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In the begining, Great Grandfather Spirit had finished creating the earth and all the animals and was happy with his creations. After a time the animals started to fight each other over who would be the best leader over all animals.

Coyote, not being one to fight, asked Grandfather Spirit to make a man and a woman to rule over all the animals of Mother Earth. Grandfather Spirit loved the idea and immediately started to work on them. Grandfather Spirit was having a difficult time trying to imagine what a man and woman would look like though.

Coyote came to see how Grandfather Spirit was doing with his new creations and say that he was having a hard time deciding what the man and woman should look like. Coyote, with all his magic, changed himself into the image of a man and showed Grandfather Spirit. When Grandfather Spirit saw this he was pleased and thanked Coyote for his help and began working on Man.

After using Earth and Water to create man's body, Grandfather Spirit then blew life into man and man came to life. Grandfather Spirit told man that he would make man a mate to accompany him and began working on another image that looked exactly like man

Coyote saw this and said, "No, no, no, Grandfather! Man won't find a woman who looks like this attractive. Here is how a woman should look like."

Coyote again transformed himself, this time into the image of a woman. Grandfather Spirit studied this image and went to work on creating woman out of the Earth.

When he finished the woman looked just like the image of the woman that Coyote showed the Creator. Grandfather Spirit then blew life into the woman and said to man, "This is good." Grandfather Spirit told Man and Woman that they are the leaders of the land and to treat Mother Earth and all who dwell on it like family because they all come from Mother Earth.

Grandfather Spirit thanked Coyote for his help and to show his thanks he gave Coyote the more magical powers than any other animal.