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ought to visit them.”” At night Coyote slept. Early the next morn- 
ing Coyote said to his wife: ‘Where are my clothes?”’ Coyote was 
given his clothing. Coyote dressed himself. Coyote started. He 
went along. He saw the tent of Kingfisher. Coyote went there. 
Coyote entered the tent of Kingfisher. He sat down. Kingfisher 
said: ‘‘Where is my sharp horn?’’ He stretched his hand back. 
He brought it forward. He put it down in front of himself. King- 
fisher took it. He said to his children: ‘‘Go and get a switch.”’ 
His two children went out. They brought in two switches. King- 
fisher took them. He tied up his hair over his forehead. Kingfisher 
hopped about. He made noise when he started. He jumped and 
stopped on the smoke hole. He jumped down. The two children 
thought they would look out. Their mother said to them: ‘ Don’t 
look out! He might not find the hole in the ice where he went in.” 
xma henqe‘na‘milke’Ine’. ktselmi’yct — q !u’mne’jne- ske’n'ku'ts. 
ought you to visit them.’’ At night he slept Coyote. 
kkanmi’yet.ts wu’Inams qak’Ine’ tdmamu”e'sts — ske’n'ku'ts 
The next morning early he said to his wife, Coyote: 
ka,s ka‘ku’qla’nt!. namatckts:’me’ a,‘kuqla’’nt!es  ske’n'ku'ts. 
“Where are my clothes?’ He was given them his clothes Coyote. 
nituqia’nte’lek sk-’nkuts. ts!ma’xe’ sk-’n'kuts. qana’xe’. 
He dressed himself Coyote. He started Coyote. He went along. 
n’u’pxane’  sa‘nit.la’,se’ qla’pqats. qaoxa’xe: ske’n'ku'ts. 
He saw there was the Kingfisher. He went there Coyote. 
tent of ‘ 
tinaxa”’mne ske’n'ku'ts a,‘ ket.lar’ses  q!a’pqa‘t. qa,nga’me'k. 
He entered Coyote the tent of Kingfisher. He sat down. 
qake’ne’ q!a’pqat kas keen kulac‘senq!a’k.le’. fa’ntaqahe’ ne’. 
He said Kingfisher: ‘‘ Where is my sharp horn?”’ He put backward his 
hand. 
fo’ nquwa‘,kake’n'e*.  qaoxakjnektse’me. — tsuka’te’ —-q!a’pqa’t. 
He put it before himself. It was put there. He took it Kingfisher. 
qak:’Ine’  alaqa’It!es — a‘nyaxa’kejt latm’. n’anakesxa’’mne’ 
He said to his children: “Go out and get a switch!”’ They two went out 
ne;  tkamuk’’ste’k. ta‘tkaki‘scdke’n‘e: fa°m’s. tsuk"a’te’ 
the two children. They brought in two switches. He took them 
qla’pqa'l. n’etuk!a‘tsnk!on‘lesk. qakqanme‘tinga’me’k = q!a’pqa’'t. 
Kingfisher. He tied his hair in front. He hopped about Kingfisher. 
n’a‘qkupkilq !a‘nio-kYake’me'k. a,’ k!anqo’’t!e’s qaowaxmzt’ wetsq !- 
He made noise when starting. To the smoke hole he jumped and stopped 
nu’ne*. n’o“‘nmeno‘xunqa’,ne’. qatwi’yne’ ne,  tkamuk’ste-k 
there. He jumped down. They thought the — two children 
ken’a‘n’awetske’kjne’. qak.la’pse’ ma’e’s  ma,ts an’awcetske’;- 
they would look out. She told them their “Don’t look out! 
mother: 
kel. ta‘qa.i‘ktsk!a‘qone’le‘k. qaosaqa’,ne’ — ske’n“ku'ts. ta‘t- 
He might not find the hole in the ice He staid there Coyote. He 
where he went in.” 
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