- Coyote and Owl*

There was a town. A child was crying. It was told: "Don't cry, Owl will take you- The child cried. Owl took it. He put it into a birch-bark basket. Then there were no more children- Covote said: I shall cry." At night Coyote cried. He was told: "Don't CTY, else Owl will take vou." Covote cried aloud. Owl arrived. Bfe said: "Give me the child.*' (Coyote) was given to him. (Owl) put him into the birch-bark basket. He carried him away. Owl arrived at his tent. Coyote saw many children dancing. He took gum. He rubbed it on Owl's eyes, and (Owl) was blind. He threw him into the fire. (Owl) was burned entirely. All the children started back to the tents of their parents.

«  . Coyote axd Owl Qa'k.luna^nme'. n'ila'n'e* Ika'm'u. qakeL'lne" ma^ts e'lan' Then vas a unm. Itcriod achfld. It was told: "Doo't > cry; ts:|^ltsuk"atr^Sine' ku'pi*. n'ila'n-c" Ika'm'u. tsuk'^a'te* ku'pL be Till takeyoa OwV It cried the child. He took it OwL n'oqox°akr'n'e" na'he'ks. ta'xas lalo'onc" Ika'm'u. qake'ine* skr'n*- He pot it into a hirch-bark Then no more childrai. He said Coy- basket. ku'ts ka'^min hutsxarila'n-e-. ktsrlmi'yft.s n'ila'n'c skr*n-ku*ts. oto: "I IshaUcry." At night he cried Coyote.

qakefc'tnf ' mants clan', to'xwa ku'pi tsxaltsuk**at/'sine'. w.^ke'ine* 

BewaitoM: '* Don't cry, ebe Owl will take yoo.*' He cried aloud sk/n'kuls. wa'xe" ku'pi. qake'ine* ts!ka-k/nkeil Ika'm'u. Coyote. HearriTcd OwL He said: "Give me the child." namat/kts^'faie'. n'oqox^akr'n^e na'he'ks. tsL'nalkr'n'c". laxa'xe* He was gimen to him. He pot him into the birch-bark He carried him He arriTed at basket. away. a^'kdi.la'e's ku'pi. n'u'px.ne' skr'n'ku'ts yimaqa'pse* Ikamn/'nta'- hietent OwL He saw Coyote many children ke's naqw/lse*. tsuk**a'te r'lwa's. yuhak/'ne* aa'kakaqU'r'se's dancing. He took gmn. He nibbed it en his (Owrs) eyes,

laLtqL'lse'. xunm/'tc. q!apku'„ne'. latsL'na'xe* qia'pe* tkamn/*n- 

and be was He threw him He was burnt Tbev started all the children UIikL into the fire. entirely. bock te'k a«'k/t.la^'se's alaak/nr'k!e*s. to the tents of their parents. » See pp. 37, 50.