There was turtle.

Turtle was alone and swam in the deeps of the sea.

And none know what Turtle found there.

And turtle is silent.

Turtle grew tired.

Floating on the surface of the sea, he slept.

And turtle dreamed a great dream and out of this dream came Bear and Raven.

Bear was solid and serious, but Raven was wily and loved to laugh.

He'd laugh at the sun and the moon and the stars, but most of all, he'd laugh at Bear.

Now Bear had been busy creating all things.

He created salmon and deer and birds and clams.

But Bear wanted to make things that loved.

Raven thought this was Bear's funniest notion ever.

So Bear collected some things that he made - little frogs.

He taught them how to stand, to talk and to dream.

And he told them about love. And they ran off into the world on Turtle's back.

Now Raven had watched Bear closely, he asked him, "Oh Bear, what is the secret of love?"

"Time," said Bear.

"Each little frog is meant for one other only. So it is important that they run off together."

"Oh," said Raven, "You are wise Bear."

But Raven was laughing under his wing.

Now when Bear had left on serious Bear business, Raven shuffled the little frogs around.

Bear came back and sat down with the little frogs.

He taught them how to stand and talk and dream. He told them about love and they ran off into the world.

Bear wondered why Raven was snickering.

Soon the little frogs were hopping around, talking and running and dreaming like crazy.

And they hopped around looking for the other right little frog,

when that right little frog was not yet born or already dead or with another little frog.

And bear scratched his great furry head and pondered long and hard and wrote poems about the mystery of love.

But Raven laughed and laughing, flew off to join the little frogs.