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1. Coyote and Blue Bunting
Charles Smith

(1.1)
'!sh9 Ts4k'eeshch7h4 nd1s1 ch'4]y1.
'Indaa'izh1sheedat['ij7 yaach'7]t'in1'a.

(1.2)
"Sh==d4 'iy1a h=nd11[?"
'Indaa'izh1tseedat['ij7 bii[ndin1'a.

(1.3)
"')o, sh==d4, nch'88hosh11[. 'Iy1ada sh1'1d==l77[. !7b7k1 nch'88hosh11["


(1.4)
"Dooy1ada ndah b4gonsin7 n1'0osh[1h1t'4da. 'Iy1ada ndah. '*8sh9 ]nd1. Sh==d4, n1t'oh sha]'88."


(1.5)
"Dooha'y1 n1t'oh si'88 dihnoosh'88h1t'4da."


(1.6)
"D1'1gh1t'4ndah, ndiish9 ]daa. K'adi, s3], '1sh9 'aa7 ts8bik1y7 [i' ]kaa."


(1.7)
"K11sik3."


(1.8)
"Sha]kaa."


(1.9)
K1ny7]k3.

(1.10)
'!koo n1go 'Indaa'izh1sheedat['ij7 haast88] '1] n1injaa.
N1go n7hid==zhiij.
N1go 'izis7 ghehy==jaaj.
'Izis7 [i' n1intsoodz.
D99n 'i[ch'88yiindi.
Bighe'1 'ida[chish9, naa[tsoos7 hay==jaa.
Naa[tsoos7 n1t'oh7yi[ y1'4d8n7 Sh==d4] bid1ay1 b1nch'7]'88.

(1.11)
"K'adi n1'9[t'oh,"
bi[ch'id==ndii.

(1.12)
"')o, n1'isht'oh,"
Sh==d4 d==ndii.

(1.13)
'!koo, n1t'oh7 yiidisgo, goch'88neesd1.
'!sh9 n1go k -- 7 baach'7]'88.
N1go n1'ch'i[t'oh.
N1go ch'iishk4.

(1.14)
K'adi n1'ch==[t'oh.
N1go:
"K'adi sh==d4, nd7d0 shaad=nd11[,"
'Indaa'izh1sheedat['ij7 bi[ch'indi.

(1.15)
"')o, naadoosh11[,"
'Indaa'izh1shee] goo[ndin1'a.
"'*8sh9 d99' hiisk3go naadoosh11[,"
Sh==d4 bi[ch'indin1'a.

(1.16)
'!koo Sh==d4 goch'3n1deesdz1n1'a.
'!koo n1diidz1go 'i[z4n1ch'iisndin1'a.
'!koo 'in==dz1n1'a.

(1.17)
'!koo, d99' hiishk3n1go, bikoogh2y1 baach'7k1n1'a.

(1.18)
"Sh==d4, 'iy1a h=nd11[?"
bi[ch'indin1'a, 'Indaa'izh1shee].

(1.19)
"'!7 shaad==nd11[ shi[]ndin7 k'adi '88s7d1, Sh==d4."


(1.20)
"S3] '17 'ik1sht'00j7 [i' n1nkaa,"
Sh==d4 bi'isdz1]] yii[ndin1'a.

(1.21)
Bi'isdz1] 'idee ch'4y7]t'3n1'a.
'Ik1sht'00j7 b4ghahgo '19laago, bich'88yaay==k3n1'a.
Bid1a, bighaast8] bid1j8, ni']k3n1'a.

(1.22)
'!koo 'ik1sht'00j7 n1injaan1'a.
'!]deeda n7idnzhishgo sid1n1'a.
Sh==d4] n7id==zhiijn1gon, bi'isdz1]] 'izis y4y==keen1'a.
'!7 n7id==zhiij7 Sh==d4 'izis ghey==jaan1'ago, izis y4n11y==keen1'a.
Bi'isdz1]] 'izis7 baay7][tsoodzn1'a.
'!koo izis7 baay7][tsoodz7 d99n 'i[ch'88yiindin1'a.
'!koo d1'1gh1t'4go, doo'iy1abighe'1si'88dan1'ah1.
D1'1gh1t'4go, 'indaa'izh1shee bid1a b1nch'7]'88n1'a.

(1.23)
"N1'9[t'oh,"
bi[ch'id==ndiin1'a.
Doon1t'oh'1t'4dan1'ah1!

(1.24)
'!koo '17 yik'4deeghaln1'ah1.
Yaay1]z8n1'a.
D1b7 n1in'88go, bighe'1si'887 kaan1ideendiln1'a.
'!koo d1b7 'izis7 'ik1sht'00zh7 yeehaid44[b8n1'a.
'!sh9 'izis7d0 n1in[tsoodzn1'a.
D1d99n 'i[ch'88yiindin1'a.
Naa[tsoos7s9 n1t'oh7yi[ d1b7 'indaa'izh1shee] k1'19laan1'ago, kaay7]'88n1'a.

(1.25)
'!koo t'0on1'ch'==[t'ohdago, bich'3n1shdeesdz1n1'a.
T'0o'i[z4n1ch'iisndidan1'ah1 k4'il17 baay1ch'7]z8n1'a7 b7k1.