COYOTE AND SNAKE
Omaha
Coyote was going in a straight line across the prairie. While he was seeking something, a person said suddenly, “Stop!” Coyote thought, “Who can it be?”
He looked all around but saw no one. Then he walked on a few steps, when some one said, “Walk around me!” Then Coyote saw it was Snake.
“Humph!” said Coyote. “When I walk here, I do not wish to walk around anyone at all. You go to one side. Get out of my way!”
Snake replied, “I am here. I have never thought for a moment of giving place to anyone!”
“Even if you think so,” said Coyote, “I will run over you.”
“If you do so, you shall die,” said Snake.
“Why should I die? There is nothing that can kill me,” said Coyote.