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the grass. Then the next one will jumpupand run: Coyote will look 
up and see you ahead, then he will run until he passes you. Then the 
next one will jump up and run, and soon until the last one. I will be 
the last, and beat him over the goal.’? The Turtles talked over the 
plan, then arose and went home to prepare for the race. 
The first day passed, and then the day came when they had to run 
the race. Early in the morning the Turtles stationed themselves along 
the way in the tall grass, and soon Coyote came. They began to 
discuss the distance they should run. ‘Turtle wanted to run a long 
distance, but Coyote did not want to go a very long distance; he 
thought that he could beat Turtle in a short distance just as easily as 
in a long distance, and he did not care totire himself. Turtle insisted, 
and so Coyote said that he would agree to any distance that he would 
mention. Many Coyotes came and began to bet on Coyote. 
They started to run and all the Coyotes began to laugh, for their man 
was far ahead, but soon to their surprise Turtle was ahead. Coyote 
overtook Turtle, and then they began to laugh again. Soon they heard 
the Turtles cheering, and to their amazement Turtle was far in the lead. 
Again Coyote overtook Turtle, and again Turtle came up far in the 
lead. ‘The Coyotes cheered one moment and the Turtles the next. 
Just as Coyote had passed Turtle and was near the goal, Turtle crossed 
the line, and all the Turtles set up a loud cheer. Coyote ran off in 
the grass, and is wondering yet how Turtle beat him in the race, and 
all the other Coyotes are angry at him because he lost the race and 
caused them to lose so many bets. 
68. COYOTE, WILD-CAT, AND THE OLD WOMAN. 
An old, blind woman lived all alone. Her home was far away, and 
no one ever came to see her and few people even passed by. Though 
she was blind and old she somehow always had plenty to eat and seemed 
to get along as well as any one else. She always had her pot full of 
meat, and those who passed could smell it cooking, and they wondered 
who brought the meat to her. Whenever she sat down to eat she 
would always say, ‘‘All ready for dinner,’’ just as though she were 
calling some one to come and eat with her ; thenshe would say, ‘‘ Orphan, 
I was only talking to myself.’’ 
One day Wild-Cat happened to come to her house while he was out 
looking for something to eat. He smelled the cooking meat, and so 
decided to stop a while. When he went in he saw that the old woman 
was blind. He slipped quietly to a corner and sat with one eye on the 
boiling pot and the other on the old woman while he tried to make a 
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