[1]

kunpiip, " xâatik ápap yúruk uvuunúpahitih, káru ápap káruk uvuunôovutih. xâatik vaa ukupítih." kári xás " chémi." vaa uum vúra payúruk tá kunvíitrup tuthívruuhrup yúruk. ithyáruk kúna úpviitrooveesh, uthívruuhrooveesh káru, káruk uvuunôovahiti pa'íshaha.

(The gods) said, "Let (the river) flow downstream on one side, and flow upstream on the other side. Let it do that." Then (they said), "All right." When they traveled downstream by boat, they floated downstream. They would travel back upstream on the other side, they would float upstream also, the water was flowing upstream.

[2]

kári xás pihnêefich upiip, " pûuhara. xáyfaat vaa ukupítih. koovúra yúruk kámvuunupahitih. vaa uum vúra káan ifmaarápiit kamíktaatroovutih, káruk uvítroovutih."

Then Coyote said, "No. Let it not do that. Let it all flow downstream. Let the new married man push his way upstream there, (when) he is traveling upstream."

[3]

kári xás kúna kunpiip, " asiktávaan pamukun'átimnam máruk tá kunsánaan. púyava máruk xás áhup sú' tá kunmáhyaan, túr tá kuníkyav. kári xás tá kunpávyiihship pa'asiktávaansa. kári xás vaa vúra káan tá kun'íitshur pamukúntur." xás kunpiip, " vaa vúra kun'írunaatiheesh patur."

And next they said, "Women carry their burden-baskets uphill. Uphill they put wood in them, they make a basket-load. Then the women leave for home. And they leave their basket-loads there." And then they said, "The basket-loads will walk (home by themselves)."

[4]

kári xás pihnêefich upiip, " xáyfaat, pûuhara. vúra uum yararápiit vúra kámtuuntih." kári xás vaa ukupíti payêem, tá pu'áhootihara patur.

Then Coyote said, "No, don't. Let the new married woman be carrying it." So now she does that, the basket-load doesn't walk anymore.