Tíy k - The Bell

Jul 17, 2026

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A folktale-style story where Rabbit notices a wasp nest and, after being tricked and threatened, events unfold around a bell. Coyote confronts Rabbit for deception and demands harm, but Rabbit proposes a plan involving the bell to bring children out and enable teaching. The narrative escalates as Coyote strikes the nest, suffers stings, and later finds Rabbit again with further threats, ending on an unresolved question about whether Rabbit will be killed.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time18 min

AccessFree to download

The Bell

Rabbit and the wasp nest

Coyote’s trick and the bell plan

Stinging aftermath and renewed confrontation

Tíy k The Bell Mixtec, Western Juxtlahuaca, English Animal Stories Tíyk The Bell Based on readers created by: Candice Beatham & Bruce Beatham Original stories by: Rebeca Rodriguez Flores Fidela Rodriguez Flores Sergio Flores Rodriguez Margarito Flores Rodriguez Used with permission from: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. Apartado postal 22067 14000 Tlalpan, D. F. , México Tel. 5573-2024 Editing by: Serapia Matamoros Perea Translation by:J N Martin Images by J N Martin, © 2021 Images adapted from the “Arte para la Alfabetización en México” project, © 2012 by Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. , used under a Creative Commons AttributionShareAlike license: [http://creativecommons.org/l](http://creativecommons.org/l)icenses/by-sa/3 .0/ . CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Mixtec, Western Juxtlahuaca, English Coicoyan de las Flores, Oaxaca, Mexico Copyright © 2024, J N Martin [http://creativecommons.org/l](http://creativecommons.org/l)icenses/by-nc/4 .0/ You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. N̠it vi iinka k̠ií ra ntáva-rí leso kús̠ií ini-rí n ú yosó . Ta n̠ix-rí íyo-rí x'á itún ra ntni'i-rí iin n ú ntkoto-rí iinyk ra k̠into-rí xíto'ni-rí-ñ . Another day Rabbit was hopping through a meadow, happy as can be. He saw a tree and looked up and saw it had a wasp nest and he stayed there looking at it. Saá n̠ix rí nt̠ivá'yu n ú xíka nuu-rí leso. Saá k̠ixáárí káchi-rí saá,“Nchun sntá'vi-ún y ' , ñani! Vichin nt kaxí -̠i yó' , ñani!” Along came Coyote. Approaching Rabbit he said,“Why did you trick me, brother?! Now I’m going to eat you!” “Käxí-ún y ' . Átu kún̠i-ún chintieé tá'án-ún xí'in-̠i k x̠i iin sava sáka'a-ún k ná tn̠i n válí sákua'a-ún.” “V'a,” káchi nt̠ivá'yu. “Don’t eat me. Maybe you could help me at 11:30 by ringing the bell so all the children will come out and then you can teach them.” “Okay,” said Coyote. N̠ix-rí k x̠i iin sava káni-rí itún stá yk n̠itn̠itíyk t vi-rí ntikuǐi t̠ixin-rí xí'in n ú-rí . 11:30 came and he began hitting the wasp nest with a stick. The wasps came flying out, stinging him all over. X̠intú'ú-rí sava óra saá ntkuntichi-rí ra ntki'in-rí ku'n-rí . He lay helpless for a half hour before he could get up and limp home. Iinka ichí ntn̠i'í-rí leso ta n̠ik'n-rí xí'in-rí,“Kaxí -̠iyó' chi sntá'vi-ún y ' !” “Átu íyo t xǐi-ún sák'-nt̠i. Átu köo ñ'a kuá'n chi ka'ní -̠i yó' .” Coyote found Rabbit again and said to him,“I’m going to eat you because you tricked me!” “Maybe you’ve got a rifle for us to play with. Then again, maybe you don’t. Maybe you’d rather run away before I kill you.” Nt̠ivá'yu nt̠ikó-rí ku'n-rí kúsuchí ini-rí köníxa'ní-rí leso. Coyote went away sadly. Would he ever kill that rascally Rabbit?

FAQs

Why does Coyote threaten Rabbit?

Coyote threatens Rabbit because Rabbit tricked him. He declares he will eat Rabbit after the deception.

What role does the bell play in the story?

Rabbit asks Coyote to help at 11:30 by ringing the bell so the children will come out, after which he can teach them. The plan connects Rabbit’s ideas with a timed action.

What happens when Coyote rings the timeline and deals with the wasp nest?

At 11:30 Coyote begins hitting the wasp nest with a stick. Wasps fly out and sting him all over, leaving him helpless before he can limp home.

Jul 17, 2026

Uploaded by Riley