▁dry . ▁ ▁B uzz ard ▁was ▁sent ▁ahead ▁to ▁make ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁others , ▁but ▁the ▁earth ▁was ▁still ▁soft . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁grew ▁tired , ▁his ▁wings ▁di pped ▁very ▁low ▁and ▁br ushed ▁the ▁soft ▁mud , ▁g oug ing ▁mountains ▁and ▁valle ys ▁in ▁the ▁smooth ▁surface , ▁and ▁the ▁animals ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁wait ▁again . ▁ ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁finally ▁dry ▁they ▁all ▁came ▁down . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁dark , ▁so ▁they ▁took ▁the ▁sun ▁and ▁set ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁track ▁to ▁run ▁east ▁to ▁west , ▁at ▁first ▁setting ▁it ▁too ▁low ▁and ▁the ▁red ▁craw fish ▁was ▁sc orch ed . ▁They ▁elev ated ▁the ▁sun ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reduce ▁its ▁heat . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁also ▁tells ▁how ▁plants ▁and ▁animals ▁acquired ▁certain ▁characteristics , ▁and ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁medicine ▁rit uals . ▁ ▁They ▁all ▁were ▁told ▁to ▁stay ▁aw ake ▁for ▁seven ▁night s , ▁but ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁animals , ▁such ▁as ▁ow l ▁and ▁pan ther , ▁succeeded ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁see ▁and ▁pre y ▁upon ▁the ▁others ▁at ▁night . ▁Only ▁a ▁few ▁trees ▁succeeded ▁as ▁well , ▁namely ▁ced ar , ▁p ine , ▁spr uce ▁and ▁la ure l , ▁so ▁the ▁rest ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁shed ▁their ▁leaves ▁in ▁the ▁winter . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁people ▁were ▁a ▁brother ▁and ▁sister . ▁ ▁Once , ▁the ▁brother ▁hit ▁his ▁sister ▁with ▁a ▁fish