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11. Coyote and the Manitou with the Hat

Coyote went along. He saw a manitou having a hat made of belly fat. He touched it. He took a piece off. He ate it. Again he broke a piece off. Again he ate it. He was told: "Go away." He was told: "You hurt me." Coyote went off.

12. Coyote and the Ducks[1]

Coyote with his two children went along. There was a lake. He saw many ducks. He said to his children: "Cry!" The children cried. They cried thus: "My father's brothers-in-law!" Coyote cried thus: "My brothers-in-law!" One Mallard Duck said to his children: "Listen! a manitou is crying." Mallard Duck said: "Go to him (and listen to) what he is talking about." One of them went ashore. He came to Coyote. He said to him: "What do you refer to when you cry?" Coyote said: "Come ashore, all of you!" All the ducks came ashore. He pulled out their feathers. Enough.


. Coyote and the Manitou with the Hat Qana'xe* sk/nku'ts. n'u'pxaiie* nt;p^'k!as klayuk^a'ase* He went along Coyote. He saw a manitou having a hat aa*kowuma'lqaaps. qunya'xane*. qasd*uk"/n*e'. n'/kine*. made of belly fat. He touched it. He took a piece off. He ate it. iaqas^luk"/n*e'. la./kine*. qak.la'pse* yu'wa. qak-la'pse* Again he took a Again he He was told: <'Oo away. He was told: piece off. ate it. hm'upla'pine*. ts!ma'xe* skr'nku'ts. "You hurt me." He went off Coyote. . Coyote and the Ducks Qa'na'xe' skr'n'ku'ts n'asma'hie* xalo'es sk^kq!nu'kse*. g He went along Coyote with two his children to where was a lake. n'u'pXaHo* yunaqa'pso* kia'qla's. qak^'bie* xalo'e's e'lan'. He saw many ducks. He said to his child: " Cry!" n'^la'n'e* nci Ika'm'u. qalo'ukune* alska't!o's kat/tu. sk^'n*ku*ts Heeded that child. He cried thus: ** His brothers- my father I" Coyote in-law qalo'ukuHe* aika'skat. n'oklwe'ine* kanqlusqwo'ikak qak^'hio* cried thus: " My brothers-in- One Mallard Duck said to law I" ataqa^tt!e*s tsm kla^paltCiXa'keiL n'uip/kla. s^t'ota'n'o. qake'ine* his children: "Only listen ye! A manitou is crying." He said kanqlusqwo'ikak qunam/lkcit qa'psins k!u'pske'. k!o'k!we' lo MaUard Duck: " Oo to him what he talks about." One tsinat'upa'xe*. laxa'xo* sk/nkuts*. qak/bie* qa'psin km'u'pske* went ashore. He came to Coyote. He said to him: "What do you say krn'o'ta. qakc'inc* sk/nku*ts qla'po* upka'kcil. q!a'pc* n'upka'xc* do you cry?" He said Coyote: "All come ye ashore." All came ashore kia^qta. q!a'pe*'s lu"ntc' aa*k^nqoa./so*s. ta'xas.

the ducks. All he removed their feathers. Enough.


  1. See p. 160.
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