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6. Coyote and Quail
Horace Torres

(6.1)
Ma'ye7 '7]tiny1 ho[dloshgo D1[d1n47 bizh1a6 yi[ch'azhoshgo y88[ts3n1'a.

(6.2)
'!koo Na[dloosh47 '1goo[nd7n1'a:
"Ha'y1gohee nizh1a]ne g=zh0n4go 'i[k44']t'igo nik44' naan1ch'azhoshgo '1]s8?"
Naa[dloosh47 goo[nd7n1'a.

(6.3)
"D77d77'22 t['00[ bitah]t'i7 beeg=zh0n4go shik44' naan1ch'azhosh."
D1[d1n47 goo[nd7n1'a.
nD7d0 d1'1gh1'9l1, Naa[dloosh47."
bi[ch'ind7n1'a.

(6.4)
"'!7y2', sh7d0 '1gh1'ish[1."
Ma'ye7 goo[nd7n1'a.

(6.5)
'!koo, '1gh17 'et['od47 bizh1a]ne bizoo[y1 gh1daa'iistsigo, '1gh17 'et['od47 bizoo[y1 'itah]t'igo '19laan1'a.
'!koo 'i[k4idaas'44jn1'a.
'!koo, k1t'4go '19laan1go, gh1h1 yeesh1] ch'4]dlooj.
N1go bizh1a7 ndiiy1 neesnd1go sij4n1'a.