Coyote Steals Fire Summary

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The same way the end goal justifies the actions in “How Stories Came to Earth” they do in “Coyote Steals Fire”. In “Coyote Steals Fire” Coyote bets his life on a game of dice. HE does this so he can get Thunder to agree that, “If I win, you have to give me fire”(Erdoes and Ortiz 45). Coyote makes sure that he will win the game and not lose his life by cheating in the game. Coyote cheats by distracting Thunder and then “...Coyote turned his dice up so they showed the carved sides”(Erdoes and Ortiz 45). Coyote risks his life to bring fire to the world because he knows he desperately the beings of earth need it. The beings of earth need it to keep warm throughout the winter and to cook food. The beings of earth need fire to keep warm and