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Legends
Spilyay Tymoo
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IN THt IACN , OA OUTSIOt AHO AWAY fAtHI THt OTHfAS.
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Peace
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.
When the Peace Spirit was gone there were many Earth
animals who were sad. Soon fear came into their hearts. 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 quarrelsome ways and boast no
more. "Learn to be kind and helpful," the Great Spirit told . .
them.
"We will find Peace," said Crane and Heron. "We are
strong and can fly to the edge of the land."
"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." "Let me find Peace," said Hummingbird. "I fly
swiftly and never rest."
"You will never find Peace," said Great Spirit lu!y"Y6u,t
are to flighty and the beautiful flowers will make you forget
your mission."
When Crow said he would go, the Earth animals laughed.
"Crow is too noisy and boastful and quarrelsome. He will
only frighten Peace farther away."
"You must all go together," said 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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Coyote and the fishers
One day Coyote was walking down the trail. 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 new quiver."
So Coyote took his old one and tore it up. He threw the
pieces down the mountain side.
Then he took his arrows and shot at the Fishers. As the
first arrow went by, two Fishers jumped down and ran away.
Then Coyote shot another arrow. Two more Fishers
jumped down and ran away.
Coyote didn't mind. He said, "111 still have my new
quiver." And he shot at the last Fisher. But he missed.
Coyote climbed down the mountain. He picked up all the
pieces of his old quiver and sewed them back together.
So you never throw anything away until you are sure you
have replaced it with something new. ,! .. .
All illustrations and stories included In this special
Insert of Spilyay Tymoo are protected under the United
States copywrite law.
1988 The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian
Reservation of Oregon
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