After the
flood, Sky Coyote, Sun, Moon, Morning Star, and Eagle were discussing
how they were going to make man. Eagle and Sky Coyote Kept Arguing about
whether or not the new people should have hands like Sky Coyote's. Coyote
said that all people in this world should be in his image, since he had
the finest hands. Lizard was there also, but he just listened night after
night and said nothing.
At last, Coyote won the argument and it was agreed that people should have
hands just like his. The Next day they all gathered around a beautiful
white rock that was there in the sky. It was so fine and smooth on the top
that whatever touched it would leave an exact print. Coyote was just about
to stamp his down on the rock when Lizard, who had been standing silenty
just behind him,quickly reached out and pressed his own perfect hand print
onto the rock.
Coyote was furious and wanted to kill Lizard, but Lizard ran down into a
deep crack and escaped. Since Eagle and Sun approved of what Lizard had
done, Coyote couldn't do anything about it. If Lizard had not made his
print, we might have hands like a coyote today!