<P> According to the Cherokee medicine ceremony, the animals and plants had to stay awake for seven nights . Only the owl, panther, and unnamed others were able to fulfill the requirements of the ceremony, so these animals were given the gift of night vision, which allowed them to hunt easily at night . Similarly, the only trees able to remain awake for the seven days were the cedar, pine, spruce, holly, and laurel . These trees were given the gift of staying green year - round . </P> <P> Humans began to hunt animals and quickly grew in numbers . The population grew so rapidly that a rule was established that women can only have one child per year . Two early humans were Kanáti and Selu . Their names meant "The Lucky Hunter" and "Corn," respectively . Kanáti would hunt and bring an animal home for Selu to prepare . Kanáti and Selu had a child, and their child befriended another boy who had been created out of the blood of the slaughtered animals . The family treated this boy like one of their own, except they called him "The Wild Boy" Kanáti consistently brought animals home when he went hunting, and one day, the boys decided to secretly follow him . They discovered that Kanáti would move a rock concealing a cave, and an animal would come out of the cave only to be killed by Kanáti . The boys secretly returned to the rock by themselves and opened the entrance to the cave . However, the boys didn't realize that when the cave was opened many different animals escaped . Kanáti saw the animals and realized what must have happened . He journeyed to the cave and sent the boys home so he could try to catch some of the escaped animals for eating . This explains why people must hunt for food now . </P> <P> The boys returned to Selu, who went to get food from the storehouse . She instructed the boys to wait behind while she was gone, but they disobeyed and followed her . They discovered Selu's secret, which was that she would rub her stomach to fill baskets with corn, and she would rub her sides to fill baskets with beans . Selu knew her secret was out and made the boys one last meal . She and Kanáti then explained to the boys that the two of them would die because their secrets had been discovered . Along with Kanáti and Selu dying, the easy life the boys had become accustomed to would also die . However, if the boys dragged Selu's body seven times in a circle, and then seven times over the soil in the circle, a crop of corn would appear in the morning if the boys stayed up all night to watch . The boys did not fulfill the instructions completely, which is why corn can only grow in certain places around earth . Today, corn is still grown, but it does not come overnight . </P> <P> During the early times, the plants, animals, and people all lived together as friends, but the dramatic population growth of humans crowded the earth, leaving the animals with no room to roam . Humans also would kill the animals for meat or trample them for being in the way . As a punishment for these horrendous acts the animals created diseases to infect the humans with . </P>

Where did the full basket of beans come from in the cherokee story about kana'ti and selu
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