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2. Coyote and Owl
Charles Smith

(2.1)
'!sh9 nd1s1 Sh==d4 '7]tin ho[gho[n1'a.
Sh1'=='3n4go, k==h4go choo[hi[n1'a.
N]y1n1'a.
'Iy4[ch'3n1'a.
'Iy1ahee yidoosts'3n1'a.
D1'i[k'1yeej8 n11'iyaa[ts'99[n1'a.
D1s7sh1'ii'1hy1go 'iy1ahee dihnd7go 'idoosts'3n1'a.

(2.2)
'!koo '1kaago hii[teen1'a.
'!kaa yaach'7]t'in1'ago'a, Niishjaan17 dash9 dasid1n1'a.
"Sh==d4,"
yii[ndin1'a.
'!koo y88[ts'3n1'a.
'!sh9 dasid1n1'a.
D1'1sh9 neesd1n1'a.
"Sh==d4,"
yii[ndin1'a.

(2.3)
nDiij8 gok'4n1digaa[n1'a.
"'Iy1a?"
goo[ndin1'a, Niishjaa7 bizaa7 ntsaago.

(2.4)
"Naa]d1. nDish9 nkeesh. Shi[g=[ndi."
bii[ndin1'a.

(2.5)
"')o, Sh==d4. Ni[goshndi."
bii[ndin1'a.
'!koo naad==y1n1'a dash9.
'!koo ndiish9 ch'ineesk4n1'a.

(2.6)
'!koo Sh==d4 gon4['9n1'a.
Nzh=n0o gon4['9n1'a.
"Sh==d4,"
goo[ndin1'a, Ts4k'eeshch7h4:
"Dood0koh44d0 ch'ah '1t'47 ghe'n4n['3n1'a. Ch'ah7 beesh9s7."
goo[ndin1'a.

(2.7)
"Beenis9 '1gh1t'4go shijaa7, ni[nzh=go,"
bii[ndin1'a.

(2.8)
"'!koo'a, ha'ii'1h7 bich'88y1go ]daa."
Niishjaa7 goo[ndin1'a.
'!koo'a, Sh==d4 '1kaago neesd1n1'a.
'!koo Niishjaa7 n1diidz1n1'a.
Ha'ii'1sh4go ni]y1n1'a.
T1d7d7] bigan7 denshnd1sh7n4 yeedahyajishn1'ah1.
T1d7d7] d99ny1 yi[dahdii[ndiin1'ah1.
Goch'88y0o n1heey1n1'a.
T1d7d7]7 gotsiit'1 k1dahyiijaan1'a.
'!sh9 gondii7 nany1go k1ik'ee'iizon1'a.
'!koo gok'4deesghaln1'a.

(2.9)
'!sh9 nandi'1sh9go goch'88n11n1dz1n1'a.
T1d7d7]7 '1sh9 yee'1gh1n11g==dlaan1'a.
'!sh9 sh1'ii'1sh9 goch'88n11n1dz1n1'a.
'!sh9d0 d1'1gh1g00laan1'a.
'!sh9 n1hakossh9go goch'88n1heey1n1'a.

(2.10)
'!koo Niishjaa7 d99n k1'19laa.
N1go:
"K'adi '1i[]nd77 '1kaa si'88,"
go[d==ndiin1'a.

(2.11)
"')o. Baa'i[4ns8, sh==d4. 'Ih4hee."
goo[ndin1'ah1.

(2.12)
Nishjaa7 goch'88ni]y1n1'a.
D99n, gok4sh9go, nd1s1 k4]ghiln1'a, ha'ii'1h7 bich'88y1go.
"K'adi."
go[d==ndiin1'a.
"K'4]ghaa[. Ni[nzh=n1l8?"


(2.13)
Sh==d4 n1didz1n1'a.
K1t'88n1'ah1.
Bijaa7 naayik4di[ndiin1'ah1.
}n1h1bi[nzh=n1'a.
Yaa'i[4]z8n1'a.
"'Iy1ahee nansh'88n1. Doo'iy1a'isht'9da. D1'1gh1t'4ndah, ha'y1 '1shi[d0nndiiy1 d77k'eny1 '1shnd17'1t'4."
goo[ndin1'a.

(2.14)
'!koo, Niishjaa] goch'3n1deesdz1go,
"K'ad0o'88d33'4. 'Iy1ak'ad0o nnd3?"
bi[ch'indin1'a.

(2.15)
"Sh==d4 nd1s1k'ad0o 'iy1n4[izhin7 bich77 '1sh9 bits17yi[ sit'4gook'ad4hish33'4."
goo[ndin1'a.

(2.16)
"Dooni['ish3da."
Niishjaa] goo[ndin1'a.

(2.17)
"'*8d1. '!koo d1'ilch'33'1 n0ot'ash."
goo[ndin1'a, Sh==d4.

(2.18)
')ow0."
goo[ndin1'a, Niishjaa].

(2.19)
'!koo'a '177 ch'==zh7n7, k'1t'4y1, yaaheesndiln1'a.
N1go'a Sh==d4 'ee'ny3n1'a.
'!koo, k77'a, gah7, k1t'4y1, sit9n1'a.
Bee'ch'inii[gha[n1'a.

(2.20)
'!koo 'ich'iy3n1'a.
Ch'iik4n1'a.
Doo'i[ch'88y1ch'i[tidan'1'a.
D1naach'7[k'eh 'ich'==y3n1'ago,
"Sh==d4,"
goo[ndin1'a, Ts4k'eeshch7h4:
"H00hgo nk'eh'ooshgha[."
n1diidz1n1'a.
"Sh==d4, nd7d0 shaad=nd11[. Dooy1ada ndah doon1'0osh[1h1t'4da7 '1t'4 ndah shikoogh2y1 '88sh9 d99'7 hiisk3go. '&y22da k'adi 'i[ch'3n1nt'aash."


(2.21)
Sh==d4 goo[ndin1'ago, goch'88y0odeey1n1'a.
'!koo b7d0 bich'88y1go shdeey1n1'a.
'!koo'a 'i[z4n1ch'iisndiigo 'i[ch'33'1 n1shdeest'11jn1'a.

(2.22)
'!koo'a Ts4k'eeshch7h4] bikoogh2y1 n1dz1n1'a.
'!sh9 d99'7 hiisk3n1'a.
'!koo bich'88ch'ideeskan1'a.
D1s7nzh=go d99'7 hiisk3n1'ago, bikoogh2n1y1 baach'9k1n1'a.

(2.23)
"Sh==d4, nch'88h -- ka."
bi[ch'indin1'a.

(2.24)
"')o,"
goo[ndin1'a.

(2.25)
"Sh==d4, 'aa] nnd4 g0b1'4g=[ti[. '!sh9 ]godib88."
Sh==d4 bi'isdz1]] yii[ndin1'a.

(2.26)
'!koo'a k1'4goosteeln1'a.
'!koo '1sh9 ]ch'ideeb8n1'a.

(2.27)
"'!kaa 'iy1ada g0b1'1sh[17 y7k1 shich'88gaka,"
goo[ndin1'a.

(2.28)
"'Iy1a'a b4g0]sin7 k1'3l1? L0ngo. Doo'iy1ak1'==l1h1t'4da."
bii[ndin1'a, Sh==d4 bi'isdz1]].

(2.29)
"'Iy1a h1ahka' 'iy1a nah1'1sh[1?"


(2.30)
'!koo'a:
"D7]] ch'ah7 nzh0n7 sh1b1'3l1. '!sh9 na[daa'88d3. '!7b7k1 nch'88h -- ka."
goo[ndin1'a. Niishjaahaast88].

(2.31)
'!koo'a:
D1'1t'4go ch'ah7 nah1'1sh[1?"
goo[ndin1'a, Sh==d4.

(2.32)
"'Aa7 '1]t'47 '1gh1t'4go 'aa] nnd4 sh1'1gh3l1. '!7b7k1 nch'88h -- ka."
goo[ndin1'a, Niishjaahaast88].

(2.33)
'!koo Sh==d4 n1diidz1n1'a.
T1d7d7] y==keen1'a.
T1d7d7] baach'7]'88n1'a.
"Ha'ii'1h7 bich'88y1go nahkeesh."
yii[ndin1'a, Niishjaand4nl9ne.

(2.34)
'!koo'a naadi[t'4go ha'ii'1h7 yich'88y1go goneesk4n1'a.
'!]deeda Sh==d4 n1diidz1n1'a.
T1d7d7]7 n1injaan1'a.
Ha'ii'1sh9go goch'88y0oni]y1n1'a.
T1d7d7]7 gotsiit'1ee d99n k1dahyiijaan1'a.
'!sh9 naash4god0 gondii7 k1ik'e'iizon1'a.
'!sh8 nandi'1sh9d0n1'a.
'!sh8 sh1'ii'1sh9d0n1'a.
'!sh8 n1hakos7bit['1sh9d0n1'a.

(2.35)
"K'adi,"
go[d==ndiin1'a.
Goch'88ni]y1n1'a.
T'1 dayha'88[n1'a7 yideests=n1'a.
Gojaa7 '1sh9 k1'iy==tsin1'a.
D99'7 k1'19laan1'a.

(2.36)
N1go Niishjaannd4] yeebich'8nch'7]'aashn1'a.
Niishjaahaast88] gon4['9n1'a.
B77 doobi[nzh=dan1'a.
D1'1gh1t'4ndah, g0d==[kin1'a.
"Ha'aa7 na[nzh=?"
goo[ndin1'a.

(2.37)
Naak'44shdi[ndiin1'a.
"'!0."
gondin1'a.
'!] nnd4 gojaa g0b1'1n1ch'idl1]:
"!0."
gondin1'a.

(2.38)
'!koo'a Niishjaahaast88]:
"D1'1kaa."
goo[ndin1'a.

(2.39)
"Hak'adi k'ad0odaa'as3?"
goo[ndin1'a, Sh==d4.

(2.40)
Niishjaahast88] ''10' dind77, d1'i[44'4 ''10' 'dooda' ch'id==ndiin1'a.

(2.41)
'!koo'a:
"'Iy1ada '1[aa7 'inahkaa."


(2.42)
'!koo'a 'its8nt['idz7 n00[tsaa7 dood1daach'0'aa[h1t'4da7 goch'88ni']k3n1'a, Sh==d4.
'!koo'a dood1daach'0'aa[h1t'4da7 god1ay1 nch'7]k3n1'a.

(2.43)
'!koo'a:
"D1'1gh1t'4go, n1d55ka."
bi[ch'indin1'a., Sh==d4.
'!koo'a 'i[z4n1daach'iisndiin1'a, d1ch'7k'eh.
'!koo goch'3n1shdeeskan1'a.