FBACHTBNBBRG] ALSEA TEXTS AND MYTHS 35 



(Thus said the old woman.) ''You will turn into winds.'' And, 

 verily (it happened) thus. "I myself will travel in the ocean. 

 Cyclone (will be) my name. If anyone should happen to dream of 

 me, he will have the same power as I (possess)." Thereupon she 

 went into the middle of the ocean. 

 Here now (the story ends). 



2. The Universal Change 



(One day while) at a certain place (Coyote) was constantly saying, 

 "I just want to have a great deal of fun." So then he began to send 

 (messengers) to bring the people together, telling (each messenger 

 thus): "I want thee to go to all the tribes. Thou shalt constantly 

 tell (them thus): 'I just want all the people to come together.'" 

 (Thereupon) one man would start, on his part, to a certain tribe. 

 (And Coyote cautioned them all thus): ''You just carefully shall 

 watch (everything). You shall correctly announce my message: 'I 

 want that people should assemble from everywhere.' " (Then) this 

 (other messenger) was about to go, on his part, to another place, while 

 (still) another (messenger) was about to start for a different place. 

 (And Coyote told each messenger thus) : ' ' Thou wilt constantly watch 

 (everything) carefully. Thou shalt correctly tell what I want. I 

 want that the people should come together from everywhere. Thou 

 shalt tell exactly for what reason I want the people to come together." 

 (And then) another (messenger), on his part, was ready to go in a 

 different direction. "Thou shalt go there. I just want the people 

 to assemble from ever3rvvhere." And finally (still) another (messen- 

 ger) made ready to go, on his part, to a different people. 



Now at last they separated. They went separately into all direc- 

 tions. Then (pretty soon each messenger) came to a village. The 

 noise of the people sounded from everywhere, because all sorts of 



