Reading Diary B: Apache Tales

Apache Tales

The Supernatural Person in the Lake:

• I wish someone could give me a present to make me a medicine man 
• He gave the gift away, how mean 
• What kind of place is called sticks swim around?
• How can someone smoke for someone else
• No point to the story

The Man who Traveled with the Buffalo:

• How do they say they turned back when there was only one who did not die
• Why did the ravens care about the killings of the buffalo
• That buffalo grew pretty fast
• How can rivers be chiefs

Coyote Steals Mans Wife:

• How does a rock just go up into the sky 
• Did the Coyote not know there was a stone in the fat?
• Why would he eat just fat?
• Wife just does what she is told by anyone 

Coyote Takes Arrows from Owl:

• What kind of kills people to eat
• The coyote put his throw up in the owls hand...thats gross
• Since when did owls have hands

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Antelopes Take Arrows from Coyote:

• Why was the coyote running after them in the first place
• They never give reasons why they are doing the things they do
• Same thing over and over with no point 

Coyote Tries to Make His Children Spotted:

• How did the deer come up with that weird way to become spotted
• Why would the deer want the Coyote to kill his children 
• Your kids should be fine the way they are

Coyote and Porcupine:

• I can picture a porcupine sitting on the head of a buffalo
• Coyote used porcupine to get the buffalo
• But the porcupine did not die 

Coyote Kills the Prairie Dogs:

• Why would they think the dancing killed them when he hit them with stone?
• These animals are foolish 
• What was the point of this story

Coyote and His Hosts:

• They all gave the coyote something to eat
• Why did the coyote dress up as all these animals, how weird 
• Coyote is mean 

Coyote and Mosquitos Marry Under False Pretenses:

• Why would a coyote and mosquito marry in the first place
• I think its cool they use tipis in these stories
• Coyote was just a lie teller

Coyote and the Mexicans:

• How does the coyote have all these powers 
• He made himself a girl?
• Why did he want to help the dog?
• Made me laugh the coyote could get drunk 
• No point to the story, expect why things are how they are but it is outlandish

The Animals Race:

• Fastest person would get to marry the girl 
• What a trickster he is