Greg Keeler - Cheap Coyote Tricks

A Bad Bug Suit

Coyote went out to
his garage and worked
on his bug suit every day.
He was really proud of the
little hairs, breathing holes,
and mouth parts he had managed
to make from odds and ends
around the house. Finally
the big day arrived and Coyote
stepped out of his garage
wearing his bug suit.
"Gosh," said Fox, "that's
sure a dumb looking golf cart."

Coyote and the Young'ns

Thud went the mighty aspen tree.
Whomp whomp went the beaver's tail
on the mud, sounding a triumph
throughout the golden fall valley.
Click click went the squirrel's
teeth on tiny nuts and berries.
Chuck chuck went the merry woodchuck.
Crunch crunch went Coyote's teeth
on the bones of their young.

A Test of Faith

Because Fox knew that God would
answer his every prayer, he was
constantly asking for help in the
details of his life; thus, one day
when his sink was clogged, Fox
fell to his knees and beseeched
God for guidance. At that moment
God was on another planet, saving
the inhabitants from an oncoming
comet, but because Fox's prayer
was so fervent, he left the
massive collision for earth.
"How may I help you my child?"
said God. "You took so long, I
did it myself," said Fox, irately
working a plunger in his sink.
"You certainly know how
to test a guy's faith!"

Coyote and Marlin Meet in The Collected Frost

Coyote was climbing birch trees
one day when he noticed that upon
reaching the top of a tree, he
could gently swing to the ground
without hurting himself.
He did this all summer and fall
until the trees were all bent
and no fun any more. Then, in the
winter, an ice storm came and bent
the trees down even more. "Gosh,"
thought Coyote, "they're sure
pretty like that, all shiny and
glistening with ice." He then decided
to climb them in this condition, but
they were so brittle that he broke
all of them into little pieces.
As Coyote floundered among the
rubble of broken birches, Marlin
Perkins' voice drifted out of the
sky like snow, comparing the birch
trees to life, women drying their
hair, the inner dome of heaven, etc.
But then the voice stopped and said,
"What the hell is a Coyote doing
in this part of the country."
"You see," said Coyote.
"there were these two roads."