Once
upon a time, Coyote and Bear were friends. One day they were
sitting and talking together.
"Friend, Coyote," said
Bear, "would you like to plant a garden with me? We could
plant the garden together. We could look after the garden
together. We could divide
what grows in the garden. Then, when the cold wind comes, we
could both have much to eat."
" Friend, Bear," said
Coyote, "I would like to plant a garden with you. We
will plant the garden together. We will look after the
garden together, but how will we divide what grows in the
garden?"
"Well, " said Bear,
"there is the part of the garden that grows on top of the
ground, and there is the part of the garden that grows under
the ground. Friend, Coyote, which part of the garden would
you like?"
Coyote was always
trying to get the best of everything, but he did not know very
much about gardening. However, he did know that Bear was always
digging in the ground for things that he liked. The best things
in the garden must be under the ground.
So Coyote
said, "Friend Bear, you take the part of the garden that
grows on the top of the ground, and I will take the part of
the garden that grows under the ground."
Bear went and got some corn to
plant in the garden. He knew Cotyote did not know anything about
how corn grew. Bear thought that he would play a trick on the
Coyote.
Bear and Coyote
planted the corn together. The sun and the rain helped the corn
to grow, and pretty soon it became time to divide the corn.
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Bear took the part of the corn that grew
on top of the ground. He carried it to his house. His wife was
veryn happy to have so much corn to eat. Bear and his wife laughed
at Coyote, who had asked for the part of the garden that grew
under the ground.
When Coyote came to get his corn,
he began to dig in the ground, but he could not find anything
to eat. Then, he went to Bear and said, "Bear, we planted
this garden together, and we looked after it together, but now
I have no corn to eat."
"Friend, Coyote," said
Bear. "Did you not ask for the part of the garden that grew
under the ground?"
"Yes," said Coyote. "I
did."
"And do you have the part of
the garden that grew under the ground?" asked Bear.
"Yes, said Coyote, "I do!"
"Then you have that which you
asked for," said Bear, and he went into his house and went
to sleep.
Sometime after this, Bear said to
Coyote. "Friend, Coyote, "how would you like to
plant a garden with me?
Coyote said, "Friend, Bear,
I would like to plant a garden with you, but when we divide, I
will take the garden that grows on top of the ground."
"All right!" said Bear,
and he went off to get some potatoes to plant in the garden. He
knew that Coyote did not know anything about how potatoes grew.
Bear thought that he would play a trick again on Coyote, who was
always trying to play a trick on others. |
Coyote and Bear worked together.
They planted the potatoes together. They looked after the potatoes
together. The sun and the rain helped the potatoes to grow. Pretty
soon it became time to divide the potatoes.
Coyote took all that was in the
garden that grew on top of the ground. He carried it to his house.
He and his wife looked and looked, but they could find nothing
that they liked to eat.
Coyote's wife became very angry.
"Go and get something good
to eat," said the wife! And if you do not find something
good to eat, never come back!""
Coyote went back to the garden.
There was Bear digging up the good potatoes.
"Friend, Bear," said Coyote,
we planted the garden together. We looked after the garden together,
but now I have no potatoes that I can eat."
Bear said, "Friend, Coyote,
did you not ask for that part of the garden that grows on top
of the ground?"
"Yes, I did," said Coyote.
"Do you have that part of the
garden that grew on the top of the ground?" asked Bear.
"Yes," said Coyote, "I
do!"
"Then you have that which you
asked for," said Bear.
Bear carried his potatoes to his
house. His wife was very happy to have the good potatoes to eat.
Bear laughed at Coyote, who was always trying to get the best
of everything.
And from that day to this, Coyote
will not talk to Bear. |
Questions
to Answer and Discuss Together |
1.
What did Coyote get from the garden?
2. Who got the corn and potatoes?
3. Potatoes grew in what part of the ground?
4. The corn was_______________ in the garden.
5. Coyote and Bear________________ together .
6. Bear and Coyote were ________________before Bear
played these tricks on Coyote.
7. Where did Coyote and Bear plant the corn and potatoes?
8. What part of the the ground does corn grow on?
9. What was Bear's friend called?
10. What was Bear doing to get the potatoes out of the ground? |
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