Artist unknown
Navajo
In the beginning Great Grandfather Spirit had just finished creating
Earth and all the animals, and he felt pleased with his
creationsthe Earth and all the animals, and he felt pleased with his creations. After some time the animals fighting each other over which of them be the leader of all the other
animalswill be the leader of all the other animals.
was not into fighting asked Grandfather Spirit to make a and a to rule over all the animals of the Earth.
and a to rule over all the animals of the Earth. Grandfather Spirit loved the idea and went to work on the man and woman right
. Grandfather Spirit was having a hard time coming up with
. Grandfather Spirit was having a hard time coming up with an to make man and woman in.
came to him to see how to make man and woman in.
came to him to see how
the were coming. When he saw having
were coming. When he saw having trouble man and
woman, Coyote with all his magic turned himself man and woman, Coyote with all his magic turned himself into
man. When the creator saw this, he thanked Coyote and went
. When the creator saw this, he thanked Coyote and went to the man in the showed
himwork the man in the image Coyote showed him.
Once he created man out of the Earth he then blew life into man came to life. Grandfather Spirit told the he will man came to life. Grandfather Spirit told the he will make a mate. Grandfather Spirit started making an image that a mate. Grandfather Spirit started making an image that looked like the man. Coyote and said" no, no, no, Grandfatherexactly like the man. Coyote and said" no, no, no, Grandfather Man won't find a woman who looks like this
. Here is
. Here is how woman should look like." then Coyote again transformed woman should look like." then Coyote again transformed himself of a woman. Grandfather Spirit studied
this of a woman. Grandfather Spirit studied this image went to work on creating woman out of the Earth.
done the looked just like the image of the woman that Coyote showed Creator.
Grandfather blew life into the woman and man and creator this was good. The Creator told Man and Woman that they are the new leaders of the land and to treat the Earth and all who on because they all come from Mother Earth. Grandfather Spirit thanked Coyote for his help and to show his thanks gave Coyote the more magical powers than any other animal.
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