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have life. Coyote returns home with shield, and bow and arrows. After eating 
he four times commands arrows to hunt, and they have plenty to eat. On his way 
to certain village Coyote meets man carrying large bow and arrow with blunt 
point. He asks if arrow is any good. Persuades man to shoot at him and goes 
good way off. Man shoots and Coyote tries to dodge arrow, but it goes through 
his back and out of his mouth. Coyote asks for power to be fine-looking and to 
have large bow and arrow. They go to stream, into which man throws Coyote, 
and he becomes fine+looking man. Man who appears to Coyote is Sun. Coyote 
journeys to village, where he finds high tipi. In morning he jerks Buffalo and 
has his shield. He ds challenged by man to dive in river to find out who can 
remain longer under water. Man had thus killed many of his enemies. Coyote 
dives and finds beavers’ lodge, in which he remains. In evening Coyote’s enemy 
appears, and the Coyote appears. Man asks Coyote not to be in hurry to kill 
him and then goes into air. Coyote shoots his large arrow, which brings man 
down. He burns body and pokes fire with stick, and many men who had been 
killed jump out. Chief makes Coyote one of head men and gives him sister for 
wife. Every morning Coyote jerks Buffalo by horns and makes shield, and com- 
mands arrows to go hunting. After time he lets Buffalo stand until sun gets up 
high, that more people may see shield. Buffalo gets angry and Coyote fails 
to throw him. Bow and arrows tell Coyote to go back home, as his children’s 
and wife’s food is nearly exhausted. He will not listen and Buffalo kills him. 
He then becomes ordinary coyote. His wife and children starve to death. 
4. THE COYOTE AND HIS MAGIC SHIELD AND ARROWS. 
Coyote resolves to go somewhere and starts toward west. He comes to tipi 
and sees large buffalo standing near. Swallow comes out, grabs buffala between 
horns and shakes it, and there is shield. Coyote enters tipi and Swallow gives him 
food. Swallow’s spittle is blue, and inside of his mouth greenish blue. Coyote 
asks him tto give him powers. Swallow asks if he is brave, gives him meat to take 
to his family, and tells him to come back. Coyote takes meat to family and re- 
turns to Swallow. Swallow asks if he is good runner. Tells him how to get 
shield, as in myth No. 3, and Coyote throws shield on pole. Swallow makes him 
four arrows and bow and instructs him how to use them and shield. He then 
takes Coyote to flowing water and throws him in. On coming out he is like 
Swallow, and his spittle blue. Coyote goes home and uses his powers, making his 
arrows hunt Buffalo. His family scream at seeing Buffalo standing at door of tipi. 
Coyote grabs it between horns and it becomes shield, which he lays on pole. 
When he has enough meat for his family Coyote goes again to Swallow and says 
he is going on journey. Swallow tells him that arrows will let him know when 
meat at home is gone and he must then return at once. Coyote meets Sun, man 
with large bow and blunt arrow, which he obtains, after experiencing its powers 
as in myth No. 3. He goes on to the village, chief of which entertains him. He 
turns Buffalo into shield and every one comes to see him. Next morning he 
sends his arrows to hunt buffalo, and whole village is then fed. Chief gives 
Coyote his sister for wife. Soon afterward bow and arrows and everything he 
got from him run away, and he is killed by Buffalo, as is related in myth No. 3. 
