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Those from whom Coyote stole fire chased him and his companions. Unable to catch them, they called for a heavy rain to extinguish the fire. Coyote, however, found a cave with sagebrush and cedar inside, and he kept fire going.

A. L. Koreber, "Ute Tales", Journal of American Folk-Lore 14 (1901), 252-260.