And immediately his fist was stuck tight to Tse-mah-shah Uuwaakah. Deh-tyah tried to wiggle loose but the more Deh-tyah wiggled trying to free his hand, the more Deh-tyah was stuck! I mean really stuck! That didn’t stop Deh-tyah from hollering though! “Kah-tuuwee-nai-e. Kah-tuuwee-nai-e!” he hollered loud. As loud as he could. Let me go! Let me go! But to no avail. Tse-mah-shah Uwaakah would not let Dehtyah go. “If you don’t let me go,” Deh-tyah hollered frantically, “I’m going to kick you with my foot” And Deh-tyah wiggled and shook his foot and leg to show he meant business! Tse-mah-shah Uwaakah did not let go, and so Deh-tyah swung his leg with a powerful kick! And he was again stuck! So now his right hand and arm were stuck; and his left hand and arm were stuck! AND NOW his foot was stuck. Oh my! What to do. Immediately, Deh-tyah shouted, “Kah-tuuwee-nai-e. Kah-tuuweenai-e! If you don’t let me go I’m going to kick you with this foot.! Dzah tah tuuwee-nai-e, mah meh neetah shrou mah!” Deh-tyah shook and wiggled his other leg and foot. And then, not waiting for a reply, Dehtyah threw a kick and was immediately stuck! So now he was completely stuck hand and foot! Captured by Tse-mah-shah Uuwaakah who was not going to let him go! But Deh-tyah was no quitter, no sir! He shouted, “Kah-tuuwee-naie! Kah-tuuwee-nai-e! Let me go! Let me go! Dzah tyaa-tuuwee-nai-e, mah-meh tsee-shah-tse neh-kuu shrou mah! If you don’t let me go, I’m really going to strongly bite you!” And Deh-tyah bared his teeth to show he meant business! And so that’s what Deh-tyah did. Deh-tyah bit Tse-mah-shah Uuwaakah who didn’t say a word. Not a sound, not a peep. And Dehtyah was totally trapped now. Hand, foot, and mouth. Not a word, not a sound, not a peep. Deh-tyah was totally stuck in the goo that was Tse-mah-shah and he was silenced. Not a word more, not a sound more, not a peep more. And that’s the end of the story. Actually, that’s the end of that part of the story. And actually in the cycle of such stories, that’s the beginning of a series of episodes that comprise the rest of the story. Coyote—the all-time favorite—comes into the picture or the cycle in the very next episode. But I won’t continue this story, because it’s actually a very long story.
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