In the beginning, the Great Spirit looked at a great mass of water. So he said, “There should be something solid for animals with blood.” So he called upon the crawfish to dig down and bring up some dirt, which they did. As they brought up the dirt, the water receded. The crawfish is still working at it. The Great Spirit was pleased. So he took the dirt and made all living things with it. When he ran out of objects, he said, “This is good, but I must make one to control these animals. I will make man.” So he chose some good clay and made a clay man, but it was soft. “I shall bake it in the fire from the sun,” he said. So he baked it, and when he took it out, it was pale. So he just blew on it and set it aside. Then, the more he looked at it, the more he was displeased with it. So he said, “I will let it live, but I will make another one and leave it longer to darken it.” He left it twice as long as before and when he took this one out, it was black. So he set it aside and said, “I shall make another,” and when he baked this one he cut the time in half, and it came out exactly as he wanted it. So he made three—one white, one black, and one red. He named that one _pinikan_, meaning Red. Then he saw man needed a helpmate. “I made man out of dirt so I will take part of man to make his helpmate so they will be as one, and she will be known as female as she is part of the male.” After looking the male over, he decided to make her out of bone. So he took a rib from the rib case, right in front of the chest, leaving a bone dangling. When man woke up, he saw this female sitting there. He noticed she was built different and beautiful. When he started to her, he cried, “Wo Man,” and they committed the first sin (as we know it). The man said, “You should cover yourself up.” The female said, “And so should you. I know, I will take the large leaves from this tree and make each a cover.” She made the covers and tied them on with a vine known today as the white vine. When they heard the Great Spirit coming, they were ashamed, and hid from him. So he called for them to “Come out wherever you are.” Then the Great Spirit asked them, “Why are you hiding?” Then the male said, “She looked so enticing that I went into her without your permission.” The Great Spirit said, “For that you shall go out on the earth and earn your living by the sweat of your brow. If you do not work, you do not eat, and you, woman, you shall bear his offspring in great pain. I did not intend to have but you two, but since it is this way, you will be fruitful and multiply so your seed may be many, and now that you are smart, I will give you the earth, but remember you are made of her dirt and you shall return to her. She is your mother. She will feed you and clothe you. She will give you the trees to give you nuts and fruits for you to eat and at seasons for birds to live in, and fur bearing animals. You will also enjoy its shade. When you are tired, you may rest on the