ONE DAY COYOTE DECIDED TO TRAVEL TO THE SKY WORLD WHERE THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS LIVED. ONE OF THE SUPERNATURAL BEINGS OF THE UPPER WORLDS HAD BEEN ATTENDING A FIESTA. HE AGREED TO TAKE COYOTE UP TO THE SKY.
AFTER 10 DAYS THE FIESTA WAS OVER AND XOY WAS READY TO GO HOME. COYOTE GRABBED ONTO XOY'S LEGS AND THEY BEGIN TO RISE. AT FIRST COYOTE GAZED DOWN ON THIS WORLD WITH PLEASURE. WHENEVER XOY TRAVELED UP OR DOWN, HE ALWAYS MOVED IN A SPIRAL. WHEN HE DESCENDED, XOY MOVED SLOWLY. BUT WHEN HE ROSE, HE SPIRALED VERY FAST. COYOTE BECAME FRIGHTENED AND STARTED TO LET GO. BUT WHEN HE SAW HOW FAR IT WAS TO THE EARTH, HE JUST HELD TIGHT.
THEY BOTH ROSE HIGHER AND HIGHER AND COYOTE YELLED "TAKE ME BACK, XOY". I HAVE SOME THINGS TO DO DOWN THERE. SOON XOY PASSED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE SKY AND THE TWO WERE QUICKLY IN THE NEXT WORLD ABOVE. WHEN HE SAW THEY WERE THERE, COYOTE LET GO AND DROPPED TO THE SURFACE OF THE UPPER WORLD.
XOY CONTINUED TO THE NEXT WORLD WHERE HE LIVED. WHEN COYOTE LOOKED AROUND AND COULD NOT SEE XOY, HE BEGAN TO CRY. COYOTE WAS IN A STRANGE NEW WORLD WITH NO FRIENDS. HE LOOKED SADLY BACK THROUGH THE HOLE AT THE WORLD HE HAD LEFT BEHIND. COYOTE SELDOM STAYS SAD VERY LONG BECAUSE THE WORLD IS VERY FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES. HE LOOKED TO THE WEST AND SAW A HOUSE THAT SHONE IN THE SUNLIGHT. COYOTE WHO WAS ALWAYS HUNGRY, AIMED TO REACH THE HOUSE AT MIDDAY SO WHOEVER LIVED THERE WOULD INVITE HIM TO DINNER.
COYOTE WAS AMAZED TO DISCOVER THAT THE HOUSE WAS MADE OF PURE CRYSTAL, THE KIND THAT THE CHUMASH USED TO SET INTO THE EDGES OF THE FINELY CARVED WOODEN BOWLS. WHEN HE HEADED CLOSE TO THE HOUSE CROW CALLED OUT SOMEONE IS COMING. WHEN COYOTE TRIED TO ENTER SUN BEAR TRIED TO BITE HIM. THE SUN'S DAUGHTERS INVITED HIM IN AND GAVE HIM SOME FOOD. COYOTE WALKED OFF BY HIMSELF AND DECIDED TO LEAVE SKY COUNTRY AND GO BACK TO EARTH.
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