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capture Coyote. They go along river together and find deer. Mountain-Lion 
kills it. When they have butchered it she tells Rabbit to cover her face with fat 
and then put deer on her back. Rabbit then gets on top of deer. While crossing 
prairie some one calls out asking Rabbit where he got his fine horse. Rabbit pre- 
tends not to hear, and voice again calls to him. Rabbit goes on until Coyote 
catches up with him and tells him to get off, as horse is his. Rabbit jumps off, 
and as Coyote is about to get on he stops to bite piece of fat off its face. He recog- 
nizes Mountain-Lion and startsto run. Mountain-Lion springs upon him and kills 
him. 
64. COYOTE BECOMES A BUFFALO. 
Coyote meets Buffalo and asks him for power to turn into Buffalo and eat grass. 
Buffalo consents, and tells Coyote to stand facing other way and not to move. 
Buffalo throws up dirt with hoofs and makes plunge toward Coyote, who jumps 
out of way. This is repeated six times, but seventh time Coyote stands firm and 
Buffalo throws him up into air. When he comes down on feet he is very young 
Buffalo. He begins to eat grass at once. Old Buffalo tells him he can become 
Coyote again by rolling over two or three times in Buffalo wallow. He cautions 
him that power is good for only seven times, and that he must not give power to any 
one else. Buffalo then makes him change back into Coyote and leaves him. 
Coyote soon begins to try his power, and before meeting any one has tried it six 
times and has turned into Buffalo seventh time. He meets Coyote and asks him 
if he does not want some of his power. He tells him to stand facing other way 
with eyes shut. He starts at him and at last attempt they both go into air and they 
both come down Coyotes. 
65. COYOTE AND THE TURKEYS. 
Coyote is looking for something to eat and hears voice. He goes and finds Tur- 
keys having fun by getting into sack and rolling down hill. Coyote lets Turkeys 
roll him down hill several times. Then he tells Turkeys to get into sack and he 
will roll them down. All crawl into sack and Coyote ties it fast at each end and 
starts for home with it. He calls his four sons and takes Turkey out of sack. He 
tells sons to build big fire and they will have feast. They go to timber for wood 
and leave sack in charge of youngest son. Coyote tells him not to untie strings. 
Young Coyote unties strings and looks into sack to see what Turkeys are doing. 
Turkeys all run out and fly away. He does not know what to do, but finally fills 
sack with dirt. Father returns and says they will have fine feast. When he opens 
sack he finds only dirt. Heisvery angry and kills young son and eats him instead 
of Turkeys. 
66. COYOTE’S EYES ARE REPLACED BY BUCKEYES. 
Coyote is hunting and hears voices. He thinks they are turkeys making noise 
and goes to catchthem. He finds Ducks playing in water and theyl/ask him to join 
them. Heconsents to play at taking eyes out. First Duck has eyes taken out, 
then he dives into water and his eyes are thrown after him. When he comes up 
he has theminplace. All Duckstaketurns. Then Coyote’goes through same per- 
formance and comes out all right. Ducks have power to do almost anything, but 
to do it only once. Coyote wants to try trick again, but Ducks object. At last 
they take his eyes out and he dives into water. Ducks all fly away and leave 
