COYOTE: Well...the only light anywhere in the world was He-koo-las, the sun woman. She lived far away in the East. Her entire body was covered with ah-wook, the iridescent shells of the abalone. She shone so brightly you could hardly look at her. enter Sun Woman, Child #2 with cocoon rattle. Coyote tries to make his cattail rope work like a lasso, then gives up.) But she didn't want to come, so I had her tied tightly and brought here and that (boastfully, grandly) is how I gave people light.

WEK WEK: Grandfather, you didn't give the light, Sun Woman did.

BEAR: Actually, Coyote, the Sun Woman was here before you or any of the animal or human people appeared.

COYOTE: (Changing the subject) But do look at how the Sun Woman shines. Like sparkling stars.

BEAR: Yes, when you look up at the sky at night you can see thousands of stars. If you look during the day time, you see the sun...and the sun is a star too.

CHILD #2: A star?

CHILD #4: The sun is a star?

CHILD #3: It's a start?

CHILD #1: Of course it is. Don't you know anything?

BEAR: It's the start closest to us here on earth.

SUN WOMAN: That is why I look so big and bright.

RABBIT: O dear, it's so light! It's so bright! (Darts in and out trying to hide) I can't find a place to hide! (Hunkers down) Someone is chasing me.