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The next day, Obsidian woke up and said,
“T dreamed that I flew and killed Deer”

Rock then spoke, “I dreamed that I hit Coyote
and knocked him down?

Coyote became angry and picked up a stick.

He broke Rock to pieces.

Coyote said, “I dreamed that I broke Rock
like this”

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One day Sucker and Eel
were having a gambling game.

Sucker was very lucky at gambling that day,
and Eel was very unlucky.

The two of them played their game yi fa as ~
until night. =< ed

When they decided to stop,
Sucker had won all of Eel’s fine furs,
all of his shell wampum
and all of his best baskets. =
Sucker had even won Eel’s house. —

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Eel was very sad. A



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Long ago there was just one fire in the world.
This fire was very stingy.
He did not want any other fires.

All the birds and animals got together
and said there should be other fires
so they could cook and keep warm
when they went to other places.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PEACE ........ 0. cece eee ees
THE SUCKER AND THE EEL...
COYOTE, DEER, OBSIDIAN
AND ROCK ..................
FIRE AND FROG ...............
COYOTE AND THE FISHERS...



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

appear in the Levels II and III sequence.

1 Coyote and the Stars
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
2 How Wild Horses Were Captured
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
3 School
Blackfeet Tribe

4 Philene and Buttons
Northern Cheyenne Tribe

5 Insects Off to War
Northern Cheyenne Tribe

6 Why Bluejay Hops
Skokomish Tribe

‘T Indian Festival
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

8 Helpers
Blackfeet Tribe

9 Far Out, A Rodeo Horse
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

10 Tales of Coyote and Other Legends

The Confederated Tribes of the
‘Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

11 Birds and People
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission
12 Chipmunk Meets Old Witch
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
13 My Name Is Pop
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission
14 Santa Claus Comes to the Reservation
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission
15 How Cottontail Lost His Fingers
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
16 Friends
Blackfeet Tribe
17 How Daylight Came to Be
Skokomish Tribe
18 A Little Boy’s Big Moment
Blackfeet Tribe
19 Skunk
Muckleshoot Tribe
20 Raven Helps the Indians
Skokomish Tribe

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


That is how these things came to be.

That is why the Indians killed deer
with obsidian arrows.

And that is why if you see a coyote
and raise your hands, he runs,
for he thinks you have a rock.

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Ever since that time,
Indians have rubbed dry willow sticks together
to make a fire.

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Lit AND FROG

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i) THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
EY Stories and Legends of the Northwest





4

“You will never find the Peace Spirit
for you are too greedy.
You will stop at the river to catch fish

and eat the tadpoles,” said the Great Spirit. AY-
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—

“Let me find Peace,” said Hummingbird.
“I fly swiftly and never rest.”

“You will never find Peace,”
said the Great Spirit kindly. >

“You are too flighty, ZZ,
and the beautiful flowers og SGoRS

will make you forget your mission.” D

When Crow said he would go,
the earth animals laughed.
“Crow is too noisy and boastful.

He will only frighten Peace further away.” AN


Coyote climbed down the mountain.

He picked up all the pieces
of his old quiver
and sewed them back together.

So never throw away anything
until you are sure
you have replaced it
with something new.

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One day Coyote was walking
down the trail.

He held his quiver in his hand.
Coyote looked at the quiver and said,
“This quiver is moth-eaten,

ragged and dirty.
I need a new one”

Further down the trail,
Coyote looked up in a tree
and saw five beautiful Fishers
sitting on a branch.

Coyote was glad and said,
“Here is where
I get a new quiver.







Long ago there were four good friends.

They were Coyote, Deer, Obsidian and Rock.

They were going to travel to the mountains
because they knew that was where
they had to go to get their power.

They were all going to go at the same time.

As the four friends
were on their way to the mountains,
the Great Spirit saw
they were going in a group.

The Great Spirit didn’t want them
to go as a group at the same time.

So he made it get dark when they were
halfway up the mountain.

They stopped to rest for the night.

Before they went to sleep one said,
“We will dream about one another
and may not be friends again”

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When the Peace Spirit was gone,

there were many earth animals

who were sad. ey,
Soon fear came into their hearts. 2
They asked the Great Spirit to show them

how they could find Peace once more.

“Peace can be found
after many moons of searching.
You will have to change your ways
and boast no more.
Learn to be kind and helpful,”
the Great Spirit told them.

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“We will find Peace, am,
said Crane and Heron. D

“We are strong and can fly
to the edge of the land.”


Coyote said, “I will get some of that fire”
And he went to visit Fire.

When Coyote was visiting Fire,

he stole a live coal

and ran off with it between his toes.
Each of the other animals

then went to visit Fire

and took a live coal

and ran away with it.

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4

Hales of Coyote
and Other Legends

The Indian Reading Series





“You must all go together,”
said the Great Spirit.

“You need Bear, who is strong and tireless.

You need Thrush, whose song brings
cheer and happiness.

It will be a long, hard journey,
and none of you can rest on the trail”

“Peace is a happy Spirit
who will live only with kindness,
thoughtfulness and understanding.”

“When you speak with crooked tongues
and angry hearts,
you frighten Peace away.

But if you speak straight and true,
Peace will come again
to dwell in your hearts.”


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Then Coyote shot another arrow.
Two more Fishers jumped down
and ran away.

Coyote didn’t mind.
He said,
“T1l still have my new quiver”
He shot at the last Fisher.
But he missed it.



So Coyote took his old one

and tore it up. cn
H .
e threw the pieces _ LA ~S
down the mountainside. oo,

Then he took his arrows
and shot at the Fishers.
As the first arrow went by,
two Fishers jumped down
and ran away.

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When the Great Spirit made the earth animals,
he told them they must always be friends.
“You must help each other
and live together as good friends.
I will send Peace, the beautiful spirit,
to dwell in your hearts”

Everyone was happy for awhile,
but soon the earth animals forgot
to be good and kind and helpful.
They began to brag
and make fun of others
and to quarrel.

Then one day
the beautiful Peace Spirit
flew away.






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

Copyright © 1977 by The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
Allrights reserved.

‘The work upon which this publication is based was performed pursuant to Contract
No. 40-76-0048, 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


Eel sat thinking for a long time.
Finally he said,

“Sucker, I’m going to play Ss
one more game and bet my bones <8 0
Tm going to win this game!”

So they played, and as usual, Sucker won!

That is why today
the sucker has many, many bones,
and the eel has only one.



iC jOYOTE,
= DEER,
OBSIDIAN
AND

ROCK

A Paiute Legend

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THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
Stories and Legends of the Northwest

Tales of Coyote and Other Legends
Level I Book 10

By members of the Warm Springs
Reservation Committee

Carol Allison, Illustrator
Nita Curtis, Consultant
William Frank, Iliustrator
Rena Greene

Verbena Greene, Coordinator
Viola Kalama

Isabelle Keo

Stella McKinley

Matilda Mitchell

Debbie Smith, Ilustrator
Ada Sooksoit

Christine Tom

Felix Wallulatum

Wilson Wewa

Illustrated by Carol Allison

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



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The last to carry a live coal was Frog.

He jumped into the water
and into the roots of a willow tree
with the coal.



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-
Ts 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


VERBENA GREENE

Verbena Greene, a member of the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, Oregon, is the mother of eight children. She
attended Warm Springs Boarding School until the 11th
grade and later earned her G.E.D. She has served as Local
Coordinator for the Warm Springs Curriculum Develop-
ment Committee and was the Tribal Education Program
Liaison for more than seven years. She presently is serving
as Culture Resource Person for the Tribes, providing class-
room cultural instruction (legends, values, songs, etc.) on a
consultant basis to schools and community colleges. She
enjoys working with young people and is pleased that stu-
dents are now forming culture clubs and holding powwows
in the school environment.

CAROL ALLISON

Carol Allison has been closely associated with the Warm
Springs Tribes for 16 years. She works in several different
media, including water colors, cloth painting (shawls,
skirts), and cartooning. In addition to writing and illustrat-
ing children’s books, she has worked with Warm Springs
committees writing down tribal history and culture.


| JOYOTE
==i AND

THE FISH

[ERS

(A fisher is a member of the weasel family.)

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