The Blue Coyote

The Blue Coyote

From a Native American Fable

Open Ended

How does the blue coyote become blue?

Multiple Choice

Why do the animals bring the blue coyote food?

• The animals thought he was the new king!

• The animals love the color blue.

• The animals are scared of coyotes.

• The animals like giving gifts.

Multiple Choice

Why does the blue coyote start howling?

• He was hungry.

• He heard the others howling and he couldn't help himself!

• The moon was so bright that it made him howl.

What happens after the animals hear the blue coyote howling?

Look back in the text and get ready to talk with a partner. :)

Open Ended

What lesson do you think that the blue coyote learns at the end of the story? (What is the moral?)