"During long winter nights Navajo families gathered around the fire in their hogans to be entertained by story-tellers. Children remained awake as long as possible to hear their elders relate the pranks and adventures of that eternal trickster, Coyote. These six delightful tales were collected directly from the Navajo by William Morgan and translated into English. Now children and adults alike can still be spellbound by Coyote as he encounters Rabbit, Fawn's Stars, Crow, Snake, Skunk Women, and Horned Toad"--Back cover