@brighteyes847: Métis Family FOLKLORE -COOKING WITH BRIGHT EYES The Night of the Mismatched Eyes. The wind howled through the poplars, rattling our cabin windows. I shivered by the woodstove, as Grandpère pointed a weathered finger toward the pitch-black prairie night. A chilling, mocking wail echoed from the darkness. "Listen close, ma petite," Grandpère whispered. "That is Coyote. He is a shape-shifter woven from pure contradiction—clever enough to have helped shape this world, yet foolishly cruel and full of dangerous tricks." Grandpère leaned forward, the firelight carving deep shadows across his face. "Long ago, Coyote grew too proud of his sight. He yanked his own eyes out and threw them into the night sky to spy on the world. But a shadow-crow swooped down and snatched them away, leaving him screaming and blind. Desperate and mean, Coyote smashed dark, bleeding huckleberries into his empty sockets to see the shadows. Then, he crept into a nest of mice, cruelly stealing one of their tiny eyes for himself. That is why he wanders our borders tonight, Sandra. He is caught between wisdom and ruin. If you look into the brush, you will see two mismatched eyes reflecting the firelight—one tiny and twitching like a mouse, the other wide, pale, and weeping huckleberry juice. He will call your name to lead you into the dark. Do not listen. Learn from his greed, keep your pride guarded, and never follow the laugh of the trickster into the night."

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