"According to the Cherokees...once the last corn was gathered, the harvesters stood at the four corners of the field and wept and wailed, lamenting the bloody death of Selu, the Old Woman of the Corn. After the ingathering, special care was taken to make sure the path from the fields to the village was kept clear in order to encourage Old Woman Maize to stay home and not wander about." (Celestially Auspicious Occasions by Donna Henes)