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Coyote plays a central role in Native American
legends. Sometimes, he appears as a trickster—
someone who plays jokes and tricks in order to get
what he needs. Sometimes, he appears as a creator.
oyotes live all
over the United
States, but most of
them live in the
western states.
Coyotes are very much like dogs. The puppies
play with each other and wrestle like puppies.
But when they're fully grown,
coyotes can be a big problem
for ranchers.
here once was a time
when humans did not
have fire to keep them
warm. The only beings in
the world
that
knew
how to
make fire
were the
Fire
Beings.
Coyote, being the cleverest
and slyest of all the Karok,
decided to spy on the Fire
Beings and learn how to
make fire.
The Fire Beings guarded
the secret of fire very
carefully. But when the
Fire Beings' watch
changed, Coyote grabbed
the fire and ran. One of the
Fire Beings chased after
Coyote, but as we all
know, coyotes are very
fast. The Fire Being
grabbed only the tip of
Coyote's tail, burning the
fur. That is why coyotes
have black tips on their
tails.
There was a terrible tussle, but
eventually Coyote threw the fire
to Wood, who swallowed it and
would not give it up to the Fire
Beings again.
Coyote knew how to get the fire
out of Wood, though—by simply
rubbing two dry sticks together!
And this, it is said, is how the Karok
people learned how to create fire.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use reading skills and strategies to understand a
variety of literary passages and texts.
Discover some amazing
coyote facts using the
code at left.
Their average life span in the
wild is years.
miles per hour.
Coyotes can run over
Coyotes can make
different sounds.
A coyote litter can
have to pups.
They can jump over
feet. That's
higher than a
basketball hoop,
which is feet
above the ground.
Standards Link: Life Science: Students know that living organisms
have distinct structures and body systems that serve specific
functions in growth, survival and reproduction.
Read this Karok
legend. Do you
think the coyote
character in
the legend is
a trickster, a
creator or both?
Number
these
pictures in
order based
on what
you read in
the Karok
legend.
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