Rolling Stone

A Native American tale in which Coyote breaks his promise and must flee the consequences…

One spring day, Coyote and Fox were out walking. The winter had recently ended and the sun was shining brightly. Coyote leaned against a large round rock to rest and abandoned his coat, which was too warm and cumbersome, to the rock to thank it for letting him rest on it. Despite Fox’s warning that the stone was magical, Coyote shrugged and confirmed that he no longer needed it. But when a storm cloud covered the sky, Coyote wanted to return and take back the coat he had given. But can you take back a gift, especially one given to a magic stone?

The theme of Native American stories is often linked to the creation of the world, and this story is no exception, being ultimately about the creation of the Rocky Mountains. In the legends of America, Coyote is the deceiver, the prankster character who alternately traps or is trapped, being the hero or anti-hero, while Fox is rather wise (he warns Coyote that the stone is magic and of the risks he is taking). And as is often the case in stories, the reader can also learn a lesson about the risks of betraying a given promise, and another about the help that even the smallest can give…

– FIRST PICTURE BOOK OF THE AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR WHO JUST GRADUATED FROM THE ECOLE EMILE COHL

– KEYWORDS: LEGEND, AMERINDIAN TALE, PROMISE, GIFT, MAGIC

– WE CAN CONSIDER IT AS AN ANCESTOR OF THE ROULE-GALETTE!

– TECHNIQUE : PEN AND PAINT