This order was evidently what the coyotes wanted, for they quickly vanished into the brush.
When they had gone, Kaw could scarce contain himself for mirth. Anticipating the scene that would follow when Sandy, the fox, faced Cho-gay, he hopped up and down as he sang:
“’Tis a funny old world, for often I see
The right of a thing turned about,
And when it occurs, then we say ‘it can’t be,’
Till proof makes it true without doubt.”
As the old crow spread his wings to depart, Cho-gay asked, “Does that rhyming talk mean that a fox might fly?”
“It might!” said Kaw from over his wing as he flew away.