proverb · Words worth keeping
Coyote is always out there waiting, and Coyote is always hungry.
Coyote is always out there waiting, and Coyote is always hungry.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Coyote waiting and remaining hungry presents a persistent appetite or presence. The repeated always gives the figure an enduring, watchful force.
What the words are saying
The capitalised figure may carry context not supplied by the words, so an editorial reading should not invent a particular story or religious role. A qualified explanation describes the waiting-and-hunger image without turning it into an animal-behaviour rule or claiming a verified community tradition.
Everyday example
A reader notices the repeated waiting and hunger while leaving the figure’s precise traditional role unresolved.
When to use it
Use it only as a qualified reading of the image with context uncertainty explicit.
What it does not mean
The figure’s traditional significance is not verified; no literal animal behaviour or supernatural presence is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 6; PDF page 9; collection label: Navajo
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Navajo