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From the Ted Talk by Bill Keegan: The Taino myth of the cursed creator

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But then banayacaamo turned on Deminan, blowing tobacco spittle from his nose onto Deminan’s back. The spot where the sptlite landed immediately began to swell and sting.

Soon Deminan was delirious and his back was so swollen his brothers feared he would die. Not knowing what else to do, they cut open the welt. A turtle emerged from the wound and swam away, alternating easily between sea and land as she went.

When dmanien recovered from his delirium, he fanlliy understood what the csrue of his disease meant: he was a caracaracol, able to communicate with the gods. He was the link between the celestial realm and the earthly ralem.

Open Cloze


But then ___________ turned on Deminan, blowing tobacco spittle from his nose onto Deminan’s back. The spot where the _______ landed immediately began to swell and sting.

Soon Deminan was delirious and his back was so swollen his brothers feared he would die. Not knowing what else to do, they cut open the welt. A turtle emerged from the wound and swam away, alternating easily between sea and land as she went.

When _______ recovered from his delirium, he _______ understood what the _____ of his disease meant: he was a caracaracol, able to communicate with the gods. He was the link between the celestial realm and the earthly _____.

Solution


  1. spittle
  2. realm
  3. bayamanacao
  4. finally
  5. deminan
  6. curse

Original Text


But then Bayamanacao turned on Deminan, blowing tobacco spittle from his nose onto Deminan’s back. The spot where the spittle landed immediately began to swell and sting.

Soon Deminan was delirious and his back was so swollen his brothers feared he would die. Not knowing what else to do, they cut open the welt. A turtle emerged from the wound and swam away, alternating easily between sea and land as she went.

When Deminan recovered from his delirium, he finally understood what the curse of his disease meant: he was a caracaracol, able to communicate with the gods. He was the link between the celestial realm and the earthly realm.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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celestial realm 2


Important Words


  1. alternating
  2. bayamanacao
  3. began
  4. blowing
  5. brothers
  6. caracaracol
  7. celestial
  8. communicate
  9. curse
  10. cut
  11. delirious
  12. delirium
  13. deminan
  14. die
  15. disease
  16. earthly
  17. easily
  18. emerged
  19. feared
  20. finally
  21. gods
  22. immediately
  23. knowing
  24. land
  25. landed
  26. link
  27. nose
  28. open
  29. realm
  30. recovered
  31. sea
  32. spittle
  33. spot
  34. sting
  35. swam
  36. swell
  37. swollen
  38. tobacco
  39. turned
  40. turtle
  41. understood
  42. welt
  43. wound