The creation of Dtundtuncan and the Cenzontle

The goddess Ixmukané took two pieces of dough and threw them into the fire, as she wished to create two birds. She warned them that if they really wanted to achieve beauty, they should be patient and wait until their dough was cooked enough. One of them, called Dtundtuncan, eager to wake up, withdrew from the fire ahead of time and since its body was not yet finished, was born with a blackened plumage, the basins of its eyes empty, a single leg and with a horrible song that destroyed everything around it.

On the other hand, the other bird remained in the fire, showing the necessary patience, until its body had finished cooking. Lined with a lustrous bluish plumage, it was born with well-formed eyes, both legs and with a beautiful song that ordered everything that was in the world.

There are many things that are embellished and perfected only with patience.


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La creación de Dtundtuncan y el Cenzontle

La diosa Ixmukané tomó dos trozos de masa y los echó al fuego, pues deseaba crear dos aves. A ambas les advirtió que, si en verdad deseaban alcanzar la belleza, debían ser pacientes y esperar hasta que su masa se cociera lo suficiente. Una de ellas, llamada Dtundtuncan, ansiosa ya por despertar, se retiró del fuego antes de tiempo; y como su cuerpo aún no estaba terminado, nació con un plumaje ennegrecido, las cuencas de sus ojos vacías, una sola pata y con un horrible canto que destruía todo lo que se hallaba a su alrededor.

La otra, en cambio, teniendo la paciencia necesaria, se mantuvo en el fuego hasta que su cuerpo terminó de cocerse. Forrada de un bruñido y azulado plumaje, nació con unos ojos bien formados, ambas patas y con un hermoso canto que ordenó todo lo que se hallaba en el mundo.

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