Sacrifice In Caddo's The Wooden People

Although many of the Caddo people punished the coyote for this, the coyote was loving towards them in a way. By making death eternal it provided enough food and resources for everyone on earth, if the coyote wouldn’t have shut the door the earth would have been overpopulated and scarce for resources. “Coyote jumped up and said he thought people ought to die forever. He pointed out the little world was not big enough to hold all the people” (Caddo 23).
Many of the Greek gods and the Mayan god were not as loving and forgiving as Maheo and God. In “The Wooden People” the Heart of the Sky harshly punished his people for their ungratefulness and selfishness. The Heart of the Sky was very upset with his people, although he was the one who created them with no feelings or willingness to do anything. “There was nothing in their hearts and nothing in their minds, no memory of their mason and builder” (Mayan 18). He did not understand that he was the one who created his people to act like this, later resulting in suffering and a flood. The Greek gods were very similar to The Heart of the Sky. Prometheus loved

After the first sin was committed God commanded that women have child pain births, men had to work hard, and death would now be eternal. “I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing” (Genesis 3:16) God may have made somethings painful for humans, but he also is very loving. He loved humans so much he forgives their sins so they can reach the afterlife. Death was also made enteral for the Caddo people after the coyote committed the sin of closing the door. As you may recall, the coyote wanted death to last forever, so he shut the door on the spirits. “Coyote saw it, and as the whirlwind was about to enter the house, he closed the door” (Caddo 24). Grieving is explained and is present in this world due to the coyote. Death takes away happiness in the world and replaces it with crying and