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Coyote knife with which he opened body, and says it does not hurt. Coyote 

 takes knife and invites Badger to visit him to-morrow. When he has gone, 

 Badger laughs and calls him Fool Old Man. Next morning Coyote cuts into 

 his abdomen with knife and blood runs out profusely. He takes hold of fat 

 and pulls at it, but becomes exhausted, falls over and dies. When Badger 

 arrives he finds Coyote dead. 



'75. — The Badger and the Coyote. 



Coyote and Badger are friends. Badger goes to visit Coyote, who gives 

 him juniper berries to eat. They converse until evening, when Badger goes 

 home, inviting Coyote. He catches rabbit and in morning roasts it. Coyote 

 comes and, after conversing. Badger brings forth roasted rabbit, cuts it up 

 and invites friend to eat. They enjoy meal and again converse. In evening 

 Coyote goes home, friend wishing him happy journey. 



76. — The Badger, the Coyote, and the K6honino Maiden. 



Badger and Coyote are great friends. Coyote has found place where 

 Kohonino maiden has died and when hunting together one day Coyote suggests 

 that they shall revive her. They find maiden's bones, which they place in 

 heap, and Badger covers with his black kilt. That maiden may have flesh and 

 color he sends Coyote to get grass and red paint, which he wets with water 

 Coyote gets from spring. Badger then makes Coyote go away, as otherwise 

 maiden will not revive. Badger sings and passes paint over bones and grass 

 several times and maiden is alive. She asks what he wants, and he calls Coyote. 

 She is willing to go home with them. On the way Coyote covets mdna, but 

 Badger is not willing and says she is to be their clan sister. Coyote is still 

 anxious to have maiden and bites her in calf of leg. Badger expostulates 

 with him and maiden falls down and dies again. Badger takes body on his 

 back to bury her and Coyote follows. Badger asks why he follows and Coyote 

 goes. He comes again while Badger is digging grave and they bury maiden 

 and return home. They stay at Coyote's house that night. In morning 

 Badger goes home, inviting friend to visit him next day. As he goes home 

 he thinks how he shall kill Coyote. He kills four bull-snakes, which he cuts 

 into short pieces and puts pieces in drying pot. The snakes are fat. He then 

 makes hurushuki. Coyote comes and they commence to eat right away. 

 Coyote asks what it is that tastes so good. Badger says he did not know what 

 to set before him, so he opened his abdomen, took his entrails out and roasted 

 them, and his abdomen closed up again. In proof he shows abdomen with 

 little scratch he has made on it. Coyote believes him and says he will do that, 

 too. He asks Badger to visit him in morning and borrows knife and pot. In 

 morning Coyote puts pot on fire, opens abdomen with knife and paws and en- 

 trails drop out. He takes hold of large intestine and drops dead. Badger 

 comes and finds friend dead. He takes fat from Coyote and returns to his 

 house. He spreads fat on ant hill near and ants move away. This is why 

 ants do not remain where coyote fat is placed and that Coyote fat is used for 

 ant bites. 



