Figurehead on Indian Canoe
“Raven said to Crow, ‘You will make lots of noise. You will be great talkers’”
Then Raven said to Xunkaha, “You will never be seen unless the north wind is going to blow.” That is what the name Xunkaha means.
To Crow, Raven said, “You will make lots of noise. You will be great talkers.” That is why, when you hear one crow, you hear a lot of others right afterward.
Raven said to Gusyiadul, “You will be seen only when warm weather is coming. Never come near except when warm weather is coming.”
To Humming-bird Raven said, “People will enjoy seeing you. If a person sees you once, he will want to see you again.”
Raven said to Eagle, “You will be very powerful and above all birds. Your eyesight will be very good. It will be easy for you to get what you want.” Then Raven put talons on the eagle and said they would be useful to him.
Thus Raven taught all the birds.