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Then Coyote broke his leg. He carried it. Then Coyote started. Coyote carried his leg. He saw Locust. Locust said: "Is there anyone similar to me?" Coyote said: "I am that way, too." Locust said: "We shall be friends." Then Locust said: "Now, go ahead. You go first." Then Coyote started ahead. Behind him was Locust. He went along. He thought: "I shall kill Coyote." Then Coyote ran. He went way around. He caught up with him and went ahead. He went along. He was tired. Locust reached him. He kicked him. Locust killed Coyote. Locust started. He went along. Coyote lay there for several days. Magpie flew along.

He saw Coyote lying there. He thought: "Let me eat Coyote's eyes; he is dead." Then Magpie ate Coyote's eyes. Coyote came back to life. Coyote said: "A manitou passed by here. He carried

kaʹmin (I) hułʼumιʹtsιn (let me break) kaaʹₐʽksaq!. (my leg.") taʹx̣as (Then) nʼumιtskιn·e (he broke) aₐʽksaʹq!e·s (his leg)
skιʹn·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nałx̣oʹᵤne. (He carried it.) taʹx̣as (Then) ts!ιnaʹx̣e· (he started) skιn·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nałx̣oʹᵤne· ( He carried)
aₐʽksaʹq!e·s (his leg) skιʹn·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼuʹpx̣ₐne· (He saw) aₐʽkuk.łakoʹwumʼs. (Locust.) qakeʹᵢne· (He said)
aʽₐkuk.łakoʹwum (Locust:) aʹₐʽke· ("Also) k·łqaʹqa (is there) qaʹpsin (something) huya‵aqapmιʹłke·. (that is like me?")
qakeʹᵢne· (He said) skιn·ku·ts (Coyote:) aʹₐʽke· ("Also) kaʹmin (I) huqaqaʹa_ne· (am that way.") qakeʹᵢne· (He said)
aₐʽkuk.łakoʹwum (Locust:) huts!ιnʹałaʹₐne· ("We shall be) sυʹtᵢmo. (friends.") taʹx̣as (Then) qakeʹᵢne· (said)
aₐʽkuk.łakoʹwum (Locust:) taʹx̣a ("Now) łuʹn·u (go ahead) nιʹnko (you) uʹsʼmeʹk. (first.") taʹx̣as (Then) ts!ιnaʹx̣e· (started)
nʼιʹn·e· (he) uʹsʼme·ks (first) skιʹʹn·ku·ts. (Coyote.) iłnaʹha·ks (Behind) aₐʽkuk.łakoʹwum. (Locust.) qa·naʹx̣e·. (He went along.)
qałwiʹyne· (He thought:) hułʼuʹpi·ł ("Let me kill) skιʹn·ku·ts. (Coyote!") taʹx̣as (Then) ts!ιnaʹkᵢne· (he ran) skιʹn·ku·ts. (Coyote.)
nʼιkιkqła·‵łałqa·ʹtse· (He went way around.) ła·łax̣anx̣oʹᵤne· (He caught up with him) qa‵yaqa·naʹx̣e·. (he went ahead.) qa·naʹx̣e· (He went along.)
nuk.łuʹkᵤne·. (He was tired.) łaʹx̣aʹx̣e· (He reached him) aₐʽkuk.łakoʹwum. (Locust.) qanaqłιʹkx̣ₐne·. (He kicked him.) nʼipιłne· (He killed him)
skιʹn·ku·ts· (Coyote (obj.)) aₐʽkuk.łakoʹwum. (Locust (subj.).) ts!ιnaʹx̣e· (He started) aₐʽkuk.łakoʹwum. (Locust.) qaʹnaʹx̣e·. (He went along.)
na·qsanmiʹyet.s (Several days) qakqaʹₐne· (he lay there) skιʹn·ku·ts·. (Coyote.) qaʹna^nox̣oʹune· (He flew along) aʹnʹan. (Magpie.)
nʼuʹpx̣ₐne· (He saw him) sakqaʹpse· (lying there) skιʹn·ku·ts·. (Coyote.) qałwiʹyne· (He thought:) hułʼιʹkιmi·ł ("Let me eat) aₐʽkaqłιʹłʹe·s (his eyes)
skιʹn·ku·ts (Coyote's,) pa·ł () ksιʹłʼe·p. (he has been dead.") taʹx̣as (Then) nʼιʹkʼine· (he ate) aʹnʼan (Magpie) aₐʽkaqŁιhis eyes ()\i'se\.s)
skιʹn·ku·ts·. (Coyote's.) skιʹn·k·ts (Coyote) ła·ιʹtq!aʼnx̣aʹmʼne·. (came back to life.) qakeʹᵢne (He said) skιʹn·ku·ts (Coyote:)

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