coyote medicine

the coyotes were howling tonight at the ranch. the dogs were barking too, but they bark all of the time.

john, my friend's dad, and i stepped outside to see where they were. he told the dogs to shut up. the coyotes listened too. i asked him if he thinks they are close or in the creek.

"they're close. do you want to take the flashlight and go see them? they'll probably get you."
"Yeah!" I walk toward the flashlight. He backs up in the doorway, at first he is about to hand the flashlight over and then when I say "when I don't come back you'll know what happened" then he retreats.
"coyotes don't attack people, do they?" I ask.
No, I don't think they have.