Post by Okwes on Mar 22, 2007 14:40:48 GMT -5
Coyote Reads the Letter As He Sits - Apache / White Mountain
All the shamans were holding a council at the Sun's house. They were all there. When they were through holding the council, they got a paper from above. On it were written words, just like a letter. The shamans wanted to read the letter and know what it said. One of them said he would try. They had a chair there and they told him to sit in it and take the paper. The shaman sat down and took the paper. He looked it all over, but could not read it. Then another shaman sat down and tried, but without success. One after another they sat in the chair and tried to read the paper, but could not. Finally Coyote, who was a shaman, was the only one left They said, "You ought to be able to read this paper. Coyote." Coyote sat down in the chair and took the paper. He looked at it a while and then started to read it. He rested his head on one hand and held the paper before him with the other hand. Coyote read the paper right off without trouble. He knew how.
Also called: The Paper from Above Arrives at the Sun's House
White Mountain Apache , Told by Francis Drake
Taken from Myths and Tales of the White Mountain Apache by Grenville Goodwin, 1934
All the shamans were holding a council at the Sun's house. They were all there. When they were through holding the council, they got a paper from above. On it were written words, just like a letter. The shamans wanted to read the letter and know what it said. One of them said he would try. They had a chair there and they told him to sit in it and take the paper. The shaman sat down and took the paper. He looked it all over, but could not read it. Then another shaman sat down and tried, but without success. One after another they sat in the chair and tried to read the paper, but could not. Finally Coyote, who was a shaman, was the only one left They said, "You ought to be able to read this paper. Coyote." Coyote sat down in the chair and took the paper. He looked at it a while and then started to read it. He rested his head on one hand and held the paper before him with the other hand. Coyote read the paper right off without trouble. He knew how.
Also called: The Paper from Above Arrives at the Sun's House
White Mountain Apache , Told by Francis Drake
Taken from Myths and Tales of the White Mountain Apache by Grenville Goodwin, 1934