Preface

The Origin of Life

How a God Brought Water to Stones

The Willow

The God Who Walked in Straight Lines

The God Who Walked in Circles

The Flailing God

How the Wind Became a God

Why Gods Are Like Clouds

How the Gods Made Altars out of Mountains

Why the Gods Are Invisible

How a God Remained True to his Nature

How a God Lost Himself and Found Beauty

Why a God Sat Motionless on the Horizon

The Tree of Worlds

The God and the Spider

The Crooked God

How Birds Began to Sing

How a Bird Went Free

How a Thief Stole the Horizon

How the Moon Came to Be

How Clouds Came to Be

How the Sun Tricked a God

Why the Gods Left No Trace When They Died

Why the Gods Were Left Behind

Why the Gods Do Not Speak

How a Woodpecker Insulted a God

Why the Gods Can Wait

How the Tides Came to Be

The Pond God

The Pious God

How a God Helped a Pigeon

The Hideous God

Why the Gods Did Not See

The Frightened God

May Misfortune Smile on You

The Magic Sack

How a God Made a Hell

The Circle of Gods

Why the Gods Failed to Teach People about Death

The Tortoise

The Stony Gods

How a God Met the Black Wind

How the Gods Learned to Die

Acknowledgments