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I shall carry you." He said to him: "Don't, we shall be brothers." Coyote started. He carried Locust. The two went. He saw Grizzly Bear coming. Locust said: "Put me off." He was put off. There was a cliff, on the edge of which he staid. (Grizzly Bear Woman) arrived, and (Locust) scared her, and (Grizzly Bear) fell down. Coyote went back. He went around. He reached the place where Grizzly Bear lay. He ate her. He took her out of the fire. He took the meat and the fat. He ate. He tied it up. Coyote started. He carried Locust. He went along. He saw Grizzly Bear (Man) coming. Locust said: "Put me off." Coyote said: "It is my turn. Let me scare him." (Grizzly Bear) arrived. Coyote became a stump. Grizzly Bear arrived. He said: "Let me bite him." He saw it was Coyote. Coyote said: "I am Coyote. Let us start." He knew where Locust was. Coyote said to Grizzly Bear: "Will you eat grease?" Grizzly Bear said: "Yes, I'll eat it." Coyote untied

ka´tsa^..	a`tutsx̣ałx̣onι´s_ine^..	qak.ła'pse^.	ma_ats	huts!ιn^.ała´_ane^.
my younger brother.	I shall carry you."	He said to him:	"Don't!	we shall be

tsa´_aatιmo.	ts!ιna´x̣e^.	skι´n^.ku^.ts.	nałx̣o´_une^.	a_aʻkuk.łako´wumʼs.
brothers."	He started	Coyote.	He carried	the Locust.

qa^.nakι´k_ine^..	nʼu´px̣_ane^.	k.ła´włas	ska´se^..	qake´_ine^.	a_aʻkuk.łako´wum
The two went.	He saw	Grizzly Bear	coming.	He said	Locust:

pιsx̣o´_unu.	pιsx̣o´łne^.	sιn^.υmu´k!se^.	ι´nta^.s.	qaosaqa´_ane^..	wa´x̣e^..
"Put me off!"	He was put off	where was a cliff,	at edge.	There he staid.	He arrived.

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naq!max̣o´_une^.ts	wa`t!mιta^.ktse´_ite^..	ła^.qanx̣a´x̣e^.	skι´n^.ku^.ts.
He scared her and	made her fall down.	He went back	Coyote.

qakx̣ałaka`me^.nqa^.´tse^..	qaox̣a´x̣e^.	qa^.kqa´pse^.	k.ła´włas.	nʼι´k_ine^..
He went around.	He reached	where lay	Grizzly Bear.	He ate it.

ła.upkak!o´_une^..	tsuk^ua´te^.	a_aʻku´la_aks	a_aʻq!u´ta_ałs.	nʼι´k_ine^..
He took it out of fire.	He took	meat	fat.	He ate.

nʼιtuk!sa´_ane^..	ts!ιna´x̣e^.	skι´n^.ku^.ts.	nałx̣o´_une^.	a_aʻkuk.łako´wumʼs.
He fried it.	He started	Coyote.	He carried	the Locust.

qa^.na´x̣e^..	nʼu´px̣_ane^.	ska´se^..	k.ła´włas	qake´_ine^.	a_aʻkuk.łako´wum
He went along.	He saw	coming	Grizzly Bear.	He said	Locust:

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pιsx̣o´_unu.	qake´_ine^.	skι´n^.ku^.ts	ła^.ts	ka´min	huts!ι`sιnl-
"Put me off."	He said	Coyote:	"In turn	I	I myself shall

haq!max̣o´_une^..	qaoι´a´x̣e^.	skι´n^.ku^.ts	nʼιnqa´pte^.k	a_aʻqułu´k!pko
scare him."	He arrived	Coyote.	He became	a stump.

qawaka´x̣e^.	k.ła´wła.	qake´_ine^.	hułʼι´t!ι´a.	nʼu´px̣_ane^.
He arrived	Grizzly Bear.	He said:	"Let me bite him."	He saw

nʼι´nse^.	skι´n^.ku^.ts	qake´_ine^.	skι´n^.ku^.ts	hunʼι´n^.e^.	skι´n^.ku^.ts
it was	Coyote.	He said	Coyote:	"I am	Coyote.

hułts!ιnax̣a´_ala.	nʼu´px̣_ane^.	sa.usaqa´pse^.	a_aʻkuk.łako´wumʼs.	qa-
Let us start."	He knew	where was	Locust.	He said

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kι´łne^.	k.ła´wła.s	skι´n^.ku^.ts	kιntsx̣a´łʼe^.k	a_aʻq!u´tał.	qake´_ine^.
to him	to Grizzly Bear	Coyote:	"Will you eat	grease?"	He said

k.ła´wła	he^.	hutsx̣ałʼι´k_ine^..	nʼaqte´ite^.	ka´łx̣o^.	skι´n^.ku^.ts
Grizzly Bear:	"Yes,	I will eat it."	He untied	what carried	Coyote.

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