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Bureau of American Ethnology
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continued to run. The tripe was thrown back at him. Coyote licked the tripe. He thought: "I will break it." He was told by (a bird): "I will break it." Coyote was told: "Start for the place where there is a plain on the hill, Coyote." Coyote started. He was told: "Come back when you see smoke; then you shall eat grease." (The bird) was pounding it. He finished pounding it, and put green boughs on the fire. Coyote saw the smoke. He started to come back. Coyote came back. He stood there and looked about. There was nothing there. Here (the bird) dropped a little grease. He looked up. He saw (the bird) flying off. Coyote was standing there helplessly. Coyote was without even a mouthful of (the meat of) his wife.

7. Coyote and Butterfly

Coyote went along. He heard some one singing. Coyote reached there. He saw Butterfly. Coyote thought he would steal Butterfly. He said to him: "I don't steal men." Coyote started.


ła.iłeᵢqa‵ninmitktsι′łne· (It is thrown backward to him) aₐʽk.łaqpι′sqaps. (the tripe.) ιłta′x̣ₐne· (He licked) aₐʽk.łaqpι′sqaps (the tripe) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qałwi′yne· (He thought:) kuts!aqtsa′kx̣o·. ("I will break them.") qak.ła′pse· (He was told by) wa′kuks ((a bird):) huts!ι‵sᵢniła‵qtsakx̣o′ᵤne·. ("I will break them.") qakiłι′łne· (He was told) skιn·ku·ts (Coyote:) ts!ι′n·anʼ ("Start for) qoᵤ (there) haq!an·uqłe.ι′tke· (where is a plain on a hill,) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote!") ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) qakiłι′łne· (He was told:) hιnʼu′px̣a ("When you see) ya′m·uts (smoke) hιntsła·tska′x̣e· (then come back,) ta′x̣as (then) hιntsx̣ałʼιkᵢne· (you will eat) t!ιns′mu. (grease.") qa·kιłʼaqtsakx̣o′ᵤne· (Along he pounded it) wa′kuks. ((the bird).) koᵤłaqtsa′kx̣o· (Having finished pounding it) x̣unakι′x̣e· (he put on fire) aₐʽku′ła·łs. (green boughs.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) ya′mυʼs (the smoke) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) ła·ts!ιna′x̣e·. (He started back.) ła·łax̣a′x̣e· (He got back) skι′n·ku·ts·. (Coyote.) qaₐkqa‵nwιsqa′ₐne· (He stood and looked about;) ło′ᵤse· (not there was) qa′psins. (anything.) naₐs (Here) qa‵waₐkałʼokmι tse· (she dropped a little) t!ιna′muʼs. (grease.) wa·wιtskι′kᵢne·. (He looked up.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) wa′kuks ((the bird)) nułnux̣u′se·. (flew towards water) qakuqkatwιsqa′ₐne· (In vain he stood there) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) pa·ł () sιł·ι‵kιk.łι‵łqutmυ′n·e· (He was without even a mouthful of) tιłnamu′ʼe·s (his wife) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.)

7. Coyote and Butterfly

Qa·na′x̣e· (He went along) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nułpałnitι′tᵢne· (He heard) ka·wasx̣oneya′m·e·s. (singing.) qaox̣a′x̣e· (He reached there) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) ko·dłi′dłus (Butterfly) pa·ł () niłkι′łse·. (it was he.) qałwi′yne· (He thought) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote) ktsx̣a′łay (he would steal) ko·dłi′dłus. (Butterfly.) qak.ła′pse· (He said to him:) atu‵qaa′yne· ("I do not steal) tι′tqa·t!. (men.") ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.)