{"id":22359,"date":"2022-08-07T15:58:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T15:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=22359"},"modified":"2022-08-07T16:01:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T16:01:11","slug":"conte-comanche-skunk-outwits-coyote","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythology-kiowa-comanche\/tale-comanche-skunk-outwits-coyote\/","title":{"rendered":"Comanche Tale: Skunk Outwits Coyote"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22359\" class=\"elementor elementor-22359\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b54411 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b54411\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-812b95b\" data-id=\"812b95b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75aa7e elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c75aa7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythology-kiowa-comanche\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Kiowa-Comanche mythology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26c1a15\" data-id=\"26c1a15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb1f0f elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ffb1f0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indigenouspeople.net\/skunkout.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wiki<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a60e5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a60e5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e61b6e\" data-id=\"5e61b6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d71665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d71665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythology-kiowa-comanche\/\">Kiowas<\/a> migrated through the Platte River basin to the Arkansas River area. There they faced the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythology-kiowa-comanche\/\">Comanches<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Here is their tale: Skunk Outwits Coyote.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9347 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cropped-AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Skunk Outwits Coyote\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" title=\"\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fd24be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fd24be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9716967\" data-id=\"9716967\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452f6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"452f6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythology-kiowa-comanche\/tale-comanche-skunk-outwits-coyote\/#Skunk-Outwits-Coyote\" >Skunk Outwits Coyote<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Skunk-Outwits-Coyote\"><\/span>Skunk Outwits Coyote<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0efe25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0efe25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff164b2\" data-id=\"ff164b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9af54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc9af54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let me tell you how Skunk Outwits Coyote.<\/p><p>Coyote was going along one day, feeling very hungry, when he met up with Skunk. \u201cHello, brother,\u201d Coyote greeted him. &quot;You look hungry and so am I. If I lead the way, will you join me in a trick to get something to eat?&quot; \u00bb<\/p><p>\u201cI will do whatever you propose,\u201d said Skunk.<\/p><p>\u201cA prairie dog village is just over that hill. You go over there and lie down and play dead. I&#039;ll come along later and say to the prairie dogs, &#039;Come, let us have a dance over the body of our dead enemy.&#039; &quot;\u00a0<\/p><p>Skunk wondered how they would ever get anything to eat by playing dead and dancing. \u201cWhy should I do this? he asked.<\/p><p>\u201cGo on,\u201d Coyote said. \u201cPuff yourself up and play dead. \u00bb<\/p><p>Skunk went on to the prairie dog village and pretended to be dead. After a while Coyote came along and saw several prairie dogs playing outside their holes. They were keeping a distance between themselves and Skunk.<\/p><p>\u201cOh, look,\u201d cried Coyote, \u201cour enemy lies dead before us. Come, we will have a dance to celebrate. Let everyone come out and then stop up the burrow holes. \u00bb<\/p><p>The foolish prairie dogs did as he told them. \u201cNow,\u201d said Coyote, \u201clet us all stand in a big circle and dance with our eyes closed. If anyone opens his eyes to look, he will turn into something bad. \u00bb<\/p><p>As soon as the prairie dogs began dancing with their eyes closed, Coyote killed one of them. \u201cWell, now,\u201d he called out, \u201clet&#039;s all open our eyes. The prairie dogs did so, and were surprised to see one lying dead. \u201cOh, dear,\u201d said Coyote, \u201clook at this poor fellow. He opened his eyes and died. Now, all of you, close your eyes and dance again. Don&#039;t look, or you too will die. \u00bb<\/p><p>They began to dance once more, and one by one Coyote drew them out of the dance circle and killed them. At last, one of the prairie dogs became suspicious and opened his eyes. \u201cOh, Coyote is killing us! he cried, and all the survivors ran to unstop their holes and seek safety in the burrows.<\/p><p>Skunk then stood up, laughing at how easily Coyote had worked his trick. He helped gather up some dry firewood and they began roasting the prairie dogs that Coyote had killed.<\/p><p>The cooking meat smelled so good that Coyote decided he wanted to eat the best of it himself. &quot;Let&#039;s run a race,&quot; he said. \u201cThe one that wins will have his choice of the most delicious prairie dogs. \u00bb<\/p><p>\u201cNo,\u201d replied Skunk, \u201cyou are too swift. I&#039;m a slow runner and can never beat you. \u00bb<\/p><p>\u201cWell, I will tie a rock to my foot,\u201d Coyote said.<\/p><p>\u201cIf you will tie on a big rock, I will race you. \u00bb<\/p><p>They decided to race around the bottom of the hill. \u201cWhile I am tying this rock to my foot,\u201d Coyote said, \u201cyou go ahead. I&#039;ll give you a start and then catch you. \u00bb<\/p><p>Skunk began to run and was soon out of sight around the hill. Coyote tied a rock to his foot and followed, slowly at first, but he soon kicked the rock loose and doubled his speed. Along the way, however, Skunk had found a brush pile, and he dashed in there and hid.<\/p><p>As soon as he saw Coyote go racing past, Skunk turned back to the fire. He raked all the roasted prairie dogs out of the coals, except for two small bony ones that he did not want. Then he cut off the tails and stuck them back in the ashes, and carried the meat away to the brush pile.<\/p><p>Meanwhile Coyote was still loping around the hill, confident that Skunk was running just ahead of him. As he hurried along, he said to himself, \u201cI wonder where that fool Skunk is? I did not know that he could run so fast. He soon circled back to the cooking fire and saw the prairie dog tails sticking out of the ashes. He seized one and it slipped out. He tried another one. \u201cOh, but they are well cooked,\u201d he said. He tried another one. Then he suspected that something was wrong.<\/p><p>Taking a stick, Coyote raked through the coals, but he found only the two bony prairie dogs that Skunk had rejected. \u201cSomeone must have stolen our meat,\u201d he said, and then ate the two small tasteless ones.<\/p><p>Skunk, who by this time had feasted on the delicious meat, had crept to the top of the hill and was looking down at Coyote. As Coyote began searching all around to see who might have stolen the meat, Skunk threw some prairie dog bones down upon him.<\/p><p>Coyote looked up and saw him. &quot;You took all the delicious prairie dogs!&quot; he cried. \u201cGive me some of them. \u00bb<\/p><p>\u201cNo,\u201d Skunk answered. \u201cWe ran a race for them. I beat you. I&#039;m going to eat all of them. \u00bb<\/p><p>Coyote begged and begged for some of the delicious prairie dogs, but while he was still pleading, Skunk swallowed the last morsel of meat. He was a better trickster than Coyote.<\/p><p>This was the tales Skunk Outwits Coyote!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kiowa-Comanche Mythology Wiki The Kiowa migrated through the Platte River basin to the Arkansas River area. There they confronted the Comanches. 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