Mokosh did wander the world ‘til she did find herself at the foot of a great mountain. ‘Twas formed from soil drifted by wind and uplifted by tremors. In solid rock, she did find a dark, cold cave, formed so by a touch of water, both warm and tender. Tired from the journey, she did reach towards a crystal-clear stream, with hopes ‘twould give her strength. With a start, she did realise the stream’s bed was covered with gold! ‘Twas beautiful, tempting, and did sparkle more than any thing she had yet set eye upon in the world thus far. Upon lifting her head, she did see the same gold within a darker part of the cave, and it did flicker with promises no word couldst describe.

And so, Mokosh, trusting and curious, did enter the dark tunnel that led to the gates of Veles’s realm, and in that moment, the Earth did shake, causing the entrance to collapse and trapping Mokosh in the Underworld: for ‘twas the only way out!