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Tales Told by the Fireside
By the Gangrel of the british Isles and Eire
As recalled by Qualin Hess, Wilderness blood of the Cammarilla, Journeymann of Eire
A Tale of Coyote told by Joe, Wilderness blood of The Camarilla Prince of London |
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A long, long time ago, people did not yet inhabit the earth. A beast walked
upon the land, eating all the animals--except Coyote. Coyote was angry that
his friendswere gone. He climbed the tallest mountain and attached himself
to the top. Coyote called upon the beast, challenging it to try to eat him.
The beast sucked in the air, hoping to pull in Coyote with its powerful
breath, but the ropes were too strong. The beast tried many other ways to
blow Coyote off the mountain, but it was no use.
Realizing that Coyote was sly and clever, the beast thought of a new plan.
It would befriend Coyote and invite him to stay in its home.
Before the
visit began, Coyote said that he wanted to visit his friends and asked if
he could enter the monster's
stomach to see them. The beast allowed this, and Coyote cut out its heart
and set fire to its insides. His friends were freed.
Then Coyote decided to make a new animal. He flung pieces of the beast in
the four directions; wherever the pieces landed, a new tribe emerged. He
ran out of body parts before he could create a new human tribe on the site
where the beast had lain. He used the beast's blood, which was still on his
hands, to create the Nez Percé.
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