Then it did not touch the doorway. | If it had touched it, it would have given a loud sound. Then ‖ they went out. There far off they 55 just touched it a little, | and it gave a slight sound. The old couple at once got up quickly | when it sounded. They looked for the hoop, but the toy had disappeared. | The toy was called "hoop." The old woman said: | "The hoop is gone. Some one stole it." Then ‖ both of them went out, and said: "Some one has stolen the hoop, 60 some one has stolen the hoop!" | They shouted their words. Then the people in the town | said to one another: "Listen to what the old couple are saying!" They went out. | They were asked: "Which way has it been taken?" It was pointed out to them. | They said: "There was a little sound of it in that direction." Then ‖ the friends 65 were pursued. The people went out. They saw them going. | Then Young Coyote was told by his friend: "Your father gave you | something, use it." Then Young Coyote untied | Moonlight-just-touching-the-Ground, and their tracks were lost. It was not long before | it was daylight again. He said: "He gave you something, too." The other one ‖ then untied his moonlight. The friends were not 75 visible. | When they were about to be caught, Young Coyote was told by his friend: | "Give me what you are carrying." Then Young Fox took | the hoop. Then Young Fox untied | Darkness-of-Night. Then he was lost (to his pursuers). They heard only a rattling noise. ‖ They said to one another: "The other way is a rattling noise." | They went that way and overtook Young Coyote. | He was caught. Young Fox was lost because he had the | Darkness-of-Night. The people spoke to one another. "Don't kill him! He shall be your | toy." Then Young Fox went back, carrying ‖ the hoop. Young 80 Coyote was captured. | Young Coyote was tied up. Then they slept again. Young Fox started back | and went along. In the morning he knew | that his friend had been taken. He heard them talking together and saying | not to kill him. Then he went along at night. When it was almost ‖ morning, he almost arrived at his 85 tent. | Then he began to roll the hoop. It made a good sound. Then he knew | that his parents would hear it. He sang, and said: |
"Coyote, Coyote, your child has been killed!"
Coyote said: "Hiyá, my son!" Then he said: ‖
"Fox, Fox, your child has been killed!"
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Coyote said: "See! You didn't send your son to get manitou power, | and now he has been killed." Young Fox said | again: |
"Coyote, Coyote, your child has been killed!" ‖
