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DANCES WITH CURELOMS WRITTEN BY DANCES WITH CURELOMS THE NEPHITE-LAMANITE
CHAPTERS
Fister grows large with child. Nephi counsels Dances with Cureloms to marry her. Dances with Cureloms and Fister don't believe in the institution of marriage, and instead become parenting partners. Fister gives birth to Zelph. [About 335 A.D.]
The Chief Nephi Lamanite tribe builds a great and mighty wall to defend themselves from their enemies. Dances with Cureloms designs the wall, and Onandagus is the wall decorator. [About 335 A.D.]
Dances with Cureloms begins training Zelph in the art of war. Nephi initiates Zelph in the magic tree fort. Zelph receives his magic loin cloth, and learns of Nephi's mystical powers. Zelph wants to be a magician. [About 345 A.D.]
A witch and a sorcerer visit the tribal village, claim witchcraft and sorcery are the fastest growing magic groups. They show off their powers by putting on a magic show. The witch and sorcerer teach magic to Zelph. Fister is not a good mother. [About 350 A.D.]
Zelph grows in age, stature, and wisdom. Peace exists in the land for ten years. Sex between grown men and fourteen year olds is an abomination. Zelph falls in love with a Lamanite girl named Tiger Lilly, and courts her using flowers and poems. Tiger Lilly becomes a witch through Wilma's training, sees future of the American Indian, who are the principle descendants of the Lamanites. Tiger Lilly mistakes European white settlers for Nephites. Onandagus issues extermination order against the Nephites. Chief Nephi says, "I'm not dead yet," opposes extermination order, seeks after peace. [Between 350 and 359 A.D.] The Three Nephites visit the Chief-Nephite Lamanite tribe, desire to teach the discussions to Chief Nephi and Dances with Cureloms, promise that if they join the Nephite church, their skin will turn white. The Three Nephites learn of the secret tree-fort hand shakes, accuse Chief Nephi of stealing them from the Nephites. Tensions escalate. Chief Nephi begins going senile, shows his loin cloth to the Nephites. [About 360 A.D.]
A Lamanite officer, named Captain Howling Coyote, visits the Chief Nephi Lamanite village. The Nephites are building a weapon of mass destruction, and many prophecy they shall take over the land. The Lamanite leaders plan the final solution to the Nephite problem. Zelph discovers a wooden tapir outside the great wall. Onandagus wants to bring it inside, but Zelph discovers it to be a trick of the Three Nephites and thwarts it. Zelph is assigned tribal captain. Onandagus takes over as chief. Dances with Cureloms closes his account and gives the Lamanite record to Zelph, retires with Chief Nephi. [About 360 A.D.] |
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