After this day, Coyote ran away and never came back for he was afraid of what he had done.
This reminds me of when Lewis Hyde wrote about tricksters getting snared in their own devices on page 23. Many times tricksters will set up a trap for others, and end up getting caught in it themselves. Coyote was too worried about having enough to eat for himself that he didn't realize that a permanent death would someday catch him as well.
When the spirit came to the house they would restore it to life again.
I think it's very intriguing that this was an explanation of death as a solution for the overpopulation of their world. I never would have thought that they would take turns dying and coming back to life, and it's such a unique and interesting thing to think about.
Animals give their powers to the medicine men who in turn use it for the good of the people.
Why do they still think of animals as doing good for their people even though they believe animals like Coyote are responsible for death?