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derful boy and wonderful animal. Young-Star goes off and Coyote starts 
east with old woman and children on horse. He whips horse to make it 
jump across canyon, and when it jumps family fall off and are killed. Young- 
Star takes blame on himself for not telling Coyote to look out for low place. 
Young-Star and Coyote go to village and are entertained by chief. Chief 
has pretty sisters, and Coyote desires to have them for wives. Next morning 
Young-Star sends Coyote to man and his sister living toward the north to beg 
for their powers. They have blue complexions. Man gives Coyote bow and 
sends him to cut four arrows, four dogwoods that say “me” first. All dog- 
woods cry out together and Coyote cuts anmful. Man chooses four and sends 
Coyote back with remainder. Man makes some arrows for Coyote and gives 
him shield and \war-bonnet. Tells Coyote not to think of any woman while he 
has these things; that enemy will attack village four times; that Coyote and 
son will have to do all the fighting, and that at end of four days he may do as 
he pleases about women. Man rubs Coyote’s eyes and he can see everything. 
Coyote has man’s blue complexion. He cannot be hit by enemies. Man says 
he belongs to Jay-Birds. Coyote stays in lodge with chief’s sisters. When he 
goes to bed women talk about him. In morning he hears cries that enemy 
attacking. As he goes through door one woman catches him and asks him his 
name. He says Owner-of-Flint-Knife-Quarries. He and Young-Star kill four 
enemies and each presents scalp to chief. After victory dances Coyote pays no 
attention to women. In morning there is same alarm, and Coyote starts out. 
Woman speaks to him as Hanging-Knife, and he says she is spoiling his name. 
Coyote and his son again take four scalps and present them to chief. Coyote 
joins in dances and on returning goes to bed of chief’s sister. In morning 
enemy again attack. Coyote and son again secure scalp for chief. Coyote 
notices some blue gone from himself to woman with whom he had slept. He 
and Young-Star join in dancing, but Coyote slips away early and goes to bed 
Women take turns to sleep with him. He hears arrows and bow talking about his 
not keeping agreement, and toward morning hears wind blowing inside lodge. 
He becomes real coyote and runs away when awakened by woman’s screams. His 
powers leave him. Young-Star leaves village, but gives bow. arrows, and other 
things and powers to be used by wanriors. He becomes Morning-Star. Chief's 
sisters bring forth young dogs, which people take home for pets. 
3. THE COYOTE AND HIS MAGIC SHIELD AND ARROWS. 
Coyote can not kill enough game to last long, as his children eat all meat as 
fast as he brings it. Goes to west, where man living by himself. Man gives him 
meat to eat. Coyote sees pole outside and asks man to give him one like it. Man 
tells him to come back next day. Next day Coyote goes back. Man tells him if he 
is brave and fast runner to go south to hill where three Buffalo of different sizes 
are sitting. He is to select Buffalo according to size of shield he wants. Coyote 
goes and asks for largest Buffalo to go with him. Buffalo chases him to man’s 
place. Man tells him to jerk Buffalo by horns. After three unsuccessful at- 
tempts Coyote jerks Buffalo and has shield. He then has bow and arrows given 
him. He shoots arrows in four directions and they kill buffalo and bring them 
to Coyote. He is warned to jerk Buffalo before sunrise and told that his arrows 
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