smoking mountain and sleeping woman

an old legend retold long, long ago before the spanish conquistadors arrived in what is today mexico, there lived a brave and courageous warrior named popocatepetl
the tlaxcala had to pay tribute to the mighty aztec emperor, like all people from the mexico valley
were fed up with this situation. playing it was against the grain that's why one day, the tlaxcalan chief decided that it's time to free his people from the aztec domination. a terrible war begins
before going off to war popocatepetl asks ixtaccihualt's father for her hand, if he is victorious in this battle
popocatepetl wins all the battle, and upon his triumphant return to tlaxcala, the chief comes to greer him with the worst possible news ixtaccihualt , his beloved princes is dead
popocatepetl is bent out shape . he cannot believe adored princess is dead. what happened? she was perfectly alright when he left; she wasn't even a little under the weather.
so, he begins walking up the mountains, higher with his princess body in this arms
when he arrives at the top, near the sky he lays her down and then kneels next to her, with a torch in his hand.

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	Created by isapuenayan over 8 years ago