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I shall carry you." He said to him: "Don't, we shall be brothers." Coyote started. He carried Locust. The two went. He saw Grizzly Bear coming. Locust said: "Put me off." He was put off. There was a cliff, on the edge of which he staid. (Grizzly Bear Woman) arrived, and (Locust) scared her, and (Grizzly Bear) fell down. Coyote went back. He went around. He reached the place where Grizzly Bear lay. He ate her. He took her out of the fire. He took the meat and the fat. He ate. He tied it up. Coyote started. He carried Locust. He went along. He saw Grizzly Bear (Man) coming. Locust said: "Put me off." Coyote said: "It is my turn. Let me scare him." (Grizzly Bear) arrived. Coyote became a stump. Grizzly Bear arrived. He said: "Let me bite him." He saw it was Coyote. Coyote said: "I am Coyote. Let us start." He knew where Locust was. Coyote said to Grizzly Bear: "Will you eat grease?" Grizzly Bear said: "Yes, I'll eat it." Coyote untied

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ka′tsa·. (my younger brother.) a‵tutsx̣ałx̣onι′sᵢne·. (I shall carry you.") qak.ła′pse· (He said to him:) maₐts ("Don't!) huts!ιn·ała′ₐne· (we shall be) tsa′ₐtιmo. (brothers.") ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nałx̣o′ᵤne· (He carried) aₐʽkuk.łako′wumʼs. (the Locust.) qa·nakι′kᵢne·. (The two went.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) k.ła′włas (Grizzly Bear) ska′se·. (coming.) qake′ᵢne· (He said) aₐʽkuk.łako′wum (Locust:) pιsx̣o′ᵤnu. ("Put me off!") pιsx̣o′łne· (He was put off) sιn·υmu′k!se· (where was a cliff,) ι′nta·s. (at edge.) qaosaqa′ₐne·. (There he staid.) wa′x̣e·. (He arrived.) naq!max̣o′ᵤne·ts (He scared her and) wa‵t!mιta·ktse′ᵢte·. (made her fall down.) ła·qanx̣a′x̣e· (He went back) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qakx̣ałaka‵me·nqa·′tse·. (He went around.) qaox̣a′x̣e· (He reached) qa·kqa′pse· (where lay) k.ła′włas. (Grizzly Bear.) nʼι′kᵢne·. (He ate it.) ła.upkak!o′ᵤne·. (He took it out of fire.) tsukᵘa′te· (He took) aₐʽku′łaₐks (meat) aₐʽq!u′taₐłs. (fat.) nʼι′kᵢne·. (He ate.) nʼιtuk!sa′ₐne·. (He fried it.) ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nałx̣o′ᵤne· (He carried) aₐʽkuk.łako′wumʼs. (Locust.) qa·na′x̣e·. (He went along.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) ska′se· (coming) k.ła′włas. (Grizzly Bear.) qake′ᵢne· (He said) aₐʽkuk.łako′wum (Locust:) pιsx̣o′ᵤnu. ("Put me off.") qake′ᵢne· (He said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) ła·ts ("In turn) ka′min (I) huts!ι‵sιnłhaq!max̣o′ᵤne·. (I myself shall scare him.") qaox̣a′x̣e· (He arrived) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼιnqa′pte·k (He became) aₐʽqułu′k!pko. (a stump.) qawaka′x̣e· (He arrived) k.ła′wła. (Grizzly Bear.) qake′ᵢne· (He said:) hułʼι′t!x̣a. ("Let me bite him.") nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) nʼι′nse· (it was) skι′n·ku·ts·. (Coyote.) qake′ᵢne· (He said:) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) hunʼι′n·e· ("I am) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) hułts!ιnax̣a′ₐła. (Let us start.") nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He knew) sa.usaqa′pse· (where was) aₐʽkuk.łako′wumʼs. (Locust.) qakι′łne· (He said to him) k.ła′włas (to Grizzly Bear) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) kιntsx̣a′łʼe·k ("Will you eat) aₐʽq!u′tał. (grease?") qake′ᵢne· (He said) k.ła′wła (Grizzly Bear:) he· ("Yes,) hutsx̣ałʼι′kᵢne·. (I will eat it.") nʼaqte′ᵢte· (He untied) ka′łx̣o· (what carried) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.)