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to fly. "Hey ! it does not fit thee, my friend; take it off. Thy name 

 will be only Buzzard." Then again Coyote spoke to the Day Owl: 

 "Thou shalt put it on, my friend. Thou shalt be the one to wear it, 

 my friend." Then, indeed, he put it on, but merely said: i^a^ml'su. 

 "Hey, my friend! take it off; it does not fit thee. Thy name will 

 be only Day Owl; thou wilt live in mountains; thou wilt travel only 

 at night." Then again Coyote spoke to Screech Owl, "Thou shalt 

 wear it, my friend." So Screech Owl put it on but kept on saying: 

 yijM-^yusla. "Hey, my friend! it does not fit thee, thou (must) 

 take it off again. Thy name will be only Screech Owl. Thou wilt 

 live inside the forests." Then again he spoke to Eagle, "Here ! Thou 

 shalt wear it my friend." So he began to wear it. "Hey! it does 

 not look well on thee, my friend. Thy name will be Eagle only." 

 Then again he spoke to Woodpecker, "Thou shalt put it on, my 

 friend." And, verily, Woodpecker put it on but merely kept on 

 saying k'a^^lc'. "Hey, thou (must) take it off again, my friend.. 

 Thy name will be Woodpecker only; thou shalt customarily peck at 

 trees." 



And then Coyote said frequently to Wolf, "Hey, my friend, thou 

 shalt try to wear it." Then, indeed, Wolf put it on. But he did 

 not go far, when he was acting (rather) bashful. "Hey! do not be 

 bashful, my friend! Thou (must) wear it." So then, indeed, he 

 put it on (again), but he just said: qatsi'll^. '^Hey, my friend! it 

 does not fit thee. Why art thou always ashamed, my friend ? Why 

 dost thou not move up and down? I want that thou shouldst run." 

 Then, indeed, he began to run. "Hey, it does not fit thee (even) a 

 little, my friend. Thy name will be only Wolf. Thou shalt take it 



