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koul'e'ilawa'taktsuk^a'te* makl^'se's. neis yaqawutsiknak^'ske*

n'^t!qa.oxak^^n*e*. ta'xas tslmalk/iie* wuu'^es. qaoxalp^uq- k^'n'e*. ta'xaslat.tslma'xe* wa'tak aa*k^t.la'es. Iatinaxa"nine'ts 45 n'^saknu'^ne*. qawun'ek^'t.se* la-tmmoqkupnoxunqa'mek q!u'- tsaats. neiSts ma ya'^qaqa'pske'ts o*k!una'mu's la.^'nse*. su- kw^Iqlo'ukune*. m^tia'Xane*, nakam'nwutsk/ne*. qak/lne*: hu- sukwd'qo'ukune- kat/te* kula*^upxanamna*'ia. ta'xas slqa'qa'sane*.

47. Coyote and Buffalo

Kqa-'namskr'n-ku'ts. n'u'pXane* sak.ta'm*se* m'lse'ks. qun- ya'Xane'ts n'^lqanm^'te*. ta^xas la'tslma'xe*. qa*na^xe*ts, neis qaiqa'tse'ts la*man*qa'atse* neiS ma yaaqana'mke*. qa'na'xe* slalaxa'xe* neiS ma yaqa'k.la'mske*. qalao*'q!"ka qa'pse* neiS 5 a'ak.la*ms m^lse'ks. qalsaq. la'lelqana^xe*. ta^xas qakr'bie*: '^qa^psin p/k!akna huqa'xe'ts nanqa'kqa'ane'tsk^nlao'^klqwa*'- qka." tsuk"a^te* no'ukwe'sts n'aqtsxo'une*. nei tsuk"a'te*ts paatsmm^'te'. ta'xas tsima'xe* qa*na'xets sk^ktsllanu'kse*. qaoxalit Inam^^te* s^'tle's. n'^txo'uHiek'. neists haqa'ake'ts 10 n'da'^ne*. qake'ine*, qalo'ukine*:

" Halma'"timu xa^'a^ts^n qluta^'pteeik m^squlouWo*m lm'hahoya; wes, w^s, w«."

Nulpaln^t/tine* nalo'km^'se*. nukuiiinm^'tek. tseikalit/tiiie'ts lo'use* qa'psins. '^ha*, ko'qa'luwey kslo'kume'ts tsm ksl'aka'qa

15 o*'k!"quna kyima'qa aa'qiutsa'ne'k k.lo'ula/' la^txo'ume'k. qawunik^^t.se* la'ulpaln^t^'tine* lahalukum^'se*. lao'knuqkup- qlala'^mne*. n'u'pXane* pe^'klaks slwa'se* n/lse'ks pai sdm^tya- xna'pse*. n^t !mmuqkupnoxun'qa'm-e*k. nutsmqkupek/m'e'k. qananuta'pse*. ta'xas q!awats!^'miie*k. ta'xas sluk.lu'kuue'.

20 tsxa'n'e* sk/n*kuts, qake'ine*: ^'qa'la k!un*aqaIo'qniya'xnu." qakil^'ine*: '^so'ukune*, paat!, qaqa'qna'n' qo'uka*n^ na ka'min. n'oqosaq!maxo'unie*k. ta'xas wa'xe* n/lse*k. n'u'pxane* neiS k^Isaosa'qa'ps. nako'une* m'lse'k nCiS aa^qulu'qpko'ps. ts^klk!- o'une'.nutsmqkupek/me'ksk^'nkuts. latslma'xe*. qawute'it.se*

25 ia*psq!awats!^'nme"k; latsxa'ane*; qake'ine*: '^ka* kmaqasaqa'lqa niip/kla; husWqIo'kune/' qakil/Jne*: ^'paat!, tsm qaqa'qana'n' qo'uka'n' na ka'min/' tseika'tets nV'nse* no'ukwescs ta'xas kuna'xets n^o^qosaqlmaxo'ume'k. ta'xas wa'xe* nr'ls'ek. nako'u- ne'ts ts^k!k!o'une* neiS no'ukwe'^s. mt!^miiuqkupnoxun*qa'me*k

30 sk/'nkutsts nutsmqkupek/mek. qa'na'xets qawule*'t.se' la^ps^lq lawats k'mne 'k. tatsxa 'n -e * : ^ ^ p/k !ak hula 'psldq !o 'kune *. ' ' tsxanam^'sine*, qakii^'tne*: Lv'n'a na qawa'kan' na ka'min." n'^'nse • t la^^swukna'na 's. n' oqo saq !maxo ' ume *k. taxa'xe • m'lse'k. naako'une*. qawuklo'une*. ta'xas qatal'^sklo'^ne* neiS

35 tla^^swukna'na's. s^lqa'aioqalnu'klune* n/lsek. qake'ine*


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