How Coyote Became Clever: An Adaptation of a Traditional Native American Folktale (Told by the Karok People)

How Coyote Became Clever is an adaptation of a traditional Native American folktale told by the Karok people.  In the story, Coyote seeks the gift of being smart from the maker of all animals, and he tries to outwit the other animals by staying awake to get the first gift.  But will that strategy work? And if not, what happens if he is the last to get anything?