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