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Then Coyote broke his leg. He carried it. Then Coyote started. Coyote carried his leg. He saw Locust. Locust said: "Is there any one similar to me?" Coyote said: "I am that way, too." Locust said: "We shall be friends." Then Locust said: "Now, go ahead. You go first." Then Coyote started ahead. Behind him was Locust. He went along. He thought: "I shall kill Coyote." Then Coyote ran. He went way around. He caught up with him and went ahead. He went along. He was tired. Locust reached him. He kicked him. Locust killed Coyote. Locust started. He went along. Coyote lay there for several days. Magpie flew along. He saw Coyote lying there. He thought: "Let me eat Coyote’s eyes; he is dead." Then Magpie ate Coyote's eyes. Coyote came back to life. Coyote said: "A manitou passed by here. He carried

ka′min (I) hułʼumι′tskιn (let me break) kaa′ₐʽksaq!. (my leg.") ta′x̣as (Then) nʼumιtskι′n·e· (he broke) aₐʽksa′q!e·s (his leg) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nałx̣o′ᵤne. (He carried it.) ta′x̣as (Then) ts!ιna′x̣e· (he started) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nałx̣o′ᵤne· (He carried) aₐʽksa′q!e·s (his leg) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) aₐʽkuk.łako′wumʼs. (Locust.) qake′ᵢne· (He said) aʽₐkuk.łako′wum (Locust:) a′ₐʽke· ("Also) k.łqa′qa (is there) qa′psin (something) huya‵ₐqaqapmι′łke·. (that is like me?") qake′ᵢne· (He said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) a′ₐʽke· ("Also) ka′min (I) huqaqa′ₐne·. (am that way.") qake′ᵢne· (He said) aₐʽkuk.łako′wum (Locust:) huts!ιn·ała′ₐne· ("We shall be) swυ′tᵢmo. (friends.") ta′x̣as (Then) qake′ᵢne· (said) aₐʽkuk.łako′wum (Locust:) ta′x̣a ("Now) łu′n·u (go ahead) nι′nko (you) u′sʼme·k. (first.") ta′x̣as (Then) ts!ιna′x̣e· (started) nʼι′n·e· (he) u′sʼme·ks (first) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) iłna′ha·ks (Behind) aₐʽkuk.łako′wum. (Locust.) qa·na′x̣e·. (He went along.) qałwi′yne· (He thought:) hułʼu′pi·ł ("Let me kill) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote!") ta′x̣as (Then) ts!ιna′kᵢne· (he ran) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼιtkιkqła·‵łałqa·′tse·. (He went way around.) ła·łax̣anx̣o′ᵤne· (He caught up with him) qa‵yaqa·na′x̣e·. (he went ahead.) qa·na′x̣e·. (He went along.) nuk.łu′kᵤne·. (He was tired.) ła·x̣a′x̣e· (He reached him) aₐʽkuk.łako′wum. (Locust.) qanaqłι′kx̣ₐne·. (He kicked him.) n′ipι′łne· (He killed him) skι′n·ku·ts· (Coyote (obj.)) aₐʽkuk.łako′wum. (Locust (subj.).) ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) aₐʽkuk.łako′wum. (Locust.) qa·na′x̣e·. (He went along.) na·qsanmi′yet.s (Several days) qakqa′ₐne· (he lay there) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qa·na′n·ox̣o′ᵤne· (He flew along) a′nʼan. (Magpie.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw him) sakqa′pse· (lying there) skι′n·ku·ts·. (Coyote.) qałwi′yne· (He thought:) hułʼι′kᵢmi·ł ("Let me eat) aₐʽkaqłι′łʼe·s (his eyes) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote's,) pa·ł () ksι′łʼe·p. (he has been dead.") ta′x̣as (Then) nʼι′kᵢne· (he ate) a′nʼan (Magpie) aₐʽkaqłιłʼι′se·s (his eyes) skι′n·ku·ts·. (Coyote's.) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote) ła·ιtq!aʼnx̣a′mʼne·. (came back to life.) qake′ᵢne (He said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:)