Boas] KATHLAMET TEXTS 259 
He invites the Bear to his house, and bets that he cannot swallow 
hot stones. Coyote puts a reed into his mouth so that it passes right 
through his body. He swallows five red-hot stones, which fall right 
through the reed. The Bear tries the same, and dies. Coyote and 
Raccoon eat the Bear. After this, Raccoon gathers fruits for Coyote, 
as he has promised. Later on he wishes every morning to find certain 
food under his pillow, and his wish comes true, because he him- 
self places the food there every evening. Coyote tries the same, 
but is unsuccessful. Coyote becomes enyious and resolves to kill 
Raccoon. He warns him not to go to a certain place, saying that there 
are dangerous warriors there who look just like him. Raccoon dis- 
obeys. Coyote, disguised as one of the supposed warriors, wounds 
Raccoon so that the fat comes out of the wound. When Raccoon 
comes home, Coyote, under the pretense of curing him, pulls out the 
fat and kills him.. Then he is starving because he is not able to pro- 
cure any food himself. 
