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where my head lay. Let us be friends." Coyote said: "We will go to your wife." The two started. The two went along, and he saw his wife among a crowd. Coyote sharpened his friend's horns. Coyote said: "Now go ahead. When you run along, turn this way." The Bull went there. The Bull was seen running toward the place where Coyote was. He went past. Another Bull arrived. He shot him. Coyote killed him. The other Bull came back. He said: "Let us go to my wives." The two went. Coyote was told: "Which one will you take?" Coyote said: "Let me take the larger one." Coyote started with his wife. The two went along. He said to his wife: "Now go ahead; go up the valley and go across." Coyote started. He went to the valley. He staid there. He saw his wife coming. He broke a stick when his wife was coming. He hit her. It did not enter her body. He laughed at his wife. He said to her:


husłʼa·qak.łam·ała′kᵢne·. (where my head lay.) huts!ιn·ała′n·e· (We shall be) swυ′tᵢmo·. (friends.") qake′ᵢne· (He said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) hułts!ιna‵x̣ała′e·s ("We will go to) tιłnamu·′ʼne·s. (thy wife.") ts!ιnakι′kᵢne·. (They two started.) qa·nakι′kᵢne·ts nʼu′px̣ₐne· (They two went along and he saw) sakιmnałiłι′sᵢne· (among a crowd) tιłnamu′ʼe·s. (his wife.) łaι‵sιnq!aqłe·′x̣ₐne· (He sharpened his horns again) swυ′ʼe·s (his friend's) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qake′ᵢne· (He said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) ta·′x̣a ("Now) łυ′n·u (go ahead) na· (here) hιnsłaqakax̣a′ʼmktse·k. (when you turn.") qaox̣a′x̣e· (He went) ni′łse·k. (the bull.) nʼupx̣ₐna′pse· (He was seen) ni′łse·ksts (the bull) mityax̣ₐna′pse· (running) łaqaka′x̣e· (coming toward) yaqaosaqa′pske· (where was) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) łaqayaqaha′x̣e·. (He went past.) wa′x̣e· (He arrived) nao′k!we· (one) ni′łse·k. (bull.) mi′tx̣ₐne·. (He shot it.) ιłwa′n·e· (He killed it) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) ława′x̣e· (He went back) nao′k!we· (one) ni′łse·k. (bull.) qake′ᵢne· (He said:) hułts!ina‵x̣ała′e·s ("Let us go) katιłna′mu. (my wife.") qaox̣akι′kᵢne·. (They two went.) qakiłι′łne· (He was told) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) kaₐ ("Which) kι‵ntsιłtso′ᵤkᵘa·t. (will you take?") qake′ᵢne· (He said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) na· ("This) kwi′łqa (large one) hutsιłtsukᵘa′te·. (let me take!") ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) nʼasma′łne· (two together) tιłnamu′ʼe·s. (his wife.) qa·nakι′kᵢne·. (They two went along.) qakι′łne· (He said to) tιłnamu′ʼe·s (his wife:) ta′x̣a ("Now) łυ′n·u (go ahead,) qo· (that) hank!a·mʼna′ke· (the valley) hιntsqanałwat!a′x̣e·. (you will go through across.") ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qaox̣a′x̣e· (He went) qoᵤs (there to) aₐʽk!a·mι′n·aʼs. (the valley.) qaosaqa′ₐne·. (He staid there.) υ′px̣ₐne· (He saw) ska′se· (coming) tιłnamu′ʼe·s. (his wife.) yaqe′ᵢte· (He broke) a′ₐʽkιts (a stick) wa′se· (coming) tιłnamu′ʼe·s. (his wife.) mi′tx̣ₐne·. (He shot her.) qatak!o′ᵤne·. (It did not go in.) nʼumatsna′ₐte· (He laughed at her) tιłnamu′ʼe·s. (his wife.)