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6 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
Widi seems to be always daydreaming and looking out to sea. Gwayum is worried. She goes to Frog who decides to tell Gwayum a story: in the earliest times the Great Spirit looked about and saw nothing. No colors, no beauty. Time was silent in darkness. There was no sound. Nothing could be seen or felt. The Great Spirit decided to fill this space with light and life. He created the land and molded the mountains and the valleys. He said, "Everything is ready now. I will fill this place with all of the makings of life. " He thought and thought about what kind of creatures he would make until he fell asleep. He saw strange things in his dream. There were plants of all colors, insects, animals, birds and human beings. Everything seemed out of place. The Great Spirit thought he was having a bad dream; nothing could be this imperfect! When he awoke, the Great Spirit saw Raven, Eagle and Frog. They were at play in this first world, and he realized the world of his dream became his creation. Everything he dreamed about would eventually come true. When he saw how Raven and Eagle and Frog acted in concert with one another, he then knew every thing has it's place, and purpose in the time to come. "We must not question the dreamers amongst us," says Frog, "but be patient and help them if we can. They are the creators." Gwayum takes this to heart and as Frog hops away Widi jumps up. "I've got it!" He runs to the others and tells them he knows how to make a boat fly. They all laugh at him, but Gwayum offers to help. Working together, they take a length of fabric and attach it to a pole, which he puts in his tiny boat. It is a sail, and sure enough, it makes the boats fly over the water.
Episode 2
The children are fishing when a great wind takes them to a beach far from home. They see some huge footprints, and afraid, they hide in the bushes. As they crouch low they see the huge feet of a huge animal that looks like a wolf. The creature coaxes them from their hiding place and introduces himself as Dog. Dog helps the children hunt for food and keeps them warm at night. Eventually, he brings them home to meet his master, a Giant the children have never seen before. After a few days, Dog asks the Giant if he can help the children to go home. The Giant takes the children and Dog to the seashore and transforms him into 3 times his size. He puts the children on Dog's back and they swim home. As he nears the people's village, Dog becomes smaller as the Giant's magic leaves him, until he is half his original size. Dog leaves the children on the beach and tells them he is sorry that he is so small, and surely will be of little use now. Too small to swim back, he disappears into the forest. When the children tell their tribe of their adventure, the people are skeptical, but they are glad the children are safe. A few moons come and go until one morning while the tribe sleeps, Dog returns to the children, hungry and dirty. He allows them to pet him and takes food from their hands. They wonder aloud about the giant who gave them the Dog and he tells them it was the Great Spirit. The people offer to let him stay and he becomes a member of the hunt.
Episode 3
During a long hunt, the people come across a huge boulder sitting on the beach. They wonder where it came from and make up stories among themselves as to how it might have come to be. Finally, Frog interrupts them and tells them what really happened: In the early days after the light was released, there was a great grizzly bear that bullied all of the other animals, bragging of his great strength and eating all of their food. One day, he discovered and consumed Raven's store of fish, and Raven vowed to deal with the bear once and for all. Frog whispered a secret in Raven's ear about the Great Bear's weakness, giving Raven an idea. Raven Challenged the Great Bear that he wasn't strong enough to jump to the small islands off the coast, something that Raven and the other birds could do easily. Initially the Great Bear declined, but Raven persisted, questioning the Bear's strength and courage until finally get him to answer the challenge. They jumped from island to island, each just a little bit farther than the last, and the Bear begins to tire. But each time, Raven would get him madder and madder until he would jump again. Finally, the largest jump left to do, and the Bear jumped, but because he was so tired his toe hit the water as he landed and he turned into the huge rock, for that was his weakness: a single drop of water would turn him to stone. And the rock remains on the beach to this day to teach the people humility.
Episode 4
Episode 5
The children sit outside looking up at the stars with Dog. They wonder aloud how they came to take the shapes that they have. Eagle appears and tells them how in the beginning days, that the Great Spirit called together a huge gathering of all the four-legged creatures and birds. At this meeting the Great Spirit selected the Old Man and his Daughter, who had lost the stars to begin with, to give them a pattern for all to enjoy. The Great Spirit gathered them back into a box and they began to carefully place each one. Coyote was very interested in what was going on, but being a wiggler and trickster, the Great Spirit turned to him and said "Do not make mischief here!" The Old man and his Daughter were busy placing the stars in ordered patterns upon the sky: Seven Stars here and the three Stars there. When they had placed the beautiful Morning Star he stood back and admired their work, as did all the rest. While everyone, including the Great Spirit was gathered to gaze at the luminous Morning Star, Coyote tiptoed over to the box of stars to see for himself what the man and daughter were doing. As he lifted the boxes lid just a little, the stars rose to the occasion, pushed the lid away and raced for the sky. This is the reason so many twinkle without order or pattern, and why so many are not named.
Episode 6
Raven, Eagle, Wina and Qos are out fishing when they become ensnared by a storm and blown far out to sea , finally coming to rest on a strange island. They notice footprints that lead them to a village of people much like themselves, complete with their own Raven and Eagle. They are surprised to see Frog, who explains that there are many other people in the world, and many other Ravens and Eagles. She introduced everyone and and evening of dancing, storytelling and gift giving ensues. The following morning, they head back to their canoe to return home, only to find the rest of the first people, led by Gwai, arriving in canoes of their own. The two villages decide to visit together a little longer. The children soon become bored, so Frog suggests that they organize some games to pass the time. Soon, both villages are competing in a variety of activities, which culminate in a huge feast and the exchanging of prizes. They soon realize that in the process of competing, they have come to know and respect each other's culture all the more, and come together in friendship. The people decide to get together on regular basis, and to join together in friendly competition once each year.