Read the excerpt from "The Coyote and the Bear."In a few minutes the hole was frozen solid, and his tail was fast."Now, friend Coyote," called the Bear, "I think you have him. Pull!"The Coyote pulled with all his might, but could not lift his tail from the ice, and there he was—a prisoner.

The excerpt creates a problem for the Coyote: his tail is frozen into the ice, and he cannot pull free. This puts him in jeopardy, meaning he is in a difficult or potentially dangerous situation. The passage does not focus on his private thoughts or use a dangerous setting by itself to create tension.

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