. Myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest : especially of Washington and Oregon . LEGENDS HOW COYOTE STOLE FIRE EMG ago men were hungry and unhappy. Theywere cold. The only fire in the worldwas on a mountain top, watched by threeSkookums. They guarded the fire carefully. Menmight steal it and become as strong as they. Coyote wanted men to be warm and happy. Oneday he crept to the mountain top and watched theSkookums. He watched all day and all night. Theythought he was only a skulking coyote. Coyote sawthat one Skookum sat always by the fire. When onewent into the tepee, another came out an
. Myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest : especially of Washington and Oregon . LEGENDS HOW COYOTE STOLE FIRE EMG ago men were hungry and unhappy. Theywere cold. The only fire in the worldwas on a mountain top, watched by threeSkookums. They guarded the fire carefully. Menmight steal it and become as strong as they. Coyote wanted men to be warm and happy. Oneday he crept to the mountain top and watched theSkookums. He watched all day and all night. Theythought he was only a skulking coyote. Coyote sawthat one Skookum sat always by the fire. When onewent into the tepee, another came out and sat bythe fire. Only when the dawn wind arose was therea chance to steal fire. Then Skookum, shivering,hurried into the tepee. She called: Sister, sister,get up and watch the fire. But the sister was slow. Coyote went down the mountain side and calleda great council of the animals. He knew if he stolefire, the Skookums would chase him. Coyote saidthe other animals must help him. Again Coyote skulked to the mountain top. The Skookums saw only a coyote shivering in the bushes. 4o.
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