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what he was carrying. He gave it to him. (Grizzly Bear) saw it. Grizzly Bear said: "Did you not see an old woman? She must have passed here." Coyote said that he had not seen anything. Coyote said: "It is Beaver, therefore it is fat." Grizzly Bear said: "It is not Beaver." Coyote said: "You ought to have said, 'It is the old woman.' " Coyote started to run. Coyote was going along. (Grizzly Bear) pursued him. Grizzly Bear thought: "First let me bite the little one." Grizzly Bear thought he was on the right trail. "Later on, after I have bitten him, I will bite (this one)." Grizzly Bear started. He pursued Coyote. Coyote went along. He was tired. He chased him around the tree. He fell down and thrust his hand into a (buffalo) horn. Coyote pursued Grizzly Bear. He overtook him. He struck him. Coyote turned back.

3. Coyote and Locust

Coyote went along. He saw Locust. He (Locust) carried his leg. Coyote saw it. Coyote thought: "Let me also break my leg."

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namatι′ktse·. (He gave it to him.) tseᵢka′te·. (He saw it.) qake′ᵢne· (He said) k.ła′wła (Grizzly Bear:) kιnqa.upx̣a′ke·ł ("Did you not see) tι′łna (an old woman?) nas (Here) qa‵kiłqaha′x̣e·. (she must have passed.") qake′ᵢne· (He said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote) łu·′ne· (nothing) ła·tseᵢka′te·. (he saw.) qake′ᵢne· (He said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) nʼι′n·e· ("It is) sι′n·a (beaver,) słaqałsι′kᵢne·. (therefore it is fat.") qake′ᵢne· (He said) k.ła′wła (Grizzly Bear:) qa.ι′n·e· ("It is not) sι′n·a. (beaver.") qake′ᵢne· (He said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) x̣manqake′ᵢne· ("Ought you to have said,) nʼι′n·e· ('It is) tι′łna. (old woman.'") no·tsιnqkupekι′me·k (He started to run) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qana′x̣e· (He went along) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) mιtyax̣na′pse·. (He pursued him.) qałwi′yne· (He thought) k·ła′wła. (Grizzly Bear:) hu′paₐks ("First) hułsłʼι′t!x̣a (let me bite) na (this) ktsaqu′na. (little one.") qałwi′yne· (He thought) k.ła′wła (Grizzly Bear) ksu‵kqanmι′te·k. (he was on right trail.) ta′x̣ta ("Later on) hunułʼιt!x̣a′mi·ł (after I have bitten him) kutsx̣ałʼιt!x̣a. (I'll bite him.") ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) k·ła′wła. (Grizzly Bear.) mιtya′x̣ₐne· (He pursued) skι′n·ku·ts·. (Coyote.) qa·na′x̣e· (He went along) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nukᵘłu′kᵤne·. (He was tired.) aₐʽkιts!ła′e·ns (A tree) na‵kamιnła‵tnota′pse·. (he chased him around it.) qanax̣u′ne· (He fell down;) qanaq!ałeᵢx̣o·′me·k (he thrust his hand into) aₐʽku′qłe·ʼs. (a horn.) mιtya′x̣ₐne· (He pursued) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote (subj.)) k.ła′włas. (Grizzly Bear (obj.).) łax̣anx̣o′ᵤne·. (He overtook him.) qanła′łte·. (He struck him.) ła·łuqᵘałqa′tse· (He turned back) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.)

3. Coyote and Locust

Qa·na′x̣e· (He went along) skιn·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) aₐʽkuk.łako′wumʼs. (Locust.) nałx̣o′ᵤne· (He carried) aₐʽksa′q!e·s. (his leg.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw it) skιn·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qałwi′yne· (He thought) skιn·ku·ts (Coyote:) a′ₐʽke· ("Also)