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I’ve heard this legend a couple of times, but I don’t have a real source for it. Whether it’s real Native American legend or urban myth, I don’t know. But when it comes to stories, I know what I like, and I like this:

During times of drought, the tribes sometimes joined together to do their rain dances. Every tribe had a rain dance, but one tribe in particular had a reputation for successful rain dances. It was said that if this tribe did their dance, rain was sure to follow.

The subject of the rain dance was brought forward at a gathering of the tribes. And the question was put to this tribe…”What makes your dance different? What is it that you do during your dance that brings the rain?”

And the answer from the tribe was this:

“When we do our rain dance, we don’t stop dancing until it rains.”

There is some cautious optimism that our recent rainfall may bring us closer to the usual levels.

But please don’t stop dancing.