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5. COYOTE AND THE ORIGIN OF DEATH. 
In beginning there is no death, but therejare so many people that there is no 
room for any more. Coyote thinks people should die for good, but all others 
decide that people shall come back. Medicine-Men build a grass lodge and tell 
people that when white and black eagle feather on top becomes bloody and falls 
over, they will know some one has died. Then Medicine-Men will sing and call 
spirit to grass house and they will restore it to life again. Sign shows that some 
one is dead. Medicine-Men sing, and in ten days whirlwind blows from west, 
circles about, and finally enters by east. From it appears handsome young men. 
People rejoice, except Coyote, who is displeased. After feather becomes bloody 
and falls, Coyote goes to grass house and sits near door with singers. When he 
hears whirlwind coming and it is about toenter, he shutsdoor. Spirit finding door 
closed whirls on by. Death forever was then introduced. Ever since then spirits 
of dead wander over earth until they find road to spirit land. Coyote runs away, 
and ever since he runs from one place to another, looking back to see if he is being 
pursued. He starves, as no one will give him food. 
6. THE SECOND MAN WHO CAME OUT OF THE EARTH. 
Moon first man to come out of earth into world. Second man is Tonin, who is 
greater than Moon and more powerful. He is four feet high and rides horse no 
bigger than dog. He can turn darkness into light and have anything he wishes 
for, By wishing he can go any distance, and he can kill any game by pointing 
his forefinger at it. From time to time he disappears into sky. He can foretell 
future. He calls people together and tells them about this world, and says in six 
days he is going away and will be gone six winters and seven summers. He wishes 
them to come and see him start. On sixth day Tonin sings death song, and is 
gradually lifted up from earth tosky. Whenitistime for him to return, stars become 
brighter and larger. When day comes and Tonin’s brother gives sign that he is 
about to return, large stars come up in east and Tonin comes back to earth. He 
tells people about future, and that strange people will come and frighten away 
buffalo, deer, and bear. After some time he tells people he is going as before, but 
that he will not return. He goes up into sky. 
7. SNAKE-WOMAN DISTRIBUTES SEEDS. 
Great-Father gives seeds of all growing things to Snake-Woman. Afterward 
she and her two sons travel over world to carry seeds to people. They give six 
seeds of each kind of plant to every person. Snake-Woman says they are not to 
allow any one, especially children, to touch them or ever point to them as they grow. 
If any one gathers seeds too soon she will send poisonous snakes to bite them. 
8. THE FLOOD. 
Waters of earth dry up. People become crazed and cut to pieces dead animals 
that dwelt in water, thinking them responsible for water disappearing. They see 
man in sky coming from west. Wind blows and man lights on ground, carrying 
small green leaf. He tells people they have abused him and he is angry. He 
motions leaf in four directions and water falls from it. Waters grow in volume 
and rise all over world to highest mountains except one. To this mountain man 
leads few of people, and they stay four days. As waters rise man causes moun- 
tain torise, When green things appear on earth again, he leads people down from 
mountain. They find many people have been turned into alligators and other 
water animals, 
