ONE DAY COYOTE WAS coming along. He was very hungry. Spider was on a tree. Coyote found Spider and wanted to eat him.
“What are you trying to do?” said Spider.
“I am going to eat you.”
“You know, I heard some people over there talking about killing you. I’ll go over there and find out what they are going to do.”
“All right,” said Coyote. “Come back soon.”
Spider promised he would, but he did not return.
Coyote went on and found another spider. He was going to eat him.
“Now, I’ll tell you something good,” said Spider. “Why do you think I am on this tree? What do you think of this?”
“I don’t know.”
“I hold on to this tree, shut my eyes for a short time and see everything all over the world. This tree is chief of the whole world, that is why spiders always go on trees.”
“That is new to me,” said Coyote.
“Don’t you wish to see everything?”
“Yes.”
“Well, shut your eyes for a while, hold on to this tree, and you will see everything.”
As soon as Coyote had closed his eyes, Spider went away. Coyote never saw anything. That’s how it was with him.