She will tell you How the Spider Symbol Came to the Osage
People, How First Woman and First Man and Coyote
Placed the Stars, How the Coyote Spirit Passed from the
Earth, about the Apache Boy and the Rattlesnake, About
the Old Father and the Bundle of Arrows, about the Sun
and the Moon in a Box, and finally, about a race between a
Desert Tortoise and a Jack Rabbit.
All stories begin with Once Upon a Time, or Before There
Were Any People on Earth, or Long, Long Ago, and in a
Place Far Far Away…..
And then a lesson in taught inside a very good story,
hopefully taught by a very good storyteller, who takes you
back in time, puts you inside his or her story and keeps you
there until it is over and you shake your head and come
back to where you were before the story began.
And, most stories end with And It Is the Same Today, or
They Lived Happily Ever After, or Never Forget This Story
and Pass It On, or Don’t Make the Same Mistake, or And
That is Why the Sun Sits Up There Today.
Tell your stories to your children and grandchildren, it
makes their lives much better and makes their paths much
easier to follow.
People, How First Woman and First Man and Coyote
Placed the Stars, How the Coyote Spirit Passed from the
Earth, about the Apache Boy and the Rattlesnake, About
the Old Father and the Bundle of Arrows, about the Sun
and the Moon in a Box, and finally, about a race between a
Desert Tortoise and a Jack Rabbit.
All stories begin with Once Upon a Time, or Before There
Were Any People on Earth, or Long, Long Ago, and in a
Place Far Far Away…..
And then a lesson in taught inside a very good story,
hopefully taught by a very good storyteller, who takes you
back in time, puts you inside his or her story and keeps you
there until it is over and you shake your head and come
back to where you were before the story began.
And, most stories end with And It Is the Same Today, or
They Lived Happily Ever After, or Never Forget This Story
and Pass It On, or Don’t Make the Same Mistake, or And
That is Why the Sun Sits Up There Today.
Tell your stories to your children and grandchildren, it
makes their lives much better and makes their paths much
easier to follow.
April Romo de Vivar
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OLD FATHER AND THE BUNDLE OF ARROWS
Aesop speaks of everyone’s father in this story.
A dying old father called all of his sons together for his last
important talk with them. He held a bundle of arrows and some
separate arrows. He handed one to his oldest son and asked
him to break it. His son did it easily.
He handed the tied up bundle of arrows to his youngest son
and asked him to break it. His son could not do it.
“I have little to leave you, my sons. I leave you cornfields and the
work that they bring. I leave you what I have learned.”
“I have learned that a man alone is endangered. Men together
are not only safer, unbroken like the bundle, but are also able to
do more, and more quickly.”
“Walk in each other’s moccasins when problems arise
between you. See with each other’s eyes and fear nothing.
See what is, dream what can be, and make it happen using
your wisdom and discipline.
Follow your minds and not just your needs. Think, dream, and
work together for your good.”
Aesop speaks of everyone’s father in this story.
A dying old father called all of his sons together for his last
important talk with them. He held a bundle of arrows and some
separate arrows. He handed one to his oldest son and asked
him to break it. His son did it easily.
He handed the tied up bundle of arrows to his youngest son
and asked him to break it. His son could not do it.
“I have little to leave you, my sons. I leave you cornfields and the
work that they bring. I leave you what I have learned.”
“I have learned that a man alone is endangered. Men together
are not only safer, unbroken like the bundle, but are also able to
do more, and more quickly.”
“Walk in each other’s moccasins when problems arise
between you. See with each other’s eyes and fear nothing.
See what is, dream what can be, and make it happen using
your wisdom and discipline.
Follow your minds and not just your needs. Think, dream, and
work together for your good.”
OLD FATHER AND ARROWS STORYTELLER
KLAMATH SPIRIT COYOTE STORYTELLER
HOW SPIRIT COYOTE PASSED FROM THE EARTH
Man and Spirit Coyote were cousins, friends in the old Klamath
people’s stories.
He loved the night sky, loved one large and beautiful star more than
all the others. He watched and spoke to her, but she just passed
quietly on each night. He saw her touch a certain mountain top each
night and ran there as fast as he could to be there when she came
by.
Full of love and joy, he stayed awake and she came by. He jumped
up to touch her and couldn’t and begged her to reach out for his
paws. She did.
Slowly, as stars move, she danced him up to the highest part of the
sky. He was dizzy and asked to go back.
The star let go of him and he fell through the cold and silent night,
hitting the earth, forming Crater Lake and then his blood oozed out
to form its waters. The star moved on across the night sky, slowly
and quietly.
So, when Coyotes climb up high and howl at the star that killed their
daddy, you will now understand why they sound so very sad. Be
careful in love.
Man and Spirit Coyote were cousins, friends in the old Klamath
people’s stories.
He loved the night sky, loved one large and beautiful star more than
all the others. He watched and spoke to her, but she just passed
quietly on each night. He saw her touch a certain mountain top each
night and ran there as fast as he could to be there when she came
by.
Full of love and joy, he stayed awake and she came by. He jumped
up to touch her and couldn’t and begged her to reach out for his
paws. She did.
Slowly, as stars move, she danced him up to the highest part of the
sky. He was dizzy and asked to go back.
The star let go of him and he fell through the cold and silent night,
hitting the earth, forming Crater Lake and then his blood oozed out
to form its waters. The star moved on across the night sky, slowly
and quietly.
So, when Coyotes climb up high and howl at the star that killed their
daddy, you will now understand why they sound so very sad. Be
careful in love.
April Romo de Vivar
is about to tell you some stories
so watch her face and listen well.
is about to tell you some stories
so watch her face and listen well.
