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Rh Snipe put on | Coyote's eyes. Then he could see again. He knew (Coyote) | had taken his eyes from him. Then Snipe ran away, | and Coyote had no eyes. Snipe went back || to his town. When he arrived, 35 he said: "I brought | here Coyote's eyes." Coyote went along. | He was poor. He knew there were trees. He thought | the gum would be good. He felt for it, and noticed gum hanging down. | He took it off and put it in. He could see with it. He looked for || another one. Then it was good. He took it and stuck it on. | Then 40 Coyote had his eyes back. He started. He saw the place from which Snipe | had come. He went along. It was hot, and the gum melted. | It fell down, and Coyote was again without eyes. He went along. Then | he was poor again. He knew there was a creek there. He thought: || "The foam will be good." He felt for it. He found it 45 and | stuck it on, and Coyote had eyes again. He started and went along. | The foam was soft. It burst, and Coyote was again without eyes. | He went along and heard a child speaking. | He said: "Sister!" He also heard some one calling. "What is it?" || said 50 that child. "Here is a big berry patch." | Coyote thought: "There must be huckleberries." He felt for them with his hands. | He knew there were huckleberries. He picked off a big one | and put it in his eyes. Then Coyote had eyes again. He had huckleberries for his eyes. | He thought: "Now I have eyes again." He went to where || the child was calling for his sister. The child thought | that 55 his sister was coming. He did not look. When Coyote arrived, | he took hold of the child, took out his eyes, and so | he had eyes again. Then he went there where there were many huckleberries. | He said: "Sister, here is a big berry patch." Then he || sat down. The girl 60 went there where | her younger brother was sitting. She picked berries. Coyote arose and | went there. He took hold of the girl and took out her eyes. |

Then he started and came to the town. There at one end | was the tent of an old woman. He entered and ate. He said to her: || "What are they doing in this town?" He was told: | "Coyote's eyes 65 were brought here. They are using them to obtain good luck. | After a little while my granddaughters will come. They will carry me." | He said to her: "Do you sing?" The old woman said: | "I am old. Only young men and women dance." || Then he killed the 70 old woman, took off her skin, | and threw away her body. He went into her skin | and sat down. After a short time her granddaughters, | two girls, came. When they arrived, they said: "Grandmother, | we came to get you. They are dancing again. We will take you over there." ||Then they took Coyote on the back. He was carried