Over the past two weeks me and my friend Quinn were working on our wisdom tale project. The project was picking a story and presenting it in different ways. Quinn and I chose to do a rap. The story we picked was Old Dog And Coyote. Old Dog And Coyote is about an old dog and coyote. One day the old dog made a mistake and his owner kicked him out. The coyote jumped over a cactus and got thorns all over him. The dog felt bad so he used his mouth to pick out the thorns. The coyote and the dog came up with a plan so the owner could see his dog’s worth. The plan worked and the coyote and the dog are now friends.

 

To make our rap Quinn and I made a beat on GarageBand and wrote the lyrics. These are the lyrics: 

Quinn

This is a song about a story 

The story is Old Dog and Coyote

The old watchdog made a mistake

And his owner got mad and raged

He kicked the old watchdog out

This story also has a coyote

Who tried to jump over a plant that was thorny

The coyote fell, and he was in lots of pain

The dog helped and used his brain

 

Chorus (Both)

This is a song about a story

A story about an Old Dog and a Coyote

They soon become best friends

And help each other until the end

 

Sloane

He felt so bad he picked out the thorns

And so the old watch dog was suddenly adored

Because he was useless he stomach growled with hunger

So the coyote devised a plan 

Sneak into the coup and scare the chickens

Their act continued until the watchdog died

But the dog got fed and lived a good life

 

Chorus (Both)

This is a song about a story

A story about an Old Dog and a Coyote

They soon become best friends

And help each other until the end

 

After we wrote the lyrics we recorded our song and showed it to the class. This project has been so fun and I’m proud of how it turned out.