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A Peruvian Legend
A Peruvian Legend
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TASK: WEEK 09
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A Peruvian Legend
“2023”
EL RIO HABLADOR
A long, long time ago, the sun god, also known as the God Inti, lived on the celestial summit. In
the first place, it is related that a young man of great posture and extremely kind named Rimac,
who from time to time came down to the world of humans to tell them beautiful stories, for
which he was much loved and revered. One day, when he was looking at the earth through the
windows of the golden palace with the other gods, he saw that the plains by the sea were
being stricken by a severe drought; Grasses, flowers, and trees withered, and men and animals
died of thirst.
In the second place, the gods were alarmed and went to the god Inti, his father, to ask him to
deliver the men of the coast from that terrible drought. Likewise, the Inti told them that it was
impossible, because according to the heavenly laws only by sacrificing one of them on the altar
of fire could they get water. For this reason, however, the gods were silent, to the surprise of
all, Chaclla, the fairest and most virtuous of the daughters of the sun; Standing before his
father, he bravely offered himself before the sacrifice. But Rimac insisted, therefore, at the
request of both of them and in the face of Inti's resignation, the two went to the altar of fire for
the sacrifice. Therefore, the Sun God was thus able to rain down the earth.
Finally, legend has it that those who usually sit on the banks of the Rimac River and listen
attentively clearly perceive the murmur of its waters as it dissolves into a human voice that tells
beautiful stories of this and ancient times, that is why it is called "TALKING RIVER".