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Rh the wäter. They dived and went back. Coyote said: | "Oh, you have a (good) mind! I was going to kill you all." || The Ducks did not do it any more, but flew again. |

There was the tent of Lynx. He went out. The wind was blowing this way, | and he smelled the burning fat. He started, fol- lowing the smell, | and arrived at the lake. He saw that Coyote had much to eat. | Then he made him sleep ; and both slept, || — Coyote and his son. Lynx took the Ducks. | He took Coyote by his tail and pulled it. Then he had a long tail; | and he also took his son. He took his face and pulled it | so that he had a long face. Then he started back. Coyote's son woke up,, | and he saw (his father) sleep- ing. He saw that he had a long face || and a long tail. Then the son laughed at him | because he was that way. He woke him up. He looked at his son, | and he saw that he was different from what he had been; | and he looked at the Ducks, and there was no food. They staid there. | He said to his son: "I'll go that way." Coyote started || and saw a tent. He knew it was the tent of Lynx. | He knew that he had stolen the food. He made him sleep, | and he took back the Ducks. He took hold of his tail | and pushed it in, and he did the same to his son. Just a little piece of the tail remained sticking out. | He took his face and pushed it in, || and he had a short face. Then he went back. Lynx and his son awoke. | They saw how they were, and that there was no food. | Therefore Coyote has a long nose and a long tail. | Lynx did it. And therefore Lynx | has a short nose and a short tail. Coyote did it. ||

Now I have told you about Coyote, what he did to | the ducks long ago.

Well, I'll tell you a story how Panther was killed by Coyote. |

Coyote had a tent. He was married to Dog. In the evening | Dog said: "To-morrow you shall go to your uncle. | His tent is there. His name is Panther. He is not hungry, but || he is very stingy." On the following morning Coyote arose. | He said: "Give me my clothes." Dog gave | Coyote his clothing. Then he started, and arrived | where the tent of Panther was. He entered. Oh, there was much meat. | His wife was scraping fat off a skin. His children were cleaning guts. || Panther was putting feathers on his arrows. They did not look at him. He sat down, and | thought: