The legend of the Three Sisters is a Native American story that explains how corn, beans, and squash came to be grown together. The story varies by tribe, but the central idea is that the three crops support each other and thrive when planted together.
- In the Iroquois story, the Three Sisters sprouted from the body of Sky Woman's daughter.
- In one Cherokee story, three women helped each other survive the Trail of Tears.
- In another story, a mother gave her three daughters eggs cooked in different ways to show that they were all eggs, despite their different textures.
- In one legend, a medicine woman had a dream that each of her three daughters was a different seed that needed to depend on each other to grow.