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running twelfth time. He turns on his back and begs not to be killed. He falls 
over on his face and hears something crack. It is turkey feather, which had stuck 
between his teeth and is nearly straight up above his rizht eye. He finds he has 
been fooled by turkey feather and is very angry. Ever since he has looked wild, 
and when he runs first looks around to right and then to left to see if anybody is 
near him. When he reaches home Coyote says he has killed Mountain-Lion. 
55. COYOTE GOES FISHING. 
Coyote goes hunting along river and meets mancarrying fish. Coyote asks him 
how he got fish. Man, who has been tricked by Coyote, tells him to go to edge of 
river in evening and stay until he comes to see him. Coyote goes and finds man 
waiting for him. Man tells Coyote to sit by edge of water while he breaks ice. 
Coyote does as man tells him and sits by bank fishing all night. Water freezes on 
Coyote’s tail, and in morning he can not move. Man comes and asks if he is 
catching any fish. Coyote says he thinks he has caught two or three, and asks man 
to help him to land them. Man reminds Coyote of his trickery and tells Coyote 
he is going to kill him. Coyote denies trickery and offers to go and bring one that 
man is looking for. Man goes to lodge for bow and arrows, and on return sings 
death song, and then shoots and kills Coyote. 
56. COYOTE HUNTS GEESE. 
Coyote once man. People dislike him and call him coward, as he is always try- 
ing to cheat some one. He visits his best friend and finds he has been feasting on 
white geese. Coyote asks friend where he got them. Friend tells him to come 
back in evening and he will show him where geese come. When Coyote is out 
of sight, friend carries ashes from fire and forms them in shape of geese near lake. 
Just before evening he goes and puts coals under ashes. Coals burn up, but fire 
can not be seen from outside. When Coyote comes they go to place, friend taking 
lead. He pretends not to see first pile of ashes. When Coyote sees it he prepares 
to jump, and friend laughs. Coyote pays no attention, but jumps on pile of hot 
ashes and burns himself. He runs away, but is burned so badly that he runs until 
he kills himself. 
57. COYOTE IMITATES HIS HOST. 
In old days, when animals talked and visited each other, Coyote and Raven were 
great friends. Coyote, weary of hunting without success, goes to Raven, who 
has control of buffalo. Raven, seeing Coyote sad and silent, shoots arrow into air 
and waits for it te come down. It pierces him under right arm. He draws arrow 
out, and with it comes buffalo meat and fat. He gives meat to Coyote, who eats 
heartily. Before he goes he invites Raven to visit him. Coyote makes bow and 
arrows and puts them away until Raven comes. Raven pays Coyote visit. After 
talking, Coyote says he has no food, but will soon have some. He takes bow and 
arrow ; shoots arrow into sky. When it comes down it strikes himin thigh. He 
runs away, screaming with pain. After waiting a while Raven goes home without 
any meat, but much amused at Coyote’s performance. Coyote’s friends wonder what 
has become of him, but he grows very hungry, and not finding any food he goes to 
visit Black-Mountain-Bear. Bear regrets to have no food, but leans against persim- 
mon tree and ripe fruit falls to ground. Coyote eats many, and before going insists 
that Bear come to see him. Coyote can not find persimmon tree with fruit on it. 
