I think the coyote is really smart and is good under pressure. According to the text, she said, ” No.” when the lady asked her if he was ok, and she also said stuff about the coral reefs dying and so on. There was no way she could have always been ready for that, and it’s pretty smart to think up something like that so quickly. Also, I think later on Coyote will tell someone her real name.

I think Ivan can talk, he just won’t. According to the text, it said that Ivan has never made a sound, but Ivan’s pretty young, and maybe he’s just too nervous to say anything. Plus, maybe he could just be quiet like some cats are, since not all cats constantly meow and meow over and over.

When Washington crossed the Delaware by Lynne Cheney tells the story about how he defeated the British army. George Washington was general of the American army. They crossed the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians, German soldiers, causing the Hessians to surrender. Then they made the British surrender, too. Shortly afterwards, they elected general George Washington as the first president ever.