of the restless ocean for several minutes in utter despair. Weary in
body and limbs, and sad at heart for his great loss, the truth flashed
upon him that he could never in this world get his revenge, as the
being of his wrath was swift in its flight through space. Thus on the
shore he stood, when he suddenly turned his back on the west with a
kick of contempt in that direction, where the Sun (his great enemy) had
sank. In silence he gazed towards the east and then away towards the
northern horizon, and there in the far north he saw a more pleasing
scene where he buried his great burden of sorrow. While he still stood
there gazing he saw the seven stars winking down through the heavens
at him, and they kept winking for him to join them. Suddenly he felt
himself rising from the earth as if he had been transformed into an
Angel with wings, and he rose far away to the Kingdom of Heaven. Up
he soared, ever up, until he was at last flying among the seven stars
and when he reached them, he began to dance and sing, as they were all
girls and also sisters. They asked him not to keep on singing as they
said he did not know how to sing properly and said they would teach
him how to sing, so he could join them in some of their songs. So he
became flattered to think that the sisters were taking so much interest
in him and he became very vain at once, as some narrow minded people
do, when they become associated with a superior circle. He was rather
enthusiastic now, to think what a good escape he had made from the
cruel earth to a beautiful abode in Heaven. He flattered himself so
much in his wild enthusiasm that he thought himself very wise, and he
would display some of his talent before the sisters. As they offered to
teach him he replied to them, “I can sing beautifully; I used to sing
for my wife and children down on the earth, they always said my voice
was good and I believe I know a good deal about singing, and do not
need any training. So never mind girls about teaching me for my voice
is just splendid and I can sing perfectly.” The sisters looked at each
other and felt very disappointed to think that the Coyote persisted
in knowing all about the fine arts, when he practically did not know
the first step. After some persuasion they decided they would never
be able to teach him any of the fine arts of singing, for the stars
of Heaven were much different from those on earth. They reasoned too,
that perhaps he was out of his natural mind, after traveling so many
millions of miles through space. The sisters replied as good naturedly
as they could: “very well kind sir, we are deeply grieved to find that
by our billion of years of experience and knowledge we are not able
to teach you anything, and you may proceed as you like.” The Coyote
began to dance and sing again among his friends until he grew very
tired and when he could no longer sing and dance he began to talk to
them in a broken tone. His head grew dizzy as his mind wandered from
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