Beeteyihí (Storytime)
Olém Homáatín Huunomént’omatoy 
Coyote Just Couldn't Fly
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- Olém Homáatín Huunomént’omatoy (Coyote Just Couldn't Fly) by Bill Joe
- Wítteem okó Olém helayk’óyt’omatoy c’aykɨ́m pɨwná.
- One day Coyote went to another camp to play handgame.
- Han mɨydí haleméyt’omatoy mɨhé osek’áa bə́əppayí...
- He lost all his valuables there...
- Han amakɨ́m okó uk’óyt’omatoy kan.
- The next day he went again.
- Han okóm p’idep’ic’é, yubuyná iskítt’omatoy polóm c’aa k’awnanná.
- When the sun was hot, he sat down in the shade under a buckeye tree.
- Han pínt’omatoy Pakaatím solic’é.
- He heard Buckeye Ball singing.
- “Homáan nii solí solíbe mi?” hát’omatoy Olém.
- “Why are you singing my song?” said Coyote.
- “Solmén! Hatíp mɨyé!” hát’omatoy Olém.
- “Don’t sing! Stop that!” said Coyote.
- Hac’e weté sólt’omatoy Pakaatím.
- But Buckeye Ball sang.
- Hac’e, “Kannó solménc’e benc’olinnówes ni min,” hát’omatoy Olém.
- “If you sing any more I will kick a hole in you,” said Coyote.
- Hac’e sólt’omatoy kan.
- Buckeye Ball sang again.
- Hac’e Olém əənín benc’olinnót’omatoy.
- Coyote got angry and kicked through Buckeye Ball.
- Han benc’olic’é, Pakaatím mɨhé payí mədəkpáyt’omatoy.
- When he kicked, Buckeye Ball bit on to his foot.
- “Oo bendoyisé badaydaynóosi mi,” hát’omatoy.
- “When I kick a rock you will split to pieces,” said Coyote.
- Han oo bendóyt’omatoy. Hac’e weté badaymént’omatoy.
- He kicked a rock. But Buckeye Ball did not split.
- Hac’e Olém, “Hedém pennó, k’ítpennó yamanná bedok’oyisé, wonóosi mi,” hát’omatoy.
- Coyote said, “When I run up this slope, this steep slope to the hill, you will wear out.”
- Han Olém bedok’óyt’omatoy yamanná hipinná. Hac’e weté Pakaatím ínpáayut’omatoy.
- Coyote ran up to the hill. But Buckeye Ball stuck on.
- Hac’e sewná bedok’óyt’omatoy kan.
- He ran down again.
- Hac’e weté ínpáayut’omatoy Pakaatím.
- But Buckeye Ball stuck on.
- Han məkə́tt’omatoy mɨhé payí.
- And Buckeye Ball bit off his foot.
- Han oc’úst’omatoy Olém.
- Coyote sat there.
- Hac’e Peyím hipinnáan huudáat’omatoy.
- Golden Eagle flew down from above.
- Han Olé oc’usmám hoydí booyée méet’omatoy.
- He caught a jackrabbit close to where Coyote was sitting.
- Han méyt’omatoy c’olí Olé. Hac’e Olém payélt’omatoy.
- He gave the head to Coyote. Coyote ate.
- Hac’e c’owín, “Mey nik laayí kannó,” hát’omatoy.
- Eating it all up, he said, “Give me a little more.”
- Han “Siyéenaaká nik mi min yakkatín?” hát’omatoy.
- He said, “Can you make me like you?”
- Hac’e Peyím “Haan,” hát’omatoy.
- Golden Eagle said, “Yes.”
- “Otóopay siyéewes ni min,” hát’omatoy Peyím.
- “I will make you tomorrow,” said Golden Eagle.
- Han siyéet’omatoy Olé.
- He made Coyote.
- Han, “Nii c’olí istíbene mɨyaanotín,” hát’omatoy.
- Coyote said, “Leave my head as it is.”
- Hac’e Peyím siyéet’omatoy mɨhé.
- Golden Eagle made him.
- Han k’asip’ín, sumúum c’aa hipinná took’óyt’omatoy Peyím.
- When he had finished, Golden Eagle took him up in a sugar pine tree.
- Han wonón, “Makbeehoyyáas ni,” hát’omatoy.
- Afterwards he said, “I will try first.”
- Han Peyím huunót’omatoy sewná.
- Golden Eagle flew down to the river.
- Han mɨydí watdanín k’ələpínt’omatoy sumúum c’aaná.
- He dipped there and came back to the sugar pine tree.
- Han, “K’aak’é mi,” hát’omatoy.
- He said, “You go ahead.”
- Hac’e Olém huunosán, wɨttɨpɨypɨywoodáat’omatoy.
- In the attempt to fly, Coyote went into a spin and fell down.
- Han k’awí boon woonót’omatoy Olém.
- Coyote hit the ground and died.
- Mɨɨm mɨyém.
- That's that.