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From: "Blue Panther" <>
Subject: Coyote Misses Real Rabbit - Apache / Chiricahua
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 20:23:21 -0500

Coyote Misses Real Rabbit - Apache / Chiricahua

He was walking [along] a road. He again saw a Rabbit lying on the edge of
the road. As he went along quite close to it, he spoke thus: "Who'd meddle
with a rock Rabbit?" he said.

That one was a real Rabbit but he paid no attention to it. He passed on
right by it.

A little further on, he looked back. He saw that Rabbit jumping up.

Then he cursed himself: "No good Coyote! Child of a Coyote! He goes about
without a bit of sense!" he said.

He ran after the Rabbit who had jumped up. He had run from him into a dead
tree that lay there. [Coyote] lay toward [the hole in the tree]. He tried
again and again in vain to reach into the hole. [Then] he caught [hold of]
the Rabbit.

Then the Rabbit spoke thus: "Oh my grandmother! Give me the knife! Right now
I'm going to cut off his wrist!" he said, holding Coyote by the wrist.

Then Coyote also spoke thus: "Oh my grandmother! I beg of you, don't give
him the knife!" he said. Then [Rabbit] got away from Coyote.

Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache Texts,1938, Harry Hoijer, principal author.
Ethnological Notes by Morris Opler.
Told by Sam Kenoi

From Blue Panther Keeper of Stories.

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