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Coyote and Beaver, Mescalero Apache Text

excerpted from Chiricahua Apache Texts, with Ethnological Notes

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3. Coyote and Beaver as told by Charles Smith
  
Ethnological Notes Morris Opler

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Ethnological Notes Morris Opler

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Ethnological Note 1
It is understood by the audience that Coyote does not possess any tobacco and is just making an excuse.
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Ethnological Note 2
This is a description of the way in which a Mescalero shaman is asked to perform his ceremony for the sick.
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Ethnological Note 3
Paragraphs 37-40 describe the ceremonial procedure a shaman follows to indicate his willingness to perform his ceremony for another.
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Ethnological Note 4
A common mannerism of Coyote is to call himself names and revile himself after an episode which ends unfortunately for him.
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