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returning to their homes. After this event the people moved south- 

 ward as far as Santa Rosa. There Ka'kanylp's son was bom. He 

 was named Pat' A'-antikam, and imder his mother's care became a 

 brave and noted man. W-liile yet a boy he one day accompanied the 

 people on a hunting expedition. Some of the hunters asked him many 

 questions to learn if his mother thought about marrying them. He 

 told his mother about these inquiries, which caused her to weep bit- 

 terly. She told him how his father had been killed. After hearing 

 tliis sad story he went into the council house and told the people that 

 he wished to see the sprmgs and other places where the Apaches 

 obtained drinking water, and also to see the trails they used. His 

 fiirther adventures are related in the texts, page 353. 



COYOTE 



At the time of the destruction of the earth, Coyote was saved in the 

 mamier already described, and he again appeared at the emergence of 

 the underworld Pimas that Elder Brother brought up to fight his owai 

 battles. Then it was that Coyote looked do\m the opening to see the 

 humans struggling upward like a long line of ants ascending a tree, and 

 the sight provoked him to laughter, an act that caused the earth to 

 close up and prevent many people from reaching Pima Land. After 

 that Coyote disappeared again. Now we are to hear the story of his 

 subsequent life. 



Coyote wandered about alone somewhere in the West after we last 

 heard of him, until one day he made two other coyotes from his image, 

 which he saw reflected from the water ; one he called the elder brother 

 or Sandy Coyote, and the other younger brother or Yellow Coyote. 

 He told each to fetch a log. When they brought the logs he told them 

 to embark upon the sea and seek for land beyond it. They followed 

 his directions and sailed for days and nights across the water, the 

 younger always behind the other. One day the elder said: 



"Younger brother, why are you always behind? 'Wliy don't you 

 come faster ? ' ' 



"My log will not go any faster, that is why I am not with you," 

 replied Yellow Coyote. 



"How are you traveling, with your eyes wide open or with them 

 closed?" 



"My eyes are closed," answered Yellow Coyote. 



"Oh, that is why you are so slow. Look up and open your eyes and 

 your log will travel fast." 



Yellow Coyote opened his eyes, but when he looked upon the water 

 the wind blew the foam into his face and blinded him. " I am blind," 

 he cried. 



Sandy Coyote stopped and tried to restore his sight, but without 

 success, fuially concluding that they had better return to their father 



