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Rh burst his belly by kicking him." The woman did not speak. Coyote knew it was the tent of a chief. There was another tent, which was not large. A woman came in where Coyote was. Coyote looked, and it was his wife. She said to him:"Why did you say what the child said.? This is your grandson. Where is the child that went with you?" Coyote fell down crying. He said: "He froze to death." His wife said: "My tent is near by. Let us start." Then thit was as he had told his dead son. He told him: "Your mother is going; but if she has no one to share with her what she eats, she will turn back." Then Dog had no one to share with what she ate. Then she turned back. Then Coyote took her back. He entered Dog's tent. Then she ate. His wife said to him: " They have started deer driving." In the evening they will come back. Don't go in. In the morning they will do it again. Then you may go in. If you go in the evening, they will not look at you. The chief always does that way. He is the sun." At night deer drivers came back. Then all went to the chief's tent. They piled up the deer. Then they talked, and they boiled the meat. All the men went to the tent. Then (the meat) was being boiled. All the children, went there carrying water where the meat was being boiled. Coyote always went there. He disobeyed his wife. He went with the children who were bringing water. There at the head of the tent he threw down his blanket. They brought in water. His blanket was taken and was thrown back to the door. When Coyote took water into the tent, he saw his blanket. The child near the door always spilled water on it and cleaned his feet on it. When meat was done, it was eaten, but nothing was given to Coyote. They were passing the food by the place where he was sitting. He stretched his hand out, but he was told: "It is not for you; it is for the next one." Another one who was sitting there took it. He was told: "It is not for you, it is for him, for that child." Then all the meat was gone, and he did not receive anything to eat. Then all went out, and there was much food left over. Coyote had nothing left over, because he was not given anything. The all went out. Coyote said: "Give me my blanket; I put it there; He thought that his blanket was lying at the head of the tent; therefore he said so. He was told: "It lies over there; Coyote looked, and there was his blanket lying at the door. It was dirty and wet. Then he took it and went out. He went into the tent of his wife. He was told: "Did you eat? Are you satiated?" Coyote said: " Oh no! I was not given anything.