This is a continuation of my story that began several full moons ago. My Human has been real busy doing human stuff and I've been snoozing in the heat or catching flies. (but we did go for a long ride in a place called 'Teneseeee' -is that how you spell it??)
Anycows, my Human is taking a nap so I figured this would be a good time to continue on with my story.
After we ate the big dead cow meat and drank that good cold bitter stuff, I rode on the bike with my Human and saw some of those BIG shaggy things! They're called 'bison', but sometimes I hear them called 'Buffalo'. I like the first one; less syllables and easier to say.
Anycows, they were everywhere! And there were baby bison all around, too! Those babies are lighter color, almost the same color as teenager deer (you know, that tender age when they almost lose their spots but they aren't adults yet. And yup, they are tender.) I wanted to play with them; they're short like me. There's one sleeping under its mommy, all curled up like a coyote pup.
Then there was this guy! Ohhhh doggy, he looked mean. And, boy, did he bellow. We were parked by the road and this big guy kept coming closer and closer. I've been chased by one of those big guys before when I was smaller; he made me nervous and those long horns made me quiver! I wasn't going to stay around and I jumped on the bike. Good thing my Human thought the same 'cause she was chased by a bull cow once, too, and she wasn't going to hang around and wait for it to be all nice and stuff. Uh uh, no siree.
Soon we were on the road again and stopped at this big huge cave where humans go in and out to learn about the mountains, animals, plants and other humans (that are dead now). I got to play with the animals!!!!! I don't get to do this outside of the cave 'cause either they would eat me, or I would eat them. So this was a fun experience!
I got to learn cat stalking! This guy's called 'Bob'. I like his spiked ears, his beard and spots; I wonder if he's a punker cat. He stalks differently than us coyotes do, but then he's shorter to the ground. He's kinda slinky; most of us just walk slow and then jump up and down. But we eat the same things, so we can share! Maybe.......
Then I saw this guy with big teeth! Ow! I wouldn't want to be in a fight with him; he could chew my tail off. It was hot outside and I wanted to cool off, so I went for a swim and watched this guy. He's call 'Beaver'. Why not call him something easier? Like Big Teeth. Or Beady Eyes. Oh, and look...fire flies on top of the water!!
I got out, climbed on a rock to dry and found one of my old buddies: Rocky!!! We thought we'd play like old times and see who could get that fish first. Well, he won! Buggers....
I was getting hungry, so I started hunting for food. Around a big rock I found.....Hey, another coyote!!!! Wooohoooo!!!!! We can hunt together like old times, like with my pack mates! Oh, and he's an Old One, so I have to be good. So, here we are. On the hunt.
Argh!!! We were hunting after a jack rabbit and it got away out from under my nose!! I've gotten too soft living with this human......
Whew. I was getting tired of all this visiting and playing with the other animals. I found another coyote (but he was a dark one) that looked like he was having fun. Probably jumping after a mouse or something. Then I noticed that he was frozen in jump. He didn't come down. I had to go check this out......
I got close and he wasn't even warm. I wondered why he was frozen, so I tried to see what he was jumping at. I couldn't see anything, but he sure was tall. Then my Human came over and told me he was a 'statue'. He's not real; he was made by humans to honor the coyote and their spirit: playful, inquisitive, and athletic. I liked that. I called him 'Dark Stone'. But he looks awfully skinny. They should have let him catch his food before they made him into stone.
Well, that was the end of the cave fun. It was time to leave and we were heading to a lake up on the prairie and near the mountains. So we drank lots of water, got rid of old water, and went back out into the heat. I'll show you around the lake with all the flowers, lizards and rocks in a bit.