For my Wisdom Tales Project, me and my partner wrote a song. The story we chose was Old Dog and Coyote. My partner was Sloane. 

Old Dog and Coyote is a story from The Americas. The story is about a watchdog who failed to do his job one day and his owner got mad and kicked him out. As the dog was roaming around the desert, he saw a coyote trying to jump over a cactus. The coyote failed and had thorns stuck in him. The dog helped the coyote get the thorns out and the coyote wanted to return the favor. From that easy on, the coyote would come and bother the chickens, and the dog would act like he was scaring away the coyote. The dog’s owner praised him and the dog lived a good life.

Lyrics

Quinn

This is a song about a story 

The story is Old Dog and Coyote

The old watchdog made a mistake

And his owner got mad and raged

He kicked the old watchdog out

This story also has a coyote

Who tried to jump over a plant that was thorny

The coyote fell, and he was in lots of pain

The dog helped and used his brain

 

Chorus (Both)

This is a song about a story

A story about an Old Dog and a Coyote

They soon become best friends

And help each other until the end

 

Sloane

He felt so bad he picked out the thorns

And so the old watch dog was suddenly adored

Because he was useless he stomach growled with hunger

So the coyote devised a plan 

Sneak into the coup and scare the chickens

Their act continued until the watchdog died

But the dog got fed and lived a good life

 

Chorus (Both)

This is a song about a story

A story about an Old Dog and a Coyote

They soon become best friends

And help each other until the end