Yeti might have found a solution

_Elsa_

Yeti looks out the window hoping that the rain may have stopped. No such luck. 

“I found an article that might be our solution!” says Yeti. “Hold on a second while I get my tablet because I think that this one article might have our solution! I want to read it to you.”

‘The Native Americans wore special costumes when performing the Native American rain dance ceremony, and these costumes were used just for this specific ceremony every year. The men would have long hair waving in the ceremony and the women wore their hair in a special tribal wrap at the sides of their heads. The mask that the Indian men wear is a mask with a turquoise strip that stretches from ear to ear across the face of the mask. Then the bottom is a band of blue, yellow, and red rectangles. A fringe of horsehair hangs from the bottom which covers the throat and three white feathers hang from the top of the male mask. The women’s mask is somewhat similar but instead of a turquoise stripe theirs is white and they do not have the rectangles on the bottom or the horsehair. The women’s masks also have goat hair around the top and an Eagles feather hangs over their face. The men also have their bodies painted up by tribal standards and wear special beads and they wore a fox skin hung behind them and also a silver bracelet and white apron type cloth. They also wore turquoise moccasins. The women wore a black dress and no parts of their bodies were shown except their bare feet. Then they wore a bright colored shawl with one black and one white shawl over that. Then they all lined up and performed the Native American rain dance in hopes of bringing the rain that they desperately need. Many reservations in the southwest still perform this ritual to this day.’ 

“Isn’t that interesting,” says Yeti. “Now I want to read you the guidelines on how to do the dance.” 

‘Basic Guidelines on How To Rain Dance

(everyone/tribe is unique, be creative, remembering to honor the earth. nothing can be taken less something given.)

1. Never do a rain dance on a hill.

2. Make sure you have a lot of room so you don’t run into anything.

3. Spin around in clockwise circles.

4. Make up your own rain chant. It should be rhythmical

and easy to say fast.

5. Yell your rain chant while spinning around in circles.

6. If you are trying to get rid of rain, spin in counterclockwise circles and say your chant backward’

(Source) 

“Maybe we should give it a try,” says Yeti. “The last tip mentions about reversing the dance to get rid of the rain. What do you think?” 

Kimmy feels that they have nothing to lose. She tells Yeti that she’ll come to his house to get him and then can figure out where to do this dance. 

Continue - It worked! 

Story beginning – Rain, rain go away