The Long Otter
Once upon a time there was a long otter that ruled a great lake. Whatever he wanted was his. All made offerings to him except for the men who rowed their canoes away from shore to cast nets into the deep. They pulled a great bounty of fish up but left nothing for the long otter.
The otter watched these men work and wished he had such powers as well, so he took a bride from among their people.
She washed clothes at the lakeside where he was always bathing. She carried a big basket on her head when she came down the beach.
She was very pretty in her way, but there was something wrong with her that the other men did not enjoy and so she was alone.
He would watch her as she scrubbed old shirts among the rocks. Eventually he decided to ask her on a date and she agreed.
They had two sons, one who looked more like an otter and one who looked more like a man. When they came into their urges, it was decided that the otterish son would stay with his father while the mannish son would go with his mother. They said their goodbyes and made off into the world.
We descended from the mannish son. I've always wanted to visit the great lake.
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