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6. Coyote axd Buffalo[1]
Coyote went along. There was a bull's skull lying there, and he knocked it about. He started off. He went along. There was a hill. He went up the hill. Coyote staid there. There was noise of running. He raised his head quickly, but there was nothing. He sat down again (??). Again there was noise of running. He saw a Buffalo Bull coming. He started to run away quickly. He went along. Then they met again. He went along. Coyote said: "Oh, where are you staying, manitous?" He said: "Nephew, come, our (?)." Coyote saw burnt trees standing there. Coyote arrived, and sat down on top of them. Bull butted the tree. He broke it. Coyote started to run quickly. Coyote went along. He was tired. He said: " Where are you staying, manitous?" He was told: "Nephew, come, our (?)." Coyote went. There lay a stone. He entered it. Bull butted the stone. He broke it. Coyote
6. Coyote axd Buffalo
Qa'na'^e* skmkuts. sk/k.la^^mala'kse- ni'tsiks ts!ιnaqaVtikι'n*e*. lie vent aUm^ Coyote. A skull Ijring there a ball's be knocked it about. tslma'^e'. qana'xe* swrtsle.r't.se. qa*ox"alyuxa'xe". qaosaqa'aHe* He started ofl. He went along where was a hill. He went up hill. Tb«re staid ftk^'n'ku'ts. nalukm/'se*. nuknuqkupq!ala′'nme* lo'use* Coyote. There was noise of He raised his head quickly, not there ninning. qa'psins. laqa^tstakqa^a^e'. laha*^tukm/se'. n'u'pxane* ska'^se* waa anything. Again (?;. Again there was noise of He saw coming running. ni'biks. no'tsmqku'pek/'me'k. qa'na'xe*. ta'xas la'xan'xona'pse*. a boll. He started to run away quickly. He went along. Then again they met. qa'na'xe*. qake'ine' sk^'n'ku'ts halya* k^n'aqasaqa*'tqa He went along. He said Coyote: "Oh, where are you staying, ni;p^^k!anι′'ntek. tsxa'se* pat! qaowakaxa'^me'n' kaquxnia'ta. manitous?" He said: "Nephew, come our(?)." tsCika'te* sk/'n'kuts smqlo'mkaki^lnoqaku'pse*. qaoxa'xe* sk.n- He saw Coyote burnt trees standing there. He arrived Coyote ku'ts naqOuiaqlmaxo'uHie'k. nako'une* aa'k^tsita'ens ni'lsik. ts.'k!- he sat down on top of them. He butted the tree the bull. He klo'unc. notsmqkupek/'me'k sk^'n'kuts. qa'iia'xe' skr'nkirts. broke it. He started to run away quickly Coyote. He went along Coyote. nuk"lu'k,jne'. qake'iuc* km'aqasaqa*'lqa nyp^^k!am"nte*k. qak.hi'pse* He was tired. He said: "Where are you staying, manitous?" He was told: pa'tlqaowakaxa'^mcn' kaquxma'la. qaoxa'xe* sk/ii*kirts sk.'knii'k- "Nephew, come our(?)." He went Coyote where lay a se*. nukwaq!ma*k^kqa'ane*. nako'une* nu'kwc's ni'lsik. ts.'k!k!o'u-
stone. He entered it. lie butted the stone the bull. lie broke it.
- ↑ See p. 60.