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Then he recognized the Coyote. The Raccoon said: **Step aside, 
brother, a monster pursues me.” The Coyote replied: ‘+I shalleat you, 
I shall swallow you.”  ‘*Oh, elder brother, step aside, a monster 
pursues me. I shall gather crab apples for you; I shall gather craw- 
fish for you; I shall gather fresh-water clams for you; I shall gather 
haws for you; I shall gather all kinds of berries for you.” Thus he 
spoke to Coyote. When a Grasshopper jumped up, Coyote snapped 
at it at once. He said: **Go to my house, put ten stones into the fire— 
five stones on the one side, and five stones on the other side—and heat 
them. Then cover yourself with a kettle.” Raccoon went and came 
to Coyote’s house. Then he heated the stones, all ten, just as Coyote 
had told him. Then Coyote danced. Now the Grizzly Bear saw him. 
**Did that little rascal pass you? He hit me.” Then Coyote answered 
oh] 
as before: ‘* [shalleat you, I shall swallow you.” Coyote sang: **——”. 
tsamo’i Xun.” Itciugu’laqnq aqa itja’lapas. Ige’kim inata’t: ‘A, 
(?) ’ He recognized him then coyote. He said raccoon: SATS 
Laq mxa’naxdx, a’pxo. TIqexe’Lau itcintuwa’t.”  Ige’kim itja’lapas: 
step do for me elder A monster he pursues me.”’ e said coyote: 
aside brother. 
“KelatX wr/kala kjoaix'—En  ayamo’xoa. Leqj®  ayamo’xoa.” 
“Rar man (2) I do you. Swallow I do you.” 
“A, a’pxo! Laq mxaneExala. Iqcexe’Lau itcintuwa’t. Nai’ka 
“Ah, elder step do for me. A monster he pursues me. I 
brother! aside 
amo'inx ayameElpjia’txa. Nai’ka aqaLxe’la ayamelpjia’ixa.  Nai’ka 
crab apples I will gather them for I erabs I will gather them for I 
you. you. 
Ltp’ke aLamelp ia’ Lxa. Naika asbla/wa ayameElpjia’Lxa, 
fresh-water I will gather them for I haws I will gather them for 
clams you, you. 
Ka‘nauwée  tqoxoe’ma — atamelpjia’/Lxa,” —iqid/1Xam__itja’lapas, 
All fruits I will gather them for you,”’ he was told coyote, 
itcio'|Xam inata’t. Qatssoprna’x @’'tsjélaq, a’nga qatcid’qex ya’ Xi 
he said to him the rac- When jumped agrasshop- already he bit it that 
coon. per, 
itja’lapas. Aqa ige’kim itja’lapas: **Amé’ya te’kqupa. [La’LélXam 
coyote. Then he said coyote: “Go my house to. Ten 
' =f. i AW Po ar “ —f 
LqE’nake aLemxeElee’Lxa, C’natiX, a/ton qoinema aLEMmxeElee’Lxa, 
stones heat them, on one side the fire five heat them, 
@wa enatiX a’toL qoi/nEma aLEemxelgé/Lxa.  Ala’mxoalakjoa 
then onthe other the fire five heat them. Cover yourself with 
side 
aqju’tan.” <A’qa i0’ya iata’t. Io’yam  itja’lapas te’yaqu inata’t. 
a kettle.” Then he went raccoon, He reached coyote his house raccoon. 
ItceLxe/lgitx La’ Xi Ltqe/nake. Ka’nauwe ina’téelXam kjoanqii ya’ Xi 
He heated them those stones. All ten just as ~ that 
itcio’|Xam itja’lapas. Ka éwe'la itja’lapas a’qa itce’qrlkel ica’yim. 
he told him coyote. Where he coyote then he saw him the grizzly 
danced bear. 
“Qa’mta  itp’mXkoa, aoe, Lqoe'teacteae / ILeEnt’ waq.” 
“Where did he pass, younger the little rascal? He killed me.” 
brother, 
Ige’kim itja/lapas: ‘‘ Kela’?X we’kala. Kjoa/iXen ayamdo’xoa. 
He said coyote: “Far man, ? I do you. 
Lrqj° ayamo’xoa,” igi/xax itja’lapas: ‘‘A’na  tsakjoa/iXmn, 
Swallow I do you,” he did coyote: “Sometimes (?) 
