Native Coyote And Death

tale:native_coyote_and_death

When the people first debate whether the dead should return, Coyote argues that they should stay gone, lest the world grow too crowded, and his word prevails. But when his own child soon dies, Coyote pleads to bring the dead back after all — and is told it is too late, for the law he urged is now fixed. Moral: the rule you press on others will bind you in your own grief. — Native American (Coyote tale)