Coyote and the Money tree

Coyote was walking along a road.

He sat down under a tree that was standing by the road.

There he sat for some time.

Then put several silver dollars upon the tree that was standing there.

Then two white man came along the road driving a pack ( train ).

There, undera tree that was standing by the side of the road, he sat.

They drove the pack ( train ) to him.

The white men spoke thus to him:

'' Why are you sitting in this lonely place?''

they said to him.

'' Well,''

he said.

'' Money grows on this tree. For that reason, it is valuable to me.''

he said.

The white man spoke thus to him:

'' We will buy it from you.''

they said to him.

Then he spoke thus:

'' No, it is worth a great deal.''

he said to them.

Then white man spoke thus to him:

'' We will give you both these horses with their burdens and all of these pack ( animals ) that we are driving if you will give us that tree.''

they said to him.

Then Coyote spoke thus to them:

'' Yes, I'll shake the tree.''

And then he shook the tree.

Some of the money he had put upon it fell down.

Then they gave him all of that whit which they had been travelling.

Then Coyote spoke thus to them:

'' When I have driven ( the pack train ) across that big mountain that lies at that place yonder, then you shake the tree. Then pick up the money that has fallen off.''

he said to them.

And now he began to drive ( the pack train ) away from them.

He drove it across the mountain as he had said.

Then white man got up.

They shook the tree for a long time.

Nothing fell down.

In a pitiable state, they stood about under the tree that was standing there.

They become angry.