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“The mountain sheep wanted to scare Coyote.

He wanted to show Coyote how strong he was.

He pawed the ground with his terrible hoofs.

He ran as fast as he could and hit the pine tree
with his terrible horns.”


It was said by the elders of the Salish Tribe
that the Coyote stories are to be told only
in the winter months. The Snake would get you
if you should tell these stories any other time
of the year.


“Abe

Maybe when the snow is gone from the mountain,
YaYa will take us with her to the old place.

We will help her dig roots.

We will hang a scarf on the Medicine Tree.

We will pray for good things.

The Man Who Sits On Top will always hear.

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“One day Coyote was going by the mountain.
He had walked a long way.

He was tired and hungry.

The warm sun made him sleepy.

He wasn’t watching carefully”


Our YaYa will tell us about Coyote.
Ya Ya will tell us about the old place
where she lived a long, long time ago.


It’s snowing.
The wind is blowing.
It’s cold outside, but the fire makes us warm.


Booklets available in the Level III sequence are listed below. Numbers refer to the planned sequence of use
in the Teacher’s Manual. Materials developed by these tribes and others in the Northwest are included in

the Levels I and II sequences.

1 Story of the Seasons
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
2 The Beginning of the Earth
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
3 The Blacktail Dance
Blackfeet Tribe

4 How Marten Got His Spots
Kootenai Cultural Committee of
The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

5 Lost in the Fog
Jamestown-Clallam Tribe

6 How to Be a Friend
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

7 How the Morning and Evening Stars
Came to Be
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation

8 Raccoon’s Black Eyes and Ringed Tail
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

9 Coyote and Old Lady
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

10 Coyote and Trout

Kootenai Cultural Committee of
The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

11 How the Milky Way Got into the Sky
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

12 Inkdomi and the Buffalo
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation

13 Medicine Horse
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

14 The Good Hunter and Fisherman
Jamestown-Clallam Tribe

15 The Wild Buffalo Ride
Blackfeet Tribe

161 Ama Rock
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

17 The Man Who Loved Shell Money
Skokomish Tribe

18 Old Man Napi
Blackfeet Tribe

19 The Turtle Who Went to War
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation

20 Coyote and the Mean Mountain Sheep
Salish Cultural Committee of
The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

For order information and prices of the above booklets and the Teacher’s Manual, contact the publisher:

Educational Systems, Inc.
2360 Southwest 170th Street
Beaverton, Oregon 97005

(503) 649-7516


“This old mountain sheep was so mean

he wouldn’t let anyone go by his mountain.
He would stomp the ground with his terrible hoofs.
He would puff and snort with his terrible nose.
He would fight and hit with his terrible horns.”




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“Coyote could not get by the old, mean mountain sheep.
Coyote looked all around.
There were the bones of many animals
the mountain sheep had killed.
Coyote wanted to get rid
of the mean, old mountain sheep.
Then, all the animals and people could go by safely.”


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“Suddenly, Coyote heard a terrible snorting.

Big clouds of dust came from the terrible pawing.

The old, mean mountain sheep shouted to Coyote,
‘Now Im going to fight you!

Now ['m going to kill you!

I’m going to kill you with my big, sharp horns! ”


“There was a big mountain down by the old place”
she said.

“Something terrible lived by this mountain.

It was an old, mean mountain sheep
with big, sharp horns and big, ugly eyes.”


Developed by the Pacific Northwest Indian Reading and Language Development Program
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 710 Southwest Second Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204

Copyright ©1978 by the Salish Cultural Committee, designated as the representatives
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
All rights reserved.

The work upon which this publication is based was performed pursuant to Contract
No. 400-76-0048, with the Educational Equity Group/Multicultural/Bilingual Division
of the National Institute of Education. It does not, however, necessarily reflect the
views of that agency.

This publication is not printed at the expense of the Federal Government.
Published by Educational Systems, Inc., 2360 Southwest 170th Street, Beaverton, Oregon 97005
Printed and bound in the United States of America


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“That big pine tree did not fall down.

The big pine tree did not bend over.

The very sharp horns went right through
the big pine tree.

That old, mean mountain sheep
was stuck in the pine tree.

He snorted and pulled,
but he could not get loose.”


Ya Ya also said that when she was a little girl,
the people would hang necklaces or beads
or little things on the tree.

Then they would pray for good things.

The Man Who Sits On Top would always hear.

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C'S Stories and Legends of the Northwest

Coyote and the Mean Mountain Sheep
Level III Book 20

Developed by the Salish (Flathead) Cultural Committee
of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Johnny Arlee, Coordinator
Mary Finley, deceased
Tony Incashola

Mary Linsebigler

Tony Sandoval, Illustrator
Clarence Woodcock

Told by Johnny Arlee
Illustrated by Tony Sandoval
Compiled by Shirley Torgerson

Joseph Coburn, Director
Pacific Northwest Indian Program
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory



THE INDIAN READING SERIES: Stories and Legends of the
Northwest is a collection of authentic material cooperatively devel-
oped by Indian people from twelve reservations. Development ac-
tivities are guided by a Policy Board which represents the Indian
community of the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Northwest Indian
Reading and Language Development Program Policy Board mem-
bers are:

* Warren Clements — Warm Springs
Chairman

¢ Morrie Jimenez — Klamath

¢ Joan Kennerly — Blackfeet

* Walter Moffett — Nez Perce

« Emmett Oliver — Quinault

¢ Bob Parsley — Chippewa

¢ Lloyd Smith — Warm Springs

¢ Max Snow

¢ Jeanne Thomas — Yakima


“The mountain sheep was very strong.
But Coyote was full of tricks.

‘Show me how strong you are} Coyote said.
‘Can you knock down this big pine tree?’ ”


“Coyote took out his flint knife
and killed that old, mean mountain sheep.

He cut away the head and left the sharp horns
in the tree.

From then on, all the animals and people
could go by safely.

Coyote left the horns in the tree
for people to see when they went by.

He said that after that day, the big pine tree
would be a Medicine Tree for the people”

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