coyote (legendary character)

Uncle Smoke, a revered storyteller of the fictional Nehawka tribe, shares four stories about the legendary trickster, Coyote.

Relates the Native American tale of how the coyote got its coloring and why it is nocturnal.

Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon.

Coyote is featured in each of these Aztec interpretations of Aesop's fables.The illustrations are set in the twentieth century.

Retelling of a Miwok Indian creation myth in which Coyote, creator of the world and all its creatures, entertains suggestions for fashioning the Lord of the Animals.

Old Coyote doesn't appreciate the benefits of old age, so he goes to powerful Young Buffalo and asks for help.

The reader is encouraged to help Coyote make choices as he looks for food and encounters other creatures in the canyons and hills of the Southwest.

Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon.

Father and Mother Eagle take a Navajo boy to the country of the clouds where, though he allows Coyote to trick him, he learns the healing ways of eagles.

Coyote has the delicate task of creating the first human being. He calls all the animals together to ask their advice.