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Show Story Telling 79 When the victorious coyote returned to the bonfire, he started to (x, dig furiously for the prairie dogs. He searched for the larger ones but found only the smaller ones. As he found the smaller ones, he threw them in all directions because he didn't have any use for these small ones when there were larger ones to be found. He stirred the coals and yet he couldn't find the larger prairie dogs. It was then that he noticed tracks leading in the direction of the big rock and they resembled the tracks of a skunk. He followed the tracks and he was right, they were the tracks of the skunk. He noticed the skunk's face and hands were very greasy and he asked, "Hey, Skunk, did you save me some meat?" The skunk didn't reply but he did throw what was left of the prairie dogs â€" the bones! When the coyote saw these bones, he ran very quickly to the spots where he had tossed the smaller prairie dogs. He had a difficult time trying to locate all the prairie dogs which he had thrown because he didn't bother to look when he was throwing them. The skunk was very pleased that he had finally tricked the coyote, as the coyote had always been known for his slyness. The Rabbit and the Fox One warm, sunny day a little rabbit was strolling very contentedly through the forest when suddenly a skinny, hungry fox pounced upon him saying, "Aha! I'm going to eat you." The frightened little rabbit in self defense replied, "Please don't eat me. I'm very, very small and not big enough to fill your starving stomach. If you spare me my life, I'll show you where there are many very fat and very juicy chickens that will fill your stomach." The greedy fox, thinking of all the fat, juicy chickens replied, "O.K. it's a deal. Take me quickly to the chickens. I'm very hungry." Away the two animals went down the path to the farmer's house. After a while the rabbit stopped and decided that he should go along with the fox closer to the farmhouse and they crept slowly toward the house. The rabbit stopped and said to the fox, "See that house over there? That's where the fat chickens live. I'll go ahead first and unlatch the door to the chicken house so you can rush right in." The hungry fox, thinking only of all the fat chickens he would soon consume, didn't suspect the rabbit of trickery. The rabbit unlatched the door and yelled to the fox, "Hurry, hurry, jump in." The fox dashed through the door going full speed ahead and began grabbing at the chickens greedily. The rabbit suddenly |