Iktomi the trickster tries to fool a buzzard into carrying him across the river on the buzzard's back. Asides printed in italics may be used by the storyteller

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After outwitting some ducks, Iktomi, the Indian trickster, is outwitted by Coyote.

After tricking some prairie dogs into becoming his dinner, Iktomi is himself outwitted by Coyote. Asides and questions printed in italics may be addressed by th

Relates Iktomi's fruitless efforts to pick some buffalo berries.