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started. to run away quickly. Coyote went along. There was a 
(body of) water. Coyote jumped into the water. He dived. The 
Bull came to the water and drank. He stood there drinking. He 
drankit all. Coyote started. He went along. Hesaid: ‘“‘ Where are 
you, manitous?’’ He heard speaking, and was told: ‘ Nephew, come, 
our (%).” The two went. There was a little rosebush. Coyote 
went. He sat down on top of it. The Bull arrived. He butted it. 
He couldn’t break it. Again he butted it. He tore it into shreds. 
Coyote said: ‘‘ Now let me go; I will fill a pipeforyou.” The Bullsaid: 
“T don’t smoke.’ Coyote said: ‘‘ I will fill a pipe; I don’t know what 
the Bull likes to smoke.’’ Coyote was told: ‘I smoke tobacco. 
When I finish filling the pipe, I hold it up to the sun. It catches fire. 
It catches fire by means of the sun.’’ (Coyote) was afraid. (The 
Bull) smoked. He continued tosmoke. The Bullsaid: ‘I had a wife 
ne’. no‘ts!nqkupeke’me’k sk:’n'kuts. qa‘na’xe’ ske’n'ku'ts  skck- 
He started to run away quickly Coyote. He went along Coyote where lay 
q!nu’kse*. nulnenmetqu’le'k sk-’n'ku'ts. klanwa’ts!ne’. xuna’xe’ 
a lake. He jumped into the water Coyote. He dived. He came to 
the water 
ni‘lsik nejqu’Ine’. qa’wetsku’x,ne’. n’oko,ku’x,ne’. ts!ena’xe’ sk:’n-- 
the bull and drank. He stood drinking water. He drank it all. He started Coy- 
ku'ts. qa‘na’xe’. qake’jne’ ken’aqasaqa‘’Iqa nipe‘k!ane’’nte’k. nul- 
ote. He went along. He said: “Where are you, manitous?’’ He 
pa’Ine’ tsxa’se’ qak.ta’pse’ pa‘t! qaowakaxa’’me'n’ kaquxma’la. 
' heard speaking and wastold: ‘‘Nephew, come our (?).”’ 
qawetske’kjne’ sen-qa’pse’ sq!ovmowokna’nas. qaoxa’xe’ sk’n'ku'ts. 
They went where was a little rosebush. He went Coyote. 
nuqo,saq!maxo’,me'k.  taxa’xe’ ni‘lsik. qo‘nanoxo-nlamaneya’- 
He sat down on top of it. He arrived the bull. He hit it with his head (?). 
Xane’. ataVak!o’,ne’. laqonaxo‘nlamaneya’x,ne’. neta’mk!o’,ne° 
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He could not break it. Again he hit it with his head (?). : He tore it into 
tagm’s. qake’jne’ ske’n'ku'ts ta’xas qa‘qask:’n'u. hutsku‘Inak!uk- 
shreds. He said Coy ote: “Now let me go. I’ fill a pipe for 
se’s;ne’. ake’;ne’ ni‘tsik ad vy’ k,ne’. ake’;ne’ ske’n’- 
ts:’s\n ke’; 4Ysik atuqa.cknoqu’k,ne ake’;ne’ sk 
you.” He said the bull: “T do not smoke.”’ He said Coy- 
ku‘ts hutskulnak!o’,ne’. hoqa.u‘pxami’Ine’ qa’psinsts l’e'kynoqu’ko- 
ote: “T’ll fill a pipe. I do not know what he may smoke 
ni‘fsik. qakile’Ine’  ske’n‘ku'ts wasa’qana’n — huts!cknoqu’k,yne’. 
the bull.’’ He was told Coyote: “Tobacco (?) I smoke. 
nutkulnak!o’,ne’ qaoxawe’tsx,ne’ nata‘/nck!s. tsukv’px,ne’.  sdtsu- 
When I finish filling the T hold it up toward the sun. It catches fire. It catches 
pipe 
kypxamy’n'e’ nata‘’nek!s. n’one’Ine’. n’cknoqu’kyne*. qa‘ kel’¢kno- 
fire by means of the sun.’’ He was afraid. He smoked. He continued 
qu’kune’. qake’jne’ ni‘lsik. hunata‘‘Ite’tyne’ hus!’a‘qak.fam‘ala’- 
to smoke. He said the bull: “‘T had a wife where my head 
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