When the tremblings grew stilled for a time, the people were bidden to gather and pause at the First of Sitting-places, which was named K’éyatiwankwi (Place of upturning or elevation). Yet still poor and defenseless and unskilled were the children of men, still moist and ever-anon unstable the world they abode in. Still also, great demons and monsters of prey fled violently forth in times of earthquake (_ánukwaík‘yanak‘ya_) and menaced all wanderers and timid creatures. Therefore the Beloved Twain took counsel one with the other and with the Sun-father, and instructed by him, the elder said to the younger, "Brother, behold! That the earth be made safer for men, and more stable, Let us shelter the land where our children be resting, Yea! the depths and the valleys beyond shall be sheltered By the shade of our cloud-shield! Let us lay to its circle Our firebolts of thunder, aimed to all the four regions, Then smite with our arrows of lightning from under. Lo! the earth shall heave upward and downward with thunder! Lo! fire shall belch outward and burn the world over, And floods of hot water shall seethe swift before it! Lo! smoke of earth-stenches shall blacken the daylight And deaden the senses of them else escaping And lessen the number of fierce preying monsters! That the earth be made safer for men, and more stable." "It were well," said the younger, ever eager, and forthwith they made ready as they had between themselves devised. Then said the elder to the younger, "Wilt thou stand to the right, or shall I, younger brother?" "I will stand to the right!" said the younger, and stood there. To the left stood the elder and when all was ready, ‘Hluáa they let fly at the firebolts, their arrows! Deep bellowed the earth, heaving upward and downward. "It is done," said the elder. "It is well," said the younger.