First Man, First Woman, Great Coyote, and the Holy People planned that there would be 12 months. With each month, the moon would pass from dark to light, and the sun would move to a different path in the sky. White Shell Girl was given a whistle made from the Female Reed, with 12 holes in it. Each time she completed her cycle she would blow on the whistle, and a new month would begin. The first month was named , Back-to-Back, or Parting of the Seasons. Today it is called October. The second month was named , Time of Slender Winds. The third month was , Great Wind. It is the time to begin to tell the sacred stories. The fourth month, January, was , Crusted Snow. This is the month of many ceremonies, and the time for sacred stories. February, the fifth month, is , Baby Eagle. After this month, sacred stories must not be told to the young people. The sixth month, , is the month of Sudden Spring Storms. Ceremonies are held to bless the fields before seeds are planted. The seventh month was , Little Leaves. May, , was the eighth month. Finally they planned , When-Few-Seeds-Ripen, , Great Seed Ripening, , Little Ripening, and finally September, , Harvest Time, when foods are stored for the winter.