The spider tells Nokomis that the web is to be hung above her bed, as the web allows good dreams to pass through its centre and catches bad dreams in its silky threads. The spider, grateful to Nokomis for saving her life, rewards the woman by spinning her a magic web. A grandmother, Nokomis, sees that her grandchild is about to kill a spider and she stops him.
The Anishnabek (Ojibwe) teaching of the dream catcher is a story of a spider’s protective gift.
