THE COYOTE AND THE BUFFALOES. 103 
aa“he tada™. Nistustu a¢di-biamé ye-niga Hé-batcdge ak4&. Ma"™na"‘n 
T flee shall? Backing he went, they say Buffalo-bull Blunt-horns the (sub.). Pawing the 
repeatedly ground 
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mam¢i"-biama, q¢ajé cti ma¢i”-biaméa. an’de ké’ cti jdha-bi-dé 
he walked they say, bellowing too he walked _ they say. Ground the (ob.) too hepoked at, they 
say, when 
¢icpé’qti-hna®” ¢é¢a-biama. Ki Mfyasi aké ¢éde¢é da™be naji” -biama. 
broke off pieces sent off flying, they And Coyote the (sub.) out of the looking he stood they say. 
invariably Bay. corner of 
his eye 
Qe-f, a“¢ihega u¢iciqti dha", e¢éga” naji”-biamé Mfyasi aké. Gi¢ika®qti 
Whew! to hurt mea altogether ! thinking stood they say Coyote the (sub.). Getting alto- 
little impossible gether out of the 
way 
ahi-biama. Ki édita® oe agi-biama ag¢a-b ega” tsanga ¢fe iti® 
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he arrived, they And thence to dash on him was coming back, went home- having without side hit 
say. they say ward, they say him on 
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dkiig¢a-biama. Wahu‘d! 4-biama Hé-batedge akaé Wi takéga éska"beéga™ 
he had gone along, they Really! said, they say Blunt-horns ~ the You told a little of I thought it might 
Say. (sub.). the truth be 
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¢acti.  An‘kaji, jiga”ha, na” wigipéga™ ca” ha.  Ca™ 4giga™ha, 
heretofore. Not so, grandfather, as I feared you, so (it was) 5 Yet grandfather, 
my relation 
cA‘ean’gi¢i-ga. Ma*oni"-macé’di éga"qti ma*b¢i” ka"b¢éga". (Two others 
pity me. You walk by you who just so I walk I wish. 
made attempts, but the Coyote jumped aside each time. At last they 
addressed the fourth, who was a young Buffalo bull.) Hau! pe-niga 
Ho! Buffalo-bull 
jin’ga, ¢fe-ga. Hau! d-biamd pe-niga jin’ga aka. Giidugag¢e najin’-ga. 
young do you try it. Ho! said, they say Buffalo-bull young the (sub.). Facing the other stand 
way 
(Pe gaa“he yi téwi¢é ta minke ha, 4-biamé. Hau! giga™, aa™ha-maji ta 
This you flee if Ikillyou will Iwho . he said, they say. Ho! grandfather I flee Inot well 
(time) 
minke ha, 4-biaina Mfyasi aké. Ca™ pe-ntiga nistustu a¢i-biamd, ma™na™ ‘1 
I who . said, they say Coyote the (sub.). And Buffalo-bull backing —_he went, they say _ pawing the 
repeatedly ground 
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ma"¢i"-biama, q¢ajé cti ma*¢i"’-biama. pan‘de ké’ .cti jiha-bi-dé ¢iepé’ qti- 
he walked they say bellowing too he walked they say. Ground the too pokedat,they he broke off 
(ob.) say, when pieces 
hna" ¢é¢a-biama. Ci edita" iénaxi¢a agi-biamé. Edthi yi a™ha-bajf- 
invariably sending them fly- Again thence todashonhim was coming back, He arrived when fled not 
ing, they say. they say. there 
biamé Miyasi aké. (fe {tir A-id¢a-bi yi ékiga"qti pe-ntiga jin’ga jigde 
they say Coyote the (sub.). Side hit on had gone, when justlikehim  Buffalo-bull young with him 
ey say 
d-id¢a-biama. Ga™ jukig¢a-bi ega” a¢d-biamé. Maja™ wi” aht-bi 
had gone, they say. And with one another, being they went, they say. Land one arrived at, when 
they say they say 
wabahi-hna™-biama. Ki Miyasi aka déje ké a” ctewa™ ¢até ma™¢i"’-biama. 
they continued grazing, they say. And Coyote the (sub.) grass the(ob.) ofany sort eating walked they say. 
Ca” qtiama cti haci-yig¢a’-hna”-biama Wa! téna’! sagigi égan-gi ha, 
After moving a too inthe he dropped invari- they say. What! fie! do be faster 
great while rear ably 
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é-hna"-biama e-ntga ic‘age aka. An’‘kaji, yiga”ha, déje ké nan‘de-fma® 
said invariably, they Buffalo-bull old man _ the (sub.). Not so grandfather grass the I cannot get too 
say much of it 
ha, dda" wa¢ate-hna® udyig¢ispe ha, é-hna™-biamé Mfyasi am. 
therefore eating it, invariably Ihold myself back . said invariably, they say Coyote the (mv. sub.). 
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