One of my favorite stories from the second half of the unit
was Coyote Tries to Make His Children Spotted.
Like many of the other stories I’ve read in this unit, I really liked
the beginning and then it made quite the turn.
The story was about how a coyote wants his children to be spotted like
the deer’s fawns. The deer tells the
coyote that the reason fawns have spots is because they stand by a fire and the
sparks give them spots. It seemed like a
cute story to begin with but then turned dark when the coyote tried that method
with his children and they were all burned to death. I think I might consider retelling this story
so that it isn’t so sad.
I have noticed that the reoccurring theme throughout this
unit seems to be death. I also liked the
story Coyote Kills the Prairie Dogs.
Even though the story was dark, I liked that it was centered on a
dance. I liked that a Wildcat was introduced
towards the middle of the story because it added an extra character.
Another story I liked was Coyote and the Mexicans. I liked the set-up of the story and the way
that all of the dialogue was separated into their own lines. It made the reading flow smoothly and helped
show which character was talking.
Still, I thought all of the stories were strange but in a
good way. The stories were different
than most that I’ve read so I’m glad I got to read a variety of different types
of stories.
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