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Early in the morning he ate his bi'ealvfast and then went to Kdn- 

 'in'oi. Then arriving at Kan'in'ai he came to where the Cricket was 

 lying basking beside the road. As he passed there, he stepped on 

 the Cricket. The Cricket said to the Coyote: "Why do you not 

 speak?" The Coyote said: "I do not speak to such looldng people 

 as that." "Very well," said the Cricket, "we will make a bet then 

 to see whose people are the strongest." "Very well," said the Coyote 

 to the Cricket, "we will meet to-morrow then down by the river." 

 "Very well," said the Cricket, "we shall see each other again to- 

 morrow." Then the Coyote went home. 



That night the Cricket called his people. All the Bumble Bees, 

 White-striped Bees, Honey Bees, and other winged stingers he 

 called. And the Coyote was doing the same. That night he called 

 all the four-footed animals that live in the mountains — the Wolves, 

 the Mountain lions, the Wildcats, the Bears, and other beasts of 

 prey that there are. 



The next day as the sun was rising the Coyote's people began to 

 come. After all of them had arrived he said to them: "My people, 

 over southeast at Kan'in'ai, where I went for a walk yesterday, the 

 Cricket asked me to bet. That is why I am calling you to-day." 

 "Very well," said the other beasts of prey, "we will show the Cricket 

 to-day." Then the Coyote started ahead of the rest, and they went 

 to Kan'in'ai. 



When they came to the Picuris River, the Coyote said: "Wait 

 here. I am going across the river to see the Cricket." He then 

 went across the river. Arriving at the Cricket's home, the Cricket 

 was already waiting for him. "Are you ready?" said the Coyote 

 to the Cricket. "Yes, I am ready," said the Cricket; "you are to 

 send your best man here." "Very well," said the Coyote, and then 

 went back across the river to where his people were waiting. "Very 

 well," said the Coyote to his people, "I wUl go over first, to see what 

 is going to happen to me." Then he went across. Wlien he arrived 

 at the Cricket's home, the Cricket tm'ned all the Bees loose on him. 

 He was stung by the Bees in his eyes, ears, mouth, and all over his 

 body. He bit some of them, but that did not help him any. When 

 he came to the river he plunged into the water and dived, but when 

 he emerged the Bees stung him again. At last he arrived where his 

 people were waiting, and said: "The Cricket's people are well sup- 

 plied with weapons." 



"Very well, I wUI go this time," said the Mountain lion. Then he 

 went. Wlien he arrived at the home of the Cricket, all the Bees 

 were turned loose again. He was stung the way the Coyote had been, 

 in the eyes, ears, mouth, and all over his body. The Mountain lion 

 bit some of them and hit others with his paws, and ran toward the 

 river. When he arrived at the river, he plunged in. When he 



