The Festival of the Wild
Rose Moon
is one part Rendezvous, one part 'Little House on the Prairie' and a healthy
spicing of Society for Creative Anachronism ... . |
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Among the tales I told were "Cowboy and Coyote" which
is an old Cheyenne animal story about the trickster's confrontation and contest with a
white man. The latter is out to prove himself the better 'trickster' while Coyote
sets out only to prove himself.
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"I'm talkin' to you, Coyote!
"C'mon out from behind that cactus!
"I aims to prove I'm cleverer than you. I'm smarter than
you; I'm trickier than you; I'm more mischievious even than you -- " |
| ... to which Coyote says,
"You wanna be smarter, be smarter ... . You wanna be trickier -- okay; you're
trickier; I'm tired o' this ... . "You see that mountain over there the
other side o' the trees? Well, I live through them trees and over that mountain and
through the trees on the other side ... . You wanna prove you're trickier than me I
gotta get my bag o' tricks ... " |
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" ... Maybe if you could
lend me your hat ... " |
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