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what he was carrying. He gave it to him. (Grizzly Bear) saw it. 
Grizzly Bear said: “ Did you not see an old woman? She must have 
passed here.’’ Coyote said that he had not seen anything. Coyote 
said: ‘It is Beaver, therefore it is fat.’ Grizzly Bear said: ‘It is 
not Beaver.’’ Coyote said: ‘“‘ You ought to have said, ‘It is the old 
woman.’’’ Coyote started to run. Coyote was going along. (Grizzly 
Bear) pursued him. Grizzly Bear thought: “First let me bite the little 
one.” Grizzly Bear thought he was on the right trail. ‘‘Later on, 
after I have bitten him, I will bite (this one). Grizzly Bear 
started. He pursued Coyote. Coyote went along. He was tired. 
He chased him around the tree. He fell down and thrust his hand 
into a (buffalo) horn. Coyote pursued Grizzly Bear. He overtook 
him. He struck him. Coyote turned back. 
3. CoroTE AND LocusT 
Coyote went along. He saw Locust. He (Locust) carried his leg. 
Coyote saw it. Coyote thought: ‘Let me also break my leg.” 
namat¢’ktse*. tsejka’te’. qake’ne’ k.la’wla knqa.upxa’ke'l te’nma 
He gave it to him. He saw it. He said Grizzly “Did you not see an old 
Bear: woman? 
nas qa‘kilqaha’xe’. qake’ne° ske’n'kurts tu’’ne’ tatsejka’te*. qake’ ne" 
Here shemust havepassed.’’ He said Coyote nothing he saw. He said 
ske’n‘ku'ts n’e/n'e’ s¢’n'a_ staqalse’kine*. qake’jne’ k.la’wla qa.c’n‘e 
Coyote: “Tt is beaver, therefore it is fat.” He said Grizly “Tt is not 
ear: 
sna. qake’ne° ske’n'ku'ts xmanqake’jne‘ n’e’ne’ te’Ina. no-tsenqku- 
beaver.’’ He said Coyote: “Ought you to have ‘Tt is old He started 
said, woman.’ ”’ 
peke’me'k ske’n'ku'ts. qana’xe* ske’n'ku'ts. metyaxna’pse’. qalwi’yne’ 
torun Coyote. He went along Coyote. He pursued him. He thought 
ka’wta hu’pa,ks hulst’:’t!xa na ktsaqu’na. qalwi’yne’ k.ta’wta 
Grizzly Bear: “WPirst let me bite this little one.” He thought Grizzly Bear 
ksu‘kqanm:’te*k. ta’xta hunul’ct!xa’mit kutsxal’:’t!xa. ts!na’xe’ 
he was on right trail. “Tateron after I have bitten him Ill bite him.”’ He started 
k.ta’wila. metya’x,ne’ ske’n'ku'ts’. qa‘na’xe’ ske’n‘ku'ts. nuk'tu’kyne’. 
Grizzly Bear. He pursued Coyote. He wentalong Coyote. He was tired. 
a, kets !ta’ens na‘kamenia‘tnota’pse’. qanaxu’ne’ qanaq !ale;xo-’me'k 
A tree he chased him around it. He fell down; he thrust his hand into 
a, ku’gic’s. metya’x,ne’ ske’n'ku'ts k.la’wias. laxanxo’ ne’. 
a horn. He pursued Coyote (subj.) Grizzly Bear (obj.). He overtook him. 
qanta’Ite’. tactuqtalqa’tse’  ske’n'ku'ts. 
He struck him. He turned back Coyote. 
3. CoYyoTE AND LocusT 
Qa‘na’xe’ ske’n‘ku'ts. n’u’px,ne’ a, kuk.tako’wum’s. nakxo’,ne’ 
He went along Coyote. He saw Locust. He carried 
a, ksa’q!e’s. n’u’pxane’ sken‘ku'ts. qalwi’yne’ ske’n‘ku'ts a’,‘ke 
his leg. He saw it Coyote. He thought Coyote: “Also 
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