Reading Notes: Coyote and the Mexicans

Coyote: Source

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Reading Notes: 

• People caught a coyote for lying
• They took him to California to be judged
• He turned himself into a girl and bit the judge when he opened the bag
• The judge ran away and coyote took all his money and put it in a tree 
• Coyote came to where a mexican lived and so did a dog
• He asked why the dog was poor and dog said because his owner treated him badly
• Coyote said he would make them treat him well and took a hen for the dog to retrieve
• The Mexican then treated the dog well but left for a dance
• Coyote returned and convinced dog to drink the man's whiskey 
• Coyote became drunk and howled and defacated on clothes
• They say this is why girls dresses are spotted 
• Coyote putting money in a tree is why apples are sold for money
• Dog is treated bad again and driven away because of the coyote

Story source: Jicarilla Apache Texts Coyote and the Mexicans edited by Pliny Earle Goddard (1911).