This happened for four suns. On the fifth Coyote found the key to the dam hanging on a knot of an elder tree. So fast did he run to the river that the earth trembled beneath his steps.
The sisters, sitting at the dam, were shaken. "This is amazing," they said. "That baby must be a monster."
Just then they saw Coyote in his own form running towards them. They seized clubs and fell upon him. He wriggled away and plunged into the water. He swam to the door of the dam and unlocked it. The river roared through, breaking away the whole dam in its hurry. Then the salmon swam up the river, and ever since, to this day, the animals have not needed to go hungry.
"What funny old Señoras to give a baby dried salmon!" laughed Juanita. "I never knew of people's giving a baby salmon, did you, Tonio?"
"But this was not a real baby. It was Coyote, so it did n't matter what they gave him. He could eat anything. So could I now. Let 's go and ask Maria for a tortilla." And with a "Thank you, Klayukat," both children started to the kitchen.
