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Mourning Dove's Coyote And The Buffalo

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When the first Americans arrived hundreds of years ago, they brought their culture and values with them into the country. These ethics that they have still apply to the people of the present day just as they once did during their time. One example is that people should respect and honor nature instead of abusing it. In the short story “Coyote and the Buffalo,” the Coyote receives a young cow from Buffalo Bull as a gift for helping him (Mourning Dove 51). This cow had the ability of supplying the Coyote with meat forever by cutting a piece of fat off, but he later tried to kill it for more meat (Mourning Dove 52). The cow that the Coyote had received can be seen as a part of nature since it is wildlife. Coyote was given the necessary tools to

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