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60. COYOTE DIVES FOR MEAT. 
Coyote kills big deer, which she hides in,tree while she goes for her children. 
Wild-Cat sees her, and when she has gone, steals meat and climbs tree on bank 
of river. Coyote returns with children, but can not find meat. While children 
are abusing her she sees reflection of meat in water and thinks it is meat. She 
dives into water and reaches for meat, but can not get it. She ties stones about her 
neck and dives again. Coyotes wait long for mother, and after a while they see 
excrement on water and think itis meat. They laugh, and Wild-Cat laughs at 
them. They look up and see Wild-Cat and meat in tree. Wild-Cat tells them 
that mother is drowned. They cry, and Wild-Cat climbs down end gives little 
Coyotes all they want to eat and takes them home. He cares for them until they 
are grown. 
61. COYOTE, THE GEESE, AND THE WOODPECKERS. 
Coyote, returning home after unsuccessful hunt, hears laughing and playing. 
He runs over hill, and on other side is big lake, with several white geese playing 
on surface. Coyote watches them from bushes until he thinks of plan whereby he 
can catch them. He limps out from bushes, pretending he has been hurt. Geese 
hear him and swim out into water. One then asks Coyote what is the matter, and he 
answers that he will be killed if he does not get across water, and then all rivers 
and lakes will dry up. Geese know that Coyote is lying and decide to take him 
and throw him into deep hole. Old Goose tells Coyote to get on his back. Coyote 
at first objects, but at last does as he is told, and Goose flies upin air, Other Geese 
follow and take turns in carrying Coyote. They fly over timbered country away 
from lake and drop him into hollow trunk of tree. He can not get out, and is 
frightened almost to death. Fly comes and Coyote prays to him for power. Fly 
goes and brings Woodpecker, who, finding Coyote really wants to get out, fetches 
some of his brothers. They peck big holein tree. Coyotetells them to stick their 
heads in and see if he can really get out, and them bites their heads off. After he 
has eaten Woodpeckers, Coyote escapes. 
62. COYOTE AND RABBIT KILL A BUFFALO. 
Rabbit hunts for food, and one day goes far away without finding any game. 
He is going home playing and singing when Coyote sees him. Coyote steps be- 
hind Rabbit, yells ‘‘Bo!’’ and makes grab forhim. Rabbit is frightened, but tells 
Coyote not to kill him, as he knows where is good fat buffalo. Rabbit leads way 
to where old buffalo stands. Rabbit tells Coyote to climb into animal. Coyote 
obeys, and Rabbit follows. They then begin to eat buffalo’s side, and soon it falls 
dead. Old man comes and begins to butcher buffalo. Rabbit tells Coyote to hide 
in intestines, and he hides in bladder. Old man places intestines on one side, but 
throws bladder in bush, where Rabbit crawls out and escapes. Coyote is discovered 
and killed. 
63. COYOTE, MOUNTAIN-LION, AND RABBIT. 
Coyote hears crying like child. He finds Mountain-Lion’s den and young there 
alone. Heishungry, and killsandeats them all. Mother comes back with food for 
young and can not find them. She follows Coyote many days, and when sitting 
on bank of river to rest sees Rabbit. She calls him and asks him to help her to 
