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Snipe put on | Coyote’s eyes. Then he could see again. He knew 
~ (Coyote) | had taken his eyesfrom him. Then Snipe ranaway, | and 
Coyote had no eyes. Snipe went back || to his town. When he ar- 
rived, he said: ‘I brought | here Coyote’s eyes.’’ Coyote went 
along. | He was poor. He knew there were trees. He thought | the 
gum would be good. He felt for it, and noticed gum hanging down. | 
He took it off and put it in. He could see with it. He looked for | 
another one. Then it was good. He took it and stuck it on. | Then 
Coyote had his eyes back. He started. He saw the place from which 
‘Snipe | hadcome. Hewentalong. It was hot,and the gum melted. | 
It fell down, and Coyote was again without eyes. He went along. 
Then | he was poor again. He knew there was a creek there. He 
thought: || “The foam will be good.”” He felt for it. He found it 
and | stuck it on, and Coyote had eyes again. He started and went 
along. | The foam was soft. It burst, and Coyote was again with- 
out eyes. | He went along and heard a child speaking. | He said: 
“Sister!’’ He also heard some one calling. ‘What is it?’ || said 
that child. ‘‘Here is a big berry patch.” | Coyote thought: ‘There 
must be huckleberries.’”’ He felt for them with his hands. | He 
knew there were huckleberries. He picked off a big one | and put it 
in his eyes. Then Coyote had eyes again. He had huckleberries 
for his eyes. | He thought: ‘‘ Now I have eyes again.”” He went to 
where || the child was calling for his sister. The child thought | that 
his sister was coming. He did not look. When Coyote arrived,.| he 
took hold of the child, took out his eyes, and so | he had eyes again. 
Then he went there where there were many huckleberries. | He said: 
“Sister, here is a big berry patch.’’ Then he || sat down. The girl 
went there where |her younger brother was sitting. She picked ber- 
ries. Coyote arose and | went there. He took hold of the girl and 
took out her eyes. | 
Then he started and came to the town. There at one end | was 
the tent of an old woman. He entered and ate. He said to her:|| 
“What are they doing inthistown?”’ He was told: | ““Coyote’s eyes 
were brought here. They are using them to obtain good luck. | 
After a little while my granddaughters will come. They will carry 
me.” | He said to her: “Do you sing?” The old woman said: | “I 
am old. Only young men and women dance.” || Then he killed the 
old woman, took off her skin, | and threw away her body. He went 
into her skin | andsatdown. After ashort time her granddaughters, | 
two girls, came. When they arrived, they said: ‘‘Grandmother, | we 
came to get you. They are dancing again. We will take you over 
there.” || Then they took Coyote on the back. He was carried 
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