▁and ▁told ▁her ▁to ▁multiply . ▁ ▁Following ▁this , ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁child ▁every ▁seven ▁days ▁and ▁soon ▁there ▁were ▁too ▁many ▁people , ▁so ▁women ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁have ▁just ▁one ▁child ▁every ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁Corn ▁and ▁Medicine ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁Corn ▁and ▁Medicine ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁earth ▁and ▁animals . ▁Earth ▁was ▁created ▁out ▁of ▁mud ▁that ▁grew ▁into ▁land . ▁Anim als ▁began ▁expl oring ▁the ▁earth , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁B uzz ard ▁that ▁created ▁valle ys ▁and ▁mountains ▁in ▁the ▁Ch ero kee ▁land ▁by ▁the ▁fla pping ▁of ▁his ▁wings . ▁After ▁some ▁time , ▁the ▁earth ▁became ▁habit able ▁for ▁the ▁animals , ▁once ▁the ▁mud ▁of ▁the ▁earth ▁had ▁d ried ▁and ▁the ▁sun ▁had ▁been ▁raised ▁up ▁for ▁light . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Ch ero kee ▁medicine ▁ceremony , ▁the ▁animals ▁and ▁plants ▁had ▁to ▁stay ▁aw ake ▁for ▁seven ▁night s . ▁The ▁reasons ▁wer en ' t ▁well ▁known . ▁Only ▁the ▁ow l , ▁pan ther , ▁bat , ▁and ▁un named ▁others ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁ceremony , ▁so ▁these ▁animals ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁gift ▁of ▁night ▁vision , ▁which ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁h unt ▁easily ▁at ▁night . ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁only ▁trees ▁able ▁to ▁remain ▁aw ake ▁for ▁the ▁seven ▁days ▁were ▁the ▁ced ar , ▁p ine , ▁spr uce , ▁hol ly , ▁la ure l , ▁and ▁o