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13. CoryoTE AND Ow. ! 
There was a town. A child was crying. It was told: ‘‘Don’t cry, 
Owl will take you.”’. The child cried. Owl took it. He put it into 
a birch-bark basket. Then there were no more children. Coyote 
said: “I shall ery.’ At night Coyote cried. He was told: ‘Don’t 
cry, else Owl will take you.’”’ Coyote cried aloud. Owl arrived. 
He said: ‘‘Give me the child.’”?’ (Coyote) was given to him. (Owl) 
put him into the birch-bark basket. He carried him away. Owl 
arrived at his tent. Coyote saw many children dancing. He took 
gum. He rubbed it on Owl’s eyes, and (Owl) was blind.. He threw 
him into the fire. (Owl) was burned entirely. All the children started 
back to the tents of their parents. 
13. CoYOTE AND OWL 
Qa'k.tuna’mne’. n’ila’ne’ tka’m-u. qakek’Ime’ ma,ts_ e*’tan’ 
There was a town. It cried a child. It was told; “Don’t cry; 
tsxaltsuk"ate’syne’ ku’pi. mila’n‘e’ tka’m'u. tsuk"a’te’ ku’pi. 
he will take you Owl.’”’ It cried the child. He took it Owl. 
n’oqox"ake’n'e na’he‘ks.  ta’xas lato’yne’ Ika’m-u. : qake’jne* ske’n’- 
He put it into a Pian Pane . Then no more children. He said Coy- 
asket. 
ku'ts ka’min hutsxalita’n‘e. ktsecmi’yct.s  n’ila’n’e  sken'ku'ts. 
ote: cor _ I shall ery.”’ ; At night he cried Coyote. 
qakek’Mme* ma,ts efan’, to’xwa ku’pi tsxaltsuk"ate’sjne*. wetke’ne- 
He was told: ‘‘ Don’t cry, else Owl will take you.”’ He cried aloud 
sk’n'ku'ts. wa’xe’ ku’pi. qake’jne’ — ts!ka‘k¢/nkejl_ = tka’mru. 
Coyote. He arrived Owl. He said: “Give me the child.” 
namatcktsc’Ine*. n’oqox"ake’n‘e na’he'ks. ts!natke’ne’. taxa’xe- 
He was given to him. He put him into the birch-bark He carried him He arrived at 
basket. . away. 
aa ket.ta’es ku’pi. n’u’pxane’ ske’n‘ku'ts yunaqa’pse* tkamne’nta’- 
his tent Owl. He saw Coyote many children 
kes naqwe'Ise’. tsukYa’te ¢’Iwa's. yuhak:’n'e’ a,‘kakaqltd’:’se’s 
dancing. He took gum. He rubbed it on his (Owl's) eyes, 
10 taktqk’Ise’. xunme’te’. qlapku’yne’. lats!ma’xe° q!a’pe: tkamn¢’’n- 
and he was He threw him He was burnt They started all the children 
blind. into the fire. entirely. back 
te’k a,‘ ket.lac’se’s ala,kene’k!e’s. 
to the tents of their parents. 
1See pp. 37, 50. 
