Wee boy: Mum, can we get coconut dog?
Mum: There's no such thing
Wee boy: But dad pointed to one yesterday and said to Uncle Dave "look at the coconut dug".
Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko. She is a Native American author. A totally mesmerising read. A worldview very different to white America. Very relevant to what's going on in US now.