Coyote (Tale 28)

Role: the girl's errand man · First appears: Tale 28 · The Coyote, the Girl, and the Magic Windpipe

Coyote made his home with the Girl (Tale 28) after seeing that she had plenty of meat, becoming her errand man and making fires and carrying water for her. He thought of his hungry children far away when he ate the roast meat. The fourth time, the Girl let him carry off the magic windpipe, but when he tried to summon the young men, bumblebees came out and stung him.

Relationship record

Life events

Coyote makes his home with the Girl and becomes her errand man.(Tale 28 · The Coyote, the Girl, and the Magic Windpipe)
- With: the Girl (Tale 28)
- “He saw that she had plenty of meat, so he made his home with her.”
The Girl allows Coyote to take the magic windpipe away.(Tale 28 · The Coyote, the Girl, and the Magic Windpipe)
- With: the Girl (Tale 28)
- “The fourth time, the girl let the Coyote carry the thing off.”
Bumblebees emerge from the windpipe and sting Coyote when he tries to summon the young men.(Tale 28 · The Coyote, the Girl, and the Magic Windpipe)
- “The Coyote took the windpipe and turned it upside down, but instead of dust and the boys coming out, a swarm of bumblebees came out, and they commenced to sting the Coyote all over.”

Tale 28 · The Coyote, the Girl, and the Magic Windpipe

employer: the Girl (Tale 28) “The Coyote was now the girl’s errand man, and made fires for her and carried water for her.”
child: Coyote's children (Tale 28) “When the Coyote ate the roast meat that was cooked he would think of his hungry children far away.”

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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Arikara. Made with Rho MD.