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saying, "Forsooth, I will put it on." Then he put it on, but it was 

 very heavy. He was constantly going toward the ocean. "Hey, my 

 friend! do not go toward the ocean!" — "I don't want to wear it." — 

 ''Since thou dost not like it, thy customary name shall be Land 

 Otter." So he took it off again. "Rabbit, my friend, thou shaft 

 try to wear it." Then he put it on and ran with it in all directions. 

 "Hey! thou art rather (too) lean (for it)." — "I do not like it (any- 

 way). How will I be able to go around in the mountains inside 

 (the brush) ? If only my name were Elk, (then) I could wear it 

 habitually. Only on Elk does it look well." Then Coyote said to 

 the Deer, "What shall be thy name?"— "Oh! ' Brother-to-Him ' shall 

 be my name, because Elk is my elder brother." Then finally Coyote 

 spoke to Elk: "Thou shalt wear thy feather. Whenever thou wilt 

 have it on, thou shalt run around habitually. It wiU be nothing 

 (to thee). Even if a place be (very) bad, thou wilt nevertheless 

 travel on it, even if thou shouldst (have to) creep customarily under 

 the trees." And then Elk ran around. Even in bad places he kept 

 on running around. And now aU the people were looking at him, 

 while Coyote kept on teUing him: "'Food' shall be thy name; and 

 thy younger brother's name shall be 'Slender.' All the people will 

 eat you two." 

 It ends at last. 



