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the gum. Coyote said: ‘‘Later on Owl (shall do so).’”’ He closed 
Owl's eyes with the gum. Owl had no eyesight. He could not see. 
Owl was taken. Coyote himself took Owl. He threw him into the 
fire. Owl died. Small ones flew out. Coyote said: ‘You shall be 
Owls.’ 
25. CorvoTE AND TROUT 
There was Coyote. It was winter. Coyote went along. Some 
one said to Coyote: ‘Coyote, come, come!’ He went there. He 
saw a woman. He stole her and slept with her. Hewastold: ‘‘We | 
shall start for a water hole in the ice.’”’, The woman started. Coy- 
ote went with that woman, his wife. Then Coyote staid in the 
water. His wife was Trout. On the following day he was told: 
‘We shall start to where many people are fishing; there is much 
food.’ Then they started. There were many trout. Coyote went 
along. They came to a fish line. All the people were fishing. They 
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Viwas’ ske/n'ku'ts. qake’jne’ sk/n:ku'ts ma’qak ku’pi.  n’itke’n-e’ 
the gum Coyote. He said Coyote: “Later on Owl.’’ He made 
ku’pis a, kaql!’’se’s nejs i/twas’. Ito’,se’ a, kaqhk’?es ku’pi. qa.- 
Owl his eyes the gum. None his eyes Owl. Not 
u’pxane’. tsukYate/Ine’ ku’pi. ske’n‘ku'ts n’esniltsuk"a’te’ ku’pis. 
he saw. He was taken Owl. Coyote himself took him Owl. 
xunm’te’ a,‘ kenq!u’ko's. n’e’pjne’ ku’pi. tsaquna’n‘e’. nulnoxo’ne’. 
He threw him fire. Hewasdead Owl. They were small. They flew out. 
into the fire 
qake’jne’ ske’n‘kuts ne’nko kente’en ku’pi. 
He said Coyote: “You shallbe anowl.’’ 
25. COYOTE AND TROUT 
Qaosaqa’,ne’ ske’n‘ku'ts. wanuy?’t.se. qana’xe’ — ske’n-ku'ts. 
There was Coyote. It was winter. He went along Coyote. 
qakyam’sjne’ ske’n‘ku'ts  ske’n‘ku'ts fla’n‘a fa’n‘a. qaoxa’xe-. 
They said to Coyote: “Coyote, come, come!”’ He went there. 
n’u’pxane’ pa’lkejs. n’a’yne* q!u’mnema’Ine’. qak.ta’pse’ hutsts ’na- 
He saw a woman. He stole he slept with her. He was told: “We shall start 
her, for 
xa'la a’,‘ka‘k. ts!ma’xe’ ne; pa’tke;. ske’n'ku'ts qsama’Ine’ nejs 
the water hole.’’ She started that woman. Coyote went with her that 
pa'lkejs n’e/nse’ temamu’’e's. taxas qaosaqa’,ne’ sk:’n‘ku'ts wu’us 
woman, that his wife. Then staid Coyote (at the) water, 
n’/nse’ tdnamu’”’e’s qu’stet'!s. kanmi’yct.s qak.ta’pse’ hutsts !enaxa’- 
that his wife Trout. Next day he was told: “We shall start 
fa nejs yunaqa’pse’ at naluqlawu’te’ a,‘qisma’kjnck! yunaqa’,ne’ 
that where many are fishing people; much 
klike; taxas tg!ma’xe.. yunaqa’,sne’ qu’stet!. qsama’ine- 
food.’’ Then they started. Many trout. He went with them 
sk:’n'ku'ts. taxa’xe’ a,‘kuqta’wo's. naluk.tawu’te’ q!a’pe’ a,‘qls- 
Coyote. He came to a hook with line. They were fishing all 
