The Adventures of Haras the Coyote Girl

setting: it is the day after Haras met Paul and she cannot stop thinking about him, although for quite different reasons then his are for thinking of her. she is sitting in an open glade, filled with pure white trillians, leaning against the one tree in the clearing : an expansive, gnarled old oak. with her sister coyote . they are speaking, but not in a way that can be heard by ears. only an uncluttered mind can hear these words.

coyote sister (silverleaf): you are very silent today my sister. yet i sense that your thoughts are troubled and your body restless.

as is common with a conversation between coyotes there was a long silence as both human girl and coyote sister watched the tripple petaled flowers bob and sway in the light breeze and listened to a distant sparrow singing happily for all to hear. Finally when Haras had formed her feelings into thoughts she spoke.

haras: yes, you are right, silverleaf. yesterday i met a human boy by The Stream Which Hums. he worried me. he seemed so ignorant. yet in a dangerous way. he seemed oblivious to so many things. it worries me to think that perhaps all humans are this way.

silverleaf did not pause quite as long as haras had before answering. coyotes, unlike humans do not tend to hold on to useless thoughts which clutter their minds.

silverleaf: not all humans are so careless, but those that do care are few, and those whom actually do anything are even less. it is because many humans think only of themselves. they will think "ah, wer are killing the rainforests. how terrible. i hope i am dead before it is all gone." then they forget or push from their minds any thoughts of doing something about it. still, you have not told me all that worries you, my sister

Haras: yes, there is something else which i do not understand. although i did not particularly like that boy i still felt drawn to him. there was something deep inside of me which seemed to awaken. it felt almost like longing...

silverleaf's eyes seemed to twinkle at this last statement.

silverleaf: ah, little sister. you have finally felt The Call. The Call of Life. The Call which keep every species alive, which causes eggs to be lain and pups to be born every year.

haras: but i do not wish to contribute to the human population!

silverleaf: then you must ignore The Call. it will not be easy but if that is what you want and what you think is right you will succeed.

and haras did learn to ignore The Call although it was no easy task. fortunately the coyotes had taught her to be strong-willed and strong of opinion.