her father-in-law by dressing her up on an ice floe and set off towards unknown lands where she would meet Winter God who would make sure winter ends once she is married into his family. She was given away while her parents wept uncontrollably as if they lost another child from them.
From then onwards whenever there was any harsh weather or frosty conditions around those places; people believed that it was all because of this brave young lady named Vakaani who lived among them - also known as "the girl on ice" due
