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nearly dead, and selects fattest man. They go to where Skunk pretends to be 
dying and Coyote kills him as first one. By this trick four Beavers are killed 
and Coyote carries them home. He tells wife his friends are coming to feast 
and she is to cook for them. When cooking is done Coyote orders family to 
go to creek until feast is over. Family go and Coyote raps on door and pre- 
tends that some one is coming in and then talks as though seating his friends. 
Coyote then eats from place to place, eating most at first place, less af next, and 
soon. When he has eaten he talks again as though to his friends. After a while, 
calls for his family. He tells them some of his friends were not very hungry. 
Coyote’s family eats rest of meat. He then commands them to move away and be 
coyotes and that in after generations there shall be making of feasts for friends. 
47. THE COYOTE WHO BECAME A BUFFALO. 
Coyote sees big Buffalo grazing and ‘asks him for powers to live like Buffalo. 
Finally Buffalo says Coyote can become Buffalo if he is brave. He tells Coyote 
to stand and let Buffalo run against him and he will get up great Buffalo bull. 
Coyote goes and stands facing Buffalo, who runs toward him as hard as he can. 
Coyote steps out of way. This takes place three times, but fourth time Coyote 
shuts his eyes and Buffalo runs over him. When Coyote stands up he is great 
Buffalo bull. Buffalo tells him he can go where he wants to, but must not hurt 
any one. Coyote-Buffalo sees another Coyote and tells him he can be changed 
to Buffalo bull and live as he is doing. Coyote consents and Coyote-Buffalo 
starts to run over him. Coyote jumps out of way three times, but fourth time 
Coyote-Buffalo runs over him and they are both coyotes—Coyote-Buffalo for 
trying to make another Coyote into Buffalo. 
48. THE COYOTE AND THE ARTICHOKE. 
Coyote goes to hunt and meets people who are going to dig artichokes. He 
joins party, and seeing people eat as they go digging, he commences to eat. 
He is told to throw away piece so that it will grow again. People go, but Coyote 
thinks he will stay. He kept on eating artichokes and finally eats every bit with- 
out saving piece. He gets so full that he expels flatus, which bounces him up, 
and finally he bounces up into hollow stump. Coyote can not get out and remains 
there several days. People come back and they hear him calling. They cut down 
timber and release him. He goes away home, where he finds his family starved 
to death. He goes off howling. 
49. THE COYOTE AND THE WILD-CAT. 
Coyote is hungry and finds some dry bones. He takes rib and makes fire 
to cook it. While he sleeps Wild-cat comes along and eats meat. He fills 
Coyote’s teeth with meat, greases his hands and knife, and puts bones before 
him. Wild-cat then goes off and sleeps. Coyote wakes and thinks he must 
have eaten, but is still hungry. He sees tracks of Wild-cat and trails him. 
Finds Wild-cat and takes him to creek, where he leaves him on high bluff. 
Coyote goes away and finds another dry bone and goes to sleep again. Wild-cat 
