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where my head lay. Let us be friends.’? Coyote said: “ We will go 
to your wife.” The two started. The two went along, and he saw 
his wife among a crowd. Coyote sharpened his friend’s horns. 
Coyote said: ‘‘ Now go ahead. When yourun along, turn this way.” 
The Bull went there. The Bull was seen running toward the place 
where Coyote was. He went past. Another Bull arrived. He shot 
him. Coyote killed him. The other Bull came back. He said: 
‘“‘Let us go to my wives.”” Thetwo went. Coyote was told: ‘ Which 
one will you take?”’ Coyote said: ‘“ Let me take the larger one.” 
Coyote started with his wife. The two went along. He said to his 
wife: “Now go ahead; go up the valley and go across.’”’ Coyote 
started. He went to the valley. Hestaid there. He saw his wife 
coming. He broke a stick when his wife was coming. He hit her. 
It did not enter her body. He laughed at his wife. He said to her: 
kyne’. huts!entala’n’e’ swv’tjmo’. qake’jne’ ske’n'ku'ts hults!ena‘- 
lay. We shall be friends.” He said Coyote: “We will 
xata’e's tédnamu’’ne's. ts!enake’kjne’. qa nake’kjne‘ts n’v’pxane* 
go to thy wife.’’ They two started. They two went along and he saw 
sakemnalite’sine’ tetnamu’’e’s.  Tae‘senq!aqle:’x,ne’ swu’’e’s ske’n-- 
among a crowd his wife. He sharpened his horns again his friend’s Coy- 
ku'ts. qake’;ne’ ske’n‘ku'ts ta’’xa tv’n‘u na’ henslaqakaxa’’mk- 
ote. He said Coyote: “Now goahead here when you turn.’”’ 
tse‘"k. qaoxa’xe’ ni’‘Ise’k. n’upx,na’pse’ ni’‘Ise’ksts mityax,na’pse* 
He went the bull. He was seen the bull running 
laqaka’xe’ yaqaosaqa’pske’ ske’n‘ku'ts. taqayaqaha’xe’. wa’xe- 
coming toward where was Coyote. He went past. He arrived 
nao’k!we’ ni’ise’k. mi’tx,ne’.. n’cdwa’n’e’ sk’n'ku'ts.  lawa’xe- 
one bull. He shot it. He killed it Coyote. He went back 
nao’k!we’ ni/Ise*k. qake’;ne’ hults!ina‘xala’es kKatcdma’mu. qao- 
One!) > bull. He said: “Let us go my wife.” They 
xake’kjne’. qakik’Ine’ — ske’n’ku'ts ka, ke‘nts¢dltso’, kat.  qa- 
two went. He was told Coyote: “Which will you take?” He 
ke’ine’ ske’n‘ku'ts na’ kwi'lqa ‘huts¢dtsuk"a’te-. ts ena’xe°* 
said Coyote: “This large one let me take!’’ He started 
sk-’n‘ku‘ts n’asma’Ine’ teémamu’’e’s. qa‘nake’kine. qake’Ine’ td- 
Coyote two together his wife. They two went along. He said to his 
namu”’e'’s ta’xa tw’n‘u qo’ hank!a‘m’na’ke’ hentsqanatwat!a’xe’. 
wife: “Now goahead, that the valley vou will go through across.” 
ts!ma’xe’ ske’n‘ku'ts. qaoxa’xe’ qo,S a, k!a‘me’n‘a’s. qaosa- 
He started Coyote. He went there to the valley. He staid 
qa’,ne’. n’v’pxane’ ska’se’ tdmamu’’e’s. yaqe’;te’ a’, kets wa’se” 
there. He saw coming his wife. He broke a stick coming 
tdnamu”’e’s. mi’tx,ne’. qatak!o’,ne’. n’umatsna’,te’ tdnamu’’e’s. 
his wife. He shot her. It did not go in. He laughed at her his wife. 
