The Legend Of The Dream Catcher

A Spider Was Quietly Spinning His Web In His Own Space
It Was Beside The Sleeping Space Of Nokomis The Grandmother

Each Day
Nokomis Watched The Spider At Work Quietly Spinning Away

One Day As She Was Watching Him Her Grandson Came In
"Nokomis-iya!" He Shouted
Glancing At The Spider He Stomped Over To It
He Picked Up A Shoe And Went To Hit It

"No-keegwa" The Old Lady Whispered
"Don't Hurt Him"

"Nokomis Why Do You Protect The Spider?" Asked The Little Boy
The Old Lady Smiled But Did Not Answer

When The Boy Left
The Spider Went To The Old Woman And Thanked Her For Saving His Life
He Said To Her
"For Many Days You Have Watched Me Spin And Weave My Web
You Have Admired My Work
In Return For Saving My Life I Will Give You A Gift"
He Smiled His Special Spider Smile And Moved Away
Spinning As He Went

Soon The Moon Glistened On A Magical Silvery Web Moving Gently In The Window

"See How I Spin?" He Said
"See And Learn
For Each Web Will Snare Bad Dreams
Only Good Dreams Will Go Through The Small Hole
This Is My Gift To You
Use It So That Only Good Dreams Will Be Remembered
The Bad Dreams Will Become Hopelessly Entangled In The Web"