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Then Coyote broke his leg. He carried it. Then Coyote started. 
Coyote carried his leg. He saw Locust. Locust said: ‘Is there 
any one similar to me?’’ Coyote said: ‘‘I am that way, too.” 
Locust said: ‘We shall be friends.’’ Then Locust said: “Now, go 
ahead. You go first.”” Then Coyote started ahead. Behind him 
was Locust. He went along. He thought: ‘I shall kill Coyote.” 
Then Coyote ran. He went way around. He caught up with him 
and went ahead. He went along. He was tired. Locust reached 
him.’ He kicked him. Locust killed Coyote. Locust started. He 
went along. Coyote lay there for several days. Magpie flew along. 
He saw Coyote lying there. He thought: ‘‘Let me eat Coyote’s 
eyes; he is dead.’”” Then Magpie ate Coyote’s eyes. Coyote came 
back to life. Coyote said: ‘‘A manitou passed by here. He carried 
ka’min hulum:¢’tsken kaa’, ksaq!. ta’xas n’umetske’n‘e’ a,‘ksa’q !e's 
I let me break my leg.’’ Then he broke his leg 
ske’n'ku‘ts. mnalxo’,ne. ta’xas ts!ena’xe° ske’n‘ku‘ts. natxo’,ne’ 
Coyote. He carried it. Then he started Coyote. He carried 
ay‘ksa’q!les ske¢n'ku'ts. n’u’pxane’ aa kuk.tako’wum’s. qake’jne’ 
his leg Coyote. He saw Locust. He said 
aakuk.lako’wum a’, ke’ k.iqa’qa qa’psin — huya‘,qaqapm¢’tke-. 
Locust: “Also is there something that is like me?”’ 
qake’ine’ ske’n'ku'ts” a/,'ke’ ka’min — huqaqa’,ne’. qake’,ne* 
He said Coyote: “Also T am that way.” He said 
a, kuk.lako’wum  huts!en‘ata’,ne’ swu’timo. ta’xas  qake’ne’ 
Locust: “We shall be friends.”’ Then said 
a, kuk.lako’wum ta’xa tu’n'u ne/nko u’s’me'k.  ta’xas_ ts!ena’xe- 
Locust: “Now go ahead you first.” Then started 
n’’n'e’ u’s’me‘ks ske/n'ku'ts. ina’ha‘ks a,‘kuk.lako’wum. qa‘na’xe’. 
he first Coyote. Behind Locust. He went along. 
qatwi’yne’ hul’u’prt ske’n‘ku'ts. ta’xas ts!ma’kyne’ ske’n'ku'ts. 
He thought: “Let me kill Coyote!”’ Then he ran Coyote. 
n’etkekqta‘talqa’tse’. ta‘laxanxo’yne’ qa‘yaqa‘na’xe’. qa'na’xe’. 
He went way around. He caught up with him he went ahead. He went along. 
nuk.tu’k,ne’. fa*xa’xe’ a, kuk.lako’wum. qanaqk’kx,ne’. n/’ipeIne’ 
He was tired. He reached him Locust. He kicked him. He killed 
him 
sk’n'ku'ts: ag’ kuk.lako’wum. ts!na’xe’ a,’ kuk.lako’wum. qa‘na’xe’. 
Coyote (obj.) Locust (subj.). He started Locust. He went along. 
na‘qsanmi’yet.s qakqa’,ne’ ske’n'ku'ts.  qa‘na‘n‘oxo’,ne’ a’n’an. 
Several days he lay there Coyote. Ho flew along Magpie. 
n’u’pxane’ sakqa’pse’ ske/n'ku'ts’. qatwi’yne’ hul’:’kjmi't a,‘kaqt’Vers 
He saw him lying there Coyote. He thought: “Let me eat hiseyes 
sk’n'ku'ts pal ks:’Pep. ta’xas n’kine’ a’n’an a,‘kaqld’:se's 
Coyote’s, he has been Then he ate -Magpie his eyes 
dead.’’ rs 
sk:’n'ku'ts’.  ske’n'ku'ts tavetq!a’nxa’m’ne’.  qake’jne_ sk:’n'ku'ts 
Coyote’s. Coyote came back to life. He said Coyote: 
