Miwok Myths e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The Black Geese asked the W'hite Geese to help them. They gathered in the assembly house. Lizard lav on top of the rock and looked into the valley. It was then that he found the fire. He saw the flames issuing from the smoke hole in the top of a large assembly house. Then Lizard told Coyote that he saw the fire below. Coyote doubted him. Lizard said, Come up here on top of the rock, look below, and you will see sparks coming from the assembly house. Covote asked, Where do you see the fire? I see 110 fire in that direction. Then Lizard said, Watch. There goes another spark. Coyote said to the Geese, It is strange that we cannot see it. He saw it again. The Geese did not believe him. They said that he was deceiving them.