{"sf1_id":525384,"sf2_id":"rn6PDW7e","title":"Why The Coyote Lives in The Desert","author":"Silver Teh Coyote","words":560,"posted_at":"2013-04-11T21:28:00.000Z","tags":["Coyote","Deer","Elk","Folk","Short Story","Wolf","Young","akela","elder","meat","pack","share"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/525384-why-the-coyote-lives-in-the-desert","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/rn6PDW7e","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/7c/a0/7ca07316-2c23-4d9d-a072-09563ec7ee66","description":"Uploading old stuff. This was originally completed on October 18th, 2012. It is a short folktale that I made which is exactly what it says on the tin.","content":"Years and years ago, when the Earth was young, the coyotes lived in the forests with the wolves.\u0026nbsp; Although the two canine species did not live in perfect peace and harmony, it was at least reasonably so.\u0026nbsp; Then one evening, the wolves had successfully captured their prey of elk and deer, like always.\u0026nbsp; The coyotes, however, had failed miserably.\u0026nbsp; Their prey ran away as soon as they heard them coming.\u0026nbsp; This happened fourteen more times, leaving the coyotes exhausted.\u0026nbsp; That night, the leader of the coyote pack rounded up all the pack members for a meeting.\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Brothers, sisters, and friends,\" he said,\n\n\"it has come to our attention that for the first time ever, the wolves have captured their prey, yet we are left with nothing.\u0026nbsp; Does anyone have any ideas of what we are to do about this problem?\"\u0026nbsp;\n\nFor a long time, none of the coyotes spoke.\u0026nbsp; None of them had any ideas.\u0026nbsp;\n\nThen the youngest and smallest member of the pack said, \"Perhaps if we asked the wolves to share a little of their meat with us they would put it into consideration?\u0026nbsp; After all, we would not need much as they require much more food than us, having bigger body structures and all.\"\u0026nbsp;\n\nThen another coyote, with a portion of his left ear missing, spoke up: \"That idea is absurd,\" he snarled, \"they will laugh at us.\u0026nbsp; We coyotes are known for our trickery.\u0026nbsp; I say we find a way to steal all of it for ourselves.\u0026nbsp; We will prove that we are far greater than the wolves!\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"I do not like your hunger for power,\" replied the leader, \"your idea is hereby forbidden.\u0026nbsp; Tonight we shall go over to the wolves and ask them for a small portion of their meat.\"\u0026nbsp;\n\nAll of the pack members seemed to like the young one's idea.\u0026nbsp; All, except for the sinister, power seeking coyote with the bitten ear.\u0026nbsp; He wanted to have all the meat for his pack to spite the wolves.\u0026nbsp; Later that night, the coyote pack went over to the wolves' den.\u0026nbsp; The sinister coyote, however, had faked being ill and did not accompany them.\u0026nbsp; All of the wolves were enjoying their meat, and there was still a large pile of it that seemed to be endless.\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Friend,\" said the coyote pack leader to the wolf pack leader, \"we have failed at catching our prey today, and we must have nourishment to survive.\u0026nbsp; If you could do us a favor by sharing your meat with us, we would be forever grateful.\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"We understand your hardship,\" Said the leader of the wolf pack, \"and we will kindly respect your wish.\u0026nbsp; Listen up, everyone!\u0026nbsp; Our friends the coyotes have been unsuccessful at catching their prey.\u0026nbsp; We will treat them to our feast in their time of need.\"\u0026nbsp;\n\nBut alas!\u0026nbsp; Already munching on the meat pile was the sinister coyote, who had managed to sneak in with his trickery!\u0026nbsp; This angered the leader of the wolf pack so much that he banished the coyotes over the mountains to the desert, a land where few things grow.\u0026nbsp; The sinister coyote had made the entire pack appear rotten.\u0026nbsp; Filled with rage, as soon as the pack got to the desert, he was their first meal there.\u0026nbsp; He had doomed them all.\u0026nbsp; And that is why the coyote lives in the desert.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n  \n\n"}