These are some myths that were re-written/passed on/what have you by KieYoeT, quite an interesting individual himself :) so I'm giving credit where credit is due.. now on to the tales ;)
Coyote Man Looses His Beautiful Fur
Coyote Man was on his way to get married when off the trail he saw several young men from a neighboring village engaging in high stakes gambling. Coyote Man had fun gambling with them and hoped to win many of the items to impress his new bride. It was getting late and Coyote Man had lost the money for the honeymoon. The neighbors said, "Hey, we know you have nothing left. If you want to win your money back, gamble your beautiful coat." Coyote Man had the most beautiful coat of all the ancient ones. He was in a hurry, so he consented. Well, Coyote Man left the game naked and went to the wedding ceremony. No one was there except Badger Woman, Elk Woman, and Crow Woman. "Your bride left with her party very angry." The three women took pity on him. "We have nothing but old winter coats to clothe you with." Coyote Man accepted their hospitality and told them that he would never gamble what he could not afford to loose, again. He began to brush out his coat. "I will live with you women and help you gather food and wood for the winter. No one else loves me or will forgive my foolishness."
Coyote In Eden
God created all things in an idealistic way. God created Earth. God's brother, Coyote, walked up next to him on Earth. "Looks good, God." God created all of the plants, and animals. "Looks good, God." After a week, God got tired and decided to create another world. God was bored, so he left. Coyote stayed. Coyote noticed that Earth was boring. The land had no beautiful mountains or hills. It was flat. There were no waves. The sea was still. Every tree and plant grew in military rows. They gave only oranges and carrots. All of the animals were dumb, and there were none such as he and his brother, God. There was nothing to challenge these dumb animals because everything was perfect. They stayed the same. Coyote got an idea. I will fix it. Coyote stomped on the ground and made the mountains and hills. Coyote splashed in the water and created falls, waves, and rain. Coyote threw the seeds of all the plants into the sky so that they would mix together. And Coyote made the animals fight and die. He created humans. These humans became smart and soon discovered Coyote. They blamed him for earthquakes, floods, brush fires, and tornados. They said he was bad. God came back to see Earth again. "What have you done Coyote?" Coyote smiled.
Coyote Steals Fire
Back then, only God knew how to make fire. He would sit in the grey clouds and throw lightning down and burn things. Humans were scared of him and stayed away from his fire. Fire hurt. One evening, God sent down a bolt and set Coyote's tail on fire. "Damn you, God. I hate your jokes." Coyote wanted to get him back. He created a mound of dry sticks that looked just like a dog. The biggest stick looked like his tail. God looked down from way up. He laughed and threw a bolt. The entire stack of dog-looking sticks caught on fire. "Oh, no. I killed Coyote!" Coyote waited for God to leave. Coyote Man took the stick that looked like the tail and brought it to human's camp. "Take this fire and heal or kill each other with it. I don't care. God does not want you to have it. This is my revenge." The woman took the fire and thanked Coyote Man. God saw fire in human's camp and they were not burning to death. "Coyote!" God screamed. He has been trying to kill Coyote every since. Coyote laughed.
Coyote Man Tricks Beautiful Woman
A beautiful young woman looked into the water of the river and cried because she had learned that the man she was to marry, died in battle. All that they brought to her was his bloody shoe. "Why did it have to be my man?" she cried to God. Coyote was licking himself in the shade when he heard her sob to God, asking him why her man had died. He peeked at her through the brush. "What a lovely girl!" he thought. "I must have her." In lust, Coyote transformed into Coyote Man. "I know why," he said, coming out of the tall grasses. Beautiful Woman stared at him with tears in her eyes. He was a stranger and very attractive. "Why?" she asked him. "Because God is far away on a hunting trip. How can he watch his children when he is away." "Who watches us then?" she asked Coyote Man. Plainly he spoke. "I do." Coyote man sat beside her on the bank and caressed her and calmed her. "I will be your man, for now." Beautiful Woman let him love her. Coyote Man got up. It was late in the day. She asked, "Will you stay with me?" He smiled at her. "No. I can not stay with you." She realized that he was Coyote. She yelled, "Go away from me." He smiled again. "Shit happens." He muttered as he walked back into the brush.
Coyote Man Is Threatened By Warrior Brother
Beautiful Woman's brother was the strongest, fiercest, most talented warrior of the clan. Beautiful Woman told her brother about how Coyote Man seduced her with empty promises on the river bank. Warrior Brother gathered the entire tribe. "I will challenge Coyote Man to a fight. We will fight in the middle of the village." The people agreed. No man makes promises he can not keep. Warrior Brother found Coyote in the shade of the brush licking himself. Warrior Brother threatened, "I challenge you to a fight to the death, for dishonoring my sister." Coyote transformed into a man and followed the challenger to the village. People spat at Coyote Man. They yelled questions. "Why don't you ever work in the fields with us, you lazy bum? Why do you always challenge our traditions? Why do you lie?" Coyote Man answered each question before fighting. He refused the weapons that were given him. "I work smart, not hard. Your traditions are stupid. And I tell the truth that you do not want to hear." Warrior Brother came at Coyote Man. He plunged an axe right into Coyote Man's chest. Coyote Man stood there and did not bleed. "I am an immortal. I lived in the dreams of your ancestors long before you arrived. I can not die." With these words, Coyote Man turned into a very old man. "Beautiful Woman, I told you that I would be your man for that moment. I never said forever." Coyote Man took the axe out of his chest and buried it. He transformed back into Coyote and ran into the brush.
Coyote Meets The Scarecrow
Coyote was trotting through the forest looking for his friend Crow. "Crow, Crow, Crow, where are you? I am hungry. I need you to show me where I can get something to eat." Scarecrow yelled at Coyote. "Hey, your friend Crow is dead." Coyote peeked out at the Scarecrow in the clearing at the end of the woods. Coyote spoke. "Did you kill her?" Scarecrow said, "No, Farmer shot her with a gun. I just hang here and do what Farmer tells me to do. I threatened Crow with hell fire, when she came in here to steal corn. But I did not kill her." Coyote smirked. "I am hungry. Will you threaten me with hell fire if I take some corn?" Scarecrow said, "yes." Coyote got mad and immediately attacked Scarecrow and tore him down. Farmer shot Coyote in the foot. Coyote limped off and survived. "I know now, not to blame Scarecrow for the death of my friend and my own pain." Coyote pressed legal charges of murder, assault, and religious fraud, against Farmer and won ten million dollars in damages. Farmer was executed. Scarecrow could not scare away any of Crow's brothers and sisters because farmer was not there to put words in the puppet's mouth. The world became a better place.