“Wolf, who was the strongest and greatest man in the world, was alone in a boat in which he paddled around for a long time. He was lonely and wanted somebody with him. He made Coyote and called him brother.

“Wolf said, ‘We can’t paddle around all the time. We must have some earth.’ He took a handful of earth and placed it on the water. It stayed there. At first it was very shaky, but later it became solid. Then he added more and more earth until he had a little round place. They got out on the earth.

“Coyote, who is always running around, ran back and forth and all over the earth. He said, ‘I want to step a little farther. This is too small. Can’t you add a little more earth? I am tired of this little strip. Can’t you make it bigger?’ His brother added more dirt and Coyote ran around again. He went right to the edge of it. He said to his brother, ‘This is too small. Can’t you make it a little bigger?’ His brother added more earth and the place grew. In this way it grew larger and larger until it became as it is today.”