A collection of special tales from New Mexico Indian pueblos. The stories illustrate the many roles and adventures of Coyote, the eternal trickster. Readers will also want to read Coyote Tales, also published by Sunstone press.
Gullible coyote: a bilingual collection of Hopi coyote stories
"The coyote stories in this book are not your usual, dull, 'anthropological' translations. They are an imaginative mixture of old with new and original stories written by Peter Blue Cloud, a Mohawk of the Turtle Clan.
Decrepit and hungry, Coyote feels as if he's nothing but an old bag of bones. He wants to be young and strong again. He knows that young Buffalo has special powers, since he provides food, clothing, and shelter for the people.
When the Creator makes Coyote, he admires the new creature so much that he gives him four lives. But Coyote wants to see the other side of the moon.
Written at a fourth-grade level, these legends are meant to be enjoyed by people of all ages - from three to eighty-three - just as they have been for generations among the Salish, who often gathered together to listen to these stories ...