As the race progressed, the forest tested them. Zibens reached the River of Sighs first, but his speed was useless against the rushing water; he paced the bank, frustrated. Vēja tried to fly over, but the misty spray of the falls weighed down her feathers, forcing her to land and wait for the sun.
By the time the moon reached its peak at the finish line, the three competitors converged. Zibens was exhausted from his frantic dashing; Vēja was humbled by the heavy mist. They watched as Mieris waddled across the final line of moss. SacД«kЕЎu sacД«kstes
Mieris looked back at the darkening woods. "The Sacīkšu sacīkstes isn't won by the one who moves the fastest," he whispered, "but by the one who moves with the forest, not against it." As the race progressed, the forest tested them
"How?" Zibens panted. "I am the fastest!""And I am the highest!" Vēja added. By the time the moon reached its peak