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off again, my friend. Thou wilt travel all over the mountains. 

 Wolf will be thy name." Then again Coyote said to Cougar: "Hey, 

 my friend ! thou shalt try to wear it. Thou shalt run around every- 

 where after thou wilt have it on." Then, indeed, he ran about. 

 "It does not fit thee (even) a little, my friend. Continuous Roller 

 will be thy name. Thou shalt merely travel all over the mountains." 

 And now (he spoke to) the Wildcat: "Hey, my friend! thou shalt 

 put it on. (I want to see) if it will fit thee, as thou wilt run back 

 and forth." However, it was very heavy (and Wildcat said) : "Hey, 

 my friend ! I shall never (be able to) wear it. It is just too heavy." — 

 "Hey, my friend! thy name will be Wildcat, thou wilt travel along 

 the various small rivers." Then again he spoke to Bear. And 

 now Bear (tried to) put it on. And after. he had it on. Coyote said 

 to him repeatedly, ''Thou (must) run around." (He did so) but 

 (instead) he just attempted to climb up on a tree. He was about 

 to climb up on a tree (when Coyote stopped him). "Hey, my friend ! 

 it does not look well on thee. Thy name will just be Bear. Thou 

 wilt only pick berries." And then again he spoke to Beaver: "Hey, 

 do thou put it on, my friend." — "I have never worn it (before), my 

 friend. Only if Elk were my name, I might habitually wear it. I 

 do not like it; I will not, perchance, look well in it." — "Very well, 

 Beaver shall be thy name." Thus Coyote said to him repeatedly. 

 Then again he spoke to the Raccoon, "Hey, my friend! thou shalt 

 try to wear it." — "It wiU not, perchance, fit me, it is very heavy." 

 But Coyote kept on saying to him, "Now thou shalt put it on just 

 the same." So then he put it on but gradually bent downward. 

 "It is very heavy, my friend. I shaU never (be able to) wear it." — 

 "AU right! Thy name wiU be just Raccoon; thou wilt always feel 

 around with thy hands." Then again he spoke to the Land Otter, 

 "Hey, thou shalt try to wear it, my friend." And (Otter) kept on 



