Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl (mexican mythology)

Popocatépetl, la montaña humeante (The Smoking Mountain) and Iztaccíhuatl, la mujer dormida (The Sleeping Woman)

I think we all mexicans all know the two volcanoes located in Mexico Valley, Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl. But I'm not sure if all of us know their legend. I know this tale because I read it in one of the elementary books I had.

Iztaccihuatl was a princess who fell in love with a soldier, Popocatepetl. Iztaccihuatl's father sent to Popocatepetl to war in Oaxaca and promised him that if he came back victorious he could get married with marry his daughter. After a while, Iztaccihuatl got the bad news: Popocatepetl had died in battle and because of that, the Emperor arranged some ("some" isn't wrong, but it sounds better without it) suitors for her. But Popocatepetl hadn't died, so when he came back, he found out that Iztaccihuatl had died of sadness. Popocatepetl embraced her and took her body to the mountains, where he leaned her (do you mean "laid her"?). He stayed to her side with a flambeau to watch over her. The gods saw this and took pity on them so they turned them into a great volcanoes.

Popocatépetl sometimes throws out emits/releases smoke, showing that he is still looking after Iztaccíhuatl, who sleeps by his side.

Fantastic job, Daniela! You write beautiful English.