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69. THE COYOTE AND THE EAGLE.> 



Alfksai! North of Shupaiilavi is the Katcfna House (Katcmki). 

 West of this is a bluff, and on top of this bluff used to live an Eagle. 

 One time the Coyote came along. ' ' What are you wandering around 

 for?" the Eagle asked. "Yes," the Coyote said. The Eagle was 

 standing on one foot, having the other foot hidden in his feathers. 

 The Coyote was wondering, and asked: "Why are you standing on 

 one foot?" "Yes," the Eagle said, "I cut one leg off, and so I am 

 standing on one foot." "Is that so?" the Coyote said, and was 

 thinking. "I am envious at you," he said to the Eagle; "I shall try 

 to stand on one leg too ; but how did you cut your leg off, how is that 

 done?" "Why," the Eagle replied, "you just lay your leg across a 

 stone and strike on it with a sharp stone and then it will be cut off. 

 It does not hurt, and you need not be afraid." 



So the Coyote hunted for a sharp stone and there was another 

 sharp stone with a sharp edge. He laid his right hind leg across the 

 latter, raised the small sharp stone and cut off his leg. Hereupon the 

 Eagle lowered his second leg, stretched out his wings, and laughed at 

 the Coyote and said: "I have two legs, see here." "Oh!" the 

 Coyote said, "I, poor one, that I thoughtlessly cut off my leg." 

 And while the Eagle flew away the Coyote was crying, and, limping 

 away, probably perished somewhere. 



70. THE COYOTE AND THE RED EAGLE.^ 



In Mish6ngnovi the people were living. North of the village at 

 the bluff Kwand Vuvi lived the Red Eagle, and east of the village at 

 Where-Coyotes '-Heads-are-put-in (Ishq6ttangat)\ lived the Coyote. 

 He had children. During the day it was very hot and he went to 

 hunt something for them, but did not kill anything. So he returned 

 to his children, who were very thirsty. They were living only a very 

 short time. Now he went after water for them to Torfva, but he had 

 no jug, so he got water in his mouth. When he arrived there he 

 drank and drew out his mouth full of water. With his mouth full of 

 water he ran to his children and now he arrived at Kwandviivi, and 

 there on the bluff sat the Red Eagle. He danced on one leg and sang 

 as follows : 



»Toldby Sikdhpiki(Shupaiilavi). ^ 



' Told by Lotndvantiwa (Shupa<ilavi). 



" So called because the Hopi throw the heads of coyotes and other game there. 



