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19Some of the Kuki mythological storiesThe Kukis have several mythical persons and mythologicalstories.Two of the important mythological storiesof the Kukis will provide afurther insight into theirbel ief system.Thimjin MythThis myth is about a period when darkness cove r edthe earth.When Chongthu was still in the underworld, therewas darkness over the whole upper world for seven days.Only two people survived the darkness.The two were Lunkimand Lenthang.Both of them were great hunters, and theypreserved the skulls of their game intact. When the darknesscovered the earth and the darkness was so thick thatnothing could be seen, Lunkim and Lenthang burned theirskulls and made a big fire. The skulls are believed topossess a mystical power. In order to survive the darkness,a man had to keep himse 1 f a wake ,There was no one who c 0'.11 dkeep awake through these seven days except Lunkim and Lenthang,and they did so because they were dancing under thelight from the burning skulls.Those skulls which were notburned were turned into live animals and ran away.TheKukis say that there was a golden age that preceded theThimjin.drink.In that golden age there was plenty to eat andLabor was easy, because every thing moved of itselfupon ordering. But every time this power was used, a pregnantwoman would die.So the use of this power was givenup.