Coyote Mesquite and the “Summer Bummer”

Coyote sat in the shade of a ridge overlooking the Grand Canyon where just minutes before he had panned out a hunk of gold the size of Adam’s apple.  He hated Adam.  Anyway, he couldn’t believe it because coincidentally the night before he had a vision from God that told him he would pan for gold today – and indeed he had.  It finally looked like the days of panhandling rattlesnake leather were over.

Suddenly he heard a noise coming from above him.  He clicked his gun loaded and started shaking real nervously.  But they already knew he was there.  It turns out it happened to be a Gold Trader walking by and he was already spotted.

“Hello down there,” said the Gold Trader.
“Heyo,” said Coyote Misquite.
“Whacha doin’ with that gold pan stranger?” asked the Gold Trader.
“Just panning like a champ!  I just got a nice big one.” replied Coyote.
“Oh really?  Let me see it!” the Gold Trader exclaimed.

So Coyote showed him the hunk of gold that he had panned when God predicted he would.

“That’s not gold at all you silly goose,” said the Gold Trader shaking his head.
“That’s fools gold!” he chuckled.

Tears began to run down Coyote Mesquite’s mud-stained cheeks.  He had never felt more of a sense of defeat and disappointment in like ever.  And that’s how the beginning of Coyote Mesquite’s summer turned into a total bummer.



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