It was Coyote who brought it about that people die.

He made it thus because our hands are not closed like his. He wanted our hands to be like his, but a lizard said to him: "No, they must have my hand."

He had five fingers and Coyote had only a fist.

So now we have an open hand with five fingers.

But then Coyote said: "Well, then they will have to die."

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