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Grant Bulltail

Coyote Marries Ghost Woman

Old Man Coyote

In this tale, Old Man Coyotes longing for a beautiful woman to take care of him once again leads to trouble. Finding a beautiful woman with a nice tipi Old Man Coyote proposes they live together. When night falls, the woman begins gathering all her possessions and packs to move. Soon they are flying through the sky looking for a new campsite. Once they land and set up camp, the woman begins badgering Coyote to get to work because it is already daylight. By nightfall, Coyote only wants to sleep, but once again the woman is packing camp. The woman reveals she is a Ghost Woman, and this is why her other husbands had left her because she moves every night.

Old Man coyote eventually manages his escape, but he lost more than he bargained for.

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