Native American Myths and Beliefs by Tom Lowenstein

Author:Tom Lowenstein
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

A Plains indian shield depicting the figure of a bear, an animal widely respected for its great strength.

Another story told by the Caddo describes how Coyote was distracted from hunting buffalo by a turkey roosting in a tall tree. He called to the bird: “If you don’t come here, I’ll climb the tree. If you fly to another, I’ll break it down and kill you. Only if you fly towards the prairie will you be safe. I have no power over anything on the prairie.” The turkey unwisely took Coyote at his word and made for the prairie, where the Trickster easily ran it down, killed it and he began to devour it. Glancing slyly about him as he ate to see if anyone was watching, Coyote thought he caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye of someone standing behind him ready to strike. Without waiting to see who it was, he called on a skill he had been endowed with since the beginning of time, and began to run. He ran ever faster, but could not elude his pursuer. Eventually, he gave up and rolled over on his back to beg for mercy. But as he did so, he heard something crack. This turned out to be a turkey feather that had lodged between two of his upper teeth and, sticking up vertically just behind his right eye, had deceived him into thinking he was being followed. When he realized that he had been fooled by a mere feather, Coyote was furious. Ever since that time, according to the story, the coyote has had a wild appearance, loping away slowly at first and constantly glancing to his right to see if he is being followed.

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