Analyze a Folk Story

It is observed that throughout history, common people have created stories that have been passed down for generations through history. Stories are told around the world, regardless of the place or culture, with different settings and ideologies, but they all serve a common purpose: Somewhere along the story they will introduce a event that explains a natural occurrence that is perceived by the people.

In the traditional folk tale of "Coyote Kills a Giant," an explanation is given for a natural phenomenon that is observed in the world. At the end of the story, when the people trapped inside the giant's stomach escape, a wood tick almost does not make it is crushed in its attempts to escape the mouth of the giant. Confronting the slightly upset tick, Coyote tells him not to complain and to be thankful that he is alive. This event supposedly explains the question of why wood ticks (minuscule, parasitic arachnids with a mottled gray colored backsides) are flat to this day.