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come over and make him a visit, and Woodpecker promised that he 
would. Some time later Woodpecker remembered his promise and 
so started out to find Coyote’s lodge. He found it, and Coyote, much 
pleased, invited him to come in and be seated. Woodpecker entered 
and was surprised to see a big bunch of burning straw on Coyote’s 
head. ‘‘Ah, take that off. You will burn your head.’’ Coyote only 
smiled, and replied in a calm voice: ‘‘Oh, no; that will not burn my 
head. I always wear it. I was told in the beginning that I would 
wear a light on my head at nights so that I can do whatever I like to 
while others are in darkness.’’ He had no more than finished speak- 
ing when the hair on his head caught fire. He began to scream and 
try to put it out, but could not. He ran out of his lodge screaming 
for help. Woodpecker waited for him to return, but he did not come. 
59. COYOTE, THE DEER, AND THE WIND.* 
One time when Coyote was out hunting something to eat he met 
Deer. Deer asked Coyote where he was going, and Coyote told him 
that he was going out hunting. Deer asked Coyote how he killed his 
game, for he noticed that he carried no bow and arrows. ‘‘I can kill 
anything I can get my hands on,”’ said Coyote. ‘‘ But how do you 
get close enough to get your hands on your game?’’ Deer asked. 
‘* Sometimes I run the game down, sometimes I catch them asleep.”’ 
Deer said: ‘‘I am considered good food ; even the human beings are 
very fond of my flesh. If you can catch me I will let you kill me and 
eat me.’’ Deer started to run, and Coyote started after him, but soon 
lost sight of him and gave out. He went on home, but he could not 
help thinking of Deer's offer, and wondering how he could catch him. 
He wandered about trying to find him asleep, but never did. One time, 
after Coyote had been out searching to find Deer asleep, he grew very 
tired and lay down in the tall grasstotake a nap. When he awoke he 
heard some one singing near by. Hewas badly frightened and sat up 
straight and rubbed his eyes and peeped about. He saw no one, but 
as he sat still and listened again he heard his name mentioned in the 
song. He jumped up and ran as fast as he could ; yet he always heard 
the voice singing in his ears, just as near as when he woke up. He 
ran as fast and far as he could ; then he dropped down to die. While 
he was panting, he heard the voice again, and it was so near that he 
heard these words: ‘‘ If Coyote ever kills a Deer he shall be as fleet as 
he, and I who am singing am going to give him power to catch a Deer. 
I am the Wind.’’ Coyote’s fear vanished, and he arose and barked at 

* Told by White-Bread. 
