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6. CoYyoTE AND BUFFALO! 
Coyote went along. There was a bull’s skull lying there, and he 
knocked it about. He started off. He went along. There was a 
hill) He went up the hill) Coyote staid there. There was noise 
ofrunning. He raised his head quickly, but there was nothing. He 
sat down again (2%). Again there was noise of running. He saw a 
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Buffalo Bull coming. He started to run away quickly. He went 
along. Then they met again. He went along. Coyote said: “Oh, 
where are you staying, manitous?”’? He said: ‘‘Nephew, come, 
our(?).” Coyote saw burnt trees standing there. Coyote 
arrived, and sat down on top of them. Bull butted the tree. He 
broke it. Coyote started to run quickly. Coyote went along. He 
was tired. Hesaid: ‘“‘ Where are you staying, manitous?’’ He-was 
told: “Nephew, come, our (?).”’ Coyote went. There lay a 
stone. Heentered it. Bull butted thestone. He broke it. Coyote 
6. CoYOTE AND BUFFALO 
Qa‘na’xe’ sken'ku'ts. skek.ta’ m-ata’kse’ niIsiks ts!enaqa‘yhke’n’e’. 
He went along Coyote. A skull lying there a bull’s he knocked it about. 
ts!ma’xe’. qa‘na’xe’ swetste.c’t.se’. qa‘oxtalyuxa’xe’. aosaqa’,ne’ 
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He started off. He went along where was a hill. He went up hill. There staid 
ske’n‘ku'ts. natukm¢’se’. nuknugqkupq !ata’’mne* to’,se" 
Coyote. There was noise of He raised his head quickly, not there 
running. 
qa’psins. taqa‘,tstakqa’,ne.. ltaha“lukm:¢’se’. n’u’px,ne’ ska’’se’ 
was anything. Again (?). Again there was noise of He saw coming 
running. 
nifsiks. no‘tsmnqku‘peke’me'k. qa‘na’xe’. ta’xas ta‘xan‘xona’pse’. 
a bull. He started to run away quickly. He went along. Then again they met. 
qa na’xe’. qake’jne- ske’n'ku'ts hal-ya’ ken’ aqasaqa‘’Iqa 
He went along. He said Coyote: “Oh, where are you staying, 
niépek!lane’’nte’k. tsxa’se’ pa't! yakaxa’’me'n’ kaquxma’t 
¢éKiane : XE pat: qaowakaxa meh c<aquxmMa fa. 
manitous?”’ He said: “Nephew, come Our (Lee 
tsejka’te’ ske’n‘ku'ts senq!ovmkaki‘noqaku’pse’. qaoxa’xe’ ske’n-- 
He saw Coyote burnt trees standing there. He arrived Coyote 
ku'ts naqo,3aq!maxo’,me’k. nako’yne’ a, kets!la’ens ni’Isik. tsck!- 
he sat down on top of them. He butted the tree the bull. He 
k!lo’yne’.  no‘tsenqkupeke’me‘k — ske’n'ku'ts. qa‘na’xe’ ske’n‘ku'ts. 
broke it. He started torun away quickly Coyote. He went along Coyote. 
nuk"tu’k ne’. qake’;ne’ ken’aqasaqa’’Iqa ngpe‘klane’’nte’k. qak.ta’pser 
He was tired. He said: “Where are you staying, manitous?’’ He was told: 
pat! qaowakaxa’’me'n’ kaquxma/‘la. qaoxa’xe* ske’n'ku'ts skeknu’k- 
“ Nephew, come our (?).”” He went Coyote where lay a 
se’. nukwaq!ma‘kekqa’,ne’. nako’,ne’ nu’kwe's_ ni‘Isik. tsck!k!o’,- 
stone. He entered it. He butted the stone the bull. He broke it. 
1 See p. 60. 
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