"A Coyote Columbus Story" shows the indigenous perspective of early colonialism. Introducing Christopher Columbus into the story, Coyote says “he’s the one who found the Indians” (“King “Coyote” 123). In many of King's stories, he writes narration without quotes, but this particular short story does not contain a single quote. The style in which it is written is not similar to that of many other postcolonial texts. Rather than describing historical facts in a direct and precise way, this story features real people, like Columbus and the Indians, but instead doing strange things, like playing ball. Although the events did not happen as King says, he seeks to understand more deeply how colonization affected indigenous peoples, from the indigenous perspective. The symbolization and mockery of this news represent resentment at the arrival of colonization. On page 126, Christopher Columbus and his men search for things to sell, in turn symbolizing the greed of the colonizers. Then, on page 127, Christopher Columbus comes up with the idea of ​​selling Indians, which represents slavery during the colonial period. The idea of ​​kidnapping Indians and selling them into slavery appears after his men collect a monkey, a parrot, a fish and a coconut. Columbus tells them that “[t]his stuff ain’t worth poop” (King “Coyote” 126). Columbus was an integral part of a society focused on slavery, including the slave trade, working as a sugar buyer and visiting colonies where slaves had been traded for years. Here, King highlights what really motivated Columbus: finding things to sell to make money. He is not described as the familiar hero of the story, nor as a great explorer, but as confusing the New World with China, and...... middle of article...... Alternatives 28.3 (2009): 8-14. Premier Academic Research. Internet. March 17, 2014. Gibert, Teresa. “Narrative Strategies in Thomas King's Short Stories.” Telling Stories: Postcolonial Short Fiction in English. Ed. Jacqueline Bardolphe. Atlanta: Éditions Rodopi BV, 1994. 67-70. Print.King, Thomas. “A Coyote Columbus Story.” A good story, that one. Toronto: Harper Perennial Canada, 1999. Print.---. “Godzilla versus postcolonial.” Journal of Postcolonial Writing 30.2 (1990): 10-16. Print.Turcotte, Gerry. “Re-Marking History or Playing Basketball with Godzilla: Thomas King’s Monstrous Postcolonial Gesture.” University of Wollongong Online Research (2003): 1-20. Internet. March 10, 2014. Winks, David. “Forging postcolonial identities through acts of translation? » Journal of African Cultural Studies 21.1 (2009): 65-74. Premier Academic Research. Internet. March 9. 2014.