Plot & Action
Coyote allows himself to be swallowed by the Monster so that he can accomplish this main goal.
What is saving/freeing the trapped animals and people?
A vocabulary word that describes a group's shared way of life, including its beliefs, values, traditions, and stories.
What is culture?
This animal archetype describes Coyote because he uses clever tricks, deception, and wit to outsmart his enemies.
What is a trickster?
In a story map, this part of the plot describes the major problem or obstacle that the main character must overcome—such as a monster swallowing the whole community.
What is conflict or problem?
The story explains that this landscape feature on the Camas Prairie was formed by the actual body parts of the giant Monster after Coyote cut it up.
What are hills, mountains, and landscapes
Coyote destroys the Monster's heart by using these sharp items until his very last one breaks.
What are flint knives?
According to the legend, this Native American tribe was created directly from the blood and heart of the Monster.
Who are the Nez Perce (or Nimíipuu)?
This animal is stepped on by Coyote for being a "pest," leaving it with a flat head forever.
Who is Rattlesnake?
This specific location is where the story begins, where Coyote is busy building a fish ladder before he learns about the Monster.
What is Clearwater River?
According to the story, this animal has a flattened head today because Coyote squeezed and stepped on it inside the Monster's belly.
Who is Rattlesnake
This is the tool Coyote brings inside his pack to start a fire under the Monster's heart.
What is pitch (and dry moss/flint)?
This vocabulary term means a person's native country or the specific region of land they are originally from.
What is homeland?
Coyote punches this animal in the nose inside the Monster's belly because the animal was acting overly fierce toward him.
Who is Grizzly Bear?
This creature acts as the messenger who flies down to inform Coyote that all the people and animals have disappeared.
Who is Magpie?
This animal has a short, pushed-in snout today because Coyote hit it across the nose for boasting.
Who is Grizzly Bear?
This animal was the last to escape through the Monster's back end, causing its tail to lose all of its fur.
Who is Muskrat?
In Nez Perce culture, traditional legends like "Coyote and the Monster" are passed down using this method rather than being written down initially.
What is oral tradition (or storytelling)?
This friend helps Coyote by gathering the bones of the dead and guiding him directly to the Monster’s heart.
Who is Fox?
This part of the plot occurs at the very end of the story when the Monster is dead, the animals are free, and Coyote creates the human tribes.
What is resolution
Who is Muskrat?
Before entering the monster, Coyote tests his strength by tying himself to three of these natural landmarks with giant ropes.
What are high mountains
Coyote drops water from this local river onto the blood splatters to ensure human tribes would grow all over the region.
What is Clearwater River?
This character trait describes Coyote's willingness to risk his own life to free the community from the giant creature.
What is bravery?
When tracking how Coyote shifts from a playful builder to a brave and serious protector of the people it is called.
What is Character Development
What is the name of the person who told the story "Coyote and The Monster"?
J.R. Spence.