Cheap Coyote Tricks      by Greg Keeler         Page 18             

 
Cherry Bomb Retort

Coyote filled his mouth
with pingpong balls and
paid fox a visit.
"Murfle moomph," said Coyote.
"Ah yes," said Fox.
"I see your point,"
and he filled his mouth
with lit cherry bombs.
"Boom," said Fox.
Coyote could see Fox's
point too, but he couldn't
say anything that pointed
because his mouth
was full of pingpong balls.

  
Botched No-Fault Workshop

The children gathered at Coyote's
feet. "How did no-fault insurance
come to be?" asked the eldest.
"It started," said Coyote, "when
Grandmother Moon...." Just then
Crow and Fox walked by eating
large Baby Ruth candy bars, and
the children followed them off
screaming for a bite.
Times were bad for teaching.


Misconstrued as a Snooze

Coyote was fixing a flat tire
at the edge of the road when
the jack slipped and he was
pinned under the car.
Badger pulled up in a Porsche,
leaned out and said, "Can
I help you?" But Coyote was
unconscious and did not answer.
"Just like a lazy coyote," 
mumbled Badger as he
squealed off down the highway.

 

 

 

 

 

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Marlin Misses the Halloween Party

Coyote looked into the
Christmas tree. The 
lights seemed so deep
and bright red, blue,
green, yellow and orange.
He looked at his face
in a Christmas ball and
saw that the whole room
was reflected there
around his nose. He
watched the little bubbles
rise in the bubble lights.
"I'm so happy," thought Coyote.
"I wouldn't mind if the earth
opened up and swallowed me."
But before Coyote could picture
this little idea, Snake poked
his head out of the tree and
ate a large red ball. "So
much for the world." said
Snake. But then Marlin Perkins
stumbled in wearing a huge
paper mache apple. He
thought it was Halloween.