FKACHTENBEKG] ALSEA TEXTS AND MYTHS 45 



where. We will just play for a long time. We will continually play 

 various games." At last the people had assembled in great num- 

 bers. "We will first play shinny." Then the shinny ball was placed 

 on the ground. (And Coyote admonished his companion), "Thoushalt 

 carefully watch over my people, while we are playing shinny." All 

 sorts of things were being worn (by the people). All the shinny 

 players had feathers on. Finally the shinny ball was placed (on the 

 ground). In vain it would be hit by (a player); it did not custom- 

 arily go anywhere. So then it was hit by a person from the other 

 side, but the ball moved just a little. The rooters were shouting 

 from everywhere, whenever the shinny ball moved a little. Then 

 again (another player) would strike at it. It was hit, but he 

 would be told: "Thou doest not know (howO to play shinny. 

 Thou art ignorant of the shmny game. Thou doest not perform (the 

 proper action), and yet thou wantest very much to play shinny." 

 Then the ball would be hit again by some player from across. Still 

 it goes (only) a little ways. (Then Coyote would say): "See? For 

 that reason I have been telling thee (thou canst not play shinny). 

 There! You shall do it now." Not long (afterward) they were about 

 to stop playing shinny. ' ' We will stop now. Friend ! We will shoot 

 at the target with arrows. Thou wilt fix the target (and) we will be- 

 gin to shoot." Then everybody started to shoot at the target. (Coy- 

 ote's people would say) : "That friend has good arrows, they are well 

 painted. Friend, give me thy arrows! " And then (the same man) 

 kept on saying: "Thou shalt win the arrows from me. Thou shalt 

 gain from me all my arrows to-day. We two wiU have all (kinds of) 

 fun on this day." All sorts of things were being done by the assem- 

 bled people. The noise (made ])y the) people sounded from every- 



