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continued torun. The tripe was thrown back at him. Coyote licked 
the tripe. He thought: ‘I will break it.” He was told by (a bird): 
“T will break it.”” Coyote was told: “Start for the place where 
there is a plain on the hill, Coyote.”’ Coyote started. He was told: 
“Come back when you see smoke; then you shall eat grease.” 
(The bird) was pounding it. He finished pounding it, and put green 
boughs on the fire. Coyote saw the smoke. He started to come 
back. Coyote came back. He stood there and looked about. There 
was nothing there. Here (the bird) dropped a little grease. He 
looked up. He saw (the bird) flying off. Coyote was standing 
there helplessly. Coyote was without even a mouthful of (the meat 
of) his wife. 
7. CoYOTE AND BUTTERFLY 
Coyote went along. He heard some one singing. Coyote reached 
there. He saw Butterfly. Coyote thought he would steal Butterfly. 
He said to him: ‘‘I don’t steal men.’’ Coyote started. 
tse’Ine’ a,‘k.taqpe’sqaps. n’dta’x,zne’ a, k.laqpe’sqaps — ske’n‘ku'ts. 
to him the tripe. He licked the tripe Coyote. 
qatwi’/yne’ kuts!aqtsa’kxo’. qak.la’pse’ wa’kuks huts!e‘sjnita‘qtsa- 
He thought: “T will break them.”’ He was told by (a bird): “T will break 
kxo’,ne’. qakik’Ine’ ske’n'ku'ts ts!e/n‘an’ qo, . haq!an‘uqte.c’tke- 
them.”’ He was told Coy ote: “Start for there where isa plain ona hill, 
ske’n‘ku'ts. ts!ena’xe’ ske’n'ku'ts. qakik’Ine’ hm’u’pxa ya’m'uts 
Coyote!” He started Coyote. He was told: ‘When you see smoke 
5 hentsla‘tska’xe: ta’xas hmtsxal’:’kine’ t!na’mu. qa‘ke’aqtsa- 
then come back, then you will eat grease.’’ ~ Along he pounded 
kxo’,ne’ wa’kuks. ko,taqtsa’kxo’ xunake’n‘e’ a,‘ku’la‘ls. n’u’p- 
it (the bird). Having finished he put on fire green boughs. He 
pounding it 
x,zne’ ya’m'u’s” ske’n'ku'ts. ta‘ts!ma’xe’. la‘taxa’xe’ ske’nku ts’. 
saw ’ the smoke Coyote. He started back. He got back Coyote. 
qa,kqa‘nwesqa’,zne’ to’,se’ qa’psins. nas  qa‘wa,kal’okm: tse’ 
He stood and looked about; not there was anything. Here she dropped a little 
tina’mu’s. wa'wetsk:’kjne’. n’u’/pxane’ wa‘kuks nulnuxu’se’. 
grease. He looked up. He saw (the bird) flew towards water | 
10 qakuqkatwesqa’,ne’ ske’n'ku'ts. pat sde‘tkek. k‘tqutmu’n-e* teina- 
In vain he stood there Coyote. He was without even a mouthful of his wife 
mu’”’e's ske’n‘ku'ts. 
Coyote. 
7. CoryoTE AND BUTTERFLY 
Qa‘na’xe’ ske’‘n'ku'ts. nulpalnite’tine’ ka‘wasxoneya’m’e’s. qao- 
He went along Coyote. He heard singing. He reached 
xa/xe’ ske’n'ku'ts. n’u’pxane’ ko-dli’dlus pal nilke’Ise’. qalwi’yne 
there Coyote. He saw Butterfly it was he. He thought 
sken'ku'ts ktsxa’tay ko'dli’dlus. qak.la’pse" atu‘qaa’yne’ te’tqa‘t!. 
Coyote he would steal Butterfly. He said to him: “T do not steal men.”’ 
15 tslna’xe* ske’n'ku'ts. 
He started Coyote. 
