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path. You can see that I am a warrior by this headdress that I have 
on; but, to know the secret of making these intestines I am willing to 
part with this eagle war-bonnet.” The Rabbits told the Coyote to go and 
get some red willows. The Coyote went and brought a few red willows, 
and these the Rabbits threw into the fire. Then they began to sing 
a song, and all the Rabbits stood up and danced around the fire. As 
the willows burned they turned slowly into large buffalo intestines. 
When these were roasted on the coals the Rabbits told the Coyote to 
take the intestines off from the coals and eat them. ‘The Coyote took 
the long intestines, and they were so good that he asked the Rabbits 
to do the same thing again, for he was still hungry. The Rabbits told 
the Coyote to get a good armful of willows. When they were brought 
and placed upon the fire all the Rabbits stood up, and the Coyote was 
among them. They danced around, and as the willows burned they 
turned into large intestines. As each intestine was roasted the Coyote 
went and pulled it off the fire. The Rabbits had been eating these 
things, so they did not care for any. The Coyote ate them all, and 
was filled. 
The Coyote then began to look around to see how he might get 
back his war-bonnet ; for he thought he now knew the secret of making 
these long intestines on the coals. He said to the Rabbits: “Let me 
take this war-bonnet, and let me show you how it must set upon the 
head ; let me show you how I wear it.” The leader of the Rabbits said: 
“We are afraid of you; you are tricky, and you might get away with 
it.” The Coyote said: “I will not get away with it. All that 
I want is to show you the way it must be worn.” “Well,” said the 
leader, “you may have it, and show us how you wear the bonnet.” 
As the Coyote put the war-bonnet upon his head he made a long jump 
sidewise, and got away from the Rabbits. The Rabbits got after the 
Coyote, but he was too swift for them. The Rabbits said: “You can 
go; you will not be able to do the trick four times.” The Coyote turned 
around and laughed at the Rabbits. 
The Coyote ran far away, and as he was becoming hungry he made 
a fire, gathered some red willows, threw them into the fire, and danced 
around the fire all alone. He succeeded in making the buffalo intestines. 
He did it again, but the third time it began to fail. The fourth time 
the red willows burned up into ashes. They did not turn into intestines 
for him. The Coyote began to cry, for he knew that now he must 
go hungry. He went along, and after a while he began to have the 
stomach ache. Deinde ventrem facere volebat, et, loco idoneo reperto, 
insedit. Dum defzcabat leporem circumcursantem vidit, undeque esset 
