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my lodge which I shall build here on the bank, and to play 

 with me. I shall look for you to-morrow." The fish said 

 they would go, and immediately disappeared in deep water. 

 The Coyote was a great gambler, but did not suppose the 

 fish would be able to come on land, still, he built a lodge 

 as he had told them he would do. Next day great numbers 

 of all kinds of fishes came swarming from the river and 

 entered the Coyote's lodge. Then they began to play, and 

 played until the Coyote had lost everything he owned, 

 even his clothing. 



When the Fishes were ready to go, one of them said, 

 w Coyote, come and see us under the water to-morrow, and 

 we will play again." The Coyote said that he would come, 

 though he knew he could not go under the water, neither 

 did the Fishes believe that he would come. Then the 

 Coyote went away very sad, when the Fox, his cousin, 

 met him and said, "Brother, why are you so sad?" "I am 

 sad," replied the Coyote, "because I lost everything I 

 owned yesterday while playing with the Fishes. I cannot 

 recover the things, although they invited me to come and 

 play with them to-day." Then the Fox said, " if that is all, 

 I will take you under the water, and we can go now ;" so 

 the Fox took his pipe, put the Coyote into the bowl and 

 covered it with clay. Then the Fox got into a canoe and 

 paddled out into deep water, when he jumped overboard 

 and sank to the bottom, where he took the Coyote out of 

 his pipe, and they started to visit the camp of the Fishes, 

 which they soon found. 



The Coyote then began to play with the Fishes, and 

 continued gambling until he had recovered all he had lost 

 the day before, and had won everything from the Fishes 

 that could be carried away. Then the Fox again put the 

 Coyote into the bowl of his pipe, ascended to his canoe, 

 and returned to the shore where he liberated his cousin, 

 the Coyote. 



