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Title: California fish and game
Identifier: californiafishga1_1915cali (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game
Subjects: Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons
Publisher: (San Francisco, etc. ) State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game
Contributing Library: California Department of Fish and Game
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54 CALIFORNIA P^ISH AND GAME. hunter, who soon jerked hiui up on the bank, cut his throat, and began to skin him. Coyote, the great hero killer, was waiting courageously for the mysterious stranger to appear, biil w hen he saw the nice looking- venison his appetite overcame his aiitieipalctl bravery, and he whispered to his friend: "I am terribly hungry; throw me some of the soft meat from the belly, and I will chew it while I am waiting." The Catowl tossed it to him, and again and again Coyote repeated his request until he had had his fill. At the exact moment when the carcass was ready to be taken away, the stranger appeared. Immediately Coyote's vaunted bravery began to leave him. He had instructed the Catowl to act as if nothing unusual '^'were impending, but slyly to help him ))y pulling back as much as he
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Fig. 12.—"On his antlei-s lie carried the youns' hunter dared while assisting the giant in loading the carcass on his back. At that moment, while the monster was thus impeded and squatted on the ground, Coyote would advantageously juni)) him. Now, the Catowl obediently followed the stern comnmnd to assist the giant in getting the deer on his back, but at the same time remembered Coyote's directions and dragged the load backwards. "Why are you holding me back? Let go!" growled the big stranger. Here was the advantageous opportunity, and the CatoAvl delayed the giant a moment longer. But Coyote's heart had sunk completely, and he was afraid to stir or even show himself, with the result that the stranger arose and carried away his prey. When he was well out of sight, Coyote came sneaking up to the house after the Catowl. "That is a very powerful fellow, and what is more, he is endowed with jnagical power," he said, "but now that I have sized him up, I will surely kill him tomorrow." In this vainglorious fashion Coyote glossed over his cowardice, but as the event proved, he had seen enough to reall.y nerve him to the task the following day.

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