1878 Warrior
Coyote and Walking Rock
Long time ago, so they say, Coyote was walking around. He came to some other coyotes sitting near a big rock.
“You’d better show this rock respect,” they said. “It’s alive.”
“Don’t be silly,” Coyote said. “Rocks aren’t alive.”
“It can move fast, so you’d better be careful.”
“You fools don’t know anything.” And Coyote, he jumped up onto that rock and he defecated on it. He jumped back down and he laughed.
“See, I told you so.”
He started on his journey again, but that rock rolled after him. Coyote was surprised, but he said, “I’m faster than you are.”
He started to trot along, but the rock rolled faster. When Coyote looked back over his shoulder, there it was, coming after him.
Coyote said, “I’ll show you how fast I can go.”
He ran as fast as he could, but the rock kept up with him. It rolled faster and faster, until it was right behind him.
Coyote got scared, and he dived down into a hole to hide. The rock rolled over the entrance to the hole and trapped Coyote inside. He tried to talk his way out, but that rock wouldn’t move.
Finally Coyote said, “I’m sorry I soiled you. Let me go, and I’ll clean you off.”
The rock rolled away from the entrance to the hole, and Coyote came out and cleaned the feces off the rock. When he finished, the rock rolled back to where it had been, and Coyote continued his journey.
I’m talking about fruit and flowers, and all good things.