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continued to run. The tripe was thrown back at him. Coyote licked

the tripe. He thought: "I will break it." He was told by (a bird): "I will break it." Coyote was told: "Start for the place where there is a plain on the hill, Coyote." Coyote started. He was told: "Come back when you see smoke; then you shall eat grease." (The bird) was pounding it. He finished pounding it, and put green boughs on the fire. Coyote saw the smoke. He started to come back. Coyote came back He stood there and looked about. There was nothing there. Here (the bird) dropped a little grease. He looked up. He saw (the bird) flying off. Coyote was standing there helplessly. Coyote was without even a mouthful of (the meat of) his wife.

{{c|7. Coyote and Butterfly Coyote went along. He heard some one singing. Coyote reached there. He saw Butterfly. Coyote thought he would steal Butterfly. He said to him: "I don't steal men." Coyote started.


ts^'lne* aa*k.laqp^'sqaps. n'^lta'XaUe* aa*k.laqp^'sqaps sk/n'ku'ts. to him the tripe. He licked the tripe Coyote. qahvi'yne* kutslaqtsa'kxo*. qak.la'pse* wa'kuks huts l^^sinila^qtsa- He thought: "I will break them." He was told by (a bird): * "I will break kxo'uUe'. qakil/lne* sk^'n*ku*ts ts!/n*an' qOu haq!anuqle./tke- them." , He was told Coyote: "Start for there where is a plain on a hill, skr'n'ku'ts. tslma'xe* sk^'n*ku*ts. qakil/lne* h^n'u'pxa ya'muts Coyote!" He started Coyote. He was told: "When you see smoke

hmtsla'tska'xe' ta'xas luntsxal'^'kine* tima'mu. qa'k^l'aqtsa- 

then come back, then you will eat grease." Along he pounded kxo'une* wa'kuks. kojaqtsa'kxo* xunak^'n'e* aa*ku'la*ls. n'u'p- it (the bird). Having finished he put on fire green boughs. He pounding it Xane* ya'm'u's sk^'n'kuts. la'tslma'xe*. la*lax:a'xe* sk^'n'ku ts'. saw the smoke Coyote. He started back. He got back Coyote. qaakqa^nw^qa'ane* lo'use* qa'psins. naaS qaVaakal'okm^ tse* He stood and looked about; not there was anything. Here she dropped a little tima'mu's. wa-wrtsk^'kine*. n'u'pxaue* wa'kuks nulnuxu'se*. grease. He looked up. He saw (the bird) flew towards water

qakuqkatw^qa'ane* sk/n'ku'ts. pa*t s^lv'tk^k.h^lqutmj^'ne* t^lna- 

In vain he stood there Coyote. He was without even a mouthful of his wife mu"e*s sk^'n'ku'ts. Coyote.

{{c|7. Coyote and Butterfly Qa-na'xe- sk/n'ku'ts. nulpabiit^'tine' ka'wasxoneya'me's. qao- He went along Coyote. He heard singing. He reached xa'xe* skr'n'ku-ts. n'u'pxane* ko'dh'dlus pa'l nilk/lse*. qalwi'yne* there Coyote. He saw Butterfly it was he. He thought sb'n-ku'ts ktsxa'lay ko-dh'dlus. qak.la'pse* atu'qaa'yne* t/'tqat!. Coyote he would steal Butterfly. He said to him: "I do not steal men."

tslma'xe' sk^'nkuts. 

He started Coyjote.

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