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Trickster was walking along.

he'ih'ini nih'oo3oo cebis.

He came upon some elk.

he'ih'itesee hiwoxuuhuu.

I have heard that you elk are very fast.

neniitowoo3e3enee toh'eso'ooneehek.

But I am faster.

'oh neneeninoo ceebe'eineeso'oonoo.

Now we are going to try and found out which of us is faster.

woow niineyeihe'inowuno' toonheet[n]eso'oonou'u.

We could race.

heneinonouhtino'.

Well the elks said yes.

Wohei he'ih'ii3ookuno' nuhu' hiwoxuuhuu.

Then they raced.

He'ne'nonouhti3i'.

Well that brush, when you get there, you must close your eyes [trickster said to the elk].

Wohei hinee coo'oo'oe', 3ebno'koohuneehek hetno'uusihcehibe.

Don't open your eyes.

Ciibehkoonooku'.

But there was a cliff there.

'oh he'ih'oxtoono'uun.

And the elk didn't know about it.

Noh hoowoe'iyeino' nuhu' hiwoxuuhuu.

Then over there, I guess they closed their eyes real quick, while they were running.

Ne'nii3e', wootii no'uusihcehi3i', koonowukoohu3i'.

They all fell down over the cliff.

He'ihbisceniseno' hoxtoonou'u.

They were killed by the fall.

Noh noxowusineno'.

'Just right!' trickster thought.

Beeyoo nih'iisi3ecoot nehe' nih'oo3oo.

He is going to eat meat. And he was hungry.

Hootbii3i' hoseino'. 'oh he'ih'esnee.

And then after, I guess, he had slaughtered [the elk], then he went down [to the base of the cliff].

'oh he'ne'iisP wootii noonoo'oohoot noh he'ne'hoowuseet.

Then he butchered them.

He'ne'ceniiheit.

But a coyote arrived.

'oh koo'oh he'ih'ini no'us.

And 'I am ferociously hungry', he was. Well then...

Noh siiniinoxoo3neenoo, he'ih'ini. Wohei tous...

??? trickster said.

neehee heehehk nehe' nih'oo3oo.

Here is this meat,

Niiyou nuhu' hoseino',

go wash it.

wonhehiisetii.

When you get back, we'll eat.

Ce'no'useenehk, heetbii3ihino'.

After a while then the coyote returned.

He'iicis he'ne'ei'ce'no'useet nehe' koo'oh.

The fish robbed and plundered me.

Nowo'uu seniiini3i'.

Well here is another one,

Wohei niiyou ci'ceese',

go wash it.

woneehiisetii.

Once again, the fish [supposedly] raided and plundered him.

Kooxci'nowo'uu he'ihsiiine'.

Now it's the third time that he returns, the fish raided and plundered me said coyote.

Woow neneesi'owoo' tohce'no'useet, nowo'uu seniiini3i' heehehk koo'oh.

He had a big belly.

he'ihbee3teh'ei.

Well yet again 'here's one' he said, 'go over there and wash it quick'.

Wohei, kooxniiyou, woneehii3ebkuutii.

You will bring it back, then we will eat.

Heetce'no'uxotiin, heetne'bii3ino'.

Then he returned, but 'the fish raided and plundered me' coyote said.

He'ne'ce'no'useet 'oh nowo'uu seniiini3i' koo'oh heehehk.

Well this coyote had a very swollen belly. Then [trickster] got an old-style hammer.

Wohei nii[son]teh'ei'oot nehe' koo'oh. He'ne'ini 3oxohoo' he'ne'iiteno'.

Then he pounded [that coyote].

ne'noxowohoet.