English Translation
14. Coyote and the Rolling Rock
Sam Kenoi
He was going [along] a road again.
He came to a big Rock that was lying there.
Someone spoke thus to him:
"That is a Rock that moves about."he said to him.
"So? Where is there a Rock that moves about!"[Coyote] said to him.
"Do not defecate on that Rock."he said to [Coyote].
Then he spoke thus:
"So? Where is there a Rock that moves!"
he said [and] defecated on the Rock.
Then he went over yonder.
The Rock rolled out after him.
He ran from it.
It rolled along right at his heels.
He ran with all his strength.
In spite of that, the Rock rolled along right at his heels.
Then Coyote spoke thus:
"Did you ever see me when I was running at my very best speed?"he said to the Rock.
Then he ran with his very best speed.
In spite of that, the Rock rolled along right at his heels.
Then [Coyote] ran from him into a hole.
The Rock rolled to cover [the entrance to] the hole.
The Rock spoke thus to him:
"This, lick it off for me quickly!"he said to him
Then Coyote licked it all off for him.
And the Rock rolled back to where it had been before.