Doctor Coyote: A Native American Aesop's FablesIn the 1500s, a book of Aesop's fables was brought to America. An Aztec Indian scribe translated the tales into the Aztec language, making Coyote the main character. Twenty of these tales have been shortened and retold in this collection. Grades 4-7. 1987. |
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American Aesop's Fables Aztec back to bite blackbird boat boat's building a city buried clever Coke cornfield cows Coyote saw cured Divide the catch DOCTOR COYOTE Donkey doorman eat the horses eaten enemy everything eyes father fawn flew friends fter give gold grabbed happened Hear heart horses that pull hungry hunting with Puma hurt JOHN BIERHORST PICTURES jumped little old woman live looking lord Macmillan Publishers Native American Aesop's never nother ocean oyote patient perched Perry PICTURES BY WENDY pile Pretty soon pull his plow Puma and Wolf Puma saw retelling RETOLD BY JOHN riding sculptor sheep ship sick sink skin someone sons started to eat stories sweat tail talked thing thinking thought told tore traveling tree trickster turkeys ut Coyote WENDY WATSON White Beard Wolf and Rooster words come back