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He went along. Coyote made many turns. Then Coyote became | 
tired. He asked for the help of the manitous. He said to them: | 
“Tell me, what shall I do? Grizzly Bear is pursuing me.”” He was 
told by one of them: ‘‘I shall be a river.’”’? He was told by another 
one: ‘I shall be a tree.’’ He was told by another one: ‘TI shall be a 
tent. Then when Grizzly Bear comes, you will come out, you will 
say to him, ‘Dead!! you wish you could bite me.’” A tree was 
bobbing up and down. He said to him: ‘T shall hold the tree with 
my feet.”’ He held it.with his foot. (The Bear) walked across the 
water. He just came to the middle. He was in the middle over 
the water. Coyote let go of the tree [with his foot]. Then it bobbed 
up and down again. Grizzly Bear fell into the water. He was 
drowned. Enough. 
5. Coyote Gors VISITING 
Coyote had & tent and was married to Dog. He told his children: 
“Over there is the tent of your uncles; they are never hungry; you 
falqa’’tse’ ske’n'ku'ts. ta’xas nuk.Ju’k,ne’ sk-’n‘ku'ts. n’akm?’’nte’. 
many turns Coyote. Then became tired Coyote. He asked for the help 
of the manitous. 
qakeIne’ tsxa‘nata’pket ka,s kulaqa’ken skanuta’pjne’ k.ta’wia. 
He said to “Tell me, what shall I do? he pursues me Grizzly 
them: Bear.” 
k!o’k!we's qak.ta’pse’ ka’min hutsxal’e’ne’ a,’ kenmi’tuk. k!o’k!we's 
By one he was told: Sui shall be a river.’’ By one 
qak.la’pse’ ka’min hutsxal’:’n'e’ a,‘kets!la’en. k!o’k!we's qak.ta’pse’ 
he was told: SST shall be a tree.’’ By one he was told: 
ka’min hutsxal’c’n‘e' a,‘kit.ta’nam. ta’xas h’n’wa'm k.la’wla 
oT shall be a tent. Then when he comes, Grizzly Bear 
hen'ts?a‘kaxa’”mne’. hentsqake’Ine’ n’epna’mne’ kenqa’twiy kents!- 
you will come out. You wiiisay to him, ‘some one dead you wish you will 
“tixanap. wane’jse’ a, kets!ta’e‘ns. qak-tne’ hu'‘tsawi'‘tsck:’n‘e’ en 
bite me.’ ”’ Moved up and a tree. He said tohim: ‘I shall hold with my feet the 
own 
a, kets !la’e'n. na‘wetscke’n'e. nu‘tqanka‘qoq !"nu’ne. qaTen qaya- 
tree.”’ He held it with the foot. He climbed across water. Just in 
qa’wo,s qa‘skaqo‘q,nu’n’e’. pescke’n'e’ ske’n‘ku'ts aq‘ kets!ta’e'ns. 
the middle he was on the middle of it He let go with Coyote the tree. 
on the water. the foot 
ta’xas ia‘wane’ne’. nonaqu’n'e’ k.la’wla. n’upv’qune’.  ta’xas. 
Then it moved again. He fellintothe Grizzly Bear. He was drowned. Enough. 
water 
5. Corote Goes VISITING 
Kqarni’t.ta ske’n‘ku'ts. ksa‘te’ ;te't xa’,itsins. kqa*’kel 
There being a tent Coyote. He was married to Dog. He told 
alaqa’It!es nes sanit.la’,ne' athatsan:’sket at qahuwa’s,ne’ 
his children: cap nat there is the tent your uncles, they are never hungry, 
1 An exclamation similar to ‘‘ Confound it! ”’ 
