374 PICURIS CHILDREN'S STORIES [eth. ann.43 



The Old Coyote Woman and the Crow ' Visit Each Other 



NgEuthQ ngEutliQke tcexgm^n wa Tauxgtho'ai - Kaken^ tha. 

 Han Toxwiah'o 'gn'ophil 'Q'ai ^ tha. Wepa Toxwiaii'o 'i'o'om^hu: 

 " Thannayo wa Tauxgtho'ai 'gmpuicn? KakenQ than'aiyo tataiwam^hu. 

 Hokeyo kwan'ai miyakwaxxepo." Thapiah^n Toxwiaii'o mgtcilem^n 

 innkopianiQhQn m^ntcoho KakeiiQ thappiu taiwam^. 



KakenQ than'au wan'ait?n KakenQ pa tcattcaipia. Toxwiaii'o 

 phalta fsan'ailiQn KakenQ ngthia'ai 'gngthako. PgnanQ tcexgmQD 

 ngthia'ai patcihui 'gngpata. Toxwiaii'o pgnatha tcimQn wakwenQ- 

 tianiQ, ngthia'ai ngpata'epa. Tciho laltciinQn mglakeliQn KakenQ 

 'gntcihu. Haihen Toxwiaii'o KakenQ tci'gl: "'(JinpuieiiQ, howQn 

 he'gntci wiho kgngpijnapatatia? " HailiQn KakenQ tijhu: "PQn 

 tingpafiatteliQn pgnatha timgwialehQn haihQn pgnamg'au talsleniQn 

 hohe 'anngpgnapatatia." HaihQn ToxwianQ t^hu: "Tgxui ngxQn 

 tcattholanQH 'gnthappiu tamQ'aihQn 'gngn'o'onQ pingpapiatcatcehQn 

 thaphalta tingpatsattehQn tailaletci, 'q kgnaip(jnapatata ngxQn 

 'gngp^najja ta tiatcike. ' ' 



Tclhui 'gntiJmQn 'gntcitci'Qn tcexgmQn Toxwiaii'o tijhu: "HgwQn 

 hele taiwakaliatci'e ngiwipe. '(JngwisapQn wapoi yin kaniotha 

 'iphiangtcaitoki'e tcaikwil mgnmg!" KakenQ Toxwiaii'o 'gniQ. 

 Toxwiaii'o pa KakenQ 'gnphiangtcaitomgtciahQn mgph^ixwgnsai. 

 Miyaiph^ixwgnmQnta phaiinate pisiwQn 'gfaulolhu. Phulama 'glau- 

 pan'aihQn Toxwiaii'o 'gkalsiatcia. Toxwiaii'o pQufia'o'ewia'epa 

 xgjtcuta laukalhu. TholonQn toxwiaii'o t^hu: "Hattg 'gnthappiu 

 taniQhQ. Thanna tholammQnng 'q 'gtaiwamQtci 'gnthappiu." Hai- 

 hQn mQntc.oho Toxwiaii'o thappiu mQ. 



Wan'aitQU 'i'o'gmQhu: " 'Qngn'o'onQ, 'gmpuienQ KakenQ 'aya- 

 kwenQtiamQUO 'gngpijnapata. Hokeyo ngxQug ho tangpgnapata- 

 'gmhQ. Hokeyo yjn Retha mgngpapiatci tcatto, hele KakenQ thanna 

 tholamQn tcaikwil taiwa'QhQko. 'I^wqu 'gnaipgnapatan 'gnngpana- 

 thgmiatci'eyo ng tomiahu." Toxwia'o'ouQ 'imgngpapia^alasai. 



' Old Coyote Woman and Crow are old women. Cp. the story 

 starting p. 376, in which Jackrabbit and Bluejay are old women, 

 grinding companions of Old Coyote Woman. 



" Mutilated placename form for Tauxgjthg'ai, "at Pinyon Cone 

 Pile." 



3 Meaning "At the Salt." 



