Coyote and Rabbit

by Alan Nafzger & Lilly Tabbytite (Comanche)

Coyote and Rabbit

When the coyote was passing by, he noticed Rabbit making a sack.

"What's the purpose of this sack, Rabbit?"

"I'm making this sack to protect myself from the hailstorm that's coming this afternoon."

"You're very good at this, my friend." You make excellent sacks. Give me this one and make yourself another. "

Coyote got into the bag, and Rabbit hung him in a tree to keep him safe. Rabbit then yelled as if hail was approaching and began pelting Coyote with rocks. Coyote was in excruciating pain, but he endured it. Finally, he fell from the tree, took his head out of the bag, and saw that Rabbit was throwing rocks at him.

Rabbit bolted. Coyote was furious, and when he emerged from the bag, he pursued Rabbit.

Coyote was found lying down, chewing on some soft gum. "What are you chewing?" he asked. "What is the purpose of this?"

"It'll be very hot today," Rabbit predicted. "I'm chewing this gum so that I can make spectacles to protect my eyes." Otherwise, they will be burned by the sun. "

"Give me this pair. You understand how to make them. You can make another pair for yourself. "

"Very well," Rabbit said as he handed Coyote the eye-shields.

Rabbit repositioned the eye-shields until Coyote couldn't see anything. Then he ran away, setting fire to the brush all around Coyote. Coyote's fur was badly burned in the fire, and the gum melted all over his face and became stuck in his hair.

He set out to catch Rabbit again, promising to kill him as soon as he saw him.

The rabbit was sitting in front of a beehive when he was discovered.

"I'm going to kill you, Rabbit."

"You must not murder me." "I'm teaching these kids."

Coyote couldn't see into the hive because it was closed.

"Who is inside?"

If you want to see inside, you must first teach for a while while I rest. " You must hit the hive with this club until they come out for dinner. Simply keep hitting. They have poor hearing. "

Coyote sat there for a long time, telling the people he thought were in the hive about his battles and how great a warrior he was. When it was time for dinner, he smashed the hive in half. The bees came out and stung him all over, making him puff up.

"I'm going to kill you before you can say anything else," he yelled as he chased Rabbit. He was so enraged that he bit his tongue and walked into rocks.

The rabbit arrived at a watermelon field. A stick figure made of gum stood in the middle of the field. The rabbit stepped on it and became stuck. He got his other foot stuck, then one hand, then the other, then his head. This is how Coyote discovered him.

"What are you doing like this?" Coyote inquired.

"The farmer who owns this melon patch was furious that I refused to eat melons with him." He threw me on here and threatened to make me eat chicken with him in a few minutes. I told him I wasn't going to do it. "

"You are a moron. I'll stand in for you. "

The coyote yanked the rabbit free and snagged himself in the gum trap. When the farmer who owned the melons saw Coyote, he shot him in the back.