Cheap Coyote Tricks      by Greg Keeler         Page 23                

 
He Was Just Lazy

Safely hidden from the
prying eyes of his neighbors,
Coyote clutched his pillow
and read a tiny label on
the side: WARNING, THIS
LABEL MUST NOT BE REMOVED
UNDER PENALTY OF THE LAW.
Just as Coyote's trembling
paws touched the label,
a glowing duck appeared
in the air above him.
"God will punish you
for that," said the duck.
"For what," said Coyote,
"touching the label?"
"No," said the duck,
"for fucking your pillow."

  
The Dilemma of the Channels

Never had Coyote seen
such a beautiful 
woman.
He hated the show 
she was on, but he could
not force himself
to change channels.

Bee Tree Coyote

Coyote decided that he 
wanted to be a tree
so he stood in one place
without moving.
After a while
a bee landed on his nose.
Unfortunately, the bee thought
his nose was another bee.
The bee also thought Coyote's
nose was really built.
Coyote knew that if he
snorted, his little charade
would be over, so he let
the bee have its way
with his nose.
Across a clearing
one tree leaned over
to another and said,
"I'm sure glad
I'm not a coyote!"
Cheese Shoes

Coyote decided to
wear two huge cubes
of cheese around
on his feet.
The walking was pretty
rough there at first
but after about a week,
he got so he could
go jogging in the cheese,
and after a year 
he published a book
about his experience.
Once on The Tonight Show
Coyote and Marlin Perkins
played badminton
wearing cheese.
Coyote lost.

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