The Coyote is at once wise and mischievous, and not to be trusted... at least not at face value. Known as the trickster, coyote will teach one great truths if one will keep an open mind... not gaping, just open. First, one must know how to laugh before one can find truth. The search for truth is not a serious undertaking. To be too serious one may miss the point. Everything must be balanced with laughter or it is only a half truth.