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Again he came to a town, and asked: ** Did my buttocks pass you?” 
“A short time ago something drifted down, and the boys tried to 
hit it with spears.” 
Coyote went on. ‘* Pahéhé, piihche, pi,” said his buttocks. ** Piihehé, 
piihéhé, pi,” said they slowly. After he had gone some distance, he 
slept again. Early he rose and went on. He went some distance 
and reached another town. ‘‘Did my buttocks pass here?” *‘* Yes; 
at noon yesterday something drifted down, and the boys tried to hit 
it with spears.” 
Again Coyote went. ‘*Pihéhé, piihéhé, pi,” said his buttocks. 
He went a long distance and slept a fourth time. The next morning 
he went on. He had not gone far, when he came to a town. He 
saw the boys throwing spears at something. He came to that town 
and asked: ‘‘Did not my buttocks pass here?” ‘*Something just 
drifted down.” 
Again he went. ‘* Piihéhe, piihéhé, pi,’ said his buttocks. He 
Kawi X igixn’latck. Aqa wi id’ya. Itcigd’qoam @Xt e’lXam. 
Barly he rose. Then again he went. He reached it one town. 
“TeoX" Gin/mexgoa Len’ pote?” “A koalé’we yaXi ta/nki 
“Well, did they pass you my buttocks?” A Mats just that something 
id’ goated. Tkxélo’qsqalalemtcl tqa’totinike.” 
went down They threw it often the boys.” 
the river. with spears 
Wit'ax id’ya itja/lapas. ‘* Pyihéhe, ppihéhe, pi,” itergilo’meEnivtelk 
Again he went coyote. “Piaihéhé, pyihehe, pia,” spoke 
Lia’pote.  Pyiihehé, pyiihéhé, awa’ itergilo’mmnintck.  Qa’xpa Lq 
his buttocks. Piihehe, pyihéhe, slowly they spoke. Somewhere 
witax id’qoyo. KrlaiX id’qoyo. Kawi'X igixn'latck. _I0’ya; 
again he slept. Far he slept. Barly he rose. He went; 
kelaiX mank id’ya. Iteigd’qoam igo’n @’l Xam: ‘*TeuX" inn/mexgoa 
Par alittle hewent, He reached it another town: “Well! did they 
pass you 
Len’ pote?” ‘A, taqn’L pa we'koa  ta’nki tkxélo’qeqalalemtck 
my buttocks?” “Ah, yesterday noon something they threw it often 
with spears 
tqa’totentke g@ipa’ ma/intX.” 
the boys there in the water."’ 
Aqa wi id’ya itja’/lapas. ‘* Pyihéhe, pyiihéheé, pji,” itergilo’mEnittck 
Then again went coyote. “Piihéhé, pyihehe, pia,” spoke 
Lia’pote. Kula tX id’ya, aqa wi i0’qoya Iralakt?X. Kawi’ X id’ya. 
his buttocks. Far he went, then again heslept the fourth time. Karly he went. 
Mank knla’?X id’ya. Qjoa’p itci’yux EXt e'lXam. Itkxilo’qeqala 
A little far he went. Near hecameit one town, They were throwing 
it with spears 
yaNi ta’nki itcd’qo-ikrla ta-ftei tqa’totenike. Igig6o’qoam igd'n eXt 
that something he saw them those boys. He reached another one 
@iXam. ‘*TeuXua Lee'pote inn’mexgoat” ‘A yaXi koale’wé 
town. “Well! my buttocks did they pass you?” “Ah, that just 
ta’nki 10’goatco.” 
some- went down 
thing the river.” 
Wi'Vax i0’ya itjA’lapas. ‘*Pyihéhe, pyihehé, pj,” itergilo’mmnintek 
Again he went coyote, “piihéhe, piiihehe, pjii,”’ spoke 
Lia’pote. Kwla’iX id’ya; id’qoya. Kawi/X aqa wi id’ya, as 
his buttocks. Far he went; he slept. Early then again he went, and 
