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peeped out of a small hole in the tree and saw that the bird was a Wood- 
pecker. The Woodpecker called to Coyote and asked him if he really 
wanted to get out. Coyote answered in a weak voice that he did. ‘The 
Woodpecker said that he had to go and get some one to come and help 
him. Scon Woodpecker returned with some of his brothers, and they 
began to peck a hole in the hollowtree. At last the hole was big enough 
for Coyote to get out. He told them to stick their heads in and see if 
they thought hecould get out all right. They stuck their heads in and 
Coyote bit their heads off. After he had eaten all the Woodpeckers 
who had worked to make the hole for him, he escaped. 
62. COYOTE AND RABBIT KILL A BUFFALO.* 
Rabbit and his grandmother lived by themselves, and Rabbit often 
went out to hunt to get something for them to eat. He began to go 
pretty far from home, and his grandmother scolded him and told him 
not to goso far, but to remember that he was little and might be killed. 
Rabbit did not pay any attention, for he knew that he was a good run- 
ner. One time he went far away, but could not find any game, and so 
he turned around to go home. As he went he played along the way 
and sang to himself. Coyote was out the same day looking for some- 
thing toeat. He was just about to give upand go home when he heard 
some one singing. He looked all about and saw Rabbit. He grinned 
to himself and quietly slipped up behind Rabbit. When he knew that 
he was so close that Rabbit could not get away, he yelled ‘‘Bo!’’ at 
Rabbit and made a grab for him. Rabbit was badly frightened, but he 
determined not to give up. He said: ‘‘ Coyote, don’t kill me yet and 
I will tell you how to kill some good game. I can not do it alone, and 
I have just been wishing that you would come and help me with my 
scheme.’’ ‘‘ What is it?’’ asked Coyote, very much interested. ‘‘I 
know where there is a big fat buffalo that we can kill if you will go 
with me.’’ Coyote went, first telling Rabbit that if he lied to him he 
would kill him at once. Rabbit led the way to a place where an old 
buffalo stood. They went up to the buffalo, and Rabbit told Coyote to 
climbintoitsanus. Coyote obeyed and Rabbit followed. When inside, 
Rabbit told Coyote to begin to bite and eat the buffalo’s sides. They 
both began and soon the buffalo fell dead. Then an old man ran up to 
the buffalo and began to butcher it. Rabbit told Coyote to hide in an 
intestine, and he hid in the bladder. When the man had cut up the 
buffalo he placed the intestines to one side, but threw the bladder away 
in the bushes. Rabbit crawled out of the bladder and escaped, but 
Coyote was discovered and killed. 
* Told by Wing. 
