Long ago, Magena, the Moon Goddess hung in the night sky and smiled upon my people. Time passed and she did her nightly dance, through the cycles of the moon, she would appear in full light and bestow blessings of our greatest desires and when she did not appear, we took reprise and reflected, taking stock of our lives, during the time of darkness.
Magena looked down one night as a tribes woman gave birth to Wynono, the baby was strong, handsome and destined to greatness, for he was the Chief's son. Magena watched Wynono grow and during this time, my people prospered and there was great joy felt by all.
Etu, the Sun God thought this was because of him. His strength was great, his power immense and he loved Magena and wooed her through his power to make things grow and helped his people live and abundant life. He didn't know Magena was in love with Wynono.
One night after the moon returned from the darkness, Wynono now a man, but not yet chief, was awoken from sleep by a lovely humming noise, a beautiful song. He followed it to the river, where Magena appeared to him in mortal form. She was lovelier than the women of our tribe, her hair was pale and it glistened with silver and her skin was pale like the snow and it was glowing like moonlight. Magena smiled and sang to Wynono. He felt overwhelmed when he embraced her and kissed her and made love to her until dawn came.
Each night Wynono met Magena and made love by the river.
Etu began to become suspicious when Wynono began sleeping in the day and noticed Magena glowing more brightly even in the daytime. One evening, Etu stayed in the sky longer than he'd ever done before. But Magena didn't notice because she had to see Wynono, she had glorious news to tell him. Magena didn't even wait till Wynono was asleep to call him to the river. Wynono came to her and he noticed the change in her, she was with child, her belly swollen round. This made them very happy, but it made Etu very angry.
The next morning, as Wynono lay at the river bed, not yet sleepy from his night with Magena, Etu came to Wynono. Etu threatened him, but he refused to stop loving Magena and so in an envious rage Etu cursed Wynono and all of his seed to be born with the burden of this curse. This frighted Wynono and he ran home.
The next night, during the full moon, Magena waited by the river bed for her lover, but he didn't show. Magena sang and sang yet only a robust black wolf came from the forest clearing to the river. The wolf didn't speak, for he didn't have words. Only yelping and baying came from his mouth. Nights passed and this continued. Magena's belly kept growing and every evening her heart would break and every night the wolf would cry out more, but Magena ignored him.
She became very distraught and stayed in the day to find Wynono. When she did see him by the river as he transformed in the dawn's light, she cried. He told her that he'd been cursed to live as a wolf at night and man during the day by Etu and feared for his unborn child.
Wynono was cast out from this tribe for this, banished he lived in shame. When Magena gave birth to Jacy, she gave him to Wynono to be raised as a mortal. Jacy appeared to be normal; the curse it had seemed not to be passed on. Upon his 15th year, Jacy awoke one night to song and he ran to the river bed. His mother, Magena was there and she told him about the curse and that she tried to have it lifted, Etu was very jealous but he loved Magena, so he consented that Wynono's line would only be cursed during the full moon. Jacy was very angry and hurt.
Magena pleaded with him to bring his father to the river bed, she missed him dearly. Jacy and Wynono came to the river the next full moon, in their wolf form. Magena cried and the wolves howled. She said her goodbyes and promised to always look after their children, for she knew their line would be many and great.
And so it was and so it still is today, Wynono and Jacy lived long past their respective ages and married others and had many sons and so the pack grew like Magena said. One night Magena came to Wynono and his son and told them it was time to leave the earthly plane and join her in the sky.
