"How She Was Given Her Name" by Luci Tapahonso

The poem, “How She Was Given Her Name” by Luci Tapahonso (Dine) is a wonderful personal story about how the baby was given her pet name, “Beep-beep.” Because she was not allowed to run outside in the winter, the baby loved to run to the road in the winter, laughing and waving her arms all the while having the thrill of her life knowing that someone was chasing her. She whizzed down the road, whenever no one was looking. Therefore getting her nickname, “Beep-beep” like the roadrunner in the cartoon of a roadrunner that runs really fast. This is a great poem to lead into nicknames and how you would get one in your family for doing something personal.