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Quotation from The Popol Vuh (Lewis Spence's account) by Anonymous (K'iche' Maya); Lewis Spence
“They climbed to the roofs of the houses, but the houses crumbled under their feet; they tried to mount to the tops of the trees, but the trees hurled them from them; they sought refuge in the caverns, but the caverns closed before them.”
The Popol Vuh (Lewis Spence's account), The First Book, trans. Lewis Spence
In Spence's retelling, the wooden people, who did not honour their makers, flee the flood and find no refuge anywhere.
Citation: "They climbed to the roofs of the houses, but the houses crumbled under their feet; they tried to mount to the tops of the trees, but the trees hurled them from them; they sought refuge in the caverns, but the caverns closed before them." — Anonymous (K'iche' Maya); Lewis Spence, The Popol Vuh (Lewis Spence's account), The First Book, trans. Lewis Spence. (id popol-vuh-q4)
Portrait: First page of the Popol Vuh in Francisco Ximénez's manuscript, Francisco Ximénez, Public domain.
