Husband in Training

My class studied the Salish calendar this year.  To celebrate November as Storytelling Month, we read Salish tribal tales.  Most stories featured the Coyote, who usually teaches lessons as the trickster or fool.  

In one story Coyote gets into a lot of trouble because he does not follow advice from his spouse or elders in the tribe.

After completing the read-aloud, I asked my first graders, "What's the moral of this story?"

Dylan* raised his hand and stated seriously, "ALWAYS listen to your wife, no matter WHAT."

He'll do well to remember that in the future...