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Coyote went along. There was a hill. He arrived on top. He saw a woman. Then the woman saw Coyote. She was afraid. Then she lay down. Then Coyote started. He saw the woman lying there. He thought she was dead. Coyote said: "Why is she dead? Let me see what killed her." Then he looked. He did not know what had killed her. Then Coyote started toward the backside of the woman. Coyote looked. He saw her backside. He tore it. He put his finger in. He smelled of it. He said: "It stinks. She has been dead for a long time." Then Coyote went on. The woman lay there. She thought: "Let me go to Coyote; let me marry him." Then the woman started. She got there. She said to Coyote: "Let us go to my tent." She started; she got to her tent. She staid there.

Qa·na′x̣e· (He went along) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) swιtsłeι′t.se·. (There was a hill.) yoᵤx̣a′x̣e·. (He got on top.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) pa·′łkeᵢs. (a woman.) ta′x̣as (Then) neᵢ (that) pa·′łkeᵢ (woman) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (saw) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼoni′łne·. (She was afraid.) ta′x̣as (Then) nʼitx̣o′ᵤme·k. (she lay down.) ta′x̣as (Then) ts!ιna′x̣e· (he started) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) pa·′łkeᵢs (the woman) sakqa′pse·. (lying there.) qałwi′yne· (He thought) ksι′łʼe·ps. (she was dead.) qake′ᵢne· (He said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) qa′psins ("What) ksι′łʼe·p. (is she dead?) hułtseᵢka′tmił (Let me see) qa′psins (what) ksι′łʼe·p." (killed her.") ta′x̣as (Then) tseᵢka′te·. (he looked.) qa.u′px̣ₐne· (Not he knew) qa′psins (what) ksι′łʼe·ps. (killed her.) ta′x̣as (Then) ts!ιna′x̣e· (he started) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote) aₐʽkikpuk!ι′se·s (to her backside) pa·′łkeᵢs. (the woman's.) tseᵢka′te· (He looked) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) aₐʽkιkpuk!ι′se·s. (her backside.) nʼu·mitse′ᵢse·. (He tore it.) tsaqa·natasq!ahe′ᵢne·. (He put his finger into it.) nakumsιke′ᵢte·. (He smelled of it.) qake′ᵢne· (He said:) ksłuktu′kᵘe·s ("It stinks,) peι′k!aks (long ago) k.łsłʼupι′łe·k. (she has been killed.") ta′x̣as (Then) ts!ιna′x̣e· (started) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qa·kqa′ₐne· (She lay there) neᵢ (that) pa·′łkeι (woman.) qałwi′yne. (She thought:) hułts!ιna′mi·ł ("Let me go to) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote,) kułsał·ι′te·t. (let me marry him.") ta′x̣as (Then) ts!ιna′x̣e· (she started) pa·′łkeᵢ. (the woman.) łax̣a′x̣e·. (She got there.) qakι′łne· (She said to) skι′n·ku·ts· (Coyote:) hułts!ιnax̣a′ła ("Let us go to) kaₐʽkι′t.ła. (my tent.") ts!ιna′x̣e· (She started,) łax̣a′x̣e· (she got to) aₐʽkιt.ła′e·s. (her tent.) qaosaqa′ₐne·. (She staid there.)