Fox and Coyote and Whale Characters
Coyote and the Buffalo
Coyote and the Buffalo Comprehension
Vocabulary
100
This character warns his brother that his wife may be cheating on him.
Who is Coyote?
100
This character insults Buffalo Bull's skull.
Who is Coyote?
100
This purpose responds to the question of why animals look the way they do.
What is the purpose of why buffalos have sharp, pointy horns.
100
a folk tale that features an animal or a person who engages in deceit, violence, or magic.
What is a trickster tale?
200
This character cheats on her husband with the spirit of water.
Who is Fox's wife?
200
This character defeated Young Buffalo to win back his herd.
Who is Buffalo Bull?
200
This purpose responds to the question of why animals live where they do.
Why do buffalo bulls not leave near the Columbian River?
200
Another word for Kettle Falls.
What is Swah-net-qhu?
300
This character becomes a beautiful man with a long braid when on land and a whale when under water.
Who is the spirit of water?
300
This character was killed by Coyote.
Who is the cow?
300
This purpose from "Fox and Coyote and the Whale" answers the question of why animals live where they do.
Why do whales not live in fresh water?
300
This is what Coyote smokes before he expects to die.
What is kinnikinnick?
400
These two characters go to fetch food for Fox's wife after she has been missing from the lodge.
Who are the water maidens?
400
These characters ate the meat of the dead cow.
Who are the crows and magpies?
400
This is the purpose of why animals live a certain way from the folk tale "Fox and Coyote and the Whale."
Why do land creatures and water creatures not mate with one another?
400
This is who Coyote calls upon for help!
What is spirit helper/power?
500
This is the person who retold the myths.
Who is Mourning Dove?
500
This character used flattery to trick Coyote into giving up the bones of the dead cow.
Who is the old lady?
500
This is what Coyote called Buffalo Bull from "Coyote and the Buffalo"as a way to flatter him.
What is "Uncle"?
500
This is another type of bird that ate the meat of the dead cow.
What is a magpie?
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