54. THE COYOTE AND THE BUFFALO RUN A RACE.
Coyote tells Buffalo he cannot run fast and Buffalo challenges him to run race. Coyote accepts and goes off to select place. He sets landmarks near steep place. He tells Buffalo that at landmark they are to close their eyes and run fast. They race and Buffalo with eyes closed jumps over deep bank. Coyote goes down, skins and cuts up Buffalo, and takes meat to creek. While roasting meat Fox comes and Coyote sends him with Buffalo’s pouch for water. Fox eats up pouch and tells Coyote something came and took away pouch. This happens four times and Coyote throws coals in Fox’s face, sending him off. Fox tells story to every animal he meets and they all go to Coyote’s lodge while he is asleep and eats all he has. When he wakes up he finds all his meat gone and goes away crying.