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He went along. Coyote made many turns. Then Coyote became tired. He asked for the help of the manitous. He said to them: "Tell me, what shall I do? Grizzly Bear is pursuing me." He was told by one of them: "I shall be a river." He was told by another one: "I shall be a tree." He was told by another one: "I shall be a tent. Then when Grizzly Bear comes, you will come out, you will say to him, 'Dead![1] you wish you could bite me.'" A tree was bobbing up and down. He said to him: "I shall hold the tree with my feet." He held it with his foot. (The Bear) walked across the water. He just came to the middle. He was in the middle over the water. Coyote let go of the tree [with his foot]. Then it bobbed up and down again. Grizzly Bear fell into the water. He was drowned. Enough.

5. Coyote Goes Visiting

Coyote had a tent and was married to Dog. He told his children: "Over there is the tent of your uncles; they are never hungry; you


łałqa′·tse· skı′n·ku·ts. ta′(Symbol missingsymbol characters)as nuk.łu′kᵤne· skı′n·ku·ts. n’akmı′nte·.

many turns Coyote. Then became tired Coyote. He asked for the help of the manitous.

qakı′łne· ts(Symbol missingsymbol characters)a(Symbol missingsymbol characters)nata′pkeᵢł kaaS kul'aqa'ke'n skanuta'piUe* k.la'wla.

He said to "Tell me, what shall I do ? he pursues me Grizzly them: Bear." k!o'k!we's qak.la'pse* ka'min hutsxal'/ne* aa'kmmi'tuk. k!o'k!we*s By one he was told: "I shall be a river." By one qak.la'pse* ka'min hutsxal'/ne* aa'k^tsHa'en. k!o'k!we*s qak.la'pse* he was told: "I shall be a tree." By one he was told: ka'min hutsxal'/n*e' aa* kit. la.'nam. ta'xas h/n'wam k.la'wla "I shall be a tent. Then when he comes, Grizzly Bear hm*tsra*kaxa"mne*. hmtsqak^'lne* n'^pna'mne* kmqa'lwiy kmts!- you will come out. You will say to him, 'some one dead you wish you will /tlxauap. wane'ise*- aa*k^ts!la'e*ns. qak/lne* hu^tsawiHs^k^'n*e* m bite me.'" Moved, up and a tree. He said to him: "I shall hold with my feet the down aa'k^tslla'en. na'w^ts.'k^'n*e*. nu'lqankaqoq !"nu'ne'. qal'm qaya- tree." He held it with the foot. He climbed across water. Just in qa'wOuS qa^skaqo'qunu'n'e*. p^srk/ne* sk/nku'ts aa'k^ts Ita'cns. the middle he was on the middle of it He let go with Coyote the tree. on the water. the foot ta'xas la'wane'ine*. nonaq^/u'e* k.la'wla. n'up{>'qune*. ta'xas. Then it moved again. He fell into the Grizzly Bear. He was drowned. Enough. water . Coyote Goes Visiting Kqa'ni't.la sk/n'ku'ts. ksa'le'ite't xa'altsins. kqa'ke*I There being a tent Coyote. He was married to Dog. He told alaqa'lt!e*s ncis sa'nit.Ia'ano* alhatsam'skeil at qahuwa'sane*

his children: "That there is the tent your uncles, they are never hungry


  1. An exclamation similar to "Confound it!"
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