``Brand X and his fellow coyotes .
There is a parable of how we might relate to the creatures that share the world with us; and a parable of dreams versus realty; and a parable of home, of known territory with its comparative safety; and a parable of making the best. and the several varmint-hunters, callous or alcoholic or both. . .
And so are the people of this fable--old Hallie and Albert .
Popham seems to know like her backyard. are meticulously observed in the desert environment that Ms. . . ``Brand X and his fellow coyotes