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He cuts down tree without fruit and takes it home, where he sets it up. He then 
takes persimmons he has stolen from Bear’s home and others he finds and places 
them all over tree as though they have grown there. Black-Mountain-Bear goes 
to visit Coyote, who bumps head against tree, but persimmons will not fall. Finally 
he arises and gives tree big shake with hands, and it falls over, hitting him on 
head. He pretends not to be hurt and gathers up fruit for Bear. Bear can hardly 
swallow for laughing, as Coyote’s head keeps getting bigger and bigger. Bear soon 
goes, and Coyote holds his sore head, but is happy for having furnished food for 
Bear. 
58. COYOTE IMITATES HIS HOST. 
Coyote, looking out for something to eat, comes to grass lodge. He enters and 
sees man walking about with light on his head. Coyote calls out to him that his 
head is on fire. Man smiles and says he has always worn light, and it will not 
burn anything. Manis Woodpecker. He gives Coyote something toeat. Coyote 
goes, after eating as much as he can, and asks Woodpecker to make him a visit. 
Some time afterward Woodpecker goes to Coyote’s lodge and is surprised to see 
im with big bunch of burning straw on his head. Woodpecker tells him to take 
it off, but Coyote says he always wears it at night. As he finishes speaking, his 
hair catches fire, and he runs out of lodge screaming for help. Woodpecker waits 
for his return, but he does not come. 
59. COYOTE, THE DEER, AND THE WIND. 
Coyote meets Deer, who asks him howhe kills his game. Coyote replies he can 
kill anything he can lay his hands on. Deer tells Coyote if he can catch Deer he 
may kill and eat him. Coyote tries to catch Deer, but without success. One day, 
after trying to find him asleep, he lays down in grass to take nap. When he 
awakes, he hears some one singing nearby. He is frightened and peeps about, but 
sees no one. He hears his name mentioned in song, and jumps up and runs as far 
as hecan; then he drops todie. He hears voice again, and it says that he is Wind, 
and is going to give Coyote power to catch Deer. Coyote arises and barks thanks. 
He starts out to find Deer and travels all day, but can not find him. He comes 
to camp where he steals buffalo robe. He puts robe over him, and goes on to look 
for Deer. He thinks he sees him near river, goes round another way to get close, 
and grabs him. To his surprise, he has mau whoserobe he has stolen. Man takes 
Coyote home and makes him work for him and his sister, treating him cruelly 
because he has stolen robe. Onetime while man out hunting, Coyote makes sister 
pack her clothes and go away with him, saying her brother is killed. They start 
for Coyote’s home. Coyote goes behind girl, and whenever she stops or falls hits 
her with stick. Man returns, and finds sister and Coyote gone. He starts after 
them and soon catches up with them. He shoots arrow in front of sister. She 
sees it and knows her brother is coming to help her. She cries for joy and Coyote 
whips her. Man goes on hill and shoots another arrow. Coyote sees man and is 
frightened. He pretends to be kind to girl, and tries to deceive man when he 
comes down hill and asks where Coyote is going with sister. Man makes Coyote 
put bundle of clothes on his back, and tells sister to sit on bundle. He puts bow- 
string through Coyote’s mouth and gives ends to girl. She saws string back and 
forth, and man runs alongside of Coyote, whipping him, thus returning home. Man 
is Wind, who has become angry at Coyote for stealing his robe and trying to catch 
Deer with it, instead of waiting for power. 
