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Who do you think of when you hear the word leader, the president or prime minister of a country

maybe? How about the principal of a school, or the coach of a sports team, or the conductor

of an orchestra? Whatever they're in charge of, the strongest leaders are the ones who think

about the people they're leading, and how they can motivate and inspire them. But in

the story we're about to hear, we'll meet a wannabe leader who only thinks about himself.

I'm Rebecca Scher and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.

Today our story is called Coyotes Wild Ride. Versions of this tale come from the Paiute

peoples of North America, who traditionally lived in the area that now makes up Arizona,

California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah. Some really great people came together to bring

you our adaptation of this tale, including Alan Tudyk, star of resident alien now in its

second season on sci-fi. Alan has lent his one-of-a-kind voice to nearly a dozen Disney films,

including Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, Rogue One, a Star Wars story, and Encanto. So Circle Round

everyone for Coyotes Wild Ride.

Long, long ago, before humans roamed the earth, the world was ruled by animals,

and the animals were ruled by eagle. All the animals looked up to eagle with admiration and

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