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Kasogonagá, a weather goddess of the indigenous Toba people of Argentina. She takes the form of either an ant eater or elephant, being able to transform into whatever form suits her fancy at the moment, but is always clad in a rainbow of colors. She lives in the clouds above, shooting thunderbolts out of her mouth. Many stories of her benevolence have been told. One of which starts with a young man who found Kasogonagá on the ground, she explained that she had accidentally fallen from her cloud and needed help getting back up. The young man helped her make a bonfire, using the smoke given off to rise back into the sky. She thanked the young man, promising him and his family protection and fertile land, with the man becoming her shaman. Her most interesting myths come from her presence in relatively modern events. In the first story six Toba women were captured and sent to a concentration camp, but with the help of Kasogonagá they were able to escape. Another legend tells of how Argentinian police were sent to evict a group of indigenous Toba in a school. However when the Police went inside, Kasogonagá created a powerful lightning storm that trapped them indoors, the storm lasted long enough for the group to block the roads around the school trapping the police. With Kasogonagá’s help the Toba were able to escape the police.

Most people tend to divorce mythology from reality, like the events in fiction. But Mythology is intrinsically tied to reality, often times shifting the religious beliefs along with the flow of time. Kasogonagá greatly illustrates this as during the colonization era of Argentina, the Toba’s religious practices were demonized by the government. The violent tensions between the Toba and the Argentinian government led the Toba to greatly resist the government’s usurpation. These times were reflected into Kasogonagá, with her providing support to the discriminated Toba.

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Araǵanaqlta’a from Aregentinian folklore.

The Araǵanaqlta’a is described as a giant, multicolored snake, measuring 10 meters or more, akin to a bushmaster or fer-de-lance. Sporting a distinctive red crest, known as its "sign" (ndage), atop its head, it also features sawlike structures on its body for movement. The creature's tail terminates in two hooks, skillfully employed for grasping prey. In Toba folklore, the female counterparts are referred to as araganaqlate’e, signifying the mother of the snakes.

The Araǵanaqlta’a are shape-shifters, seamlessly adapting to their surroundings. They may appear as four-legged snakes, humans dressed in elegant business attire, or even rheas with vibrant necks. Regardless of the form, the characteristic ndage on the creature's head remains, serving as its unmistakable identifier as a powerful mythical being.

The Araǵanaqlta’a display intelligence and take pleasure in engaging with human conversation. They mete out punishment to those who disrespect nature and harm snakes but bestow rewards upon those deemed worthy. In a notable instance, a hunter, having shown respect and deference, received a promise from the Araǵanaqlta’a for abundance and was taught the art of healing the sick through the power of words.

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In the 1930s and 1940s Black performers were relegated to a collection of nightclubs and theaters known colloquially as the Chitlin Circuit. 

Whereas the old TOBA circuit of vaudeville featured comedians with props, pratfalls, and costumes, the new generation of Chitlin Circuit comics pined for mainstream success. They traded their flamboyant checkered suits for tapered tuxedos and emulated wise guy comics like Bob Hope. Soon a line was drawn between the old TOBA style and the new Chitlin Circuit upstarts. 

Stand-up comic Nick Stewart was a bridge between the two. Considered an innovator by old people and an Uncle Tom by the young, Stewart was a regular at the Lafayette, America’s top Black theater prior to the Apollo: 

“See, there was a Black theater circuit, understand? And the circuit included nightclubs and theaters … and all of those theaters in those days were owned by whites … The comedy was ignorant and profane. The comedy was low burlesque … Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore - big bands, stand-up comedians … low comedy...

“When I came up the kids were roaming the streets in New York in little gangs. Early on my parents were Garveyites. You ever hear of Marcus Garvey? He had advocated that we should go back to Africa and build a nation of our own. So I was raised in that culture … I started with that mentality. I also became disenchanted with getting an education. I said, ‘What am I going to do with an education?’ I knew I couldn’t do anything with it … Everyone with an education was a Pullman porter … 

“We used to roam the streets in packs and get in all kinds of trouble … but one of the good things that happened to me… I stumbled into a place called the Hoofer’s Club... 

“The Hoofer’s Club was where all the great dancers like Bill Robinson would come and play cards. And then they’d go in the back room and sometimes challenge each other to dance. So I came by this Hoofer’s Club and I saw the owner did the sweeping. I said, ‘Let me sweep for you.’ He let me sweep. He let me come in the backroom and watch the great Bill Robinson and that’s how I learned to dance … many of the kids that came in, that’s how they learned to dance … We went down to this Hoofer’s Club and we used to form acts … the Four Step Brothers, Honi Coles … and around the corner was the Musician’s Club and that’s how a million bands got started.” 

Stewart danced in Cotton Club musicals like Stormy Weather and Cabin in the Sky. He formed a comedy team with comic Sammy Gardiner and they toured the Chitlin Circuit as Sawdust and Sand. Their stage names were typical for the era. Among his Chitlin Circuit contemporaries were Porkchops Patterson, Hamtree Harrington, Crack Shot Hackley, Pigmeat Markham, and the comedy team Stump & Stumpy. 

“See, in those days, all Black comedians had funny names: Porkchops. Rassa. Pigmeat … Blacks had their own little group that couldn’t get downtown. The act played at the Lafayette Theater. It didn’t pay us any money, fifteen dollars at the end of the week, but I got the act on the stage.” 

Stewart hitched his star to the big bands and became a resident comic with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. He taught bandleaders the Sawdust and Sand routine and made each jazz star a straight man. 

“I went on the road with Cab Calloway as a featured comedian. I taught Cab the routine ... When we would play the South in the 1930s … Blacks couldn’t come to the theaters. Well, we broke the barrier … We were before the Civil Rights. We broke the barrier in the 1930s.”

"It has been quite a considerable amount of time since we last spoke, Your Highness. How have your days been? Is everything going well for you?"

My eyes light up at your approach. “Lord Toba! Isn’t this a pleasant surprise. I wondered how you have been fairing. Please. Come in.”

“I am doing fairly well. I took ill not too long ago, but have recovered without much problem. I have also been getting to know my host’s servants a little more. I would have never realized he would have created minions with personality but there are a few with which I have found an increasing fondness for. Let’s see, what else…” I tap a finger to my chin.

“Oh yes! My host and I have not gotten very far in our talks still, but I do feel our tour of his correctional systems… if you can call them that… are drawing to a close. So far I remain optimistic. In fairness, he has made some good points and has explained well why he has done things as they are. I still do not agree 100 percent with it all, but I do not expect I could change his mind. I am just relieved that his punishments are not worse. Especially with someone as creative in dark magic as he is.”

“Other than that, I have the occasional visitor or correspondence to keep me busy.” I now pat to a chair beside me. “Now your turn. Tell me how you have been. It has been ages since you last visited.”