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“Do you understand sacrifice?” The teacher asked his pupil.
“We burn something as an offering to the gods.” The boy said. “It is then taken to them by Grot.”
The teacher shook his head. “That is wrong.” He told the boy. “The gods do not demand sacrifices for their own gain. The gods need nothing from us.”
“If that is so,” the student asked, weary that his following words may be blasphemous, “why then do we need to sacrifice anything?”
The teacher smiled upon his pupil. “A good question.” He told the boy. “In the days of old there were fewer gods and they did have needs. Falo, the daughter of Tain who was the daughter of Roan, wanted to have daughters of her own. She knew that only Roan could grant such a wish and went before her and asked:
'Great High Mother! I beg you to grant me daughters so I may be a mother as well!'
Roan replied. 'I cannot. I have foreseen that your daughters will sow chaos unto my belly. They will bring hardship upon woman and man. They will wash away the fields, blow down the homes, and break the rivers.'
'Please, High Mother!' Falo continued. 'I will care for them and teach them. I will assure that they will not do such awful things.'
'You must prove this!' Roan told her. 'Go upon my belly and become a boar. Allow the warriors to hunt and slaughter you. Do this one-thousand times and I will grant your boon.'
So Falo went onto the land and transformed herself into a boar. One-thousand times she was speared, slaughtered and eaten. It was painful, but she endured it. When the task was done she returned to Roan.
'High Mother, I have done as you asked! Please grant me the daughters you promised!'
'You have not yet proven yourself.' The Great High Mother said. 'Another task I ask of you. Go upon my belly and bury yourself in the fields. Become the barley and allow yourself to be harvested and eaten. Do this one-thousand times and I will grant your boon.'
So Falo once again went onto the land. She buried herself and became the barley. One-thousand times she was reaped, threshed, ground into flour and eaten as bread. It was terrifying, but she endured it. When the task was done she again returned to Roan.
'High Mother, I have done as you asked! Please grant me the daughters you promised!”
'You have not yet proven yourself.' The Great High Mother again said. 'One final task I ask of you. Go to my son, Su. Suffer his light and share with him your body. Do this one-thousand times and I will grant your boon.'
So Falo went into the sky to lay with Su. Nine-hundred ninety-nine times she accepted his spirit and was burned by his light. It was painful and terrifying and she could not endure it. She returned to Roan one final time.
'High Mother, I have suffered to die and become meat one-thousand times, I have been ground into bread one-thousand times, but I have lain with Su only nine-hundred ninety-nine times. I could not do as you asked. I have not proven myself.'
Roan placed her hands upon Falo. 'I will grant your boon, but know that you will forever be the boar, and you will forever be the barley. You will know pain and terror, but you will finally be a mother. Your daughters will be named Iptu and Eptu. Apart they will be good, together they will wash away the fields, blow down homes of woman and man, break the rivers, and bring chaos to my belly. Only the fruit of your bosom will satiate them. Do you accept these terms?'
'Yes, High Mother.' Falo agreed. 'With all my heart.'
'It is done.' Roan decreed and the seeds were planted within Falo.”
When the teacher had finished the story he looked upon his student. “Do you understand sacrifice now?” He asked.
The boy shook his head. “No.”
“Meditate upon the story until you do.”
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