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him. He jumped up against her and chased her out of the house. 

 After they gathered all his relatives, they decided they would look for 

 a toyi'de. Then the next morning they [the medicine men] took their 

 four days. On the fourth daj', in the night, they did their work, but 

 they could not turn him into a man. So the White Corn told them 

 to go to the Black Corn on the north, probably he could turn him 

 into a man. After they talked to the Black Corn toAade they had to 

 stay in four days again. The foiu'th day, at night, they tried to give 

 him back his own shape, but they coidd not do it. Black Corn toyide 

 said they better go to the Blue Com. "Wlien they went to the Blue 

 Corn they had to stay in four days again. On the fourth day, at 

 night, they tried, but failed. So Blue Corn tojade told Iiis brother 

 he better go to the Yellow Corn. They had to stay in four- days. 

 On the fourth day, at night, they tried to make him a man, but they 

 failed. So Yellow Corn said he better go to the middle toyide (where 

 they have all kinds of corn). The middle toyide took the corn meal. 

 He said, "You have to bring in your brother's friend to be with us 

 while we are working these four days for your brother. " His brother 

 said, "He had so many friends, I do not loiow wliich to bring. " "His 

 best friend, the one he loved most. You take tliis coyote and he will 

 show you which one tiu'ned him into a coyote and that man you bring 

 with you." So the two little captains went with lum and the coyote 

 to call that man. His brother told that man, "They want you over 

 at toyide's place, to speak to you. " The man said he could not go 

 because he was sick. The Uttle captains said he had to go, whether 

 he was sick or not. So they dragged him out and took him to the 

 toyide's place. While they were in there the four days the_y made the 

 boy go and get the ring he had used to turn him into a coyote. He 

 said it was already burned up. So toyide said, "If it is already biu'ned 

 up, you are going to say before our four days are through if you are 

 going to turn him back into a person or let Mm stay alwaj^s as a 

 coyote. You have to stay here with us. " On the fourth day in the 

 morning those toynLn asked, "WTiat is your thought, my son? Are 

 you going to change Mm into a person or let him go on tliis way?" 

 The boy decided he would change Mm back as he had been, if they 

 would spare him. Toyide said that it was up to him to live or not. 

 On the fourth day, at mght, they had that ring ready again. When 

 they rolled it, the coyote went m and his head turned into a person's 

 head; the second tune, Ms arms tm-ned human; the third time, half his 

 bodj' turned human; the fourth tune to Ms knees he turned human; 

 the fifth time he was as he had been, only he was wasted away, all 

 bones. Toyide told the boy, "Take the ring. Smce you made it, 

 keep it. It is not ours." The boy took the ring and walked out. 

 When he got to his house he burned up the ring. He told Ms mother 

 he had heart trouble and he died of shame before morning. 



