The document summarizes a Cherokee story about the origin of the Milky Way galaxy. In the story, a spirit dog was stealing cornmeal from a tribe's storage. A brave young boy saw the glowing dog and told his grandmother. That night, the tribe lay in wait and when the dog appeared to steal more cornmeal, they made loud noises from drums and rattles to scare it away. The dog ran into the woods and leapt into the sky, leaving a trail of cornmeal that became the stars of the Milky Way galaxy. The story explains the Cherokee people's perspective on the formation of the Milky Way.

10. We will make a great noise!

11. So, after dark, they all went and waited, and waited, and waited.

14. With cornmeal falling out of its mouth, the spirit dog runs deep into the woods and on top of a hill and then..

18. And that is how the cherokee explain the milky way in the form of a story!