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the gum. Coyote said: "Later on Owl (shall do so)." He closed

Owl's eyes with the gum. Owl had no eyesight. He could not see. Owl was taken. Coyote himself took Owl. He threw him into the fire. Owl died. Small ones flew out. Coyote said: "You shall be owls."

25. Coyote and Trout

There was Coyote. It was winter. Coyote went along. Some one said to Coyote: "Coyote, come, come!" He went there. He saw a woman. He stole her and slept with her. He was told: "We shall start for a water hole in the ice." The woman started. Coyote went with that woman, his wife. Then Coyote staid in the water. His wife was Trout. On the following day he was told: "We shall start to where many people are fishing; there is much food." Then they started. There were many trout. Coyote went along. They came to a fish line. All the people were fishing. They


i'lwas' sk/nku'ts. qake'ine* sk/nku'ts ma'qak ku'pi. n'itkr'n'e* thegnm Coyote. He said Coyote: "Later (m OwL" He made ku'pis aa'kaqU"rse's ncis i'lwas*. lo'use* aa'kaqffe's ku'pi. qa.- Owl his eyes the gum. None his eyes Owl. Not u'px^ne*. tsuk"at^'hie* ku'pi. sk/'n*ku'ts n'«niltsuk"a'te* ku'pis. be saw. He was taken OwL Coyote himself took him OwL

pmm/'te' aa'kmqiu'ko's. n'^'pine* ku'pi. tsaquna'ne*. nuhioxo'ne'.

Eto threw him fire. He was dead OwL They were smalL They flew oat. into the fire

qake'ine' sk/n'ku'ts n/'nko kmle'en ku'pi. 

He said Coyote: You shall be an owl." . Coyote axd Troxtt Qaosaqa'ane* sk/'nkuts. wanuy/t.se qana'xe* sk^'nkuts. There was Coyote. It was winter. He went along Coyote. qakyanu'sine- sk/'nku-ts sk/'nkuts la'na la'na. qaoxa'xe*. They said to Coyote: "Coyote, come, come!" He went there. n'u'px^ne- pa'lkeis. n'a'jme* qlu'mhema'lne'. qakla'pse* hutsts!/na- Hesaw a woman. He stole he slept with her. He was told: "We shall start her, ^OT

5:a'la a'^'kak. tslma'xe* nei pa'lkei. sk^'nkuts qsama'lue* nCiS

the water hole. She started that woman. Coyote went with her that

pa'lkeis nVnse* t^namu^es. taxas qaosaqa'aue* sk^'nkuts wu'us 

woman, that his wi/e. Then staid Coyote (at the) water, n'/nse- tdnamu"es qu'sMb. kanmi'y^t.s qakhi'pse* hutstslmaxa'-. that his wife Trout. Next day he was told: "We shall start la neis yunaqa'pse* at naluqlawu'te* aa'qlsma'kin^k! yunaqa'ane- that where many are fishing people; much k!ike,l. taxas tsl^na'xe'. yunaqa'ane* qu'st^t!. qsama'hie- food." Then they started. Many trout. Hewent with them sb'n-ku-ts. laxa'xe- aa'kuqia'wo-s. naluklawu'te- qla'pc aaqls- Coyoto. Hecamito a hook with line. They were fishing aU

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