Green Grass, Running Water

WHERE DID ALL THE WATER COME FROM? says that GOD.

"I'll bet you'd like a little dry land,"says Coyote.

What happened to my earth without form? says that GOD.

"I know I sure would,"says Coyote.

What happened to my void? says that GOD. Where's my darkness?

"Hmmmm,"says Coyote. "Maybe I better apologize now."

"You can apologize later,"I says. "Pay attention."

Okay. There are two worlds, you know. One world is a Sky World. One world is a Water world.

"Where do the Coyotes live?"says Coyote.

"Forget the Coyotes,"I says.

That Sky World has all sorts of things. Sky things. They got Sky Moose. They got Sky Bear. They got Sky Elk. Sky Buffalo.

"And Sky Coyotes?"says Coyote.

This is all wrong, says that GOD. Everybody knows there is only one world.

"Listen up,"I says. "I only want to do this once."

From Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King 1993. Published by HarperCollins.