Maidu Myths
Maidu Myths
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He said, "What are you talking about all the time? What are you saying to yourself?" Porcupine re- plied, " I am talking because I have no knife. I killed an Elk, and now I can't skin him. " To this Coyote answered, "If you will give me half the Elk, I'll let you have my knife. " Porcupine said, "No, you ask too much. I'll give you one quarter if you will let me have your knife. " Coyote agreed to this. Porcupine took the knife and began to skin the Elk, w^hile Coyote sat on a rock near by and ...watched him.
When Porcupine had finished skinning the animal, and was about to pull off the skin, Coyote called out, "Stop! Let me tell you something good. Let us get out here and jump, and the one that jumps the farthest will get the whole Elk. " Porcupine stopped and said, "Xo, I won't do that. I can't ' Told at Nashville, El Dorado County.
= For other coyote tales see R. B. Dixon, Some Coyote Stories from the Maidu In- dians of California (Journal of American Folk-Lore, Vol. XIII, pp. 267-270).
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He said, "What are you talking about all the time? What are you saying to yourself?" Porcupine re- plied, " I am talking because I have no knife. I killed an Elk, and now I can't skin him. " To this Coyote answered, "If you will give me half the Elk, I'll let you have my knife. " Porcupine said, "No, you ask too much. I'll give you one quarter if you will let me have your knife. " Coyote agreed to this. Porcupine took the knife and began to skin the Elk, w^hile Coyote sat on a rock near by and ...watched him.
When Porcupine had finished skinning the animal, and was about to pull off the skin, Coyote called out, "Stop! Let me tell you something good. Let us get out here and jump, and the one that jumps the farthest will get the whole Elk. " Porcupine stopped and said, "Xo, I won't do that. I can't ' Told at Nashville, El Dorado County.
= For other coyote tales see R. B. Dixon, Some Coyote Stories from the Maidu In- dians of California (Journal of American Folk-Lore, Vol. XIII, pp. 267-270).
What to read after Maidu Myths?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Roland Burrage Dixon to read onlineMoreLess
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