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he attempted to fly into the ocean. "Hey, my friend! it does not 

 fit thee. Just Pehcan shall be thy name, thou shalt scoop out smelt; 

 thy name will be only Pehcan." Then again Coyote said to Diver, 

 " Thou shalt wear it, my friend." Then he put it on, but he just at- 

 tempted to go to the ocean. "Hey, my friend ! it does not look well on 

 thee. Diver will be thy name." Then again he spoke to Sand-Hill 

 Crane. "Thou shalt put it on, my friend." So he put it on. "Hey, my 

 friend! it does not look good on thee, my friend. Thy name wall 

 just be Sand-Hill Crane. Thou wilt eat blueberries; thou wilt con- 

 tinually pick blueberries only. Thou wilt live only on lakes; Sand- 

 Hill Crane will be thy name." And- then again Coyote spoke to 

 White Swan, "Thou shalt be w^earing it." So he put it on, but con- 

 tinually made the sound qd'^q'"\ 



"Hey, my friend! take it off again. Thy name will be White 

 Swan; thou wilt just live on lakes." Then he spoke again to Vul- 

 ture. "Do thou w^ear it, my friend." — "I do not like it, my friend. 

 It may not, perchance, fit me, my friend." — "Oh, my friend! I 

 want that everybody shall put it on." Then Vulture put it on. 

 "Hey, my friend! thou doest not look well in it. Vulture will be 

 thy name. Thou shalt always live in the mountains. Thy speech 

 shall leave (thee); thy name will be Vulture." Then again Coy- 

 ote spoke to Night-Owl: "Thou shalt wear it, my friend. We do 

 jo5rful things." So then he put it on but began to say: 'wa'wd^. 

 "Hey, my friend! not thus, take it off again. Thy name will be only 

 Night-Owl." Then again Coyote said to Buzzard, "Thou shalt put it 

 on, my friend." And now Buzzard put it on, but he only attempted 

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