“The Old Woman Weaving in a Cave” — a Native American Story

This is a centuries old Native American myth about an ancient woman who lives in a cave.  People far and wide know of her existence, but the cave, and thus the woman have never been found.   Her partner in this story is a very old black dog that caringly watches her every move.  The old woman’s focus and passion is operating an ancient loom — patiently weaving a sizable and most beautiful of garments. She never leaves her task except to occasionally walk over to the fireplace to stir a kettle of “very special soup.” Interestingly, whenever she walks away from the task at hand (the garment), the old black dog, unhurriedly and determinedly pushes himself upwards and then heads towards that remarkable garment.

I’ll leave the rest or the story for you to read and interpret…