Week 10 Story B Pacific Northwest

Cry-Because-He-Had-No-Wife

There was a little orphan boy who was crying because he wanted a wife. His grandparents sent him to a girl. He came to a giant's house. He told him to turn into a little dog to survive a rock-cliff. He then got to the house and saw her guard-horse. He made it inside. They got married and they went back to the grandparent's house. They did not follow her directions, so they died. They then escaped the giant. 

Two Thunder Bird Stories

Only the thunderbird lived, When he touched the water, he created the earth. Next time he created animals. He gave the tinne a scared arrow. He lived as long as he had the arrow. Then they used the arrow and died.
An Indian's Vow to the Thunder Gods

Thunder spoke to a woman in a vision so she promised him her first child. She could not give herself to give her kid away. A year later she tried again but she couldn't. One day thunder gathered quickly and struck him dead.

Storms!

Chinook Ghosts

The ghost wanted to buy a wife so he bought blue Jay's sister. She disappeared the next day. He confirmed that she was alive. They became skeletons. Blue jay didn't know what he was doing and when he was going home he didn't follow the directions. He came back a skeleton. 

Origin of the Tribes

The monster lived in Wishpoosh. People wanted to fish there but they were killed. Coyote killed him after fighting hard. Their fighting created a bigger lake. The coyote used the beaver parts to create the tribes.
How the Ermine Got Its Necklace

Between Koyukuk and Yukon, an old man lived there. They made their way to the village and went into the big house. The women were better hunters and they competed until the older brother was killed. He went around to a bunch of animals and got a necklace.
Coyote and Grizzly

There was an always angry grizzly bear. She ate a band of Indians. She sent for a medicine man. He told her why she was sick. She chased the coyote. She fell from a bridge breaking. 

Coyote in the Buffalo Country

Coyote took to the trail again. Eagle said he couldn't go anywhere so he went. He needed food so he killed a buffalo-- he saved some for the bear. He became chief but the people thought he sucked. He played a trick on wolf and was a great chief.
Coyote and the Salmon; Coyote and the Fire

When coyote went to Klamath river he found everyone poor. He said it would have salmon soon. He stole the key from skookum and broke down the dam,
Falls of the Willamette

Tallapus found the Willamette poor but they could get salmon. He made tum-tums. Because he disrupted Tallapus's fire people now spearfish.
Tallapus and the Cedar

He made himself a coyote. He went into a cedar tree. He then couldn't get into it. He got the birds to peck holes into it. The raven stole his eyes, but he refused to show it. He traded eyes with the squaw.