This comic picture book, using bold shapes and colours of Mexican folk art, reverses expectations in its tale of a singing coyote and a dancing chicken. Marcelina, the quick-thinking hen, saves herself from the wiles of her would-be predator by offering a regular supply of eggs for 'huevos rancheros' and celebrates their pact by inviting Coyote to a village fiesta. An afterword provides a recipe for this typical dish.