Traditions of the Arikara

by George A. Dorsey

51. THE COYOTE AND THE ARTICHOKE.

Coyote digs up Artichoke plant and asks if it has another name. It answers “Take-a-Bite.” Artichoke repeats same four times and Coyote takes bite each time, eating it all. He goes and expels flatus. He gets worse and carries tree up in air. He takes hold of stone which goes up with him. Stone falls on Coyote and kills him.