ABSTRACTS. 
FIRST PERIOD: CREATION. 
1. THE FIRST CREATION. 
Man-never-known-on-Earth creates land and water. Darkness everywhere. 
He makes man, Having-Power-to-carry-Light, and woman, Bright-Shining- 
Woman. They receive things through dreams. Woman is given Mother-Corn, 
to be food for people. Having-Power-to-carry-Light is drawn by man in grass- 
lodge toward east. There is light in lodge. Man of grass-lodge says more people 
will exist. While men are talking voice tells them to come and shoot deer. They 
are only to shoot last deer, which is half black and half white. Man of grass- 
lodge makes arrows. White deer, black deer, and black and white deer come out 
of water and man shoots last one. He follows deer and becomes Star-that-is- 
always-moving. Shooting black and white deer signifies there shall be days and 
nights. Having-Power-to-carry-Light sees man across water who says he shall 
be called Man-Reflecting (Sun) who will give light. Having-Power-to-carry-Light 
sees sun coming up. He returns home and has light to travel in. When dark- 
ness comes he sees three stars which are three deer, and fourth star which is man 
who wounded deer. Villages spring up. Having-Power-to-carry-Light and 
woman go from village to village teaching people how to make and use things. 
Man tells them about bow and arrows and gives men ball with string to it and 
teaches them how to play game. Teaches them shinny game. He tells them how 
to travel fast on arrows and ball. Man travels like spirit, is at place at once. 
Woman gives women Mother-Corn to plant to eat. They are to offer food to 
Man-never-known-on-Earth and rub over children before eating. The woman 
teaches them double-ball game and tells them use of ball in traveling. Says she 
will become something else, and that by her they will know whether they are 
pregnant. She teaches them to foretell things about to happen, and to make 
offerings to heavenly bodies and earth powers. Woman disappears and becomes 
Moon. ‘Man tells men that in bringing game from hunt they are to offer to 
heavenly bodies and earth powers. Says if children bathe before daylight they 
will get powers. Man tells them he will sometimes be seen in early morning as 
star and his name will be “Bringer-of-the-Daylight.” 
SECOND PERIOD: TRANSFORMATION. 
2. THE DEEDS OF THE COYOTE AND YOUNG-STAR. 
Coyote finds Young-Star and takes him home to play with his boy. Young- 
Star is wonderful boy and will not say where he is from. He and Coyote’s boy 
find black horse. They ride it home. Coyote tells family it is dangerous animal. 
Young-Star explains its use. Coyote thinks of moving to village to show off won- 
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