be considered strongest. He sat about making bows, one for each animal of the world and all of different lengths. He worked during every ray of light, but nine sleeps had passed before he had finished all the bows. Then he sent word to the animals that he would distribute the bows the next sunrise.
At sundown they gathered from far and near, every animal both great and small. When they had all settled themselves for sleep around the camp fire, Coyote thought to himself: "I am the wisest of the animals, so I ought to receive the longest bow. I think I will not sleep at all. Then I will be the first to greet man at sunrise."
It was hard to keep awake in such silence. Coyote rubbed his eyes and wriggled his toes. Still he felt sleepy. "I must skip around awhile, or I shall surely fall asleep," he murmured.
He jumped and skipped around the fire. The other animals began to waken. "Is it sunrise so soon?" yawned Grizzly.
"No. Go to sleep," whispered Coyote. "I was just getting a drink and stumbled over the tree root." To himself he said: "This will never do. If I move around, all the others will keep awake too. If I do not move around, I shall certainly fall asleep."
