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Coyote said to Gray Fox, “you are very fat.”
“Sikanxude thi shin a’chan,” Mikasi aka abiama
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The Coyote said, “younger brother, what has made you fat?”
Mikasi aka abiama, “kageha, idadan ithishia?” Abiama.
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“Older brother,” said the Gray Fox,
“Zhinthe ha,” Sikanxude aka abiama,
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“I lie down in the road in the way of the ones that carry food, and I act like I’m dead.
“U’he kedi azhan nanman, u’thashiata, azhan nanman, a’di a’t e pa’xe nanman
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Then, they throw me into the wagon and I lie there kicking the food out.
Ganki, zhaninange kedi anwananhai tedi, wathate ke uwananxpatha nanman.
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Then, I jump out and start home while eating the food.
Ki uwana’si ki agthe nanman wathate te bthate nanman.
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It is all the food that has made me fat,
Wa’thate te bthate te anthanshi
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and, older brother, you can do the same.
ki, zhintheha, egan shkaxe wikanbtha
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You have large feet so I think you can kick out a lot of food.”
Thi si thitan e’gan, wamuske nasage ahigi uthananxspathe tate ebthegan.”
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So, Coyote went to the place and lay down in the road.
Ganki, Mikasi aka u’he kedi uthushidi zhan-biama.
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When the wagon came along full of food, it stopped and a white man threw the Coyote into the wagon.
Ganki zhaninnange ai’te, wa’thate u’gipi, nanshtan biama Kedi, wa’xe aka, Mikasi thinke zhaninnange kedi u’anhai te.
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The white man thought, “A Gray Fox has gotten away before!”
Wa’xe aka e’thegante, “Sikanxude aka kinanshibai adan!”
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So, he tied the feet of the Coyote and went to his home.
Mikasi si te kantan biama, ganki ti te ta atha biama.
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Then, when he got home, he threw the Coyote out.
Ganki, ti te aki ki, Mikasi thinke, a’shi anthai te
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Thinking the Coyote was dead, he got out his knife, and cut the rope to free the Coyote’s feet.
Miakasi t’e ethegan, manhin gthizai, ganki Mikasi si te hazhinga i kante ma’sai biama.
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The white man threw the Coyote over his back and started to the house.
Ganki, wa’xe aka Mikasi thin, nanka ininte ganki ti te ta agtha, biama.
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But, the Coyote got loose and ran home.
Ki Mikasi aka, kinanshi ba began, tit e ta’ tanthin agthai te.
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When he got home, he found the Gray Fox.
Aki bidan, Sikanxude ithai te.
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“Oh, younger brother,” said the Coyote, “you have made me suffer.”
“Kageha abiama” Mikasi aka, “a’gthantha the” abiama.”
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The Gray Fox said, “You should blame yourself! Be silent and come to me.”
Sikanxude aka abiama, “thi ewa’tha’ki’an! “Xthiazhiga, gi’ga, abiama.”
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“You brought trouble on yourself, trying to get all of the food.”
“Thi ewatha ki an, wathate ke bthuga ni’ze shkanna.”
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Coyote said, “Younger brother, you tell the truth.”
Mikasi aka, “kageha abiama, withake.”
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