8MITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETtINOLOGY
BULLETIN 59
KUTENAI
TALES
BY
FRANZ BOAS
TOGETHER WITH TEXTS COLLECTED BY
ALEXANDER FRANCIS CHAMBERLAIN
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1918
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
SMITItSONIAN INSTITUTION
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY»
Wasigton, D. ,ç, March 3, 1915.
Sn: I respectfully submit herewith for your considcration the
manuscript of a work entitled "Kutenai Talcs," by Franz Boas,
"togcther with texts collected by Alcxander Francis Chamberlain,"
with the recommendation that this material bc published, with your
approval, as Bulletin 59 of this Bureau.
Yours, very respectfully,
F. W. :HODGE,
Etologi.st-in-('(rge.
Dr. CgnaLES D. WnLCOTT,
,Secretary qf the Smitlsoan Istitution.
III
PREFACE
TIIE foilowing collecti«n of Kutenai tales a series of
,.brces
texts collected by the latc Alexander F. £hamberlain in 1891,
and another one collectcd by me in the summer of 1914.
The texts collccted by Dr. Chamberlain were told by two men--
Paul, who, according to informati«m received in 1914, lived ncar St.
Eugène Mission, and who had spent some time among the Blaccet;
and Michel, who beh)ngcd te» the same region. The naine of the nar-
rator of the Lower Kutenai tales is given in "The Inteational
Congress of Anthropolo" (Chicago, 1894) as gi McLahlin.
The texts rccorded by Chamberlain are bricf.. It should be remem-
bcred that these were recorded on the t field expedition evcr
undertaken by Dr. Chamberlain, and that it requires a considerable
amount of practice to record long raies. TMs accounts to a great
extent for thc fraentary character of Ms notes.
ong the texts collccted by me, onc was told by Piee Ancw,
a man about 33 yeam of age, who has a good conand of English.
He is not able, hoever, to interprct with any coidcrablc de,ce
of accacy thc ammatical forms of Kutcnai, so that Ms own
translation is always a rather frce rendering of the Indian sentences.
Two tales were told by Pierre Numa, an older mm, who, h,»wevcr,
spoke so rapidly that the tales had to be redictate,1 by Pierre Anew,
who served interpreter. Tee other tales were told in the same
way by Mission Joe, a man about 60 years old, whose dictation w
repeated by Fe Andrew, a young man who speaks English vcry
wcll, but whose ability to terpret the Indian texts word bv word
w even less than that of Pi,'e Ancw. One talc was t,»ld by
Fcx Andrew mself and was recorded by Mr. Robert T. tken.
The rest of the stories were told by Barnaby, a man about 60 years
of age, who, after very short practice, learned to spcak slowly and
distinctly, and whose dictation w perfectly satisfactory. l these
tales werc rccordcd thout translation; and the translation w
made later on, in part with the assistance of Pierre drcw, part
with that of Felix drew. A my informants were Upper
Kutenai, and thc resion of ChamberlMn's tales was also made by
Upper Kutenai; so that thc dialectic forms of the Lower Kutenai
have probably disppeared.
It is intercsti to note that Barnaby refused to tell the Mosquito
story (p. 25), because, as he said, it was proper for children, not
adults.
I wish to express my sincere than for much kindlv assistance
rended to me ia the cose of my work by Rev. F. E. Lambt,
O. M. I., and the Sisters in charge of the Govement School of St.
Eugène.
Fz Bos
CoLtnm UNITV
New
CONTENTS
Page
XI
ALPHABET ..............................................................
I. TEXTS COLLECTED BY ALEXANDER e. CHAMBERLAIN IN 1891 (NOS. 1-44)
[NOS. 1- WITH INTEILINEAR TRANSLATION). TOLD BY PAUL]
I. Coyote and Fox ......................................................
2. Cyote and Lcust .................................................... 1
3. Coyote and Locust .................................................... 3
4. Coyote and Grizzly Bear .............................................. 5
5. Coyote goes visiting .................................................. 8
. Coyote and Buffah .................................................... 12
7. Coyote and Butterfly .................................................
8. Coyote and Grouse ................................................... 17
9. Coyote and Star ...................................................... 17
10. Coyote and the woman ................................................ 18
11. Coyote and the manitou with the bat ................................... 19
12. Coyote and the Ducks ................................................ 19
13. Coyote and Owl ...................................................... 20
14. Chickadee and E|k ...................................................
15. Frog and Partridge ................................................... 21
16. Beaver and Turtle .................................................... 22
17. Skunk and Panthcr ...................................................
18. The Mosquit ........................................................ 25
19. The Man and the Wasps .............................................. 26
20. Lame Knee .......................................................... 26
21. The youth wh«, killed the chiefs ...................................... 28
22. The white man ....................................................... 33
23. The Frenchman and his daughters ..................................... 34
[NOS. t--31 (NOS. AND "5 WITH INTERLINEAR TRANSLATION). TOLD B/ MICHIL]
24. Coyote and Owl ...................................................... 37
25. Cyote and Trott .................................................... 38
26. Skunk and Panther ...................... ." ........................... 40
27. The Deluge .......................................................... 40
28. Chicken Itawk and Toad ............................................. 42
29. Race of Frog and Antelopc ........................................... 4. °
30. The woman and the giant ............................................. 42
31. The two Tsakap ........................... .. .......................... 44
[NOS. 3-37, LOWER IUTENAI. "TOI_I) BY ANGI MCLAUGHLIN]
32. Chipmunk and Owl ................................................... 46
33. The Sun ............................................................. 48
34. Fox and Skunk ...................................................... 48
35. Coyote and Caribou ................................................... 50
36. Cyoe and Owl ...................................................... 50
37. Coyote and Deer ..................................................... 50
VH
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[NO8. 88--44 (WITH INTERLINEAR TRAN8LATION). DE8CRIPTION OP DANCE8, GAMES AND
38. Kis8ing dance ........................................................ 50
39. Sun dance ............................................................ 50
40. Manitou performance ................................................. 52
41. Medicine performance ................................................ 52
42. Gambling ............................................................ 52
43. Gaines ............................................................. 52
44. lIunting on the plains ................................................. 52
II. TEXTfl COLLECTED BY FRAZ BoAs (Noe..477)
[NO. 45 (WIT INTERLINEAR TRANSLATION). TOLD BY PIERRE ANDREW]
45. Rabbit, Coyote, Wolf, and Grizzly Bear ......................... 55
[NOS. AND 4T. TOLD BY PIERRE NUMA AND PIERRE ANDREW]
46. Frog and Chipmunk .................................................. 58
47. Coyote and Buffalo ................................................... oe
[NOS. 48--50. TOLD BY MISSION JOE AND FELIX ANDREW]
48. The animais and the Sun .............................................. 66
49. Coyote's contests ..................................................... 68
50. The war on the ky ................................................... 72
[NO. 51. TOLD BY FELIX ANDREW (RECORDED BY ROBER' T. AITKEN)]
51. The ant ............................................................ 8_0
[NOS. 5--ï7. TOLD BY BARN'ABY]
52. Nalmvqtse" . ......................................................... 84
53. Ya.ukue'lk'm ........................................................ 88
(a) The birth of Ya.ukue'jka'm ...................................... 88
(b) Ya.ukUe,kam obtins arrow wood ............................... 92
(c) Ya.ukUCjka'm obtains Ieathers ................................... 98
(d) Ya.uke'lkam obtains the arrow traightener .....................
(e) Ya.ukCka'm obtains sinew ................................. -.... 104
(f) Ya.ukeka'm obtains flint ...................................... 104
(9) Ya-uk% ka'm obtains bow wood ................................. 108
(h) Ya.ukCka'm goes to the end of [he world ........................ 108
54. Coyote and Ya.uke'ka-m ............................................. 110
(a) Coyote and the fat ............................................... 110
(b) Coyote and the Giant ............................................ 112
(c) Coyote and the Thundcrbirds ................................... 112
(d) The animMs make the Sun ....................................... 116
(e) The Lynx children .............................................. 118
(d) The animais make the Sun (continued) ........................... 118
55. The people try to kill Ya.uke'jka'm " ................................... 120
56. Coyote and Dog ...................................................... 126
(a) Coyote misses the Deer ......................................... 126
(b) Coyote roazts shrews ............................................ 128
(c) Coyote and the Beavers ......................................... 130
(d) Death of Coyote's son .......................................... 132
(e) Coyote tries to steal the Sun ..................................... 132
57. Coyote and Grizzly Bear .............................................. 140
CONTENT$ IX
Page
58. Coyote and Fox ...................................................... 142
(a) Young Coyote and Young Fox steal the houp ..................... 142
(5) Coyote gmbles with Salmon .................................... 150
(c) Salmon Womn tries fo drown Coyote ............................ 152
(à) S.Mmon Womn tries o kill Coyote in ber tent .................... 154
(«) Fox kills Salmon ............................................... 156
(f) Tutle rescues the SImon head .................................. 160
59. Coyote nnd tbe Ducks ................................................ 160
60. Coyote kills Panther and liberates the Salmon .......................... 164
(a) Coyote kills PRnther ............................................ 164
(5) Coyote pretends fo be Panther .................................. 168
(c) Coyote ste«|s the SMmon ........................................ 170
(d) Coyote liberates Salmon ......................................... 172
(e) Coyote mee the fherman Wolverene .......................... 174
Coyoe meets the sherman Sparrow ............................ 176
(ç) Coyote leds the Salmon nto the sh mp ........................ 176
61. Oriin o the sesons ................................................. 175
63. Coyote uggles with his eyes ........................................... IS2
63. Coyoteand Deer ...................................................... 186
64. Coyote and Tree Chie ................................................ 190
(a) Coyoe becomes Tree Che['s riend .............................. 190
(5) Coyoe tries to kill Tree Clfie ................................... 190
(c) Wol rescue_s Tree Chie ......................................... 19
(d) Tree Chief provides food or his grandparents ..................... 194
(e) Tree Chief visito the town of Golden Eagle ....................... 198
(f) Tree Clfief provides food for the people .......................... 204
(9) The end of the world ............................................ 210
65. Raven ............................................................... 212
(«) The ori,-,in of death ............................................. 212
(5) ViChy fhe ant bas a rhin waist .................................... 212
(c) Raven hide the gaine ........................................... 212
The Deluge ........... : .......... : ................................... 218
Wolf ................................................................. 224
Skunk ............................................................... 230
Frog and Antelope ................................................... 244
The Star husband ..................................................... 246
Little Sun ........................................................... 248
Pine Cone ........................................................... 260
The Kuyo',k"e ....................................................... 266
The great epidemic ................................................... 268
The giant ............................................................ 272
The giant ............................................................ 272
The mother-in-law ta boo ............................................... 278
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
III. JkBSTRACT8 AND COMPARATIVE NOTE8
Ab.tract, and comparative notes .......................................... 281
IV VOCABULARY
Kut enai-English ........................................................
English-Kutenai ........................................................ 352
ALPIIABET
VowLs
a ci ou
aa ei ii Ou
CONSONANTS
..... (dl)
p t ts k, k q --
p! t! ts! k!, k! u q! --
-- s -- () ..<
ni n ....
h, w, y, '
long sounds.
very long sounds.
short sounds.
principal stress accent.
secondary stress accent.
separate sounds, particularly in t.s and t.t, indicat-
ing that these sounds are not affricatives.
high tone.
sinking tone.
DESCRIPTION OF SOUNDS
e, i
represent a sound which is by origin probably a
somewhat open i. In c,,ntact with velArs and
palatals, it inclines toward the sound of e. When
long, the sound is always slightly diphthonzed.
represent a u with very slight rounding of lips.
In contact with velars, it inclines toward the
sound of o. When long, the sound is always
slightly diphthongized.
open vowels, often folh)wed by l,mg consonants.
open short, about as German ï in Hiëtte. The pro-
nunciation of this vowel differs very much am,ng
individuals. Some pronounce a clear «; others a
u. Ail admit that both these extreme forms are
correct.
Only in Coyo{e's pronunciation.
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XII ALPHABET
i i u vocalic resonance of consonants.
i, «, ,, u short weak vowels, very slightly voiced.
E very weak vowel of indeterminate timber, lips,
palate, and tongue almost in rest position, larynx
hot raised.
ai, ei, ii, ou diphthongized vowels, ending with a decided glot-
tal stricture, so as to be set off from the follow-
ing consomnts, without, however, forming a
c-mplete gl-ttal stop.
p, t, ts, k, k u, '1 str,ngly aspirated surd stops (k u labiahzed, q velar).
tç is pron«anced by many individuals as tc; but
careful speakers, particularly old men, pro-
nounced a clear tç. When followed by w or y,
the st«,ps le,se some of the strength of their
aspiration. Terminal k is somewhat palatahzed,
except when it folh)ws a u.
p!, t!, ts!, k!, q! very strong gh)ttflized c«,nsonants (fortis). tç.t has
in its continuant part, a pure s character.
s as in English.
.x velar spirnt.
t voiceless l.
dl v-iced affricative, only in the word kudlidlus
(" butterfly ").
m, n often strongly sonant, with sonancy begimfing sud-
denly before complete labial or lingual closure.
' glottal stop.
' aspiration. All surd stops are strongly aspirated,
but, the aspiration has been indicated only in
words heginning with
The primary accent is always on the penultima, thc weak vowels,
i, , , m,t beiag counted.
1KUTEA I TALES
By Fan.z Bos
TOGETHER WITH TEXTS
Collected by flkLEXANDER FRANCIS CHAMBERLA.I
I. TEXTS COLLECTED BY ALEXANDER F. CH.4IBERLAIN
IN 1.gl (Nos. 1-44)
[Nos. 1-23. Told by Paul]
1. COYOTE AA'D Fox
Coyote started, tte saw Fox. Coyote said: "Give me your
blanket. Let us be friends." Covote said: "Let us go." Fox
said: "Yes, let us be friends." Then he started. IIe wem along.
tIe saw people. There were many tents. Then they had a race.
2. COYOTE AND LocusT
Coyote went along. IIe saw Locust. ]Ie said to him: "Give me
your shirt. If you give it to me, you will be my younger br«,ther.
1. COYOTE AND FOX
Ts!ma.xe" sk«'n'k,'ts, n'u'pçne" na"k !«yo's. qake'ne" sk«'n'ku'ts
He strted Coyote. He saw Fox. He said Coyote:
hamat«'ktsu s«'t !ne's. huts !«n'a[t'ne" sw,'hmo, ta'.xas quke'ne"
"Give me your blanket. We sball b¢ lriends." Then said
sk«'n'ku'ts hutts !ma..xa't. qake'inc" na"k!eyO he" ta
Coyote: "Let us go " He s3Jd Fox: "Yes, now
buts !«naa'nc" sw,tmo, ta',.xas ts !ma'.xe'. qa'ns'.xe', n'u'p..xne"
we shall be triends." Then he started. He went along. He saw
a'qlsma'kmk!s, yu'naqa',ne" a'k..t.la'e's, ta.xas n'«tk/n'e"
people. Iany were their tnts. Then he ruade
ka]nu..xu'kna'm.
l'a2o
2. COYOTE AND OCUST
Qa'na'çe" sk«'n'ku'ts, n'u'p..xn«," a'kuk.lako%atm's, qak«'lne"
He ent along Coyote. Ide saw Locust. He sald
to him:
hamat«'ktsu 'qa'twuml«'tnis. hma'mat«'ktsa'p hmts..xal'.,'n'e"
"Give me your short. If you give it to me you will be
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I shall carry you." He said te him: "Don't, we shall he
brothcrs." Cyote started. He carried Locust. The two went. He
saw Grizzly Bear coming. Locust said: "Put me off." ]Ie was put
off. There was a cliff, on the edge of which he staid. (Grizzly Bear
Woman) arrived, and (Locust) scared her, and (Grizzly Bear)fell
down. Coyote went back. He went around. He reached the place
whcre Grizz]y Bear hty. IIc are her.
Ilct«mk thc meat ,md thc fat. Heate.
Ih, ca,'ried Locust. tic went along.
coming. L«»cust said: "Put me off."
Let me scare him." (Grizzly Bear)
IIe took hcr out of the tire.
Hetiedit up. C«»yote started.
IIc saw Grizzly Bear (Mau)
Coyote said: "It is my turn.
arrived. Coyote became a
stump. Grizzly Bear arrived. IIe said: "Let ]ne bite lfim." IIe
saw it was Coy«,te. Coyote said: "I ara Coyote. Let us start."
IIe knew where L«»cust was. Coyote said te Grizzly Bear: "Will
eat greasc." Grizzlv Bcar said: "Yes, l'Il eat it." Covote untied
ka't,sa', a'tuts..xal..xon./sne', qak.h'pse" toasts huts!en'aht'ne"
my y«*unger. I shall carry you." He said te him: '° Don't! we shall be
bro! ber.
tsa'tmo, ts!«na',.xe" skdn'ku'ts, naL.xo'ne" a,'kuk.lako'wum's.
brothers." Ho started Coyote. He carried the Locust.
qa'nakdknc', n'u'p..x.ne" k.ta'wlas ska'se', qake'imr a.'kuk.tako'wum
The two went. EIe saw Grizzly Bear coming. He said Locust:
p:s..xo'nu, p:s..xo'tnc" sm'umu'k!se" dnta's, qaosaqane ".
' Pro meoff!" He was put off where was a cliff, at edge. There he staid. He arrived.
! t . ! t t .
5 naq.ma..xo ne ts wa't.m«taktsc te'. la'qan,.xa',.xc" sk« nku ts.
lle seared ber and ruade ber rail down. He went baek Coyole.
qakçalaka lnenqa" tsc'. qaoça'çe" qa'kqa pst" k.ta wtas. n « knc.
tle went axound. He reached where lay Grizzly Bear. He at e it.
tsuk a te" a ku laks aa q.u tats, n « kne'.
la.ukak!o'jm'. " ' " ' " ' ''
Ha took it out oZ tire. He took meat fat. He ate.
n «tuk.sa nc'. ts!«na ..xc" skdn'ku'ts, nalço ne a'kuk.lako%va]m's.
I]e lried it. He started Coyote. He carried Locust.
qana'Ne', n'u'p..%ne" ska'se" k.ta'wlas, qake'ne" .'kuk.lako'wum
I 1,. went along. He saw coming Grizzly Bear. Ho said Locust:
10 p,,s,.xo'nu, qake'nc" skdn'kuts ta't,s ka'min huts !«'s:nl-
"" Put me off." He said Coyote: "In turn I I mysel! shaIl
haq!mo'ne', qaoça'.xe" skdn'ku'gs, n'mqa'pte'k, a'qulu'k!pko.
scare him." He arrived Coyote. He became a stump.
qawaka',.xc" k.hdwla, qake'inc" hut':'t !..xa. n'u'p..xanc"
He arrived Grizzly Bear. He said: "Let me bite He saw
him."
n'dnse" skdn'kuts', qake'ine" skdn'ku'ts hun'dn'c" skdn'ku'ts.
it was Coyote. He said Coyote: "I ara Coyote.
hults!:na..xa'.ta, n'u'p..xne" sa.usaqa'pse" a&'kuk.lako'wum's, qa-
Let us start." He knew where was Locust. Ho aid
15 k./tne" k.ta'wtas skdn'kuts kmgsçaTe'k a'q!u%at, qake'nc"
te him te G rizz[y Coyote: " Will you eat grease?" Ho said
Bear
k.ta'wla he" hut, s..<al'dkne' n'aqte'ite" ka'L.xo" skdn'ku'ts.
Grizzly " Ye, I will eat it. "' Ho untied vhat Coyote.
Bear: carried
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what he was carl:ving. ]Io. gave it to him. (Grizzly Bear) saw it.
Grizzly Bear said: "Did you not see an old woman ? She must have
passed here." Coyote said that he had hot secn any/hing. Covote
said: "It is Beuver, thcref,,re it is fat." Grizzly Bear said: "It is
hot Beuver." Coyote said: "You ought to have said, 'Itis lhe
woman.'" C,»yote starled fo rtm. ('ovote vas g,,ing alon. (Grizzly
Bear) pursued him. Grizzly Bear thought: "First let me bite/he lit
«,ne." Grizzly Bear thought he was on the right trail. "Later
after I have bitten him, I will bile (this (,ne)." Grizzly Bear
started. IIe pursued Coyote. Coyote went along. IIe vas tired.
He chased him around the tree. ]Ie fell down and/hrust lais hand
into a (buffalo) horn. Coyote pursue«! Grizz|y Bear. IIe overtook
him. IIc struck lfim. Coyote turaed back.
3. COYOTE AND LOçUST
Coyote went long. IIe saw Locust. IIe (Locus/) carried his leg.
Coyote s,w it. Coyote thought: "Let me a.lso break mv leg."
namatt'ktse', tseika'tc', qakc'ine" k.ta'wla ktnqa.ul)..xa'kc'l tt'lua
He gave it to him. He saw it. I:Ie said Grizzly "Did you hot see an old
Bear: woman?
nas qa'kitqaha'çc', qake'ne" skdn'ku'ts tu"ne" ta'tseika'tc', qake'no"
tIere she must bave passed." tte said Coyote nothing he saur He said
sk«'n'ku'ts n'e'n' « se'n'a taqals« kne', qake'ne" k.t'wta
Coyote: "It is bever, therfore it is fat." Ite $aid Grizzly "It is hot
st'n'a, qak¢«m ," skdnku'ts .xmanqake'ne" n'e'n'e" tdlna, no'toenqku-
beaver." Ho said Coyote: "Ought you to haro ' It is old tte started
said, woman.'"
p«.kdme'k skdn'ku'ts, qana'$e" skdn'ku'ts, m«tya..na'ps«', qa|wi'yne" 5
to run Coyote. He went along Coyote. He pursued him. Ho thought
k.la'wta hu'paaks hulsl'«'t !..xa ha ktsaqu'na, qatwi'yne" k.ta'wta
Grizzly Bear: "Fir»t let me hite this little one." tIe thought Grizzly Ber
ksu'kqanmdt("k, t'.xta hunut'tt!..xVmi'l kuts.xat'dt!..xa, ts!ma'.xe"
he was on right trafl. "Later on afler I have bitten him l'Il bite him." It]e started
k.la wla. m«tyu'.Xam'" sk«'n'ku'ts', qa'na'.xe" ske'n'ku'ts, mk tu kne'.
Grizzly Best. Ite pursued Coyote. I:Ie went long Cyote. tte was tired.
.ah.ço" me'k
aa'k«ts!la'c'ns na'kammla'tnota'ps«', qana.xu'ne" qanaq '
A tree ho chased him around it. He iell clown; he thrust his hand into
aa ku qh" s. md, ya'..Xan«'" skdn'ku'ts k.la wlas. la..xan..xo jac . 10
a hom. He pursued Coyote (subj.) Grizzly Be3r (obj.). He overtook him.
qanla'ltc', la'tuqalqa'ts« '" ske'n'ku'ts.
lle struck him. He turned back Coyote.
3. COYOTE A\D LOCU'ST
Qa'na'.xe" sk«n'ku'ts, n't'pSanc" aa'kuk.|aka'wum's.
Fie went along Coyote I/e saw Locust. tte carried
aa ksa q.e's, n'u'pçnv" sk« n'ku'., qa|wi'yne" sl«'nkut.
his leg. He saw it Coyote. He thought Coyote: "Also
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Then ('«y«,te br«»ke hi le,,.,. I[e carried it. Then Coyote started.
('ovote carried his le,,.'. ]Ie saw Locust. Locust said: "Is here
any one sinfilar to me?" Covote said: " I ara t.ha way, too."
L,,cut said: "We shall be friends." Then Locus$ said: "Now, go
ahead. You go fi.t." Then Cov«,te started ahead. Behind him
was Locust. He went ah,ng. I[e thnught: "I shMl kill Coyote."
Then Covote r:m. He wen$ wav around. He caugh up ith him
and ent ahead, tic wen alon. I|e was tire& Locus reached
him. He kicked him. Locust killed Coyote. Locus$ started. He
wen along. Coyote lay here for several davs. Magpie flew along.
He saw Covote lyin£ there. He thought: "Le.$ me eat Covote's
eyes: he is dead." Then Mapie are Covote's eyes. Covote came
back t.« life. Cov«,te said: "A manitou passed bv here. He carried
ka'min hul'um/tsk«n kaa'" -ksaq!.
! let me break my leg."
sk/n'ku'ts, nat_.x«',ne.
Coyote. Vle carried it.
a'ksa'q!e's skgnku'ts.
his leg Coyote.
a'kuk.tak,'WUln a''ke"
Locust: "Also
5 qake'»ne" sk:'nku'ts a''ke" ka'min huqaqa'ne'.
He said Coyote: "AIso I ara that way."
a'kuk.tako'wum huts !m'ala'ne" sw,/timo, ta'..xas
Locust: "We shall be friends." Then
a'kuk.tak,)'wun ta'..xa lu'n'u n«'nko u's'mek, ta'..xas
Locust: "Now go ahead you first." Then
ta'..xas n'umttskt'n'e" a'ksa'q !e's
Then he broke his leg
ta'..xas ts!«na'..xe" sk/nku'ts, naL.xo'ne"
Then he st8rted Coyote. He carried
n'u'p..xne" a'kuk.lako'wum's, qake'ne"
He saw Locut. Ne said
k.lqa'qa qa'psin huya'qaqapmt'tke'.
is there Something that is like me?"
qake'ne"
He said
qake'ine"
said
ts !tna'..xe"
started
n'/n'e" u's'me" -ks sk_, n ku ts. itna'ha" -ks a'kuk.lako'wum, qa'na Se'.
he first Coyote. Behind Locust. He went along.
qatwi'yne" hul'u'pi'l skt'n'ku'ts, ta'..xas ts!tna'kine" sk«'nku'ts.
Ile thought: "Let me kill Coyote!" Then he tan Coyote.
10 n':tk:kqta"hdqa"tse', ta'la.xan..xo',ne" qa'yaqa'na'..xe', qa'na'..xe'.
lie went way around. He caught up with him he went ahead. He went along.
nuk.tu k,ne', la ..xa ..xe a'kuk.tako'wum, qanaql: l.xne, n'ip«'lne"
He was tired. He reached hirn Locust. He kicked him. He killed
him
sk«'n'ku'ts" a'kuk.lako'wum, ts!ma'..xe" a'kuk.lako'wum, qa'na'..xe'.
Coyote (obj.) Locust (sub].). He strted Locust. He went along.
na'qsanmi'yet.s qakq'ne" sl'nku'ts, q«vna'n'o..xo',ne- a'n'an.
Several days he 18y there Coyote. Ho flew along Magpie.
n'u'p..xne" sakqa'pse" sk:'n'kuts', qatwi'yne" hut'«'kimil a'kaqt:'l'e's
He saw hinl lying there Coyote. He thought: '" Let me eat his eyes
15 sk.,'n'ku'ts pa'l ks«Te'p, ta'..xas n'«'kine" a'n'an aa'kaqld'«'se's
Coyote's, he has bean Then he are .Magpie his eyes
dead."
skgnku'ts', skt'n'ku'ts la'ttq!a'n..xa'm'ne', qake'ine sk«'n'ku'ts
Coyote's. Coyote came back to lire He said Coyote:
oas | 1KUTENAI TALES
his leg and killed me." Covote st.artcd and went back. IIe saw
Locust. tte slapped himself. Out came his cor|)ses. 1 ]|e said to
them: "Tell inc, how shall I kill him?" He was t«,ld bv one of
them: "He is alwavs carrying his leg." IIe was told hv the other
one: "I shall 1)e a -knife. I shall be on the sole of your foot. When
you overtake him and he says, ' You shdl go ahead,' you shall say,
'You go ahead.'" Locust started. Covote was behind. Covote
tan. Ho overtook Locust. IIc kick.d him. Covotc killcd Locust.
Enough.
4. COYOTE AND (RIZZI.) BEAR
Coyote went along. IIe saw Grizzly B«,,r's alun,,.,, machewed wild
rhubarb. Coyote lauhcd. Coyt»te to,»k Grizzly Bear's dung.
Coyote hung Grizzly Bear's dung on a pole in a line. IIe laughcd.
Coyote started. Grizzlv Bear wassttying there. IIe thought: 'Let
na.s qaha'..xe" llpt k.a. laL.x,)'ne" a'ksa'q !e's n upta pne', is!:na'..xc"
"Here passed a manitou. He carried his leg and killed me " Ite slarted
sk/nku'ts la'$e', n'u'pç,ne" a,,'kuk.lako'wum's, qanta'lte'k"
Coyote and went He saw Locust. He slapped
back. himselL
n'aka.xo'se" a,'kuq!layet!e'n'e's, qakc'hle" ts..xanata'pkil ka,s
Out came his corpses (dtmg). tle said to them: "Tell me, how
kutsaqal'u'pe'l, k!o'k!we"s qak.la'pse" pet'k!a'ks n'upsta"to'i'lqal-
shall I kill him?" By one h was told: "Already always he earries
.xo'ne" a'-ksa'q!e's, k.o k.we" s qak.ta'pse" ka'min hutsçat'c'ne"
lais leg." By the other he was toi,l: "I shall be
a'ktsa'ma'l, a'k.tt'kine's hutsqa'kdq!a'ne', h:n'i'nala..xa'me-I
a k-nife. The sole of your I shall hang at it. When you overlake
foot him
qa'k.le's m'nko u's'me'k c'n'en' hmts!qak«'lne" nc'nko c'nen' u's'mek"
if he says, ' You fn-st be,' you ill say to him, ' You be first.'"
ts!cna..xe a,'kuk.lako'wum ilna'haks n'e'ne" skc'n'kuts, ts!ma"k, ne"
tte started Locust, behind was he Coyole. 2le ran
sk/nku'ts, laa'çe" a.,[kuk.lako'WUln'S, qanak.l«'kç,ne', n'ip«'lne"
Coyote. He overtook Loeust. He kicked him. He killed
tu...xas.
a'kuk.lako'wum's sk«'n'ku'ts. ' 10
Locust (ob].) Coyote (subi.). lnough.
4. COYOTE AND GRIZZLY BEArt
Qa-na'..xe- skc'n'ku'ts, n'u'p..xne a'q !ul't'se's k.la'wlas qaa'qts..x.ne"
He went along - Coyote. ]de saw his dung Grizzly Bear's, hot ehewed
wu'm'a'ls, n'uma'tsne" skdn'ku'ts, tsuk"a'te" a'q!ut't'se's k.ta'wlas
wild rhubarb. He latghed Coyote. He took his dtmg Grizzly Bear's
skm'ku'ts, ne'lilqa'hetsçomu'n'e k.la'wtas a.'« I!ul'«'se's ske'nku'ts'.
Coyote. He hung it on a pole in a line Grizzly Bear's dung Coyote.
n'uma'tsine', ts!tna'..xc" sk«'aku'ts. (l«tosaqa.'alle k.la'wla, qaiwi'yne-
]de laughed. He started Coyote. Thete staid Grizzly Bear. He tbought:
a Two pieces of dung.
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nie go (and see) why Covote is always laughing." Grizzlv Bear
went there. He saw iris dung hanging thcre. Grizzl" Bear becalne
any. Ite thought: "lt nie go and kill Coyote." Grizzly Bear
started. He sav Coyote coming. IIe thought : "What does ('oyote
lik«,t" Grizzly Bear thought: "Let me make siskctot, n' berries."
IIe ruade sisketoon bcrrics. IIe staid therc. IIc thought: "I
shall bite hiln right herc." Co'ote went along. He saw luany
siskct«,on berries. He went there; he ate and spit thcnl out
again. Cy«,te said:. "If Grizzly Bear had scen this, what an
alnount of dung there would be!" Coyote startcd. Grizzly Bear
was angry. Ih' thought: "If I don't bitc you!" Coyote wcnt
along ahead. Grizzly Bcar ruade choke cherries just at that
place. C,»y,»tc went there. IIo atc and spit theln out again.
Then Coyote started. Then (Grizzly Bear th,ught): "I shall bite
you." Ce,vote went al«,ng ahead. Just there Grizzly Bear ruade
large rose hips. Coyote went there. He saw many rose hips. Then
hutts!ma'me,! qa'pshs sht'qala't,yiFu'mats skz'nku'ts, qao..xa'..xe"
"Let me go what long time laughs Coyote." tte went there
k.la'wla, n'u'p-.Xane" aa'q !uTe's sakitq !a'lse'. sa'mhvi'yne" k.la'wla.
Grizzly Bear. He saw gis dung hanging. Ho beeame angD" t:rizzly Bear.
qa|wi'ync" hults!ma'meil hut'u'peil sk«'n'ku'ts, ts!ma'çe" k.lawhl.
He thought: ' "Let me go let me kill Coyote." He started ;rizzly Bear.
n'u'p..Xane" skt'se" s'n'ku'ts', qatwi'yne" qa'psins n'«'n'elts ktsla'keil
lle saw coming Colore. He thought: "' What doez he like
:3 sk«'n'ku'ts, qa|wi"yne k.la'wta hul'e't ktn .q !,'m'o. n'«t.kt'ne-sq !'m'os.
Coyote?" lfe thought Grizzly "'Let me sisketoon He marie sisketoon
Bear: make berries." berries.
qaosaqa'ane', qa|wi'ylle" naastS kutsqaakil'i't!..xa, qa'na'..xe" sk«'n'-
lle staid there, lle lhought: "'lqere I shali bile hira." He went along Coy-
ku'ts, a'u'p..Xalle" 3nl'naqa'pses sq!'m'o's, qao..xa'..xe" n'«'kne'ts
ote. tle saw many sisketoon berries, tle went lhere; ho te and
la'matqla..xwa'te', qake'ille" skz'n'ku'ts ht«snakatni'kte't k.la'wla
ho spit them out again. LIe raid Coyote: "'If he had seen this Grizzly Bear,
..xlna la'akasqantstaq!u..xne'»lc'k, ts!«na'..xe skz'nku'ts, sa'nAwi'yne-
how big he wotlld bave de[ecated." He started Coyote. Ho was angry
10 k.la'wla, qalwi'yne" hutmts..xalqa'«t!..n:'sine', qa'na'..xe-sk'n'ku'ts
« ;rizzly Best. He thought: "lf I de net bite you." Ho went along Coyote
u's'me'-ks, qao_.xal'itkt'ne" aa'ke"hna'k!s k.la'w|m qao..xa'..xe" sln'-
flrst. Just there he ruade choke cherries Grizzly Ber. He went there Coy-
ku'ts, n'«'kne" tamatqla..xwt'ate', ta'..xas ts !:na'..xe" sk«'nku'ts.
ote. Ho ate he spit it out again. Tben ho started Coyote.
ta'..xas buts'et!sain'sine', qa'na'..xe" skz'n'ku'ts u's'me'-ks, qao..xal'«t-
Then "l shall bite you." He went along Coyote first. There
k«'n'e" wuq !o"pes k.ta'wta, qao..xa'..xe" skz'nkuts, n'u'p..xane-
ho ruade large rose hips (?) Grizzly Bear. Ho went there Coyote. He saw
t Service berries. -" Similar te roSe hips (q!u'lwa), btlt larger.
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he ate. t[e stood there eating. IIc saw many rose hips in the
bushes, tic went te the place where there were manv rose hips.
There was Grizzly Bear. Then Coyote shut his oves and chcwed
rose hips. ]Ie did net see Grizzly Bear. [lle was lying there.] IIe
wcnt there te pick and eat them. Grizzly Bcar took llohl of him
togethcr with the bushcs. Grizzly Bcar said: "What did you say."
Coyote sai(l: "I said, 'I wonder whethcr Grizzly Bcar is hun«ry.'".
Grizzly Bear said: "No, you said something else. "--" No, I said,
'I wonder whether Grizzly Bear is hungry.'""No, I didn't mcan
that first; I stid that before ..." II« hit him while saying se;
Coyote hit Grizzly Bear with his elb.w. ('or-te ran off quickly.
Nothing runs se fast as he was running. Cor.te started. Coyote
was pursucd byGrizzly Bear. Covotew«,nt ahmg. Grizzlv Bear ruade
many turns. Grizzly ]car caught up with hmL C,yote went ahead.
yunaqa'pse" q.u twas, ta'..xas n t k»ne', ya'wttsi'nttL.xa'me'k.
many rose hips. Then he ate. He stood eating.
n'u'pxne" to'qtsqa"haks yu'naqa'pse" ' o '
wuq.o" pe's. (l a ..xt ..xe"
Ha saw in the thick (bushes) many rose hips (?). Ha went thero
ya'ktlyu'naqa'pske" xvuq!o"pe's, saosaq«V,ne" k.la'wla, ta'..xas
te where there were many rose hips (?). There was Grizzly Bear. Then
ts!o'pmtae'ql:lça'me'k sk/nku'ts wuq!o"pe's', qa.u'pçne" k.la'w-
he shut his eyes and chewed Coyote rose hips (?). Net he saw Grizzly
la's. [stqa'o..xakqa'pse'.] qa'o..x'athatq !at !e.xa'mek. ntt !qao..xa- 5
Bear. [Ho was lyg there.] Ho went there te pick and eat them. He took
q.o'nawo'kmmun'a pse" k.h wta. qake',ne" k.ta'wta q" k?nskil'a'-
hold of him with the bushes Grizzly Bear. He said lrizzly "What did you
Dear:
qake'kit, qake'ne" sk«'nkuts m knqa'ke" laa" qak.ta t:nk:kn ,,k-
say ?" He said Coyote: "I said, ' I wonder whether he ma)- be
tse'k k.ta'wta, qake'ine" k.la'wta wa'ha ma k:n'ak!tana'ke', wa'ha
hungry Grizzly Hesaid Grizzly Bear: "No, you said differently." "No,
ma koqa'ke" laa"qak.ta'tmk:kno'ktse'k k.la'ta, wa'h lloqn.e'-
I said, 'I wonder whether he may be hungry Grizzly Bear.' ' .... No, I did net
l«'kte" qo ho"pa'k qo" ta' ma hu'skilqàke'ne', natatke'lq!anluk- 10
mean that first that then I said belore." He hit him while saying
.XO'ume'k neis qaqkupnu'qtaptsek!ane'ya'-.xne" k.tawtas skt'n'kuts.
se, that he hit hi,n xvith his elbow Grizzly Bear (obj.) Coyote.
no'tsmqkupe'k/mek sk'n'ku'ts. ..xa'tsqa'nu..xu'nekt'me'k kts
" He ran off quickly Coyote. Nothing runs as last running
ma'lqa. s!ma'çe" sk/nkuts, nfit:yana'pse" k.ta'wta sk«'nku'ts'.
together(?). Ite started Coyote. fie was pursued by Grizzly Bear Coyote.
qa'na'e" sk/n'ku's, n'etk«kqta"latqa"tse sk/n'ku's, ta'hlçan-
He went along Coyote. He ruade many turns Coyote. He caught
..XO'une" k.ta'wla, qa'yaqa'na'-.xe', qa'na'..xc" sk:'n'kuts, n'.,tk.,kqta"- 15
up G riszIy Bear. He went ahead, lle went aiong Coote. He ma,le
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He went along. Coyotc ruade many turns. Then Covote became
tired. Ho askcd for the help of thc manif,ms. IIe said fo them:
"Tell me, what shall I do? Grizzly Bear is pursuing me." He was
tol(| bv «)ne of them: "I shall be a river." He was told bv another
one: "I shall be a tree." Ite was told by another one: "I shall be a
tent. Then when Grizzly Bear cornes, you will corne out, you will
say to him, 'Dcatl! you wish you could bite me.'" A tree was
b-bing up and down. He said to him: "I shall h,dd the tree with
my fect." IIe hcld it with his foot. (The Bcar) walked across the
water. Ho ]ust came to the middle. He was in the middle over
the water. Coyote let go of the tree [with his fo.t]. Then it b,bbed
up and down again. Grizzlv Bear fell into the water, tte was
dro ned. Enough.
5. COYOTE GOES VISITING
Cou, te had u tent and was married t,, Dog. IIe told his children:
"Over therc is thc tent of your um'les: they are never hungry; you
ta'..xas nuk.hl'kne" sk/nku'ts, n'akmt"nte'.
Coyote. Ho asked for the help
of the manitous.
skanut a'pine" k.la'wla.
he pursues me Grizzly
Bear."
a'ktnnfi't uk. k !o'k !we's
river." By one
qak.la'pse" ka'nlill hutsçal'{ne a.'k:ts!ta'e'n, k.o k. e s qak.la'pse"
he was told: "'I shall be a tree." By One he was told:
5 kt'mi hutsal'dn'e" .'kit.l«"mun. ta'ças hdn'wa'm k.la'wla
'" I shall be
h:n't.t tkaça nme'.
you will corne out.
{t !..xnap. Walletise"
bite me.'" Moved up and
clown
aa'kds!la'en, u:tw«ts:k« ne.
tree." He held if with the foot.
qa'WOuS flaskaq,»'quntl'n'e ".
the middle he was on the middle of it
on the ater.
a tent Then when he cornes. Grizzly Bear
htntsqakt'hle" ll':pna.'mle" lnqa'twiy knts!-
You will say to him, 'some one dead you isla you will
aa'k:ts!la'ens, qak: lne" hu ts,'tWl ts:k: lle in
a tree. lIo said to him: "I shall hold with my feot tho
nulqanka'qoq !UllU'lle ". qa't'en qaya-
He «Iimbed acro»s watet. Just in
pts:k{n'e" skdn'ku'ts a.'k:ts!la'e'ns.
He let go ith Coyote the tree.
the foot
10 ta'..xas lawane'ne', nonaq'/ne k.la'wta, l'tipu'que'.
Thon it moral tgain. He fell into tho Grizzl) Bear. Ho was drowned.
ater
5. COYOTE GOES VISITING
Kqa'ni't .la skdn'ku'ts, ksa'le'te't ..Xa'altsins.
There being a tent Coyote. Ho was married to Dog.
alaqa It .e's nes sa'nit.h'ane" alhatsam'sket
his children: "That there is the tent your uncles,
ta
Enough.
kqa"ke'l
He told
at qahuwa'%ne-
they are never hungo, ,
t An exc'lamation similar to '" Confound it ! "
os] KUTENAI TALES 0
ought to visit them." At night Coyote slept. Early the next morn-
ing Coyote said to his wife: "Where HI', lllç clothes ?" Coyote was
given his clotlfing. Covote dressed tfimself. Covote started. He
went along, tle saw t.he tent of Kingfisher. Covote went ihere.
Coyote entered the tent ,d Kin,dàshcr. lle sat d,)wn. Kingfisher
said: "Where is my sharp horn" Ite stretched his hand back.
He broughI it forward. ]le pu! it d,»wn in fnmt of hilnself. King-
fisher took it. He said to his chihlrcn: "Go and get a switch."
Itis two children went out. They bnmTht in two switchcs. King-
fisher took them. IIe tied up iris hair over his f»rehead. Kingfisher
hopped about. IIc ruade noise when he started. IIe jumped and
stopped on the sm-ke hole. tIe jumped down. The two children
thought they wouid look out. Their mother said t- them: "Don't
look out ! tic might not find the h-le in the i('e where he went in."
.xma h:nqo'na'milkt'lne', ktsAmi'y«t
ought you to visit them." At night
kkanmi'y«t.ts wdlna'ms qak:'lne"
The next mOrlfing early he said to
ka.s ka'ku'qla'nt!, namat:ksdlne"
"Where are my clothes?" ]e was given them -
n'iuqldntd|e'k sk:'n'ku'ts, ts!ma'e"
]e dressed himsell Coyote. lqe tarted
n'u'p..xne" sa'fit.la',se" q !a'pqa'ls.
Ha saw thero wa the Kingfisher.
tent of
tna.xa"mne" skdn'ku'ts a'ktt.laz'se's
He entered Coyote the tent of
qake'ne" q!a'pqa'-I ka,s
He said Kingfisher: "Where
lo"nquwa'.kakdn'e'.
He put it belote himself.
qakdlne" alaqa'l !e's
He said to lais children:
ne lkamuk"dste'k.
the two children.
q !u'mne'ne" sk{n'ku'ts.
h slept Coyote.
Anamu"e'sts skdn'ku'ts
his wiIe Coyote:
n.'kuqla"nt !e's sk'n'kws.
his clothes COy ote.
sk«'n'ku'ts.
Coyote. He went along.
qao..xa'..xe" skt'n'ku'ts.
He went there Coyote.
q !a'pqa'l. qa,nqa'me'k.
Kingfisher. Ha sat down.
ke"e'n k-ul'a?s:nqh'k.le', la'ntaqahe',ne'.
is my sharp horn?" He put backward his
hand.
qaoçakn:kts{lne', tsuk'a'te" q !a'pqa't.
It was put there. He took it Kingfisher
a'nya..xa'kel ht'm', n'anak:s..xa"mne"
"Go out and get a switch!" They two went out
la'tkaki s,,tk« n'e hrm's.
They brought in two switehes.
5
tsuk''te 10
Ha took tnem
He ruade noise when starting. To tlae smoke holo
nu'ne', n'o"nmeno'unqa'.ne', qalwi'yne"
there. He jumped do n. They thought
km a n ax «tsk., kne', qak.la'pse" ma'e's
they would look out. Sbe told them their
mother:
ket. la'qa.i"ktsk!a"qom'lek, qaosnqa'.ne"
He might hot find the hole in the ico He staid thero
where he went in."
he jumped and stopped
ne lkamuk"t'ste-k
the two children
maats an'awttske'i-
"Don't look out!
ske'n'ku'ts, la't- 15
Coyote. He
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C vote staid there. Kindïsher re-entered carrying two switches.
lle boile(l them. Coyote are. After eating, Coyote left for his tent.
I[e g«»t back at night. Coyote slept that night.
Dog said to her chihlren: "To-morrow you ought to visit your
unclcs. There is their tent." Coyote s|ept. Early next dayCoyote
started, t[e went along. He arrived at the tent of Moose. I[e
entered the tent of Moose. He sat down. (Moose) said to his wife:
"Look this way." She looked at her husband. Moose took a knife.
l[e cul off her nose. He took ashes. He threw them on, and it was
whole again, lit threw it into the tire. tIe rolled it in the tire. IIe
took it out of the tire vgain, lIe said to his chihlren" "Go and.get
the roots of a tree." They brought t, hem in. Ho threw these roots
into the tire. He rolled them in the tire. They became guts.
Ka a lllse"
re-en« ered K ingfisher
skt'nku'ts, kuTe'kts
Coyote. Airer eating
lahL.xa'e" ksdmi"y«t.s.
lle got back at night.
q!a'pqals laa'se" la're's, na'nmukul/'sine', n't'kine"
with two switches. IIe bofled them. He ate
la'tsL, na'..xe" sk:'nku'ts a kit.la e s.
he left again Coyote for his tent.
q!u'mne'ne" s'n'ku'ts ncs kts:lml
He slept Coyote that night.
Qak:'hte" ..xa',ltsin alaqa'lt !e's kkanmi"v«t.s xma h:nqona'mil'lne"
She said Dog to her children: "To-morrow ought you to visit
alhatsan{skel, neis sa'n:t.la'ne', nes kq!u"mne" -s'nku'ts.
your uncles. That there is their He slept Coyote.
tent."
kkalnni"vtt wu'hm'ms ' '
t,s.,,na e" skdnku'ts, qana _.xe'.
Next day early he started Coyote. He went along. He arrived
.a'ntt.ht
ase" nttsna'pkos, aa se's n:tsna pkous.
where was the Moose. lle enterod the tent or Moose.
tent or
qa'nqa'mek, qak:'hw" t:hmmu"e'sla'n'a qa'kaw«skdke'n', tseka'te-
lle sat do n. He said to his wile: "This look." She looked at
way
nu'laq.na'e's, tsuka'te" a'ktsa'ma'ls nttsna'pku, tuqsala'.te'.
her husband, lte took a knile Moose. He cut off ber
nose.
a.'koq!mo"k'ps. qawa.smt'te', laq!ape'ise'...xunme'te-.
ashes. He threw them on. It was whole He threw it inlo
again, the tire.
qa'kqayk.,> ,ne'. la'upkak'ne', qakt'lne" alaqa'll !e's a nya..xa kel
He rolled it about, tle took it out of the He said to his chfldren: " Go and get
10 tsuk"a'te"
lle took
tire again.
a kuk.p ka'nl, la tka'kt s.,lk« n'e'. -.xunnu'te" neis
the root of a tree." They two brought one in. He threw into those
the tire
qa'kqayk.o ,le'. n':nqapt a'kse" a,'ku'qt le's.
lle rolled them about. They became its guts.
! ,
a kuk.p9 kams.
root.
la'u'pkak '
.O uIle ".
IIe took them out oI
the tire.
a Also aakuq!m6"ko'ps.
o.1 KUTEN I TALES 11
took them out of the tire. Ih. arose, l[e slapped his backside, and
eamas came out. Thcy put it into the kettle. It was given te
Coyote. He aie. He finishcd eating. Coyotesaid: "To-morrow
you will visit my tent." Coyote started, back. Coyote arrive(1 back
athis tent. On the following day Moose arrived ai the tent of Coyotc.
Coyote was seated. IIe said te his wife: "Look this way!" llis
wife lo-kcd at him. At once he cut off hîr nose. Ai once Dog ran
out howling. Dog re-entered, lIe threw ashes on lier, but her nose
was net restored. Moose t.ook ashes, t|e put them on her nose
and it was whole ngain. He said te the two ehihh'en: "Bring a
root." They two went out. They brought it in. IIe took it. IIe
threw it into the tire. He took it out of the tire. It turned into
guts. Ite rolled them in the tire and gave them te (Coyote). Moose
said te hilll: "Eat." Moose started ba«k. Enough.
n'uwu'kdle', t !akpuk!-',me'k n'anan.,tsk!a'se" a'pes.
Ho arose. He sLapped his backside, if came out eamas.
n'o'qo'..xa'nt.l:'sne" a'tsos, qao..xakn:kts{Inc" sk{nku'ts, n'{k,ne'.
They put it into the kettle. It was given to Coyote. He ate.
kuTe'k, qake'ne" sk{n'kuts kkanmi"v«t hmtsqona'..xe" kak{t.la.
Ile finished He said Coyote: "To-morrow you ill visit my tent."
eating.
lats!tna'-.xe" sk{nkuts, tala..xa'..xe" a.'ktt.la'e's skt'nku'ts .
He stare4 baek Coyote. He arrive lyek ai his tent Coyote.
kkanmi'y«t.s la..xa ..xe mtsna'pku a.'k:t.la.dse's sl n kuts'.
Next day arrived Moos ai the tent of Coyote.
qa'nqa'me'k sk./n-ku'ts, qa'kdhm" tdnamu"e's la'na
He sat down Co) ote. Ne said to his wife: "This
way
qa'kaw«tskdke'n', tsekat a'pse tAnanm'e's, htqkupqsala'te'.
look !" Bhe |ooked at him his wile. Quickly ha eut off ber nose.
n'anmuqku pno .xo"ne'tk.'l%wak:'me'k ..xa'lt sin. lai ka..xa"mne
4uickly she ran out howling Dog ihe re-entered
.xat.ltsin. qawa..xm,/te" a'kuq!mu'ko'ps qa'qa[ha'k!anu'qsala'se'.
Dog. He threw on her ashes her nose was net restored.
tsuka'te" a'kuq !nw'kops mt.sna'pku.
He took a6hes Moose.
a.'kuqsa'la.t'se's, laq!apë'se', qak«'lne" nes
ber nose. It was whole again.
a'nya'..xa'kel a'kuk !p,/kam.
"Fetch a rOot."
tsuka'te'. .xurmt'te'.
Ha took it. Ha threw it into
the tire.
a.'ku'qt !e's. la.upkak!o'une'.
guts. He rolled them about
lats!ma'..xe" mtsna'pku, ta'.xas.
.He started back Moose. Eough.
He said to those
n a naKtS..xa rune'.
They two went out.
ta.upkaktsk!o'une'.
lqe took two out of the tire.
qao..xaknt'ktse'.
nd gave them te him.
5
qawaçmt'te" 10
Ne hrew them on
lkamuk«sta'ke-s
two chfldren:
latkak?sdk«'ne-.
They brought it in.
n'mqapt a'kse"
They turned into
qakdlne- e'keJ.
Ha said te "Eat!"
him:
15
1 BUlqEAU OF AMERICA. ETHNOLOGY [BELL.
6. COYOTE AND BUFFALO t
Covote went along. There was a bull's skull lying there, and ho
knoeked it about. IIe started off. IIc went along. There was a
hill. IIe went up the hill. Coyote staid there. There was noise
of rUllllillg. Ile raised his head quickly, but there w«ts nothing. IIe
sat dt»xxn again (?.t). Again there was noise ,,f running. IIe saw a
Buffa|o Bull Ct,lning. IIe started to run away quickly. IIe went
al,,ng. Then they lnet again. Ho went along. Coyote said: "Oh,
wh.re are vou staying, manitous?" IIe said: "Nel)hew, corne,
our(?)." Coyote saw burnt trees standin there. Coyt»te
arrivetl, and sat dt,wh on top of them. Bull butted the tree. IIe
broke it. Covote started to run quicldy. Coyote went along.
was tired. Ile said: "Where are you staying, manitous? " IIe was
tohl: " Xt,phew, corne, our (?)." Cor-te went. There lay a
stone. II« ent«red it. Bull butted theston«. Ho broke it. Coy»te
6. COYOTE AND BUFFALO
Qana'çe" sk:nkuts, sk:k.h?'mMa'kse" ni'lsiks
tle ent along Cyote. A skull lying there a bull's ho knocked it about.
ts!:na'..xe', qa'na'..xe" sw«t.te.«'t.se', qa't»'atyuç'e ". qaosaqa'ne"
Ho startd off. He went along where was a hill. He went up bill. There staid
sk:'n'ku't., nahtkm:'se', nu "l.mtlqkupq !ala"mue" to'se"
Coyote. There was noise of Ho raised his head quicidy, hot there
rtmning.
qa'psins, laqa'tstakq«'ne', taha"tukmdse', n'u'p..xne" ska"se"
was anything. Again (?). Again there was noise of Ho saw coming
running.
5 ni't«iks, n-'ts:nqku'pek«'me'k, qa'na'..xe', ta'..xas la'..xan'..xona'pse'.
a bull. Ho atarted to run ,tway quickly. Ho wen along. Thon again they met.
qa'na'..xe', qake'ne" skt'n'ku'ts hat'ya" km'aqasaqa"lq
Ho went along. Ho said Cvoto: "Oh, whero are you slaying
n;p:'k!an:"nte'k, ts..x'se" pa't! qaowaka..x"me'l' kaqux.'ma'|a.
manitous?" lle said: "Nephew, corne our (?)'."
tsek'te" sk:'n'ku'ts s:nq!trnkaki'lnoqaku'pse', qao..x«Vçe" sk:'n'-
Ho saw Cyote burnt trees standing there, l:le arrived Coyote
ku'ts naqoaq!lna..xo'lue'k, nako'ne a'k:ts!la'ens ni'tsik, ts«k!-
ho sat down on top of them. Fie butted the tree the bull. Ho
10 k!o'ne', n, rts:nqkupekt'mek sk:'n'ktrts, q'm'..xe" .kt'n'ku'ts.
broke il. Ho started to run away quiekly Coyote. l:le went along Coyote.
nuktu'kne ". qake'ine" km'aqasaqa"lq« n;p?k!am"nte'k, qak.ta'p.e"
He was tired. He said: "Where are you staying, manitous?" He was told:
pa't ! qa,,waka..xa"lne'n" kaqu..xma'la, qaoç(..xe" sk:'ll'ku'ts sk:knu'k-
" ephew, corne our (?)." Ho went Coyote where lay a
se'. nukvaq!lna'kekqa'lW', lmko'ne" nu'kwe's ni'tsik, ts:k!k!o'o-
stone. He entered it. l|e butted the stoue the hull. He broke it.
BeAu| KUTEIAI TALES 13
started te run away quickly. Coyote went along. There was a
(body of) water. Coyote jumped into the water. Ile dived. The
Bull came te the water and drank. IIe stood there drinking. I[e
drankit ail. Coyotestarte(l. IIe wenl ahmg. llesaid: "Vhere are
you, manitous ?" IIe ]mar(l.speaking, ami was
our (?)." The two xent. There was ct. little r«sebush. Coyote
went. fie set down on top off it. The Ihd| arrived. IIe buttcd il.
He couldn't break it. Again he t,utled it. Ile te,re it into shreds.
Coyotesaid: "Nowletmego; Iwillfil| ttpipef,,ryou." TheBullsaid:
,« I don't smoke." Coyote said: " I wi|l til| a pipe; I don't'know what
the Bull likes te smoke." Coyote was told: "I smoke t,)bacco.
When I finish fi|ling the pipe, I ho|d it up te the sun. It catches tire.
It cat('hcs tire bv means «,f the sun." (Ce,yole) was afraid. (Thc
Bull) smoked. IIe continued t o sm«,ke. The Bu|l said : "I h«d a wife
ne'. no-ts!«nqkupek«'me'k sk./n'ku'ts, qa'na'çe" sk«'n'ku'ts sk.'k-
Ite started te rtm away quiekly Coyot, Ho went alog Coyote where lay
q!nu'kse', nulnmm«tqu'le'k sk«'nku'ts, k!anwa'ts!ne'.
a lake. He jumped into the water Coyote. He dved. He came «o
( he w.tler
ni'lsik nequ'tne', qa'w«tsku'ne', n'okoku'.xne', ts!ma'..xe" sk«'n-
the bull and drank, tic stood drinking water. He drank it ail He started çoy-
ku'ts, qa'na'.xe', qake'ne" km'aqasaqa"lqa n)p:'k!an«"nte'k, nul-
otc. He went along. He said: "Whero are you, manitous?" ]Je pa'[ne ts..xa'se" qak.ia'pse" p«'t! q«owaka.xa"mc'n' kaqusma'ta. 5
heazd speaking and was told: "Nephew, corne out (?)."
qaw«tsk«'kne" sm'qa'pse" sq!o'mowokna'nas, qao..xa'.xe" sk«'nkuts.
The¥ went whero was
nuqosaq !ma .xO'lne'k.
He sat down on top of it.
.xne'. qataTakto'ne'.
Ho could hot break it.
a little rosebush. He went Coyote.
la..xa'..xe" ni'lsik, qo'nano..xo'nla maneya'-
He arrived the bull. He hit it with his head (?).
taqona..xo'ntamaneya'-.xane', n:ta'mk !o'ne"
Again he hit it "iih his head (?). Me ore it lute
tam's, qake'ne" skt'nku'ts ta'..xas qa'qask«'n'u, hutsku'lnak!uk-
ahrods. He said Ce}otc: "New let me go. I'll fill a pipe fol"
ts«'sne', qake'ne" ni'tsik atuqa.tknoq'kne', qake'ne" sk.,'n- 10
you." He said the bull: "I de net smoke." He said Coy-
ku'ts hutskuhmk !o',ne'. hoqa. u'p..xami'|ne" qa'psinsts t'e'k noq,/k«,"
otc: "I'll fill a pipe. I de net know what he may smoke
ni'lsik, qakib'lne" sk«'n'ku'ts wasa'%na'n huts!:knoq,/kne'.
the bull." He was told Coyote: "Tobacco (?) I smoke.
nu|ku|nak!o'ne" q«to..xawt'ts.xane" nata"mk!s, tsukvp..xne'. S.'|tsu-
Wheu I flnish filling the I hold it up toward the sun. It catehes tire. It catches
pire
kp.xam,/ne" nata"n:k!s, n'om'hm', n'«knoq'knc'.
fixe by means of the sun." He wa afraid. He smoked. He eonOued
qo'kne', qake'ne" ni'tsik, huna{a"lt«'tne" hus{'a'qak.tanraht'-15
to smoke. Ile said the bu]l: "I had a wife where my heud
14 BUREçU OF AMERICA ETHlqOLOGY [vt,t,. 59
where my head lay. Let us be friends." Coyote said: "We will go
to your wife." The two started. The two went along, and he saw
his wife among a crowd. Coyote sharpened his friend's horns.
Coyote said: "Now go ahead. XVhen you run along, turn this way."
The Bull went there. The Bull was seen running toward the place
xvhere Covote was. He went past. Another Bull arrived. He shot
him. Coyote killed him. The other Bull came back. tic said:
"Letusgotomyxives." Thetwowent. Coyotewastold: "XVhich
«»rie will vou take?" Coyote said: "Let nie take thc larger (»ne."
Coyote started with his ife. The two went along. IIe said to his
wife: "Now go ahead; go up the valley and go across." Coyote
started. Ite went to the vallev. Ih. staid there, tIe saw his wife
c«mfing. Ile broke a stick when his wffe was eoming. IIe. hit lier.
It did n«»t |nier lier body. [Ie laughed at his wifc. IIe said to lier:
among a crowd
ku'ts, qakcne
oie. He said
5 tse'k, qao..xa'..xe"
He went
kine', huts.m'aht ne sw,/timo', qake'me" sk: n'ku'ts hults!«na'-
lay. We shall be friends." Ho said Coyote: "We will
..xala'e's t:lnamu"ne-s, tsmak« kne', qa'nak« kne'ts Il p..xne"
go fo thy ile." They two started. They two went along and ha saw
saktmnalil:'sne" tdnamu"e's, lat's«nq' '
.aqlc ..xne" sw'/'e's
hls wife. He sharpened hls horns again his friend's coy-
skdn'ku'ts ta"..xa |,/IVtl lla" hmslaqaka..xa"mk-
Coyote: "Now go ahead hexe when you turn."
ni'lsek, n'upç.na'pse" ni'lseksts mityaç.nn'pse"
the bulL tle was seen the bull running
taqaka'e" yaqaosaqa'pske" skdn'ku'ts, laqayaqaha'çe', wa'e"
coming toward where was Coyote. tte went ça.st. He arrived
nao k.xe" ni l.-e k. lin t..x=ne', n''lwa'n'e" sk: n ku'ts, lawa'..xe"
one btflL He shot if. fie killed it Coyote. Iïle went back
nao k.we" ni lse'k, qake'ine" hults.lna ..xala e's kat:lna mu.
one bulL Ha said: "Let us go my wile." They
..xakdkine'. qakil:'lne" skdn-ku'ts ka k:'nts:lts,,'ka-t.
two went. tle was told Coyote: "Which iii you take?" ]:Ie
10 ke'ine" sk'n'ku'ts ha" kwi'lqa huts«ltsuka'te -. ts!tna'.xe-
said Coyote: "This large one let me take!" He tarted
skdn'ku'ts n'asma'lne" t:lnamu"e's, qa'nak«'kine', qakdlne" t:l-
Coyo[e two together his wile. They two went along. Ho said to
namu"e's ta'..xa 1,/n'u qo" hank!am'na'ke" h:ntqanalwat!a'.xe-.
wile: "Now go ahead, that the valley .x ou will go through across."
ts!:na'.xe" sk/n'ku'ts, qao..xa'..xe" qos a'k!a'mt'na's, qaosa-
Ho started O)yote. He went thero to the valley. Ho staid
qa'ne', n'o'p..xne ska'se" t«hmmu"e's, yaqe'ite" a'/kzts wa'se"
t bore. He saw coming his wi[e. He broke a stick coming
15 tAnamu"es, mi 't..xde ". qatak!o'.e', n'umatsna'.te- t:lnamu"es.
his wile. ]Je hot her. I t did hOt go in. He laughed at her his wffe.
o,s| KUTFNAI TALES 1
"Now go ahead." She started, and he said to her: "Go up the
valley and go across there." Coyote startcd. IIe ran. tIe got
there. He stopped there. His wife came. He shot ber and killed
ber. ]Ie butchered her and skinned her. There was a fiat stone,
and he sat down on it. tIe saw Wolf coming. IIe thought he would
hit it. He was going to get up. He couhln't get up. lIe shot at
that Wolf. IIc had no more arrows. He tookoff his bowstril|g and
struck him with his bow stave. The XVolf are that gaine. IIe aie
it ail. Coyote got up again, fie went and took the bones. I[e
thought he would break them up. He was told by (a bird): "Don't
strike thcm." Coyote stood there holding an ax. Then Badger
pounded them. He finished breaking the bones and put the marrow
into the tripe. Coyote was told: "Take hold of my tail." Coy-te
took hold of (Badger's) tail. (Bcdger) finished putting in the
marrow. Badgcr started to run away. Coyote fo|lowed him. IIe
qakdlne" ta'..xa t»'n'u, ts!ma'se', qakt'lne" qo hank!a'm'na'ke"
He said to ber: "Now go ahead." She started. He suid to ber: "There up the valley
qo" taç hmtsqanalwat!a'..xe', ts!ma'..xe" sk{nkuts, ts!m'a'kne'.
there then ) ou wfl[ go through cross." Ile started Coyote. Ile
la..xa-.'se, qaosaqt'ane', wa'se" tdnamu"e's, mi't..x.nc" n'dw:t'n'e'.
fie got thee. He stopped here. he came his wiIe. e shot ber, he ki|led he.
nu'mitse'te" konu q.me', qa'kts!tanu kse qao..xat «sak.nu
ge butcheed he, he skinned he. Thee was a fiat stone; he sat down on it.
n''p..x.ne" ska'se" ka'.ke"ns, qalwi'yne" ktsqanh'let, kts..xat'o'.wuk. 5
tle saw coming the woH. lle thought he would hit it. Ha was going to riso.
qatal'uwu'k.ne', nfi'tç.ne" nes ka'.ke'ns, la"|itka'.ne', tuk"/ne"
lle eould hot fise. lte shot at that wo|[. IIe was without arrows. I[e took off
t!awum'ka'e's qantalt:mu'n'e" a.'k.la'kwo'te's, n'«'kne"ka'ken
his bowstring he struck with it his how stave. He are Ihe wolf
nes iya'mu's, q.a p,.x.ne', la.u'u k, ne, skz'nkuts, qao..xa'..xe"
that gaine. Ha ate it ail. lIe got up again Coyote. Ha went and
tsuk"a'te" mak!{se's, qalwi'yne" ktsaqtsa'k,.x., qak.bt'pse-
took its hones. He thought he would break them up. lle was told by
wa'ku'ks ma, ts q:mla'lte'n', qa'qaw«tsk:n:'le'k a.'qu'tals sk/n'- 10
(a bird wflh "Don't strike it." IIe stood holding an ax Coy-
whie spot on
head):
ku'ts, ta'..xa ts:n qo.s n'aqtsa..xo'ne" na'lme't !. kulya'q!a"
ote. Then only ther hg pounded Badget. llaving finished
breaking
qana"nte" a.'k.taqpt'sqaps a.'kinu'hnak, qakilt'hm" skt'nku'ts
he put them into tripe the marrow. He was to|d Coyote:
haw:tsqatk/nu, naw«tsqatk«nka'.ne" skt'n'ku'ts, kutqana'"net
"Take hold of my tafl." He took hold o[ the tail Coyote. fie finished putting
it inside
a«'ktnu'lmaks, nu'tsmqkupekdme'k naqme't!, m«te-.xa'nl»mu-
the marrow. Ho star ted to run away Badger. [le iollowed
k"a'«ne" s'nku'ts, n'upslatnu'tm,2muka'.ne ". ht.ih'qa'nilmdtk- 15
him Coyote. lle continued Io run. It is thrown backward
16 BUBEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 59
continued te run. The tripe.was thrown back at him. Coyote licked
the tripe, lit thought: " I will break it." Ho was tohl by (a bird):
"I will break it." Coyote wus told: "Start for the place whcre
there is a plain on the bill, Coyote." Coyote started. He was told:
"Corne back when you see smoke; then y«,u shall eat grease."
(Thc bird) was poundillg it. He fifished l)ounding it, and put green
boughs on the tire. Coyote saw the smoke. He startcd te corne
back. Coyotecame back. He stood there and looked about. There
was nothing there. Here (the bird) dropped a little grease. He
looked up. He saw (the bird) flying off. Coyote was standing
there helplessly. Coyote was without even a rnouthful of (the meat
of) his wife.
7. ('OYOTE A\'D BUTTERFLY
Coyote went along. ]Ie heard seine one singing. Coyote reached
there. He saw Butterfly. Coyote thought he would steal Butterfly.
He said te him: "I don't steal men." Coyote started.
ts/tne" aa'k.taqpdsqaps, n':tta'-.xane" a«'k.hqpt'sqaps skdn'ku'ts.
te him the tripe Ho licked the tripe Coyote.
! t
qalwi'yne" kuts.aqtsa lc.o', qaK.la'pse" w#ku huts!?sinila'qtsa-
lle thought: "I will break them." He was told by (a bird): "I will break
k.xo'ne', qnkil:'hm" skdn'ku'ts ts!«'n'an' qo haq!an'uqte.dtke"
them." He was told Coyote: "Start for there where is a plain on a bill,
skdn'ku'ts, tsma'e" sk{n'kuts, qakil:'lne" hm'u'pça ya'm'uts
Coyote !" IIe started Coyote. Ho was told: "When you see smoke
5 hmtsla'tska'..xe" ta'..xas nts..xal'dkine" t!ma'mu, qa'k«t'aqtsa-
then corne back, then you will eat grease." Along he pounded
lc.o'ne" wa'kuks, kolaqtsa'k.xo" .xunal'ne" a.'ku'ta'ts, n'u'p-
it (the bird). Having flnished ho put on flr green boughs. He
p[mnding it
..xane" yt,.'m'u's skdn'ku'ts, la'ts!.-na'..xe', la'ta.xa'..xe" skz'n-ku ts'.
saw the smoke Coyote. IIe started back. He got back Coyote.
qakqa'nwtsqa'ane" to'se" qa'psins, naas qa'wakal'okm« tse"
He slood and looked about; not there was anything. Here she dropped a little
t !:ha'mu's. wa'w:tskt'kne', n'u'p..xane" wa'kuks nulnu..xu'se'.
grease. He looked up. He saw (the bird) flew towards water
10 qkuqkatwsqa'ne" sk:'n'ku'ts, pa'l s:l-«'tk«k.b'tqutm'n'e- t«lna-
In vain he stood there Coyote. e was without even a mouthful of his wile
mu "e's skdn "ku "ts.
Coyote.
7. COYOTE AND BUTTERFLY
Qa-na',.xc- sk{n'ku'ts, nulpatnitdtne" ka'was,.xoneya'm'e-s, qao-
He went along Coyote. Ho heard singing. He reached
ça'..xe" sl'n'ku'ts, n'u'pxane" ko'dli'dlus pa't nitl'tse', qalwi'3m e-
there Coyote. He saw Butterfly it was he. He thought
sk,"n'ku'ts kts,.xa'tay ko'dli'dlus, qak.ta'pse" atu'qaa'yne" t./tqa-t!.
Coyote ho vould steal But.terfly. He said to him: '" I do hot steal men."
15 ts!ma'$e" sk'n'kuts.
He started Coyote.
oAs] KUTEAI TALE$ 17
Grouse was living in a tent and had manv chihlren. They were
in her tent. Grouse started with her husband. They two wcre
going along. Coyote was going along, tle saw the lent of Grouse.
Coyote reached thcre. IIe elltered. There were many children.
He took abag, put them into it, and carried theln along. He
started. IIe went along. They broke the bag byscratching il, and
went right through the hole. (:,»y«»te was going al,,ng. He thought:
"Now l'Il eat." He looked, and there was nothing. Coyote started.
9. ('OYOTE AND STAR
Star was going al, mg. lle saw a chihl eating e:rth. It was
Goose. He started, lle saw a Gohlen Eagle sitting on a tree. He
saw him, and he was scree«hing. Str alqo said (?.) He
went up. He re«whed the p|a«e where the I»ird was, and killed it (?).
8. COYOTE AND GROUSE
Qan«t.la'ane kia'wats yunaqa'pse" a.laqa'lt !e's. qaqa'pse" aa'k«t.-
Sho lived in tent Grouse many ber ehildren. The.v were in ber
ts«na ..xe" kia'wats n'asma'lne" nuhlq.na e's. qa'nak: kne'.
lent. She starled Grouse two together ber husband. They two Went
along.
qa'na'..xe" sk«'n'ku'ts, n'u'p..xne" san:t.|a ase" kia'wats. : '.
(| aox,q xe"
H wnt alolg Coyoto. sw th tnt there of Grou$o. H am'ived
sk«'n'ku'ts, tna..xa"mne', yunaqa'pse" lkamnfnta'ke's, tsuk'a'te"
Coyote. He entered. Many were the children. He took
a,[ts.u"la"s qana"nte" nalao'ne', ts!ma'çe', qa'na'çe', n'um«ts-
a bag, he ]put them hv carried them. He started. He went along. They
mto il
k'n'e" nes aa'tsu"]a"s sukqa'naltna, a'mne', qa'na'çe" sk:'nku-ts.
broke by that bag,
scratching
qa|wi'yne" ta'..xas
Ho thought: "Then
sk«'nkuts.
Coyote.
theywent right therethrough He xent alog Coyote.
a hole
hu|'e"ek, tsek«'te'ts l,}'se', t.s !ma'_.xe-
let me eat." Ite looked, thete was nothing. He started
9. COYOTE AND STAR
5
Qa-na'..xe- aa'kdno'hos, n'u'p..xne" lka'm'u's n'«'kse" a'm'aks pal
He cent along Star. Ils saw a child eating earth,
n'«'nse" ka..xu'loks, t.sbna'.xe', n'u'p..xane" qaw:tsq!nu'se" kiaq!nu'- 10
who was Gooso. fie started. Ho saw »tanding on a tree Golden
kuats., n u'p-.xane" t.a]o ukse', a'a'ke qake'ine aa'k:ho'hos.
Eagle. He saw il screeching. ABo said Star.
n'iktka'..xe', la..xa'..xe" nes toq.tsqa mnas yaaqaosaqa pske"
IAe ent up. Uie ea¢hed tlaee tlae bid where it
n'upla'pse'.
(and) killed it.
85543°--Bu11.5918--2
18 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETIINOLOGY [BULL. 5'.1
10. COYOTE AND THE VOMAN
Coyote went along. There was a hill. IIe arrived on top. IIe
saw a wonmn. Thon the woman saw Coyote. She was afraid.
Thon shc lay down. Thon Coyote started, tIe saw the woman
lying here. IIe thought shc was dcad. Coy.te said: "Why is she
dead ? Let me sec what killed hcr." Thon ho I.oked. IIe did net
kn.x xhat had killed her. Thon Coyotc started toward the back-
side .f the woman. Coyote looked. He saw her backside. I[e tore
it. Heput his finger in. lIe smelled of it. ge said: "It stinks.
She has bcen dead for a long lime." Thon Coyote went on. The
w«»man lay t here. She thought: "Let me go t o Coyote ; let me marry
him." Thon the wom:m started. She got thcrc. She said te
Covote: "Let us go te my lent." She started; shc gel te hcr lent.
She staid there.
10. COYOTE AND THE WOMAN
Qa'na xc" sk.,'nku'ts, sw«t.de, t.e', yo,,..xa'..xe', n'u'pxno"
lle wont along Coyote. Thero was a hill. Ilo got on top. Ho saw
pa"lkcis, ta'..xas nei pa"lkei n't'l).xane" skt'nku'ts', n'oni'hm', ta'..xas
a woman. Thon that woman saw oyote. She wus afraid. Thon
n'it..xo'me'k, ta'.xas s!«na'..xe" sk«'n'ku'ts, n'u'p$.ne" pa"lkcs
she lay down. Thon ho started Coyote. tle saw the woman
sakqa'pse', qatwi'yn«" ks«'l'e'ps, qake'im," sk«'n'ku'ts qa'psins
lying thero. IIo thought she vas demi. Ho sald Coyoto: "What
5 kst't'c'p, httttseka'tnfil qa'psins ks«'l'e'p." ta'..xas tseika'te'.
is she dead? Let me see what killed hot." Thon he lookod.
q:t.u'px.-ne" qa'i)sins ks«Te'i)s, ta'..xas ts !ma'..xe" skt'nku'ts
Net ho knew . what killed her. Thon ho started Coyote
'k:kpuk!dse's pa"lkeis, tseika'te" sk/n'ku'ts, n'u'p..xno- a:'kkpu-
te her backside the Ho looked Coyote. Ho saw her back-
k!dse's, n'u'mitse'se', tsaqa'natsq!ahe'ne', nakums«ke'ite', qakCine"
side. He tore it. Ho put his finger into it. Ho smelled of lt. Ho said:
kAuktu'ke's p,,t'ktaks k.tsl'up./te'k, ta'ças ts[«na'..xe" skt'n'ku'ts.
"It stinks, long ago she has heen Thon started Coyote.
killed."
10 qa'kqa'ne" n,. pa"tke» qatwi'yne" hults!ma'mit sk./n'ku-ts
She lay ther tht woman. Sho thought: "Let me go to Coyote,
kutsat'dte't, ta'..xas t.s!ma'..xe" pa"lkei, ta..xa'..xc', qak/tue" skt'n'ku'ts"
let mo marry him." Thon sho started tho Sho got Sho said to Coyote:
hults !.,naa'la ka'k«'t.la, ts !.,na' .xe" ta .xa'..xo" a' k«t.ta'e-s.
"Let us go te my tent." She started, she got te her tent.
qttosaqa,an -.
Sh« staid th«re.
os] _-KUTE.NAI TALE 19
l i. {'OYOTE AND TIIE [ANITOU WITII "rn ILXT
Coyote went along. I[e saw a manitou having a hat nmde of
bclly fat. IIe touched it. IIe took a piece «)ff. lIe ate it. Again
he broke a piece off. Again ho ate it. IIe was told: "Go away."
fie was tohl: "You hurt me." ('oyotc went off.
12. CoYOTE AD TH Dv['s
Co otc with his two chihlrex went al«)ng. There was lake.
saw nmny duc. IIc said to his dfildren: "Cry!" Thc chihlren
cried. They cried thus: "My father's brothcm-in-hw!"
cried thus: "My br«)thers-in-lawI" Oe Mall,rd Du«k said to lfis
chihlren: "ListenI a manitou is crying."" Maard Duck said: "Go
to m (and listen to) what he is talking about." One of them went
ashore. I[e came to Coyote. I[e said to him: "at do y«)u refer
to when you cry" C«)yote said: "Corne hore, ail of v«»u[" Ail
the ducks came ashore. Ih. pulled out their feathers. Enough.
11. COYOTE AND THF MANITOU WITH TItE HAT
Qa-na'..xe- sk{n'ku'ts, n'u'pç.nc" nspdk !as k !ayuk''.se"
He went along Coyot0. He saw a manitou having a bat
a'kowumaqqa.ps, qunya' .x.ne'. qas«l'uk«'n "e'. n'{kinc ".
ruade of belly fat. He touched If. Icle took a pieoe off. Heate it.
laqasduk«'n'e ". la«'kine', qak.hVpse" yu'wa, qak.la'pse-
Again ho took a Again ho Ho was told: "Go away." Ho waS told:
piece olL are it.
hm'uphVpne', ts !ma'..xc" sk{n'ku'ts.
"You hurt me." Ne went off Coyote.
He went along
n u p.%ne"
n'dan'c" nci lka'm'u, qalo'kne" alska'tc's kat«'tu.
Heeroed that ehfld. ecried thé: "Hbrothers- mylatherl"
-law
qalo'.k.ne" alka'skat, n'okwc'ne" kanqusqwc'kak
croed th : "My broCher-m- One Malrd Dk
w ["
aleqe'ttc's ts«n k.a palt«çe ket. nop«'ka s£cle'n'c.
his cdren: "Oy iisten ye! manitou eryg."
kanq usqwe'ikek qam«'lkeil qe'psins ku'pske'.
Mard Duck: "Go to m wt he ta about."
tsmal upa $c . laça'çe" sk«'n'ku'ts', qak«bw" q'ps k«n u pske"
went hore. He came Coyo. He id to h: "Wt do you y
km'e'h, qkoine skdn'ku'gs qa'pc" upka'kcl, qa'p«." n'upka'e-
do you e?" Ho said yoto: "A corne ye hore." A came hore
Ma'qla. qa'pe"s tu"ne" a.'kmqoa.«sç's.
the duc. he removed the lthe. Enough.
12. COYOTE AND TtIE DucKs
skdn'ku'ts n'asma'hm" ale'es sk&q !nu'ksc'.
Coyote with two his children to where was a lake.
yunaqa'psc" kia'qla's, qak{hw" ..xale'e's (.'lan'.
many duck. Ho said to his child: "CD'!"
sk{n'ku'ts
Coyote
5
qak{hw"
said fo
qakeine"
He said
k!o'k!we" 10
Ona
Sec p. 160.
20 BUIEAU OF AMERICAN ETIlNOI.OG]f [VLL. 59
13. COYOTE AND OVL 1
There was a town. A child was crying. It was tohl: "Don't cry,
Owl will take vou." The chlhl cried. Owl to-k it. Ile put it into
a bir(.h-bark basket. Then ihore were n{) more childïen.
said: "I shall cry." At night Coyote cricd, lIc was t-hl: "Don't
cry, elsc exil will take you." Coy.tc ('ried al-ud. Owl arrived.
]le said: "Give me the «hihl." (C.y«,te) was given t- him. (Owl)
put him into the birch-bark basket. IIe carried him away. Owl
arrived at his tent. C.v«,te saw many chihlren dancing. IIe to.k
gum. ]Ic rubbcd it on Owl's eyes, and (oEvl) xvts blind. ]le threw
him int«, thc tire. (Owl) was burned entirely. All the chihlren startcd
back t- the tcnts -f their parents.
13. COYOTE AND OWL
n'ila'n'e" lka'm'u, qakeb'lne" maats c"tan'
It cried a chfld. It was told'. '° Don't cry;
ku'pi', n'ila'n'c" lka'm'u. çsuka'te ku'pi.
Owl." It cried the child. Ho took it Owl.
ta'..xas lalo'ne" lka'm'u, qak,/ne sk'n'-
Then no more children. He said Coy-
ku'ts ka'min huts..xal'ila'n'e', ktsAmi'y«t.s n'ila'n'e skz'n'ku'ts.
ote: "I I shall cry." At night he cried Coyote.
5 qak«b'hc" nmatS e'hm', to'..xwa ku'pi ts..xaltsukat«'snc ". wAkc'ne"
Ho was told: "Don't cry, else Owl will take you." Ho cried aloud
sk/n'ku'ts, wa'ç,," ku'pi, qake'ille" ts!ka'k.,'nk(,l lka'm'u.
Coyo!e. lle arrived Owl. Ho said: "Give me the chfld."
n'oqo..xakt'n'c na'he'ks, ts!tlmlk'n'e', lasa'..xe"
Ho put him into the birch-bark Ho earried him Ho arrived at
basket, away.
n'u'pçane" sk'n'ku'ts yunaqa'pse" lkamm'nta'-
He saw Coyote many children
tsuk'a'tc «'lwa's. yu'hak«'n'e" aa'kakaqlA'«'se's
Ho took gum. Ho ruhbed it on lais (Owl's) eyes,
namattkts'llw'.
Ile was given te him.
aa'kt.la'e's ku'pi.
his tent O 1.
kc's naqw:'lse'.
dneing.
10 lal«qb'tsc'. çunm«'te'. q!apku'm «.
and he was He threw him He was burnt
bi.md, into the fixe. entirely.
te'k 'k«t.la«'se's alaak:n:'k!e's.
te the tents of their parents.
latsL'na'..xc" q!a'pc" lkamm"n-
They started ail the chfldren
back
See pp. 37, 50.
o.n] KUTENAI TALE8 1
14. CHICKADEE AND ELK
Chickadee went Mong a river. On the other side he saw Elk.
Chickadee said: "There is a good plade on the ,»ther side; I wish I
could get across." Elk said he wouh! take him across, fie went
across in the water. (Chi«kadee) was riding. Elk walke,l in the
water. I[e just got ashore ami (Chi«ka,lee) stabbed hinL Chicka-
dec killed Elk.
15. FROG AND ]DARTPdDGE
Frog was going al, mg. She sav Partridge. She said te him:
"You shall be my husband." lit went te ber lent. He arrived.
He always vent hunting. ]Ic killed much (gaine). Fr,g said:
"New look for y, mr wife." l'artridgc started. IIe f, mnd his wife.
He said te her: "Where are th,. chihlren?" That w,,man sai(l:
"Thcy are vherc you corne ff, mL" The tw,) started. He arrived
al his tcnt. Ire stttid there again.
14. ('HICKADEE AND ELK
Q«t-na'.xe- mtts!q,'qa» a.,'kmmi'tuks, l,,'m,'s n'u'ps,m," t''wo's.
Ho wett t[otg Chickadee river. On the he saw EIk.
other side
qake'ine" m:ts!qa'qas: ks:tsuk.h,'et qo h"ine" hul'cini'nam.
He said Chickadee: "A good place thero on t he other side if I could get across."
qake'ino" ta.'wo atqanya..xaqo'okil, n'alqanalm'q,,nc" yoo..xal'isuk-
Ho said Elk ho would take him aeros. Ho went across in t ho ho was riding,
Water
nu'ri'e" çs!manu'qono'. qa|m n'bpanu'qne" nak!o'dle', n'ip:'hn."
he walked it t ho water. Just reaehing the shore, he stabbod him. Ho killed
|a'wo's nts !qa'qas. 5
Elk Chickdo.
15. FRoo AND PARTRIDGE
Qa-na'$e- wa'tak, n'u'p..xne" t!a'l'qu'ts, qakt'|ne" h.,nts..xaF:'ne
She went Frog. She saw Prtridge. She said te "' You will be
aiong him:
kanul a qjm. ts!ma'..xe" . ktt.la e s. la..xa'.xe', al n Ul)S|«t tlyl| ana ..xe'.
my husband." ]le starte,l for his tent. He arrived, lle always went hunting.
ta'..xas yunaqa'pse" k.t twa. qake ine" wa'tak ta'.xa l'nu itsk:'ten'
The many ho kdled. She said Frog: "New" go look for
tAnamu"ne's. ''" ' ' "
tS!tlla ..XO t!a'n'qu'ts. .
n u pxne tAnamu"e's, qak:'tne"
your wife." Ho started Partridge. He round his wffe. He said to
ber:
kas lkamm"nte'k, qake'ine"
'Where the children?" 8he said
ka'mke « sosaqaaile -.
corne frein they exe."
lats..xanit.ta'ne'.
e taid thero agaln.
nei pa'lkei qo ta'$a h«n'yaqakei- 10
that woman: "Then tow where you
ts«nak: kne', ta..xa ..xe a k.t.ta e s.
They two started. Ho arrived at his test.
t Barby prefers qo'*znla'yaqa'kttlmi'|'.
BUREAU OF AIIE1RICAN ETHNOLOC, Y
16. BEAVER AND TURTLE
Beaver and Turtle were living together in a tant. (Turtle) started.
There wns a own. Ha went there. Ha entered the tant of the
chie/. The chic/was aslcep. Turtle cut off the chief's head.
went out again; ha passed out_ide to the rear
crawled under the cover. Ha staid there. In the morning the chie/
was lying d.w-n. His f.od had been prepared. I[e did not. arise;
and lhe chie/ was shaken. Ha xas told: "Rise, I have finished
your food." tte did n,t arise. Ha was shaken again. Ha was t.ld:
"Arise." tic was l-oked at. tte was dead. They searched
tracks (to discover) who had done it. Tracks were seen. The
tra('ks did hot go out again. They were looked at. (Turtle) was
seen. Ho was there. Ha was brough.t out. I[e was carrying the
head «»f the chie/. Some one said: "Where is a knife?" Turtle
said: "I d- n,t fear a knife." Some one said: "XVhore is a how?"
Tur/le said: "] de) not fear a b-w." Some one said: "Where is
16. BEAVER AXD TURTLE
Qa'mt.la'.ne" se'n'a n'asqunama'tne" ka'çaçs, ts!ma'çe qa'k.lu-
Ha lived in a tant Be3ver, t bey were t wo togother Tu.trie. Ha startod to whero was a
namdsne', qao,.xa' .xe'. tmaxa'mne" a'k«t.ladse's no'ke'ns.
town. Ho went there. Ho entered the tant o/ the chie/.
qr,'k.le'tse" no'kue'ns, lula'ma'ne" naso'uke'ns ka',.xa,.x.
Was asleep tho chiof. Ha eut off his head (of) tho chier Turtle.
laana,.xa'mne" nas qaha',.xe" a'pko'k !s. qanal'o,n:lm,.xa'mne'.
Again out ho went; horo ho passed outside, oppo- Ha crawled undor tho cover.
site t be door (be-
hind the tant).
5 qaosaqa'.ne', kkanmi'y«t.s qakq'.ne" naso'ke'n, n'«tkml:'sne"
Ha staid there. In the morning lay down tho chier. It was prepared
"ki'ek. qao' -kno,.xa"mne" wan'kim'hm" naso',k"e'n, qakib'tne"
food. Not ha aroso; ha was shaken the chiof. Ha was told:
okno..xa'men' hunok"dn'e kdn'e'k, qao'kno..xa"mne', tawan'kindlne'.
'" Arise, I bave fln.ished your food." Not ha aroso. Again ha was shaken.
qa-kil:'hle" okno,.xa'men', tseikatdlne" pal n'dn'e" opna'nul.
tte was told: "Aris." Ha was looked at ha was dad.
tsektt.l:kin.,'tne." qa'psin no'la, n'up..xabkindhae', laqaanat.,'kine'.
It was lookod for tracks what did it. Tracks were seen. Again hot out went tracks.
10 tseikat:'[ne', n'upsa'lne', saosa«l.'ne', tunwa«kanulkini'hm -.
It was looked at. Ha was seen. Ha was there. Ha was brought out.
nal'amkdn'e" naso'k"e'ns, qakiya'mne" ka.s a.'ktsa'nmt, qake'ne"
Ho held the head (o/) the chie/. Some one said: "Where is the kni/o?" Ha said
ka'..xaç huqa.ont'lne" a.'ktsa'mat, qakiya'mne" kas t!a'wu.
Turtle: "I do hot lear knile." Some one said: "Where is tho bow?"
qake'ne" ka'..xa..x huqa.ont'hae" t!a'wu, qakiya'mne- kas a'u'tat.
Ha sad Turtle: "I do hOt fear bow." Some one sald: ,, Where is
:o«s] HUTENAI TALES
an ax?" Tutle said: "I do hot fear an ax." Some one said:
"Pour water on him." Tutle said: "Don't." Some (»ne said:
"Throw him into the waer." Turtle licd when he said he was not
afraid of ax, knife, and bow. IIe lied when he sai(| that he was
afraid of water, for that was the place from which he had corne
ash«)t'c. IIc was taken to the water, tfc carried thc chief's head.
Ife was thrown into the water. Ife sank. Aftt,r a while there in
the middle he emerged. He shook the chief's head in the water.
Some one said: "It is Turtle." Tutle started for his tcnt. Turtlc
came home. Then Beaver ruade holes ira ail directions. ]Ie |fit hem
off (thc bows), he dragged them into Iris hole, then the manitous went
back. (Their bows) were broken. (Thcy said:) "My b-w is l»atl."
17. SKI'NK AND PANTIIER 1
Skunk went al-ng. IIe saw Panther. P:mther was ,'tfraid ot
Skunk. Panther pretended to be dead. Skunk went there.
qake'ine" ka'..xa..x huqa.ont'tne" aqu'tal, qakiya'mnc" yu,,..xakuly;t'ldt.
Ho sa)d Ttu'tle: "I do hot Iear ax." Some one said: "Pour ye water on him."
qakeqne" ka'..xa.y ma«ts, qakiya'nme" ..xunmt ltl lkd. slutske inc"
Ho said Turtle: "Don't." Some one said: '" Throw him into the Ire lied
ka'xax neis kqa'ke" kq.o'nil 1 u talsts a'kts«'malsts t ' '
Turtle that saying not aIraid oi ax and knife and how.
f
slutske'dm" neis kqa'ke" k !#ne'l wu'o's pal ne'sts k tak«.kahl pkam.
lle lied that saying being afraid of water that where he came ashore from.
qa'osa[yu'lmnu|kindtne', n«d'amk:'n'e" llaso'k"e'ns. unmitqu- 5
l:Ie was taken to the water. He carried the head
l:'lne', nikt.noqu'n'e', qawunik:'t.se" qo's
into the He sank. After a while there
water.
kal'awa'kawa'ts !ne'. wan'qok.ta'mkdn'e"
emerged. He shook the head in the water
ne" pa't n'dne" ka'.ya..x, ts !:nam:'lkil
said: "It is ho Ttlrtle. Start for
the ehie['s. YIe was thrown
qayadl«'wo's laqa-
in the middte ho
naso'ok"e'ns, qakiya'm-
the chie/'s. Borne one
a'ktt .ht'e's k«t'.yas.
his tent Ttlrlle."
ht'taa'e"
Ho got home to
mekne'te'k.
direetion«. He bit them off. His hole
qu ..Xulle'. ht.ya'.ye" ]lgpt k.ct. il Ulllttskilllt si/le'.
They tbe manituus. It wa. hroken Ior Ihem.
-ent back
17. SKUNK AND PAXTHER
Q:vn'çe" 'ças. n'u'p.ne" swa's, swa'
lte went along Skunk. Ho saw Panther. Panther
n'u'pse'k swa'. qao.xa'çe" .xa'.xas. tsuka'te
Ho pre!ended Panther. He went there Skunk. Ho took
robe dead
a«'k,t.la'e's ka'.xa..x, ta'.xas S:'ll'a
his tent Turlle. Then Beaver ho ruade holes in ail
q!a.nin'..xne', aqo'k!ame'es qa'naltsa'qanawt.nuk- 10
he dmgged them into it.
saha'ne" kat !a'wu.
"Bad is my bow."
If Ollt llle" " t
S .yas'.
was afraid of $k-mak.
SWfl,S llal..o tulle'.
Pariber and carried him
on his back.
tSee pp. 40,48.
9.4 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULle. 59
took Panther. 1le carried him on his back. Skunk went along.
Pantherthought: "Whatshall I doaith him?" Hethought: "He
shall put me down." I[e put him down. Skunk let out his fluid.
Panther arose. P«tnther kicked ,qk-unk's bucket. IIe broke his
bucket. Panther started away. IIe went along, going in a circle.
Skunk arrived. IIe saw the bucket there, tic was angry. IIe
started, tIe h)oked f-r Panther. IIesaw his trae'ks. Panther went
along and calne back to the saine place. Skunk started. ]Ie saw the
tracks where (Panther) had heeng.ing. I[e made tracks. IIe knew
it was the same one. He followed the tracks, fie tracked hiln. IIe
saw the trac - were still there. IIe f-llowed the tracks. Il(' tracked
him. There was a lake. There were trac-. IIe drank. Skunk
looked into the water. There he was. Ih' thought he saw him.
Then he br.ke wind. Many time, he broke wind. fie lo,,ked again.
There he was. [[e I,roke wind again. IIe h,oked again. There he
was. Then he was tired, tle lay down on his back. IIe saw
qa'na'..xe"
/de went Skunk.
along
lptsço'unap.
"IIe shall pu me
dOWD.."
qnnaqt{k.xne"
Ile kicked
y«gsknle: se s.
his ketIle.
qa|wi'yne" swa' ka«s hu|'a(la'ke'l qalwi'yne"
Ho thought Panther: "How shall I do?" ge thought:
p:sço'une', n'u'çte'k ça's. n'owu'kune" swaL
Ho put him Ho defecated Skunk. Ho arose Panther.
down.
y«t skme./se's swa' ..xa'..xas'. n um.,tsk:'n'e"
the buckct Panther Skunk's. He broke it
ts.ma ..xe" swa. qa'na'..xe" n'uk!qalqa'«lse', qao..xa'..xe"
He startod Panther. He went along howent about in a circle. Ho arrived
5 ..xa'..xas. n'u'p..x«ne" saoqa'qa'pse yttskt'me's, sa'n:lwi'yne'. Is!:na'..xe'.
Skunk. He saw there was his ketlle. He was angrv. Ile started.
n'itskdtnc" swa's, n'u'p..xnc" a«'k.t:k!{se's, qa'na'..xe" swtt' a','ke
Fie looked lot Panther. lle saw his tracks. He went along Panther and
ht.uk!qak.tatiqa'«tse ". ts!.,na'..xe" ça'sas. n'u'ps«ne sakitald-kse'.
ho wen$ around in a circle, lle started Skunk. fie saw tmcks being there.
ka«s n'aqo'na. n'tt.k./lre" a'k.t.,k!:'ses, n'u'p..xne ok!"ina'mus
W'here he went he ruade his tracks, lle saw the saine as
pat n'dnse', t a'..xas n' aq !aslit :'tne'. ts !tllali "uqku a n..XO'une -.
ho. Then he Iollowed the tracks. He pursued him.
10 n'u'p..xne" sakilat:'kse', n'aq!as'tit«'tne', ts!manuqkuan.X, Vune
Ho saw tracks being there. Ho followed the tracks, lle pursued him
sk«kq !nu'kse" qao_.xal:'k«e', n'.,ku'hte', n'u'ps«ne" ..xa'..xas neis wu'os.
to where was a lake where were tracks. He drank, fie sw Skunk the water.
saosaqa'pse', qatwi'yne" k.i'l'u'p..xa, ta'..xas n'atsu'kpine" yunaqa'pse"
It was there. He thought he saw him. Then ho hroke wind; many (times)
k!a'tsu'kp, tatseika'te" s,osaqa'pse', laatsu'kpne', tatseka'te"
breaking wind. Ho looked again wher ho was. Again he broke wind. kgain ho lookod
saosaqa'pse', ta'..xas nuk.lu'kune', tuwul'it..XO'umek, n'u'p.x«ne"
where ho was. Thon ho got tired. Ho lay down ou back. Ho saw
o&s] KUTElq'AI TALES
Panther. He thought: "I will break wind uguinst him." Then he
turned his backside to him. Panther to«»k off his last finger-nail and
put it on his arrow. IIe shot Skunk. Panther killed Skunk.
l..q. THE [OSQUITo
Mosquito went along. ]le saw a town. ]le was t,»fd: "Corne, eat
choke cherries." Mosquito said: "I don't eat choke cherries." Mos-
quito went al«»ng. Hc saw a town. He was t,,h[: "Corne, you shall
eat service berries." Mosquito said: "I don't eat service berries."
Moquito went on. Mosquito was going along. He saw a town.
I{e was told: "Corne, you sha|l eat blood." Mosquito went there.
Ite ate blood. IIe are nmch. His bel|v became big. IIe went out
ugain, t]e broke sticks and ail (?). M,»squito died. Little birds
flew out of him. Those were mosquit«»es. "Wuu, wuu! you are a
manitou; you shall be m«,squit,,es."
swa's, qalwi'yne" ktslaatsukpu'..xa.
Panther. He thought he would break wind again.
lo'k"«'ne" kiapt !aha'nlukp swa'.
:He broke off the claws Panther.
rn«'t.x.ne" .xa'..xas'. n'upt'lne" ..xa'.xas"
:He shot k-%mk. Ha killed Skunk
t a'..xas qao..xak !ala..xe'kpne'.
Then he turned his backside up.
qao .xa k !o'ne" a''k !e's.
]e pohated hls arrow.
SW8, .
Panther.
18. Trie [OSQUITO
Qa'na'..xe" qatsts!a'ta, n'u'p..x.ne) sak.hlnam«'sne', qakib'tne"
He went Mosquito. tte saw a village was there.. IIe was told:
la'n'a «'ke'n' 'ke'hna'k!." qake'ine" qatsts!a'ht hutsqa«'ktne" 5
"Corne, eat choke cherries." Ite said Mosqttit o: "I do hOt eat
a'ke'lma'k!, ts!«na'..xe" qatsts!a'ta, u'u'p..xne" sak.hmamt'sine'.
choke charries." He started Mosqttito. Ha saw u village was there.
q«.kib'tne" Fa'n'a hmts..xa't'kine" sq!u'm'o, qake'ine" qatsts!a'la
He was told: "Corne, you shall eat service berries." tte said Mosqttito:
hutsqa«'ktne" sq!u'nro, ts!«na'..xe" qatsts!a'ta, qana'..xe', n'u'p..xne"
"I do hot est service berries." tIe started Mosquito. He went along. YIe saw
sak.tunarn«'s»ne', qaket{hw" la'n'a h«nts..xal'dkne" wa"nmo.
there was a village. He wa told: "Cme, you shall eut blood."
qao..xa'..xe" qatsts!a'ta, n'«'kin'e" wt"nmo's, yunaqa'pse" n'«'kne'. 10
]e went there Mosquito. He are blood. Much he ate.
wAwu'rnne', htana..xa'mne" n'upla'pse" io,k!s ta.uk!et'ana..xo'se'ts.
His belly was big. He went out again, he was ldlled stick broke him (?).
n'«'pine" qatsts!a'ta, tsaqona'ne" tuq!w«tsqa'rnna qak..xa'l'anano-
Fie died Mosquito. Little birds flew
.xu'n'e pal n'{n'e" qatsts!a'tu, wu'u, wu'u rSp«'k!a m'nko, k«'nten
out, those were Mosqultoes. "Wu'u, wu'ul a manitou you. You shall be
qatsts ! a'la.
moequitoea.
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l.q. Trie M.t AND TiiE WASPS
An old man eut along. ]Ie defecated. Wasps stuug his anus.
IIe put his hand in. IIc soiled his hand. I[e shook his hand.
There was a stone. I[c hurt his hand. Ho put Iris hand iuto his
mouth. IIc tastcd his excrenlcnt.
20. LAME KNEE
There was a town. The chief said thev would break camp in order
to plani. They broke camp. The chief's wives went to draw water.
Thcre were the frien<ls of Lame Knee. His friends said : "You ought
fo steal the chief's wifc." Lame Knee started. Itc went there
lilnping. ]'he chief's wife came back carrying water. He seized her.
She said te) lfim: "Let me go; the chier wants fo drink." Lame
Kncc said: "I will n.t let you go." The woman said: "Let me go;
19. THE MAN AND THE WASPS
Qa-na'çe. nu'la'qna, qao..xaFu'..xte'k.
IIe we-t along an old man. He de[ecated.
aa'k !at:..xe'kp!ês. qa'naq! ateille" mats !e'ine'.
his anus.
sw«tsnu kse.
where was a stone.
a'q !u" 'le"s.
his excrement.
n'itkh,na'pse" yu"wat!s
They stung him wasps
ne»s qaqana'ane" aa'ke'es
Ho put his hand in, he sofledhis hand. That he did his hand
(he shook)
t.aqtseyço me'k. naqtuq !waq !alc"ne. n'u'ktuke'se
Hehurt his hand. Heput hishandintohismoath. It smclled
hand o[
20. LAME KNEE
5
There was a town.
mo'k!o"tne', ta'..xas
in th ground. Then
mu"e's IlaSoukue'II.
wives o[ the chie[.
qak.la'pse" aLsvu'e's
fhey said his f,'iends:
Qa'k.|una'mne'. qake'»ne" naso'uke'n tsu'qnaneya'mne'ts ts!«t-
He said the chie[ they would break camp to sow
n'um«tsk.luua'mne'. .xunya.xak!'se" t«lna-
they broke camp. They went and dipped the
water
qahaqa'ane atsw't»mo q!o'm:dq!a'n'k!o.
There were [rionds Lame Knee.
.xma"nhaw«tsnut Em«'hm" ttlnanmu e's
"You ought to steal the wi[e o[
naso',kuen, ts !ma'..xe" q !o'lnalq !a'n'k!o. q ao-.xaq !ank !« V,,te'k.
the chie[." He started Lame Knee. He went there limping.
l0 taapskatko'tse" t«tnamu.«'se's naso'ka'rL, tsmk:'n'e', qak.la'pse"
She came back carry- his wife the chie['s. He took hold o[ She said to him:
ing water ber.
psk«'n'u ma kts!e'iko'l naso'ke'n, qake'ine" q!o'malq!a'n'k!o
"' Let me go, he wants to drink the chier." He said Lame Knee:
hutslaqa'p«sk«m'sne', qak.la'pse" nes pa"tke»s pcsk'-u tu'-.xw«
"I will hot let y,ou go." She said that woman: "Let me go, ahnost
t The plauting o[ tobacco Is meant.
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the chief might be angry; the cKicf wants to drink." Theu llmy
broke camp. They went to the ch|cf. The chief was told "Lame
Knce is holding your wife." The cirier sai(l: "Go to him. Tell him
to let ber go because I an t|firsty." They went to him. He
was told: "The chier says he wants you to let her go because he
wants to drink." Lame Kuee sa|d: "Go to the ehief; tell him that
I shall n,)t let ber go." They xvent to the clfiëf. IIe was t-ld"
"Lame Knee says that he will hot let her go." The chief sa|d, being
n.w angry: "Ha, ha, hova!"--"Tell him I shall no[ let tire ctfief's
wife go." (The cKicf) took a knife. IIc went there. IIe arrivcd at
theplarc wherehiswifewas. LamcKneewashol(ling lhewifeoflhe
ch|cf. (The cllief) said to him" "Let go of ber." Lame Knee sa|d:
"Ishallnotletgoofher.'.' Thecl.iefwentthere. IIocutoffhishcad.
IIe threwit away. The head turned over; it smilcd wh|le it was rollmg
]san-'{|wey naso',k'n, ma kts!e'ko'| naso'.''n, ta'..xas
may be augry the chier, fie wants to drink the chier." Then
n'um«tsk.|ma'mne', qao..xa..xmn«'sine" naso'k"e'n, q aki|«'hm"
they broke camp. They went to the chier. He was told
naso',k"e'n sa'w«tskdn'e" q!o'ma|q!.a'n'k!o tthmmunt's'me|, qa-
the chier: '" He holds her Lame Knee your wife."
ke'iue" naso'k''n qo'nam«'lkeil qak«'tke,l kApdskein ma kohok"-
He said the cbief: '" Go to him teU him heshalllet her go because
nuq!|uma'mel, qo'na.xam{siae', qakib'hm" qake'ine" naso'k"e'n 5
I ana lhirsty." They went to him. lte was told: "' He says the chie[
km|p«sk{nme[ ma kts !e'ko'{. qakeqne" q !,)'malq !a'n'k !o q,
you shall let ber go he wants to drink." He said Lame Knee: "Go
keil naso'.''n, kmlqak«'lkel ku'sl'aqa'p«skdnmeit. qo'na.xam«'s-
to the ch|et. Tell him I shall hot let her go." They went to
ne" naso'.e'n, qakil{hm" qake'ine" q !o'malq !a'n'k!o ksdaqap{sk:n.
the ch|et. He was told: "He sa|d, Lame Knee he will no[ let her go."
qake'ne" naso'ken ta'..xas ksa'n«'lwey ha'ha'ho'ya, kmlqa-
He said the ch|et now beig angry: "h- h hSya." -- "Tell
k«'lket ku'sl-aqa'p«sk./nmel t«|namu"e's naso'ke'n, tsuk"a'te" 10
him I shall hot let go the wife of the eh|et." He took
a'ktsa0na-ts, qao..xa'..xe', ta..xa'..xe" sa'w«sqa'pse" tdnamu"e's.
a knife, lle went there. Iearrived where w his wife.
q!o'malq!a'n'k!o sa'w:tsk{n'e" tdnamu«'se's nase'k"e'ns, qa-
Lame Knee held the wile of [he ch|et.
k.la'pse" l):sk:'ne'n '. qake'ine" qh,'malq.!a'n'k!o huts|a'qap«sk:'n'e'.
Hesaid to him: "Letgoofher." He said Lame Knee: "I shall no[ let go of ber."
qao..xa'..xe" naso'ke'm hdama'ne', n'Aqanm«'te', luqa'qmak«k. -
I-le went there the ch|et. He mt off his Ie threw it away. The head
head.
la"nme" qOuS ya'qa'o..xaqa'ye'..xome'ike" ta'tuwitsli]nu'k"ena'n'e'. 15
turned over; there the place where it rolled ho was smiling.
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along. He eut off Iris arm. It remained hanging down. He eut off
the oiher arm. It was ¢hrown awav. Then both arms were (»ff.
One leg w«:s cul off. It was thrown awav. The other leg was eut
off. The bodv fcll down. Then it was eut te pieces. Then the
people went awav and put up the tents af Where-ihev-used-to-sow-
Tobacco. At night the people were ,leep. Seine one was heard
singing. The pcoplc said: "It sounds like Lame Knee, who is
dead." Lamë Knec arrived. IIe killcd the clfief. He married his
two wives. IIe took both of them.
21. Trie YOUTII XHO KII,LED TttE CHIEFS !
An old man who lmd a daughter lived in a tent. A man arrived.
tIe kept his daughtcr. She haJ an«)ther chihl. It was a male.
tIe killcd him. Thc x m,mn live«l in the tent. She lmd another child.
hrq"aldsine" a'k.ta't !e's. qa'qaq !ma'weslat..xo'.e'. nao'k !''s a'k.-
It was eut off hia arm. It remained hanging clown. The other
ta't!e's tuq"atdsnc', n'dqanlmt.tdsine', ta'ças ats«nd'at«t.ta"t!ne'.
ara he eut off. It was thrown away. Then both arms were off.
nao'k!sa'q !e's tu'saq !qa'lno'. a'elqanmet.te'sine, nao'k!sa'q!e's
One leg was eut off. It was thrown away. The other leg
luqatt'sine ". n'o'naso'ne', ta'.xas na'n'oqe'qa'lne ". ta'as
waS eut off. The body tell down. Then it was eut te pieces. Then
5 no'q !naneya'mne" qao..x't.tana'nme
people went away and put up the tents at
ktsAmi"y«t kq!u'mnc'"na'm, nullaalndtne"
At night people were asleep. It was heard
qakeya'nme" ndke'ine" q !o'matq !a'nk !o.
People said: '" It must ba Lame Kne
! !
q .o malq .a la k .« . n'ipdhm"
Lame Knee. He killed
xç a'tstlatltsuk"a' t c'.
I¢olh he look.
a'qa'nak !alamu'k !o.
Where-t hey-used-to-sow-
Tobaceo.
]at'was« wltya llallt- o
seine one singing.
ma ki'ip, st'a..xa'.xe"
who is dead." He arrived
naSo,uk,,e.ns. , ,
n asa'lt« t.sc'.
that chieL He married them.
21. THE YOUTH WHO KILLED THE CHYEFS
10
Qan..t.tu'ne" nul'a'qna naqa'lte" pa'tkeis, wa'..xe" tdtqa't !.
There lived in a an old man had a child a woman. Hearrived a man.
tent
tsuk a te sw«ndse's, tahaqa'tte" n'dnse-t./tqa't!s, q!akpakit..xa'ne-.
e tok his daughter. She aise had a it was a maie. He killed him.
qantt.la ,ne ne4 ttina'mu, lahaqa'tte" n't'nse- na.utena'nas.
She lived in a tent hat old woman. Again she had a it was a girl.
ehild;
Aeeordig to Ilaroaby. a Blackfoot laie.
Evidently he had married the girl. and he was in the habit of preserving the lires o| hls daughters,
but ldlling his Sons.
oas] KUTENAI T XLES O 9
It was a girl. lit' kept lier. The chie[ lived there, driving gaine.
/Ieskinned abuffalocow, liestarted to g,»back. ]Ic took a travoi
Ih" started off. He put the meat into it. tIe started to g(, back.
IIe came back. That chic[ did n,,t give any mcat to his parents-in-
htw. The old .,vom«m was hungry. The old man's son-in-law did
not give hiln anythingto eat. She had another child, a maie. Sh«
said: "Do hot t«ll the clfief Ihat I bave given birth." She s;,id
her father: "Early to-morrow shoot a buffah, cow. Don't beafraid
of the chie[." Early the ncxt day the-ld man shot a buffnh, cow.
IIe killed a cow. (The chie[) went out early, tte saw the old man
skinning, lic went in again. Ho took a bow. IIe thought: "I will
kill that old man." Thc chie[ started, tic arrived. IIc sai,! t,, him:
"Did you ill a cow." The old man said: "Yes, it is mine." The
chie[ said: "lVo; it is n,»t yours, it is mine." The chie[ took his bow.
tsuk"a'te', qa-sa:qa'ne nei naso'«k°e'n naqail{lek, n'umitse'ile"
He took ber. IIe staid the chie[ driving game. fie skinne.
lu'kpu's, latsbna'xe'., tsuka'te a'q!kamal'{se's, ts«na '..xe'.
a cow. ]e started back. He took a travois. He started.
qo..xa"nte" a'ku'laks', lats [ma'..xe'. tata..xa'..xe', qah{s'e" nawaspaTes
]e put into it the mat. H started back. He got back. Not he gave his parents-in-
ment to law
ne naso'ukue'n, nuwa'sne" ne t«hm'mu, qahsa'pse" nawaspaTe's
that chier. She was hungry the old woman. Not he gave him his son-in-law
to eat
ne" nul a qna. lahaqa'ltc" ' '
' ' t« tqa't.s, qak.la pse" toasts ts..xuna"/e'n' 5
the old man. Sh had a child a maie. She said: " Don't talk about it to
again
no'ke-n neis kohaqa'pmit, qakt'lne" t:tu'e's kanmi'yit w,ilnam
the chie[ that I bave given birth." She said to ber [ather: "To-morrow early
htntsmt't..xne" lu'kpu', toasts 1L, nt s !ont'lne" naso',k"c'n.
yoU will shoot a eow. Don't be a[raid of the chie[."
kkanmi'ytt.s w,llna'ms mt't..xne" tu'kpu's nei nul'a'qana.
The following day early he shot a row that old man.
n'uk!it'«lwa'ne lu'kpu's, w,/tna'nrs ' . .... .
13. RIIRXa Illlle . Il Il pxane" sak-
One he killed cow. Early he went out. Ha saw
t .a wu s. l0
nu'q!me'se" nes nut'a'qnas, la'tmaxa'mne', tsuka'te" ' '
skinning that old man. He went in again. He took a bow.
qalwi'yne" hul'u'pit nei nul a qna. ts.ma ..xe" nei naso'k%n.
Ite thought: "Let me kill that
laa'çe', qak«'lne" ke'm
He arrived. He said to "ls it
him:
tiei Ilu|'a/qaIl,' he" n'tin'e"
that old man: "Y-es, it is
wa'ha qa.e'n'e" ne'nk,,.
"lgo, hot it is yours.
old man." He started that
n«'nko hl'kpu" kinst'{hva.
yours a cow did you kill?"
ka'min, qake'ine" nei
mine." Ha said that
n'«'n'e ka'min, tsuka'te
It is mine." Re toek
chie[.
qake'inc"
He said
naso'ukUe'n
chier:
t !awu' es
his buw
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IIe did not sec the youth whowas there. He thought he would kill
the old man. The youth arose. He took his bow. ]Ie shot the
ehief. Ho killed him. He said to his faLher: "Now Lake the meat
and go baek home." He took il. tic arrivetl at home. The youLh
(,ntercd thc ehief's tent. At once he killed the chief's wives. Ho
threw thcm outside. H, said to lais father: "Go in, it shall be your
tent."
IIo said to his mother: "AJ'e thêre no people?" Ho was told:
"There is a town down the rivêr." l[e was tohl: "The chief thêre
is like tifis one vas. He does ||oL give away anv f«,oll." The
youth sa|d: "I will starL." The youth started. Ho arrived thcre.
fie entered an t,h[ WOlnan's tent. IIe s«i(l to ber: "I ana hungry."
He was told: "We «tre hungry." Site, look a di.h. She" put some-
thi[lg into il. She gave iL fo him. She was Loi(l: "I said I am
hungry." ïhe ohl WOlllltll sa|d: "We are htlilgl-y. There is much
tmso'kelL qa.u l,Xne" nttsta'ha]s ' "
' . saosaqa pse. qatwi'yne"
the ch|et. Not he saw the youth being tbere. He thought
ksu'pi'l ne's nut'a'qnas, n'owo'knt;" ne mtsa'ht, tsuka'e
he would kill the old man. |te arose that youth. He look
L!awu"e's. mt't..Xlm" naso'ke'ns, n'ipdhm', qakdlne" t«tu'e's
his bow. He shot the ch|et, lle killed him. |:le said to his father:
t'..xas tsuk"a'ten' a'ku'la'k ktnlats!dn'am, tsuka'te ". la'ta..xa'-
"Now take the meat and go back home." tic took it. lle arrived al.
home.
5 .Xe'. tilla..x0/nlll(" «'ktt,.|«'sê's neis naso'k"e's llêi n«tst.a'ha|.
Ho entered his lent |bat chief's that youth.
t:hmmu.dse's n'uk!"ilq!akpakitço'ne', n'ana«lanm:'te', qakt'hm"
[lis wives at once he kflled them. He threw them outside. Ile sald to
tttu"e's ll«'llko [tlla..x.a'llle'll'. tsçat't'n'e" a'kit.la"ne's.
his father: "You enter. It will be .'out test."
Qakt'tne" ma'es ke'tu aqlslua'kntk!, qak.ta'pse" nei khnmnmi'tuk
Ho said to his mother: "No people?" He was ttAd: "That down river
Saa k.tuna'nme'.
the chier.
ts!ma çe
He started
an old worn,n's.
t sukua'tc"
8ho look
qak.ta'pse" ya.qa(la'.ke" ha" a."ke qaqa'ne"
He was told: " The way as was this also is
one
at qahtska'ne', qake'ine" llei l:tsta'hat hutsk, na'..xe-.
Not he gives to eat He said that youth: " l'Il start."
to any one.'"
ne ndsta'hat, ta..xa ..xe'. tna..x«'nme" a k:t.la.« se's
that youth. He arrived IIe entered ber tent
there.
qak:'hw" hunuwa'sine', qak.h'pse" hunuwas'nala'ne-.
Hesaid to ber: "I ara hungry." He was told: " We are httngry.,'
a'tsus, n'oqo..xa"nte', namatdktse', qak.ta'pse-
a dish. She put it in. She gave it to him. She was told:
hoqake'ne" humm:a'sine', qake'ne" ne tAna'mu hunuwas'nala'ne-.
" I said I ara htmgry." She said , bat old woman: " We are hungry.
t Evidently tkis is the son, who had grown up mearwhile."
BOAS] KVTENAI. TALES 31
food in the ehief's tent, but nobotly g(es in there." The v, mth said:
"Fil'go." Ho was tohl by the oltl woman: "Don't go." The youth
ar.se, tic went thcre, tle entered the chief's lent. (The chief)
was asleep. (The youth) saitl to him: "I have entered your lent."
(The chief) got up from his bed. tte became a rattlesnake. (The
youth) tookhis arrow, tlestruck him. IIe knocked hiln d,)wn. His
wives at ,,nec became rattlesnakes, and he km,cked them clown. He
went out again, tle said: '.'C, ome in. ail ,,f yt,u, and gel meat."
The y,»ut h sai,l: "Are there no t,ther people ." Ht, was tohl: "There
is a town tlown the river." The youth said: "I will sturt." He was
told: "The chief is bad." IIe stal'ted. He arrived al the town.
There a/l ,,Ici woman was living in « lent. IIe entcred. H(: said to
ber: "I ara hungry." IIe was t«,ld: "We are hungry." She'to«,k
adish. She put somehing into il. She gave il to him. Ho said
to her: "I saitl I ara hunglT." IIe was t,,hl: "There is no f«,,)d."
tt,. was told: "There is much food in that tent. but n,body goes in
naso'ke'n a'ktt.ta'e's yunaqa'ne" k!i'ket al tlat/la..xanma'nme'.
rhe chie/ his tent mueh food, but hot any one goes in."
qake'ine" ne nttsta'hat hutsbna'..xe', qk.ta'p" nes tthm'mu's
He said that youth: "ril go." Ile was lold by that old womn:
mats ts!t'nan', n'o'wo'kne" ne n«tsta'hal, qaoNa'..xe', t:naça'mne"
," Don't gol" Ile rose that youth. /le went there. Ite entered
,'k:t.t{se's /laso'ke'/ls. sak.te'itse', qak{tlm" husAtkaça'mne"
the lent of the chie/. /te was a«leep. /le said to "1 bave etered
him:
a'k«t.la"ne's, n'ukno..xa'mne', n'tnqa'ptek w{lnml, tsuk"a'tc" 5
your lent." He got up from his bed. /le became a rattlesnake. He look
''k!e's. qantu'lte', q.akpaklt..xo ne'. neis alt«hmmu"e's
his arrow. He struck htm. /le knocked him clown. Then his wives
n'uk!it't/lqapt'kse wt'lma'[s. /l'uk!ilq!akpakit..xo'ne. ta'ana-
at once became rattiesnakes. One at a time he knocked them clown. He wet
a'nme'. qake'ine" q!a'pe" qokaya..xa'keil a,'k"u'ta'k.
out ugain. Ile said: " Ail c6me and get - meut."
Qake'ne" mtsta'hat M'lu aqtsma'kn:k[ taa'k!ta'k, qakil{|ne- nei
/le sid the youlh: "" Are peopie others?" /le was told: "That
thereo
k!unanm{tuk sa,k.hlna'mne', qake'ine" ne n«tsta'ha| httlts!:na'..xe-. 10
down river is town." /le said that youth: "l'Il start.'"
qakil«'|ne" saha'n'e" naso'ke'n, ts[«na'..xe', ta'çe sa,k.lunam«'s,-
/le was told: "Bad is the chier." He stared. Ho arrived where was a ton
ne'. samt.ta'ase" tAna'mu's, tma..xa'mne', qak{hle" lllllltlWa,'sine'.
Where lived in a tent un old woman. He entered. He said to "I ara hungy.."
ber:
qak.ta'pse" hunuwas'nata'ne', tsuk"a't.se" a'tsu's, n'oqo..xakt'nse"
He was told: " We are hungry." $he took a dish. She put it inlo it,
namatiktsa'pse', qak«'lne" hoq"ake'ine" htulUWa'sne', qak.la'pse"
she gave il to him. /le said to "I said I am hungry.'" He was told:
ber:
lo'.ne" ku.ikina'ta, qak.la'pse" ne ha/lt.lana'mke yunaqa'ne" 15
"Thcre is ou food." Ho w$,S told; "That whete lent i is mtch
3"2 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETL[NoLOGY |BULL. 59
there." The youth said" "I'll go." Ho went out. He got there.
He entered, and the chief was asleep, tie said to him: "Get up."
The chief got up from his bed. tIe bec,me a grizzly bear. The .
youth took his arrow and struck him. lit knockcd him down. At
once (the chief's) wives becamc grizzly bcars. 1 [c knocked them down. "
He threw them outsidc. Thc vouth wcnt out tgah. Ho said: "Take
the meat." They took the mcat.
The youth said: "Are there no other people." tic was told:
"Ther«.is a ton down the river." The vouth sartcd, lle arrived
at the town. fie entered the tcnt of an ol(i woman, tle said to
her: "I ara hungry." lIc was told: "We have no food." She took
a dish and put s«»nmthing into thc dish. She gave it to him. IIe
spoke to her, he said: "I ara hungry." fie was told: "There is much
food in that tcnt, butm,body ge»es in there." Thc youthsaid: "I'll
k!«'ke'l at qattna..xammt'nme', qake'ine" nei m, tsta'hal huts!tna',.xe'.
food but hot any one goes in." He said that youth: "I'll go."
n'ana..xa'mne', qao..xa'..xe', ttnaa'mne', sak.le'tse" naso'ukUen.
He went out. He got there. He entered. He was asleep the chier.
qak«'hae" o'kn.o..xa'men', n'okun_.xa'mne" ne naso'uku'n.
Ne said to "Arise." He got up from the bed that chieL
him:
n'tnqa'pte'k k.la'wla's, tsuka'te" a''k!e's nei nttsta'hal, qanl'lte'.
He became a grizzly bear. He took his arrow that youth. He struck it.
5 q !akpaldt..xo'.ne. lleis alt.,lnamu.«'se's no'k !'d'«nqapta' -kse"
10
He knocked it down. Then his wives each became
k.la'wla's no'k!ilq!akpakit-.xo'ne', n'almqanmt'te', laana..xa'mne"
grizzly bear he knocked them down. tte threw them outside. He went out again
nei n«tsta'hal, qake'ne" qokaya..xa'kei| a'ku'la-l
that youth. He said: "Take ye the meat."
qokaya..xa'lne" a'ku'la'k.
They took the meat.
Qake'nc ne mtsta'hal ki'tu aqtsma'kn«k! laa'k!lak, qakit/lne"
He said that youth: "Are people others?" He was told:
there no
nei k!unanmi'tuk sak.luna'mne', ts!«na'çe" ne n«tsta'hal, laça'çe"
"That down river there is a town." He started that yout h. . He arrived;
sak.tunam«'sne', tmaça'mne" a/k:t.la.«'se's tdna'mu's, qak«'lne"
t here was a town. He entered the tent of an old woman He said to
her:
hunuwgsne'-, qak.la'pse" lo'ne" ku:kna'la, tsuka't.se" a'tsus n'oqou-
" I ara hungry." lte was told: "There out food." She took dLsh; she put
is none
a"nt.se" n'tsus, namitiktsa'pse', qak«'lne" hoqake'ne hunuwa'sne'.
it into it the dish. She gave it to him. He said to "I said I ara hungry."
ber:
qak.la'pse" nei han«t.lan'a'mke" yunaqgne" k!«'ké'l at qattna,.xam-
Ho wa told: "That where tent is is mueh food, but hOt any one
noAs] KUTEqAI TALES 33
go." He wastold by theold woman: "Don't go there." He arose.
Iie went out. ]Ie went there. IIe entered. He sat down.
said te (the chicf):. "Arise." The chier got up frein his bed.
became a buffah» bull. (The youth) took his arrow and struck him
with it. tIe knocked him do n. (The chier's) wives at once became
buffalo cows. He knocked them down. He threw them outside.
tic said: "Corne and take the meat."
2'2. THE VHITE
A white man went along. IIe saw (another)white man on the
branch of a tree. IIe was chopping off the limb close te the trunk.
The white man was told: "You will ff,ll." The white man said:
"I shall net fall." IIe said no more. This onestarted. (The other
one) was chopping along. IIe chopped it off. lIe fell down.
Ilei isoukue "n.
that chiol.
qanla]timu'n'e'.
ho struck it with it.
qaptdkse" tu'kpu's n'ok!itq!Mpa'ldtço'ne'.
became cows t once he knocked them down.
qake'ne" qo'kaw«sya..xa'ket a'ku'ta'k.
He said-" '" {Mme and lake the moat."
22. THE WHITE IAN
Qa-na'.xe-soya'pe'. n'u'p..xalae" soya'pe's a,'kAs!l«t'e'ns qaw«tsq!-
Ho went along a whito man. Ho saw a whito man a tree standing on
nu'se" a,'k«ts!k!aqaks, n'mtn,kitsç«Vne', qak.taipse" soy#pe's
a branch. Ho chopped off t ho limb Ho was told tho white man:
close to t ho trnk.
h«nts!onau'lre', qakeqne" ne soydpê" at huqa'onax.u'n'e, ta'qats- lO
" You wfll rail." Ho sMd the white "I (shall) net Iall." ]Je sid no
.xa'n'e'. ha" ts!end.xe', qa,nkitsço',,ne', k!ao'ne'.
more. Ths one started. Ho chopped along, tte chopped it Ho fell dol-n.
off.
85543°Bu11. 59--lb----3
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23. THE FRENCItMAN AND IIs DAUGHTERS
There lived a Frenchman and his three daughters. IIe said to
them: "You shall do whatever I tell you." The Fren«'hman went
away. There was a stump. He arrive(| and stru«k it. It opene(l,
and it was a door. Grizzlv Bear came to l«ok, and (the Frenchman)
ws t,dd: "Come!" The Frcnchnmn entered. IIe took f<,od. IIe
are, an(| after eating he was told: "You will give me your ('hih|. I
stmll nmrrv her." The Frenchman said to the Grizzly Bcar: "I will
give you mv dnughter." IIe went back. tIe arrived at home. IIe
said to his eldest daughter, he said to her : "I told you, ' Whatever
I tell you, tiret you must do.' " The girl said: "You said so." IIer
fathcr said te, ber: "Let us go to-morrow." On the f)llowing (lay the
Fren('hlnan went with his daughter. Hearrived at the stump. The
Fren('hmal l«,«.ke«l tt the stump. The door opened. The Grizzly
Bear cme «,ut and said fo him: "Corne in!" The two entered.
23. THE FRENCHMAN AND [[IS DAUGHTERS
Qa'mt.ta'ane" nu't'a'qana qa|saqa'tte" na.u'tê's, qak«'tne" ka" hu'-
There lived an old man three children girls. He said to "' Whatever
(Frenchman) them:
n'aqak.l«'ke'tts qa't:n a't«nstsqa'qanapk«'tne', ts!«na'..xe" ne nut'-
I tell you just, however, you shail do." He started that
a'qna smq,lukpku'pse" tasa'e" qanla'tte', nuk!«n«nmuçu'se-
Frenchman to where was a stump. He arrived, he struck if. It opened,
I)a't Stllk!ata'..xwe«'ts'e'. nakaaw«tsk«'kse k.ta'wlas qak.ta'pse" ta'n'a.
if was a door. Came out [o look Grizzly Bear, he was old: "Comeï'
5 tna..xa'mne" ne nut'a'qna, n'itk«'nse" ki'ek, n'i'-kne" kuTe'k.
lle entered the Frenchman. He took Iood. le are; ha finished
eating.
qak.la'pse" hentsa'matektsa'pne" a, qa'ttne"s hutsalite'tne', qake'tne"
tle was told: "You will give me your child, I shail marry her." He said to him
nei nul'a'qna k.ta'wlas hutsa'lnat«kts«'sne" ka'swm, tats!.,na'..xe'.
th&t Frenchman Grizzly Bear: "I'll give her to you my daughter." He went back.
1,'ta..xa'..xe" aa'kit.la'e-s, qak«'lne" nes kw«'tqaps sw«'ne's, qak:'tne"
tle arrived at his tent. He said to that eldest his daughter, le said fo ber:
ma kqa'k.te's ka" hun'aqa'k.te's qatmatkmtsqa'qana, qake'ne"
'" I told you whatever I teil you just, however, you must do." She said
10 nei lm.ute" ma k«,qa'ke', qak.ta'pse" su"ês kkarmi"y«t hutsts!«-
that girl: "I said so." She wa told by her father: "To-morrow we
m..xala.'ne', kkanmi"y«t.s ts!«nak«'kine" sv«'ntmo nei nuTa'q,na.
shall go." Next day they two went with his daught6r t,! Frenchman.
la..xa'_.xe" stnq./lukpku'l)se-, qatla'tte" nei n "t a qna lleiS
He arrived at the stump. He knocked that Frenchman that
a'q',hl'kl)kop's, nuk!mmm,*-.x«Vne" tak!an_.x,Vna't, n'aka-.xa'mse
stump. It opened tho door. IIe came out
k.ta'wtas, qak.ta'l)se" tka-.xa'mkeit, ttna'k«s..xa'mne-, n'itkt'Le"
he Grizzly Bear. He said to him: °' Come in." The two entered. He prepared
Boss] KUTEIAI TALES 35
]Ie prepred food. Tlaey ste. Aller lae laad fuislaed eating, he said
to lais duglater: "You shall marry him." The Fren«hmlm went
ba«'k. At niglat his dughter came back. IIe said fo ber: "Why
did you corne back." ]lis «|aulater said to him: "I was afraid; lae
is a Grizzly Bear." The Fren«hman sad: "]le will bite us." ]Ie
sid to his (next) d«tughter: "To-morrow we shall go t him. You
shall marry him." On the following day he went with his daughter.
The two went there. IIe kno«'ked at the d-r. (The Grizzly Bear)
opened il. They entered. IIe prepared food. Aller they had
eaten, the Frenehman went baek. In the evening his dauglater came
bek. Ite said to her: "Why did you corne baek. The Grizzly
Bear will bite us." IIe said to the youngest daughter, he said to
her: "To-morrow we shall go to t, he Grizzly Bear. You shall marry
him." The fgllowing day they two went together. Thev went there
together. He arrived. IIe knocked at the door. The Grizzly Bear
opened it. Tlaey entered. He prepared the food. Mter they had
egten, the Frenehman vent back. In the evening the woman went
ke'ek, n'«'k[ne', kuTek, qak«'lne" sw«'nes hmts'alit:'tne'.
food. They are. They finished He said Io his daughter: '" You will marry him."
eat ing.
la'ts!ma'.xe" nei nu'l'a'qna, ktsihni'y«t.s lawa'se" sw«'ne's.
He started back that Frenchman. At night came back his daughter.
qak«'lne" qa'psin k«'nsd'ats!«'ka'm, qak.la'pse" sw«'ne's hun'nm'Ine"
He said to her: "Why do you corne backï" She said to him his daughter: "I was afrsid;
pal ke'en k.la'wla, qake'ine" ne nu'l'a'q.na tsa'lit
he is a Grizzly Bear." aid that Frenchman: "tte will bile
wa'sine', qak:'lne" sv«'ne's kkanmi'y«t, hutsqona'..xata.«'s,ne" lam- 5
us." IIe said to his daughter: "To-morrow we shall go Io him, you
ts'a|it«'tine', kkafimi'y«t.s qo'nak«kma'lne" sw«'ne's, hla'k«knm'lam'.
wfll marry him." Next day they two we:t together his daugIater. They two went back.
qanhdlte" laq!am.xS'na'ts, nuk!mk«'n'e ". tma..a'mne', n'«tk:'nse-
He knocked t the door. He opened it. They emered. He prepared
ke'ck, ku'l'ek la'ts!«na'..xe" nei nul'a'q,na, kts«tmi'y«t..s ta'wa'se"
food. V*'hen they fin- he went lyaek the Frenchman. In the evening came back
ished eating,
sw«'ne's, qak«'lne" q'psin kms,l'u'ts !«'ka'm. ts:t !-.xanawu'sine"
his daughler. IIe said to bel: "Why did you corne back? He will bite us
k.la'wla, qak«'lne" neis ktsaqu'nas sw«'ne's, qak«'tne" kkanmi"v«t 10
the Grizzly IIe said to ber that youngest one his daugher-- He said to ber: "To-morrow
Bear."
hutsq,)na'..xala'«'sine" k.tawla, hmts'a'lit«'tne, kkanmi'y«t.s ts!«na-
we shall go to him the Grizzly Bear. You will marry him." Next day they tw_o
k«kma'lne', qao'wak«kma'lne.
went together. They went there together, fie arrived, fie knocked at Ihe door.
nuk!"m'k./n'e" k.la'wta, t«na..xa'mne', n'«tk«'nse" ke'ek, kuTek
He opened Ihe Grizly They eulered. He prepared food. J,'beq « hey fin_
]r. l,.d
l'ts!m'-x:e ne nul'a'q,u, kts«lmi'y«t.s q!u'mne'ne ne pa"lke.
he started back that Frenchman. In the evening she slept that woman.
36 BUREAU OF AMER!CAI ETHlgOLOGY Ira'LL. 59
to sl(,cp. She did not see where her husband slept. Earlv the next
morningshe saw her husband. Ho w walng about. The Fren('h-
man thought: "I might go to mv daughter to see whether he bit
her." ][e started. ][c aivcd. I[e o('ked at the door; he
opcncd; he (,ntered. There was h daughter; Gzzly Bear had not
biiten her. IIe went back. He came back. He said to h wife:
"Go fo thc Grizzly Bear." The old oman started. She arrived
at her daugbtcrs tent. She ocked at the door. The Grizzly
Bear opene, l ii. 1 Ie said to her: "Corne in " The ohl woman cntered.
Food was prcpared for her. She ate. After she had eaten the
evening, she staid thcre over night. At night she wanted to see
how ihc Grizzly Bear slept. The ohl woman went to sleep. She
did hot ste vhere he slept. In the morning she saw n walg
about.
qa.u'p..xane" kas naqalq !u"mneis nu'laq.na'ês. -kkannfi'yt.t.s
Not he saw how slept her hushand. Next day
wt'lna'ms n'u'p..x.ne" nu'laq.na'es sht't«qa'tse', qalwi'yne', ne
early she saw ber husband he walked about. 1" thought that
nu'l'a'q«lm hults!tna'mit ka'swin ' '
na«qanqa.t t...xnaps, ts!tmt'-.xo'.
Frenchman: '" I might go to my daughter whether he did not bite ber." He started.
ta..xa'..xe', t!a..xo'une" taq!am.xo"nals, nuk!m'ke'n'e ". tmaça'mne'.
He arrived. He knoeked at the door. He opened. He entered.
5 sa"'saqa'l)se" swe'ne's pat qae't!..xna'ps«'sne" k.la'wtas, la'ts!-
She staid there his daughter; he had not bitten ber the Grizzly Ber. He start¢<l
ma'..xe', ta'taa'çe', qakdtne" tdnamu"e's ts!«namdle'n' k.ta'wla.
back. Ile went back. He said to his wffe: "Go to him the Grizzly
Bear."
ts!ma'..xe" ne tdna'mu, ta..xa'e" a.'k:t.la.t'ses swt'ne's, t!a..xo'ne"
She slarted that old woman. She arrived at her tent ber daughter's. She knoeked at
t II, "q .Il! IL,.O "' 11 a "ls.
t he door.
tka.xa'mne" lle i
She entered that
10 walkwa.iye't.se"
in the evening,
k.ta'wtas ka,s
the Grizzly Bear how
qa. u
Not she saw
stat«qaatse'.
walkiDg about.
nuk!'tn'kt'n'e" k.ta'wla, qakt'tne tka..xa'men'.
He opened the Grizzly Bear. He said to her: "Corne in!"
tdna'lnu, lt'ttkafl:'sne" ke'e'k, n't'kine', kuTe'k
old woman. It was prepared Iood. She aie. When she fin-
ished eating
taqa"kiyi-ksdlek, ktsdmi'y«t.s qawi'yne" ktsu'pça
she staid over night. At night she wanted to see
tsa'qatq'.u"nme's, q!u'mne'ne" ne t.,tna'mu.
he ould sleep. She slept that old woman.
kas naqalq !u"mne's. kkannti'ytt n'u'p..xane"
how he slept. In the morning she saw him
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[Nos. 24-31. Told by Michel]
24. Cm'OTE AND OWL 1
There was a tent far away. Owl was therc. When a ehihl ('ried,
its mothcr said: "Don't cry. Owl mav taRe you!" At night, how-
evcr, Owl c,me fo thc tcnt and took many children i lais bark
bskt't rit which awls were standing. With lhese he ki|led them.
Coyote saitl: "I sh:dl becolne a ehih|." Thcn Coyote beeame ,-t chihl.
Coyote said: "At night y-u shall lhrow me out." At niht Coyote
was taken and thrown out. Ile was t»ken by Owl. Owl started
baek to- his tent. There were many children. They were there in
the tenl of Owl. At night ('oy«»te said: "To-morr.w y«»t will gct
gum." The'hdlowing day gum was taken. At night they dan«ed.
First Owl danced lhere. IIc perspired. ('ayote said: "Laler
I shall speak." ('oyole said: "Throw the gum inlo the tire."
The gum was thrown into the fire. It beeame hot. ('oy-te
24. (_'OYOTE AND OVL
Qa«t.lana'nme" itqa'ha'l« Ru'pi sosaqa'ane', n'e'la lkt'm'u ]raVes
There was a tent far. Owl was there. When a child ils
cried mother
qak.lu'pse" maatS c'lan' ltsuk'a'tc's ku'pi, tsdmi'y«t.sts at
said: "Don't cry, ho may tare you OwL" At night how-
notsa'..xc" ku'pi at tsuku'tc yunaqa'psc" tka'm'u's nu'hi'k!c's
came to tent Owl but took many children his bark basket
nakilw«tsqa'pse" lo'o's, at n'up.,lmu'n'c', qake'nc" skdn'ku'ts
stood in it awl. But he killed them lle said Coyote:
wRh them.
kdmin huts..xat'dne" lku'm'u, ta'..xas sk./n'ktrts n'mqa'pte'k 5
"I si]aH be it a child." Then Coyote bec.me
tka'm'u's, qakeqne" sk:'n'ku'ts tselmi'y«t h:nt.s!an'mitapk/hw'.
a chfld, lle said Coyote: "At night you shall throw me out."
tsdmiydt.se" tsukatdhw" sl«'nku'ts, n'an'mite'bru" tsukata'pse
At night ho was taken Coyote he wV.« thrown out. he was taken by
Ru'pis. lats!ma'..xe" Ru'pi aa'k«t.la'e's, yunaqa'n(," lka'm'u
Owl. IIe started back Owl to his tent. There were many chfldren
saosaqa'ane" .a'k«t.ht«'se's ku'pis, kts«lmi'y«t.s qakeqne" sk«'n'ku'ts
they were there the tent o! Owl. At night $aid Coyote:
kanmi'y«t hmts!t, suk"u'te" i'twas, kkanmi'y:t.s t, suk"atdhm" i'|was. 10
"To-morrow you will taRe gum." The next day it was take gum.
naq ..k,, u-
ktsAmi'y«t mqw..hnt'nme', u'smt,'ks Ru'pi qaosaqw:'ln,,'. '
At night they daneed. First Owl there danced, rie perspired.
ne'. qakcqne" skdn'kuts ma'qak huts..xa'n'e', q«keqne." skdn'kuts
lle said Coyote: "Later on I shall speak." Ite said Coyote:
,.xunak./nkit i']was. ,.xunakin:'tne" i'hvas, ll'tltilD, e'flle', tsuka'te
"Thraw ye into gu.m." It was thrown into the gum. It Oecame hot. lde took
the tire the tire
* See pp. 20, 50.
3 UREAU OF AMERICAlq" ETHI'OLOGY [Bi'LL. 59
the gum. Coyote said: "Later on Owl (shall do so)." Ho closed
Owl's eyes with the gum. Owl had no eyesight. ]Ie could hot see.
Owl was taken. Coyote himself took Owl. Ih, threw him into the
tire. Owl died. Small ones flew out. Covote said" "You shall be
25. COYOTE AND TROVT
There was Covote. ]t was winter. Coyote went ah,ng. Some
one said Io Coyote: "Coyote, corne, con)e!" ]h, wen! |bore. IIe
saw a woman. Ih, st,»le her and slel)t with ber. I lewastold: "We
shal| start for a watcr hole in lhe ice." The woman started. Coy-
oto went with that woman, his wife. Thon Cyote staid in the
water. ]Iis wife was Trout. On the foll-wing day ho was told:
"Ve shall start to where lnay people are fishing; /here is much
food." Thon they started. There were manv trout. Coyote went
a]ong. They came to a fish line. All the pe«)ple were fislfing. They
i'lwas" sk:'nku'ts, qake',ne" skt'nkuts ma'qak ku'pi, n'it.kdn'e"
the gum Coyote. Ho id Coyote: "Later on Owl." Ho ruade
ku'pis a.'kaql.,l"tse's neis i'twas', t,,'se" a.'kaqldl'e's ku'pi, qa.-
Owl his eyes the gum. None his eyes Owl. Not
u'p..xne', lsuk'atdhle ku'pi, sk:'nku'ts n'tsfiltsuka'te" ku'pis.
ho saw. Ho was taken Owl. Coyote himself took him Owl.
çunmdte" a.'kalq!u'ko's, n'dpom" ku'pi, tsaquna'n'e', nulnnço'ne'.
Ho threw him tire. Ho was dead Owl. They were small. They flew out.
into the tire
5 qake'ine" sk/n'ku't.s ndnko k:nlCen ku'pi.
IIe said Coyot: "'You shall be an owl."
'-)5. COYOTE AND TROVT
Qaosaqa'ne" sk:'n'kuts, wanuy./t.se', qa'na'..xe"
There was Coyote. It wa8 winter. Ho went along
qakyamdsine" sk:'nku'ts sk:'nku'ts LCn'a la'n'a.
They said to Coyote: "Coyote, . corne, corne!"
n'u'p..xne" pa'lkes, n'a'yne" q!u'nmema'hm', qak.ta'pse
Ho saw a woman. Ho stole ho slept with ber. Ho was told:
hot,
sk:'n'ku-ts.
Coyote.
Ho went there.
hutsts
"Vce shall start
-sa'la a''ka'k, ts!tna'..xe" nei pa'lkei, skdn'kuts qsama'lne" neis
the water hole." She started that woman. Coyote went with her that
10 pa'lkeis n'dnse" tdnamu"e's, tasas qaosaqa'#m" skdn'ku'ts wu'us
oman, that his wile. Thon staid Coyote (at the) water,
n'dnse" t.,Inamu "e "s qu'st«t!s, kanmi'y«t.s qak.ta'pse" hutsts
that lais wiIe Trout. Next day ho was told: "We shall start
la neis yunaqa'pse" at naluqlaxvu'te" a qlsma kintk yunaqa'«ne"
that where many are fishing people; much
k 5ke,l. ta..xas ts!tna'..xe', yunaqa'ne" qu'st«t !. qsama'lne"
food." Thon they started. Many trout. Ho went with them
skdn'ku'ts. |a..xa'..xe" a'kuqht'wo's, na|uk.lawu'te- q!a'pe" n'qls-
Coyoto. ]Je came to a hok with line. They wero fishing
o^s| UTEAI TALES
killed trout, manv trout. Coyote alone broke the hook. The
people ruade a fi.h hook, a thick anti big fish hook. The people were
fishing. The (fish) are the bait. Coyote was pulled out of the water.
Then Coyote was taken. Then Trout was no hnger Coyote's wife.
Covote staid ara,mg the Indians.
ma'kn:k!, n'up«'lne" (lu'st:t!.. yunaqa'ne" qu'st:t!.
people. They killed trot]t. Man)- were trout. Only one
sk«'nku'ts at n'umitsk«'n'e" a«'kuqla'wo's, n'itk«'n'e" a'kuqla'wo's
Coyote broke the hook. Thcy OEade flsh hook
a.'qlsma'kin«k! n'ale'ise" wHqa'pse" tsu'wak!s, naluqlawu'te"
the people, thick large flsh hook. They fished
a.'qlsma'kin«k!, n'uq!yun'ko'.xne', n'spkaqo'.xa'tne" skt'nkuts.
the people. They took tbe bait. Ho waz pulled out o! water Coyote.
t'..xas tsukatdlne sk/nku'ts, taqa«'n'e" sk'n'ku'ts tdm-
Then ho was taken Coyote. No more Coyote his fie
mu"e's qu'stet !s. taqaosaqa'«ne" a'qlsma'kntk! sk«'n'ku'ts.
Trout. He staid (among) the Indias Coyote.
I It waS explained to me that when Coyote ,as caught, he was clubbed, and houted: "" I ara no trout,
1 ara Coyote !"
40 BUREAU OF AMEBICAN ET]NOLOGY [ULL. 59
26. SKUNK AND PANTHER
Qaosaqa'ne" .xa'.xas. qa.ont'lne" q!a'pe's qa'psin, qa-na'.xe'.
n'u'p.xne" swa's, n'ont'tne" ..xa'..xas'. q;,lwi'yne': "ksa'han" ..xa'..xas;
klts!t'plap .xa'$as." n'tt..xo'mck, qa'na'..xe" ..xa'..xas, n'u'p.xne"
swa's, tseka'te', q«,lwi'yne': "kqasts!u'mqa'qa swa'; qa'psins
5 kslt'plaps?" tsuka'te" ..xa'..xas swa's, n'oq%..x«,l'n'e yttskmw'es.
n'alaxo',ne', ts!tna'$e', qa'na'..xe, qalwi'yne" swa': "qa'psins
n'o'ne'l .xa'.xas?" q«,ke',ne" ..xa'..xas: "n'ok!we'ine k«,«)'nil a'ki'-
l'ukwa.xni'yam." qana'..xe'; pts-kt'n'e', sk«,mV..xe', nu'..xte'k ,xa'.xas.
qaosaqa'«ne', m,l'ukwa-.xniyamt'sine', n'ont'hte" -.-Sa'.Xas. ts!ena'..xe"
10 .x:t'.xas. swa' n'Smitske'ne" yetskemee'se's, ts!ena'..xe'swa' qalwi'yne"
ma ksa'h:,n .xa'.xas. ts!ena'.xe" swa'. n'ont'lne" ..xa'.xas. qa'na'-.xc"
swa'. skikihds !lat'nse" neis skana'..xe', nas laqaka'..xo', neis
laqana'.xe', htqawa,ka'$e" yunaqa'pse" a«'k.lt'k!e's, ts!tna'..xe"
..xa'.x. q,lwi'ym." naqalslt'tske" swa'. lqa'e'p. |atskna'se'.
15 la'la.xa'.xe" yttsktme"e's n'Smitseqse" yttskt'me's, n'u'p..x,ne" to'se"
sva's, n'u'p..x,nc" pa'l qa.«'pse', n'u'p.x,ne" a.,'k.l«k!t'ses, ts!tna'.xe"
a,'k.ltk!t'se's, qa'naq.xe" ..xa'..xas yunaqa'pse" a«'k.hk!t'se's, qa.u'p-
.x,ne" ka,s na«qa'nas swa's, n'itskt'lne" yunaqa'pse"
n'u 'p-.x,ne" a.,' k. ltk !t'se's. snalt'kse", ts !ma'çe'. ts h.mdk !ne'.
20 qalwi'3me': "kots!u'pil swa's." ta_.xa'.xe" a,'kmmi'tuks swa'.
wa«q!nu'ne" aaktts!la'ens, la..xa'..xe" _.xa'..xas. n'eku'lne', n'u'p..x,ne"
swa's a,'kmmt'tu -ks saosaqa'pse', mt'tx:ne', yunaqa'pse" k!a',sukp.
hth)'se" a,q!ulu'kp!e's, at latsuk'a'te a,'q!ulu'kp!e's, at n'itM'-
n'e" at laatsu'kpne', nuk.lu'kne', n'it.xo'mek, n'u'p-.xne" swa's
25 a«'kts!«la'ens qaosaqa'pse', m:'t_.x,ne', n'tp:'ln«" swa's ..xa'.xas.
27. THE DELUGE
Qut.htna'mne'. at yunaqa'ne" kalq!a't!e, lawi'yals, naqa'p-
se" t:lmtmu"e's t'nla'k, m, lq!at !e',se" htwi'yals, ts !ena' .xe"
t'nla'k, n'u'p,xne" tdnamu"e's, qa.u'p-.xne" tAnamu"e's
yawo"n:k! tthmmu"e's tsukat.l:'sne ". tsukua't.sc yawo"-
30 ntk!s, sa'nAwi'yne', mt't..xne', n'k!o'ne ". n'cku'tne"
yawo"n:k!, lalo'une', latsukua'te ". lal«)'Ow" q[a'pc" wu'u'.
n'eku'hw" ynwo"mk!, latsuk"a'te" tqda'k a'k!e's, lak..xa'mne"
wu'u. nutsu'knc', q!a'pe" a'qlsma'kin:k! nots:nqa'tse'.
ta'.xas la..xa'e" wu'u. qalwi'yne" q!a'pc" a,'qlsma'kmk!
35 k«ts.xa'lep, tuk"t'n'e a'ktnuq !mana'e's :'nla'k. n'eyak«'n'e.
qake/n(.': "la'lu a:k:nuq!ma':nam ta'..xas hutsh,lunala':ne'."
ta' .xas .xat satmm'q !tilnoq !mana'che'. t a'..xas n'uk !qape'se'.
qake'ine" "la'tu kako'q !lilnoq !ma'na ta'..xas q M'pe" huts !-
upnala'ne'." ta'.xas la,.xa'..xe', ts k'nek.,'me-k wu'u. ta'.xas
40 lakilu'k,nc', la.una'-.xe" ,%'qlsma'kintk!.
] Or
os] KUTENAI TALES 41
26. ,,KI,'K A'D PANTIIER
There was Skunk. ]Ie was hot afraid of anything, lIe went
along. ]He saw Panther. ]Ie was afraid of kunk. ]le thought:
"Skunk is bad; ] Skunk may kill me." IIc !ay do. Skunk wcnt
along, he saw Panther. Helookcd at him. IIethought: "Panther
is smart; what [ may bave killcd him?" Skunk took Puniher. tIe 5
put h into his hu«kct. IIc carricd him «,n his }rock. Ho started.
tic went along. Panthel" thought: "What [ lllay frighten Skunk"
Skunk said: "I am nfl'ai(l of one thing-- I whisllhag." ]le went along.
He put him down. i[c went along. Skunk squirted out his fluid. [
tle stopped /here. Somebody whistled, and Skunk was seared.
Skunk started. Il Pnnther brokc his bueket. Panther started. He 10
thought Ikunk w bad. Panther started. Skunk was afraid.
Panther went along. I There Wel'e tl'ees where he went. lIe «'ame
baek here. [ Whell he ¢ellt along, he came baek where thcre were
many traeks. Skunk went along. [ Ho thought Panther had lied
and that h(. was not dead. (Sklk) started again. Ile got })«t«k to 15
his bueket, tIis bueket w broken. IIe sw no [ Panther. ]Ie knew
that hewas not dead. He saw histl'a('ks, ilc started ] (folltmng)
his tracks. Skunk went. There were many tracks. Ile did hot [ see
where Panther w. Ile looked for him. tIis tracks were many. ]
Hesaw his tracks. Thel'e were trncks, tlewent. IIe went quicMy.[[
He thought: "I'll kill Panther." Panthcr came to a river. [ IIe 20
climbed a tree. Skunk arNvcd. He drnnk. IIe saw]Pnther
in the river. He shot Nm. Ho broke much qnd. [IIe had
no more fluid. IIe took ba(.k his fluid. IIe did it ] and he hroke
wind again. IIe ws tired, tIelay down. Then hesawPanther ]1 25
the trce. IIo shot lfim. Skunk killed Panther. ]
27. Tn DELUGE a
There w a camp. There were many who picked huckleberries. [
CM('ken Hawk had a wife. She picked hu('klei»erries. Chicken
Hawk went. [ He saw his wffe. Ile did n«,t klmw that Yawo'nik
had taken his wife. Yawo'nik had tnken her. [[ He wm angry. He 30
shot hiln. He hit hiC. Yawo'lfikl drank water. [There was no
more (wa¢er). He t«,«k it again. Thore was no nmre w«ter. ]
Yawo'nik! drank. Then Chieken tIawk t«.»k (pulled out) his arrow.
Out came I the wnter. There was a flo,,d. Ail the people went up
the mountas. The water reached tlwl-O. Ail the ople tlmught[[
they w.uld die. Chi('kcn IIawk t«uk «,ff his t«dl. He put it up. He 35
said: "If there is no me,re tai!, then we shall nll be lost." ] The tail
ha(l four stripes. Th('n therc was c,ne left. ] He sMd: "If there is no
stripe on my tail. then we shall nll die." ] It rem'hod there. The
water stoppe& Then it went de,wh. The pcople went down. a [ 40
See pp. 23, 48.
$ee p. 218.
a Chicken Hawk put up his tail, and said that if the water should cover the four stripes on the tall.
then the people would aH die.
42 BI'BEAU OF AMEIICAI ETHIOLOGY [BVLI. 59
28. CHICKEN HWK AND TOAD
29. ICE OF FOG AND ANTELOPE
Qaqa'ne- wa'tak, qake'ne': "hutts!«na.xa'ta nt'lt.uk!p
a'k«t.la'e's hutsatnuçonaqnematnala'ne'." natnukupqa'ne"
m'ttt, k!p. qamatt'lne" nalnukupqa'ne', la..xa_.xe" wa'tak.
qak«'lne" q!a'pe's wa'ta-ks: "ne" qakma'pkel." n'tt..xo'.me'k
25 q!a'pe" wa'tak, pk«'n'e" q!a'pe"s a'kuqla"nte's, p«sk«'n'e"
n«'lt.uk! 1) a.'kuqla"nte's, ta'..xas na'lnu..xonaqna'mne', n'itkts-
wisqa'ne', ts!tna'..xe', qa'ts!«na'-kne" m'|tuk!p, ta'..xas wa'tak
ts!ma'kne, mat«'lne" m'ltuk!p, tsukat.l«'sne a.'kuqla"nte's.
lats!tna'..xe', wa'takq!a'pe" sakqa'ne', nuwa'sine" nok!nuqlu-
30 ma'ne', kwalkwa'yit.s lats!«na'..xe" q!a'pe" wa'tak, matt'tne"
m']tuk!p.
30. THE Wom_
Qaosaqa'.ne- a'qlsma'kmk[, ts !:na'..xe'. qa'na'$e', n'u'p$ne"
e'ka's; n'ipla'pse', laqawa'..xe" a'k:t.la'e's, ts!tna'..xe" n'ok!''ne
pa'lke» naqa'pse" a.'qa'lt !e's. qa'na'..xe', n'u'p..x.ne- e"ka's.
35 qak.la'pse': "qa'psin?" qake'ne" e"ka: "ka's km'aqa'ld'n."
qak.la'pse" nes pa'!kes: "n't'n'e tsa"ne-s." qake'ne': "ka's
km'aqa'ki'n -kslaqts!t..xma'la." qak.la'pse': "huke.'kne.ts staq-
ts !:_.xmala'.ne'." qake'ne': "ke"knu." qak.ta'pse" nes pa'lkes:
t This sentence is dnintelligibte.
o£s] KUTEIAI TALES 43
2,. CHICKEN HAWK AND ïOAD
There was the Toad. With him was Golden Eagle. T, md said I [he
"said to him]: "Let us go! ('hicke ]lawk and Blue tlawk (?) shi, ll
be out husbands." I Then ho was lier husband. IIe was skillful. ] He
caught Dcer. One m,,rning he was watching II the Deer. In the 5
morning Toad said: "I'll g» with you." Thenlhe started. He
w:ttched the D(,er tlll(| everythiltg--m,,Ultain slmep, rares. 1 i Ctficken
IIawk and Toad went ai, mg. I[is st«»lle Wtt hard (?). Chicken
Hawk I th-ught: "I'll kill ber." :I]e kille(l Toad. ('hi«kon Hawk
starh,d back I to Iris tent. T-ad was seen by ber parents. She was
taken. Il Ttwy went to thcir tent. Tho mother of T.ad was angry. I 10
Thc mother of Toad sai(l: "Let tas ,go!" Thcy st+:rtod. Shes:tid: I
"Chick«.n Hawk p;+sses by hcrc." The two, Toad and
mother, staid thcre. I ('hicken Hawk was watclwd f,,r. Thev saw
Clfickcn Hawk coming al, mg. I Toad and ber m[,thcr wen. in
hiding. ('hicken Hawk arrived. II,, was taken. Il C|fickcn Hawk 15
was carriod back t[) tht. te.ni. IIe w+ts poor. H," was mado to per-
spire over the firt. (?). I Ho was poor. Blue Ha.wk (.) knew I that
his younger brotlaer was poor. Ho went. tte took Iris younger
brother. I I[e Weltt fO take hilla. Bluo Ht+wk (.) restored his
younger brother. On the f.ll«,wing day I h,, h,oked for ail kinds (of
animais), tic was well. I1 (!hicken Hawk and Blue Hawk werc no 20
longer po[,r. I
29. RACE OF FROC A'-D ANTELOPE 2
There was Frog. lle said: "Let us go to Antel,)pe'sltcnt!
We will race with him." Antelope was a fast rulmer. I ][e was never
beaten in racing. Frog arrived there. I IIe suid te, all the Fr«gs:
"D,this." I] AlltheFrolaydon. (Fr,»g)putd,»wnallher«'loth(,s. I 25
Antelope p(t d,,wn his clothes. Then he tan fast. ] Thev two
together. Hestarted. Anteh,l)edid notrunfast. Then Frog [ went
fast, g-t ahead -f Antel,)pe, and took ber cl,,thes. ] She startcd agin.
A'll the Frogs wcre lying there. (.Mltelope) was hun-q'y and thirsty. Il
In the evcning ail the Frogs started. Theygot ahead.f ] Antelope. I 30
30. TE WOMAN AD THE GIANT
7here were the Indians. Theystarted. They went ah,ng. They
saw I a Giant, who killed them. They did hot return to their tents.
One [ woman started. She had a child. She went ah-mg. She saw
theGl nt. Il Shesaid tohinl" "Whatisit'" TheGi«mtsaid: "What 35
are you doing?" [ The ,V['lll«lll said t,» him: "Tlfis is your youngr
brother." IIe said: "What ] did you d,) to nmke him so white?"
She said to. hiln: "I cooked him I to make him white." IIe said!
» "I hat means he w-'t hun! ing deer, moonain sheep, and other animais. 2 Soo p. 244.
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [VL.. 59
"tsuka'ten ' ]uk!." tsuka'te ]ok!s. ta'.xas n'itk«'ne'"
a'k.]a'..xwe'k!s (sk_.k.]a..xw«'k!ne'). |u',nte" tsa'ha]s ne pa'|kei.
tsuka'te - no'ke-s, tsuka'te tok!s, ta'..xas n'it..xo'mek
c"ka. ta'..xas n'«tk.,nb's»ne" a'm'a'ks, yunamok !o'ne" nec
5 pa'lkei, n'«lko'çne', t'$as qake'ine" e"ka: "tskuku' cskuku'
tskuku. '' ta'çaslaqatsç«'n'e" e"ka. ta'$«mn't'pne', lats!.,n«'-
..ne" nei pa'lki, qake'ine': "tsek«'tkel hun'«l)«'lne" e"ka." t«'.xas.
31. THE Two TSA'KAP'
Qaosaqa'ne- tsa'k,ps asma'lne" btsk.,'l'e's. qak.la'pse':
"toasts alqa'nam. '' qalwi'yne" llei: "ho'yas lier hutqa'nam."
I0 ts!ma'..xe', qa'na'..xe', qawttsq!nu'se" n'kttsIla'ens tak!ats.
mt't..xnc', qalak !o'ne'. tsuka'te n.p«'k !as a''k !e's. m«'t..xne'.
n'..sk!o%ne', n'ipdlne', n'«tsk«'tne" skq!nu'kse" qa'hlin qa-
yaqa'wos lokwdn'e a'koqta"nt !e's. ts !ma'qne: qaoça'çe" k !u-
le'etnana'se" to'h«,ts, n'onoq!oyata'pse'.
15 Qaosaq«'ne" abtsk«Te's, lo'ne" tsa'kaps, qahvi'yne" nei
pa'tkei: "qa'psin ksei't'«," tsa'kps?" ts!ma'.xe" nei pa'tkei neis
a'ko'q!noks, tseika'te" a'kuqlwu't!e's, nakunk«'n'e', n',pka-
qu'..xne" to'hots, tsdk!qne', ts..xa'ne" tsa'kaps, qake',ne':
"ts..k !k«'ne'n'." ta'.xas ts«'k !qne'. tst'k !qne" a"kwums, n'uk-
20 no_.x«'mne" tsa'kaps, latsbnak«kma'tne" btskdle's ts'kaps
a'ka.t.t'e's, qak.la'pse': "ma.ts ne qa'nam." qalwi'yne':
"hults!t'ntm." ts!ma'..xe', swdsq!nu'se" ta'k!ats, mt't..xne'.
qatak!o%ne', tsuka'te" npk!aka'e's, m«'t..xne', n'«sk!o'ne'.
n'«tsk«'tne" a'k!e's, qa'na'..xe', snit.lanamt'sne', tma..xa'Imae'.
25 snukna'kse" pa'tkiis, qak.la'pse': "qa'psin." qak«'lne': "hus-
titskdlne" kak!." qak.la'pse': "hults!maa'la hulha'w«ska..xuk-
tsia'la." qak.ta'pse" : "ho'ya." qakt'tne. :" ho'pak m'nko." n'ts,'tk-
mu'n'e', qakdlne': "ho'pak m'nko." qak.la'pse': "m'nko
ho'pak." ta'..xas naw«ska..xo'ktsek tsa'kaps, qaonfitse'se'.
30 ta.una..xa'mne" tsa'kaps, qak«'tne" nes pa'lkes:. "la'ts m'nko
naw«ska_.xo'ktsek." n'omitse'ise', n't'pine" nei pa'lkei lats!t-
ha'se" ts«'kaps, hda..xa'.xe" a'ktt.ta'e's.
Qak.ta'pse" atdsktTe'$: "toasts af ha slqa'nam."
n'u'p..xne" n.p«'k !a's. sbtski'lse" s«'n'as, yunaq a'pse" a'qlsma'ki-
35 n«l! n.p«'k!as, qake'ine': "huttsu'kat st'n'a." n'ipib'sine',
tsuka'te ". lats!ma'çe', mttyasna'pse" tsa'k«ps, qak,la'pse':
"p«sk:'nen', ka'min n't'n'e', hmsl'a3miht'pin." qake'ine': "mats
ka'min n'dn'e." lala..xa'çe" a'kd.la'e's, qak:'lne" al:tsk«Te's:
"ke'lo's katitunala'e's.?" qak.la'pse': "lo%se'." qulwi'yne':
40 "la'kakati'tu." kanmi'y«t.s qak:'lne" abtskdl'e's: "slutske'ne-.
çhamberlain tranlates this word by "ghost." My in[ormant did not know the word.
Throughout this story the Iorm.- usod by a man taIking to his sister, and tric« versd, aro used.
os| KUTENAI TALES 5
"Cook me." The woman said:["Bring wood." He gathered
wood. Thenshe ruade [ a pit (it was a pit for cooking]. The womau
pulled out grass. [ She took stones. She t»ok wood. Then the
Giant hy down. I Then st,il was taken. The woman threw it
top. [[ She set tire to it. Then the Giant said: "Iskuku', iskuku', ]
iskuku'!" Then the Giant spoke no more. Then he xas dead.
The woman ]started to go back. ,%|le said: "Look! I killed the
Giant." Enough. ]
31. TE Two
There were two Tsa'kap, brother and sister. (The brother) was
told: I "Don't go there!" He thought: "I will go there." I[ He l0
started. I[e went along. There was a squirrel sittia ,n a tree.
He shot at it. tic did not hit it. I[e took his manitou arrow and
shot I und lait it. tte killed it. He watched. There w« a lake.
Just I in the middle he took off his clothing. He swam. [ A little
ways out in the water there was
Therewas his sister. TheTsa'kap had disappeared. That woman 15
thought: [ "Why is there no Tsa'kap?" The wonmn started
the lake. She l«,oked at the fLh-line. She pulled it up. [ She pu||ed
the charr out of the water. She cut it open. The Tsa'kap spoke
(inside). IIe said: ] "Split it." Then she split it. ,¢;he sp|it the
belly. ][ The Tsa'kap arose. They two, the Tsa'kap brother and 20
sister, went back together [ to their tent. She said to him: "Don't
go there." He thought:.[ "I will go." Hv went. There was
squirrel on a tree. He shot at it. I He did m,t hit it. He took his
manitou arrow and shot. tte lait it. I He looked f,,r his alTow. IIe
went along. There wtts a tent. He entered. Il A woman was 25
sitting there. She said to him: "What is it?" He said to her:
"I am ] looking for my arrow." She said to hhn:
We'll g0 swiging." ]He said to her: "Well." She sait| to him:
"You first." [IIe sat down. He said to ber: "You flrst." She
said to him: "You I first." Then the. Ts«'kap sxamZ. (The rope)
did hot break. I[ The Tsa'kap went down again, tIe said fo that 30
woman: "Now you [ swing!" (The tope) broke, and the woman
was dead. I The Tsa'kap went on and arrived at his tent.
tte was told by his sister: "Don't go that way." tte started. I He
saw a manitou looking for beaver. There were many [[ manitou 35
people. IIe said: "Let me take a beaver." He killed it. I He took
it. He started back. The Tsa'kap was pursued. IIe was told:[
"Put it down, it belons to me; you stole it from me." He said:
"No;lit is mine." He went home to lfis tent. He said to his
sister:]"Have we no father?" She said to him: "No." He
thought: "Oh, if I had a father!" On the following day he said 40
BUREAU OF AMERICAI ETIIOLOGY
|«naqa'pse" katitu'mit." qak.ta'pse': "naqa'pse" t«tu'e's.
n'«plaps«'sinc k.ta'whts t«tu'e's q«»'s sakq!yule«'t.se'." kanmi'y«t
ts!t.na'.xe" tsa'kaps, la..xa'..xe', ts..xa'ne-. "la'ira, huts!upb'sine'."
la..xa'x:e" k.ta'wta, qak{lne': "kaa kinaqa'ke'?" qake'ine':
5 "huts!ul)t{slm'." qake'im': "m«'tçan'!" m..'t..xne" tsa'kaps
a" k«ts !ta'e'n.. slm..xu'se: qak{hm': "ts !{nan." ts !ma'..xe" k.ta'wla
a'koq!yule'et.s, la..xa'..xe', n'«tw«sqa'nc" k.la'wla, w«t'e.«'t.se"
m.,t..xa'tnc" k.ta'wta, n'ipil{tue', qao..xa'..xe" tsa'kaps, n'om{tsqne'.
tsuk'te" t«t u'e's a' kuq !lam'«'se's. ts !:na'..xe" la..xa'..xe" aa" koq !-
10 yule'et.s, qake'nc': "k.la'wla, la'n'a, ht,ts!upl«'slm'." ts!«na'..xe"
k.la'wla, la..xa'e', qake'ne': "qa'psin?" qake'ne" tsa'kaps:
"huts!upb'sinc'." qakc'ine, k.la'wta: "m{t$an' a'k«ts!tt'e'n."
m{t..xne'; sna..xu'nc" a'k«ts!la'en, qake'ne" k.la'wla: "toasts
huts!upl:'sne" tsa'ka.ps." qake'ne': "huts.h,pl{sne'." qak:'toe"
15 k.la'wtas: "tu'n'u." tsbna'..xc" k.la'wla a'k«)q!yute'et.s.
n'itv«sqa'nc', mit..xa'lne', n'ipit«'lne', ts!ma'..xe" tsa'kaps.
tsi'k !qne. tsuka'te a'koq !lam'«'se's. tats !«na'..xe" a'k.,t.la'e's.
qaosaqa'ne', kannfi'y«t.s qak{lue" ai«tsk«'t'e's: "huluqnan-
yala'e's." t a..xas t s !«na'..xe ". wat !a'c ".
[Nos. 32-37. Lower Kutenai. Told by Angi McLaughlin]
32. CHIPMUIK AID OWL
20 Qaosaqa'ne" wa'tak, t«te'e's q!u'tsats, n'ila'ne" q!u'tsa'ts,
nuK«l,'Sille ". qak.la'pse" t«te'e's: "a'k«nu..x«Vnuk ts!e'nala' le"-
nc'." k.la'..xam q!u'tsa'ts naqa'pse" q !u'lwa. naL.xo'ne-na"hcks.
t a'..x«ts tsuka'te ". n'uk !nil«»qo..xa"nt e'. ta'..xas ll'tt !qa'pse"
aq!una'w,)k, qaosaqa'ne" q!u'tsa'ts, nutpa'tne" ku'pis, ,la-
25 t, Vkse': "la'n'a." ta'..xas ts!«na'se" aqa't !a-ks q!u'tsa'ts ya-
qaosaq«'ke', qake'ine" ku'pi : " huts..xatts !ma..xata.t'sne" ma"-
ne's." qake'ine" q!u'tsa'ts: "va'ht, pt'k!akst'pne-ka'ma."
n'ont'bru" q!u'tsa'ts, qalwi'yne': "ktsx:al'«'ptal»S.'" qake'ine"
q!u'tsa'ts: "manwitsi'yin'." k!ok'qna'ne (?) ku'pi: "ts!up-
30 naql«'ten'." taqanatts!«na'..xe" q!u'tsats, neis qaqna'ne" ku'-
1 ri. yu'k!kaka'te" ta'..xa nei q!u'tsa'ts pal k.lats!«'nam a'k«t.-
la.«'se's ttte'e's, ta'..xas lattnaxa"nme', qak:'hm" t«tu'e's: "ts..xal'-
tpla'pne', tt.tatsu'to." qake'ine" wa'tak, qake'ne': "qa'psin
kut't'tkin?" qanaltsuk"a'te" nei wa'tak t.'te'e's, n'oqonaq-
35 k«'n'e wo'q!ka"s, n'«'pine" q!u'tsa'ts.
Or z,a.i'/plaps.
os] KUTENAI TALES 47
to his sister: "You told a he. [I ought to have a father." She
said to him: "You have a father. IYour f«ther ws killed by
Grizzl)" Bear. There is a mountlin over there." The following
day [ thc Tsa'kap started, tle arrive(l, t|e said: "('orne, l'il kill
you !" [ The GrizzlyBear came. IIe said to the two (the Tsa'klp):
"What did you say?" Thc Bear said: 11 "I'll kill you!" IIe said: 5
"Shoot at it!" The Tsa'kap sh,,t at I a trce. It fcll down. (The
Tsa'kap) said to (the Grizzly Bear): "Go!" The Grizzlv
went I to the mountain. He got there. The Grizzly Bear
Fr)m ftr away I he was shot and was killed. The Tsa'kap went
thcre, tIe skinned it. I tic took his ftther's hair. He started.
arrived at 11 the m«)untain, tic sai«l: "Corne, Grizzly Bear, l'll 10
kill you!" Grizzly Bear started. I I[e got there. IIe snid: "Wh:t
is it?" The Tsa'kap said:t"I'll kill you!" The Grizzlv Ber
said: "Shoot that tree!"]tlc sho :tt it. The tree fell. The
Grizzly Bear said: "I will ot I kill you, Tsa'kap." (The Tsa'kap)
said: "I wi|l kill you." He said Io II the Grizzly Bear: "Go on!" 15
The Grizzly Bear started f«»r the mount«tin. I He stopped, lle was
sh«»t and was killed. The Tsa'k«lp stared. I IIe eut him open.
toolç his haie. IIe went back to his tent. [ IIe st«dd here. The fol-
lowing day he s«i(! fo his sister: [ "Iît us move c«lmp." Then ha
started. He went across the mountains. Il
[Nos. 32-37. Lower Kutenai. Told by Angi McLaughlin]
32. CHIPMUNK AND OV,«L t
Thero was Frog. His -,'randmother "cas ('hipmunk. Chipmunk 20
was crying. [I|e was hungry. ]Ic ws tohl h his gr«mdmother:
"Go to the river; go to the other side." ] When ('hipmunk arrived,
there wcre re»se hips. He ('arried a bark basket. I Then he took it.
tic fi]led it «t once. Then it was full. I Thel'e were willows. Chip-
munk heard Owl making a noise. Il "('°me here!" Then he started. 25
(Owl) went to where Chipmunk I -«ts sitting. Owl said" "Let us go
home to your mother." I Chipmunk said: "o ; my mother die«] long
ago." IChil)munk was afraid, tIe thought" "tIe will kill me."
Chil)munk sai(l: [ "Cover y,)ur e'es with your hand." Owl did so.
tic shut his eyes. I[ Then Chipmunk st«trte«l, going along. Owl did 30
thus. [ Ile (.(»uhl not get him. Then Chil)munk g,»t home to the teint
of ! his grandmother. Then he entcre«l. IIe said to his graldlnother:
"IIc will i kill me. Ilide me!" Fr)g said "What [ shll I do?"
Frog took her grndson and put, him into ]] the soup. Clfipmunk 35
died. I
t See p..58.
s Owl stretched out his hand to calch Chipmunk, and scralched him.
48 BUREAU OF AMERICA" ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 59
33. T. Sus
Qa'na'.xe" sk«'n'ku'ts n'asmdhm" «qda'k. qakeqne sk«'n'ku'ts:
"hutts!tna.xa'ta qo itka'hak a'qlsmVkntk! sak:t'ttkt'n'e"
nata'n'tk!s." u:s'mek.s skt'n'ku't.s qake'ne': "hutsx.'al't'ne"
nata'ntk!." qake'ine" t'nta'k: "u's'mek k«'min." qakc',ne"
5 skt'n'ku'ts: "wa'ha." ta..xas ts!tna'_.xe', qu'na.xe" qake'ne"
t'n]ak : "htntsx.'alhutpal,m'pne'." qtkc'ne" skt'n'ku'ts:
"qa'psin t." qake'ine" «qrla'k: "nei hutsyaqana..xal.'ke'."
qake'ne" skdn'ku'ts: "qa'psin?"--"ta'a ne hutsqaosa'qo-
wala'ne" ne antonik.|e'«t, tsaqa'ne" t !«na'm'u ; at qaha'.xam
10 a'qlsma'kmk! at qa's.xne'." tV.xas la..xa'.xe', qa's..xne"
«'nta'k'. "ta'x.a n«'nko," qake'ine" «qda'k. ta'..xas qaya-
qaha'..xe" «'ntk. ta'..xas tsuka'te skdnkna'ts" n'onaçu'n'e"
ne t!«na'm'u, nes qanaqayaqa'ne" sk«'nkuts, ta'..xïs
ts.!«na'..xe" sk«'nku'ts ta".xas ts!ma'kne" ta..xa'n..xo'ne" «nla'k.
15 qake'ine" «'nta'k. "hulpa'lnu ka huts!aq«Vk.leis." ta'.xs
qats..xa'n'e', la..xa'..xe', ta'$as tsdmiy«'tne" qake'ne" sk«'n'ku'ts:
"u's'mek kVmin." qake'ne" «'nlak: "mats." ta'..xas
tskna'..xe', w«'lna'm qawtnikdtne', watkway«'tne" lawa'..xe"
sk«'n'ku "ts. qake'ne" a'q/snla'kn«k !: "saha'n'e" sk«'nku'ts." qa-
20 wunik«'t.se" qake'ne" «qdak: "ta'x. ka'min, ta'-.xa huts..xal?s-
nilts!ma'e'." qake'ine" «'nta'k. ta'..xas yuwak!mEnuqka'n'e'.
so'.'e nata'n«k! «'nla'k. sadwi'yne" skdn'ku'ts, qalwi'yne"
kimt't..xne" t'rda'ks, naq !ak-u'pse" a"k!e's sk«'n'ku'ts"
q !a.pitq !aku'pse" a:'k !o'sts t !ttWtlte's. p«sk:'n'e', q !apit-
25 aq!aku'pse" m'm'a'ks, ts!ma'..xe" hanlukpqt'ne- q!apit'aq[-
ako'.e', qa.u'p.xne" qa'psins l't'tkin, qaosa'..xe" a,'kma-
na'me's, q anal'it..xo"mek, qahaq !aku'pse" a'kimana'me's.
ta'..xas q«ke'dm" skdn'ku'ts: "ttusukitq!,'kne nei kuqa'e'p."
34. Fox D
30 Qana'..xe" ..xa..xastai'ya. qaqa'ne" na'k!,yu, n:d_.xo',,ne" ytts-
kme'e's, qahfi'3me" kts!isa'knu, p..s..xo'.e yttslo,e'e's, qa'na'-
..xe'. qake'ne': "iu',ne" qa'psin kuo'nil ..xa-.xastai'ya." qakeq-
ne': "qaqal'uk!'e"ne" kuo'ni ne kalul-a..xni'yam." ta'..xas
n'isak,nu'n'e', qanal'ukno..xa"mne" na'k !yu. qao-.xalhalukwa.x-
35 ni'le'k, nosano..xunqa'ne" ..xa..xastai'ya. n'umttskdn-e- ytts-
kmedse's na'k!yu, ts!ma'..xe" na'k!«yu, tawa'..xe" ..xa.xastai'ya.
n'u'p..xne" nes k!umt'tse,s y«t.skme'e's, n'ita'ne, qalwi'yne"
kts..xal't'pil na'ktyu, ta'..xas ts!tna'..xe" -.xa..xastai'ya. n'u'p..xne"
a'ktnmi't uks. n'eku'lne" ..xn..xasta'ya. n'u'p .xne-na'k !yu ya'wo's
40 wu'os, ta'..xas n'atsu'kpne', n'uk.lu'kne" n'it-.xo"mekne,sqatwa-
kitwitsl'k,ne" n'u'pne" na'k!yus qo's na'tas qaosaqa'pse"
ne, s qal'uka.xo"mek, qatwi'yne" ts-.xala..xaq!u'lukp, mt..xna'pse"
na'k !yus. a 'Sas.
os] 1KU TEls7 AI TALES
3.3. TE S'.
Coy,,te went alongwithChi«ken Ihwk. Cayotesaid: I "Let us go
there far away, where the |»c,,plu are making I the sun." C«,yote
said first: ïI'll bc [ thc st, n." (Chi,'ken Itawk
Coyotesaid: "No." Thc, they started. Thcy went along. Chickcn 5
IIawk sa|d: [ '.'You sh«fll listen to me." Coy«,te sa|d: I "What is
it?" Chi(.kcn IIawk s,i(l: "It is where we av going." I Covote
s,id: "What is it ?" (Chi('ken ]Iawk sa|d:) "Then we'll stay I over
there. Thcre will be grease. When people pss, I[ they bite off a 10
piece." They arrived there. Chicken llawk bit off a piece. I "Now
you," said Chi('ken IIawk. Theu Chicken IIawk passed. I Then Coy-
otc to,»k it. The grease fell down. I Co,te "«ent rolling along.
Then I Çoyo(c s(arted, tic went quickly. Chicken IIawk overto«»k
him. Il Chicken ttawk sa|d: "Listen to me, what I te|l you." Thon I 15
he di(| hot speak. They .rrived there. Then in the evening
o(e said:["I first." Chi('ken Hawk sMd: "No." Then'they
started early. After a little while it w:,s evenhg. Co'ote arrive(l.
The people sa|d: "('oyote is bad." Il After a little wh|le Chicken 20
Hawk sa|d: "Now I, now I myself sh,ll ] st:rt." Thus sp«»ke Chi«'kcn
Hawk. Then the sun re)se. I Chicken IIawk was a g«,od sun. Cor-
otc was angry. ][Ie thought ] he wouhl sh«,«)t Chickcn IIawk. Coy-
ote's arrow burned. I Ilis arrow and his bow were
put it d«)wn. ] The earth was ail burned, tic started running, and 25
everything was on tire. I He did n,,t know wlmt to do. |[e came to a
trail I and |y d«,n there. The trail did n«)t burn. I Then Coyote
sa|d: "I ara glad that I ara hot dead."
34. Fox AND SKI_'NK a
Skunk was going ah)ng. There was Fox. IIe earried a]pot. « 30
He "«anted to sit (|,»wn. He put de)wh his p,)t. He went along. I
[Skunk) sa|d: "There is n«,tlfing I um ufrai(l ,,f." He sa|d: I "The
oniv thing I .m afraid of is wlfistling." Then I he sat clown. Fox
arose. Thcre was the sound of vlfistling. ]] Skt, nk tan awa'. Fox 35
broke the pe,t. [ Fox started. Skunk arrived, i He saw that his pot
was broken. He cried. He thought!he would kill Fox. Then
Skunk started. He saw I a river. Ho was going te» drink. He s.w
Fox inside 11 the w«lter. Then he squirted his fluid nt him. He be- 40
came tired, tic lav de,wh and]l«»oked up. He saw Fox, being
above. The.l he t, rued aroun(l. He thought he wot, hl quirt his
fluid at him, but Fox sh«»t him. I Enough. I
Sec pp. 66,116. 2 Seo p. 110.
That is, Fox waS in the pot thut Skunk was carrying.
85543°--Bu11.59--184
s See pp. 23, 40.
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35. COYOTE AND CARIBOU
N'asma'|ne" na'..xne', al ts!«na'..xe" na'çane', sa'nAwi'yne" skdn'-
ku'ts, qalwi'yne" ts..x:d'u'pit neis na'..x,nc's, qake'jne" skdn'ku'ts:
"qa'psin at skitwunikdtne'?" qake'nc" na'.x, ne': "at husil'dkine"
ktsaqu'na tsa'hal at huslaqa|wa'sdsdkine'." n'ipdlne" skdnku'ts
5 nêjs na'..xne"s, laska'..xe" skdn'ku'ts" qao..xa|tm«..xa'mne" ne,s
a'kit.la.dse's, n'alpine" na'..xne', n'i|a'n'e" skdn'ku'ts, qake'ine" "ma
kutsla'ke,| ka'swu." ta'..xas.
36. (-OYOTE AND OWL
Ku'pi sakdayne lkamnt'nta'ke's, qake'ne" skt'n'ku'ts: huts-
x.'al't'n'e" lka'm'u." n'da'n'e" skt'n'ku'ts tsl|mlyt t.se. qakit: lne':
10 '" htnsa'du.:xtitdtne', t o'..xwaltntkaya..x_ni'sine" ku'pi." qmmlqunya..xa'l-
ne" skdn'ku'ts, qa'w$mitt'|ne" a, k.a|a..xwe et.s. qana|tsukata'pse
ku'pi's, ts.malkna pse'. qake'ne': "hun'dn'e" skdn'ku'ts." qakdlne"
ku'pi's: "hula'qwihmqa." naqwi'|ne" skt'nku'ts a''ke ku'pi, skt'n'-
ku'ts n'ipdlne" nes ku'l)is, k.hta'yne" lkama:'nta'ke's, lats!tna'.xe'.
15 qakc'ne .... hulfipdllte" ku'pi." ta'..xa.
37. COYOTE AND DEER
Qa'na'..xe'. n'u'p..xane" tsu'pq's, qa|wi'yne" kts..xa|lni't..xa.
ha|oral'se', sl'oncla'pse" nes qakdn'e', hts!ma':.e" qaw«sqa'pse"
n'«sqawit.la"mse, qake'jne" skdn'ku'ts: "k!«smyu'k"a t«tu"ne's ?"
qakc'ne" nci qa'psin: "qa'psin? kinq!akpa'mek nci kindplap?"
20 qake'ne" skdn'ku'ts: "huq'alwi'yne" pal ke'lo" qa'psin." ta'-.xas.
[Nos. 38-44. I »escription «,f Dances. Gaines, and Hunling]
38. KssIxG DAXCE
Kt.amu ..xo't ka'qwA tt'tqa't!ts pa'|kei kalqok.ahna ..xnam. nama-
Drum dance men and womon kiss. They
ttktsdhw" se"«t!s, laa'k!lak nalqok.allna..xa lne'. nalnat«ktst'l-
are given blankets. Another one is kissed. They are
ne" yuna(la'ne" qa'psin.
given many things.
39. Sux DANCE
N'itd.lana'mne"
They btuld a tent
2.5 na'ksaq.
is toaster.
ts..xalhanqu-.xo',tne"
will be Sun dance.
ts !tstn'mqu..xonalka"ne.
The Sun-danee leader
t Or aa'kiyttka"nam.
oa] KUTENAI TALE$ 51
35. COYOTE AND CARIBOU
There were two--(Coyote and) Caribou. Caribou started.
Coyote was angry. I Ho thmght ho wouhl kill Caribou. Coyote
sa!d: I "Why does it take you so ]ong. " Caribou sa!d: "I eat I
small grass and I quickly getfat." Coyoteki]led [I Caribou. Coyote
camealong, tteentered I (Caribou's) tent. Caribou wasdead. Coy-
oto cried. I[e sa!d: { "I loved my ff!end." Enough. {
5
36. ÇOYOTE AND OWL 1
Owl stole children. Coyote sa!d: I "l'Il be a chihl."
in the evenillg. He was told: Il "You nmke bad noise.
most take you uway." I Coyote was taken. Ho was thrown out of
the doorway. Owl took him along. I Ho carried him along. Ho
sa!d: "I am Coyote." Owl was to|d: ] "Let us riante!" Coy«»te
and Owl danced. Covote ] killed Owl, who had stolon the chihlren.
They started back. Il Ho sa!d: " I killed Owl." Enough. [
Cowte cried
Owl may al- 10
15
37. CO-OTE AND DEE
tic went ah,ng. IIe saw Deeï. IIe thought he would kill him. I
The wind was blowing and frightencd hinL IIc did thus to it. IIe
went on. [Ie stoo! theïe hoding (in the hand) I his head thus. Cov-
ote sa!d: "Is that your father's war bonnet." i The thing sa!d:
"Whàt is it? Do you forger that you killed me?" Il Coyote sa!d: 20
"I thought it was nothing." Enough. [
[Nos. 38-44. Description of D'ancea, Gaines, and Hunting]
38. KssIx( D±NCE
The drum is beaten. Mon and women dance and kiss one another.
In return blankets are giron. Another person is kissed and many
things are given.
39. St'.- DAXCE,
They build a tent to bave Sun dance. The Sun-dance leader
is mter.
25
t See pp. 20, 37.
This story was hOt known to my informants. It seems to mean that Coyote intended to kill Deer and
m pursuing him waS frightened by the wind. It seems tbat then ho shot Deer. and Deer was standing
there holding his own head in his hands. Ho did hot recogize it, and a.ked tho Deer: '" Is that your
father's war bonnet7 '»
52 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULI,.59
40. IANITOU PERFORMANCE
Kq!a.xna'mnam. n'tsinwis..xa'lnc." Na'q,ne'. qake'kse" nptk!a'e's
They tic up some one. Ho b behind a scresn "He Swims." t He says his manitou
latikmi'tit, qak«'kse" np«k hVe's t»..xathaqayeqa'mek.
heu he ts Ho says his manitou ho will roll himsetL
thrown bak.
41. IEDICINE PERFORMANCE
T.anm..xo ,,lne" sdwanaq.nanuq!namna'mne" yunaqa'pse" qa'psins
The drum fs beaten they practice medicine performances many things
ktso'ka.t .xatknk e ne'.
who take save him.
42. GAMBLING
5
Katuwa'ts!nam yunaqa'.ne" k!tska.x.mt'til qa'psin; kq !a'lm.xa'al-
Gambling many are lost things; horses,
tsin, se"«t!, aa'qatwu'lnhb t!a'wu, aa'ktsa'mal, m'lko; q!a'pe"
blankets, shirls, bows, knives, money; ai1
qa'psin n'tska-.xmett'lne'.
things arc It.
43. GaES
K!ttk:'nit kene'he, laa'k!la.k kawtsk!akana'nam, k!iktsikna'm-
It is donc dancing in virale other ono down squatting, blind man's
hand in hand,
nam. atst«tkim'lne kk.k, nq!o'yam, atsk, tkint'tne" qa'la lka'm'u
buff. It is ruade a roT, it is ruade somo child,
10 n'iktsi'kil t'n'e'n mtsta'hatna'na at swu',te" a'kmu'la'ms, na.ut-
il ho is caught, if he is a boy, ho is iven a a snake;
na'na at n't'nse kiyuknmTe's at n'e'nse" aa'k«nu'la'ms.
girl, howevor, sho her digging-etiek, howover, it is a Shake.
44. t[UNTING ON THE PLAINS
Thoso
sa'n]a, at
th¢ Ho-
Piegans. ever,
ktsçnl'a'y kq !al'a .xa'.ttsins. at
they would steal horsos. But
15 hut'um'snam la.upkatm'snam
they were on the prairie when they wen out on
the prairie
at qa,qa.kint'hm'.
they stopped.
lawat !«'nak
acros the moun-
tains the prairie,
q!untkallmwaçulwya'mne" at st'onil«'lne-
around they sing, but the. were feared
n'ups|a'tiyilqanik«'tne-
they did this always
noqanki'kit'akni'yam.
they tounded up bullaloes.
ninalhulunt'snam at n'o.nib'lne"
whon they went out on howovor, wero feared
the Pie-
ninal-
whon
ta'.xas
Then
t lqame of a man, known tmder the Fronch naine Louis.
oas] KUTENAI TALES 53
40. IANITOU PERFORMANCE
Some one was tied up. Louis was sitting behind the blanket. Ilis
manitou spoke when he was tlrown btck. IIis luauitoh spoke
when he would roll himself about.
41. MEDICNE PERFORMANCE
The drum is beaten, and somebody does medicine work. They
take many things. They save (the patient).
42. (AMBLING
In gambling nmny things are lost--horses, blankets, shirts, bows,
knives, money--everything is lost.
43.
Children play, dancing hand in hand in a eirelo, swinging their
hands. Other gaines are dancing about squatting, and playing
blind-nmn's buff. Toys are ma(h, Some chihl is caught: if it is a
boy, a snake is given to hint for a bow; if it is a girl, a sttake Lu
given to her for a diggdng-stick.
44. HUNTING ON TIIE PLAINS
Across the mountains they went out ou the prairie, but they were
afraid of the Piegans. They sang, traveling around there. They
were afraid that the Piegans wouh! steal thcir horses. Thcv did
that always when they went cm thc prairie. They came back when
they ihfished rounding up the buffalocs. Thon they stopped.
II. TEXTS COLLECTED BY FRANZ BOAS (NOS. 45-77)
45. Told by Pierre Andrew]
45. RABBIT, COYOTE, VLF, AND GRIZZLY BEAR
There was Coyote. All at once he saw Rtbbit coming. He said
to him: "'Why are you running?" Rabbit said: "I ara running
away." IIewent past and wcnt on. Covote wassitting there. He
thonght: "Oh, something must have happened, and I might almost
havebeenin trouble myself!" Coyotestarted torun. Hewent al, mg
and went along. There was a little prairie. Therewas Wolf. Wolf
wts there, and saw Coyote coming. Coyote arrived, and said to
Wolf: "Why are you running?"--' I ara runlfing away." Covote
went past. Wolf ws sitting there. I[c th, mght: "Oh, some-
45. RABB[T, COYOTE, "VOLF, AND (RIZZLY BEAR
Qaw«saqa'ane"
He staid
ska'se', qak«'tne" qa'psin kmsdts !«'na'k. qake'ne"
coming. I-le said to "' Why are you running?" He said
him:
lu'mna hus..xa"mktse'k, qaym.xa'..xe ne skana'.xe'.
"I ara $unning away." He went past; that one went on.
me'k sk«'n'ku'ts, qatwi'yne" a" at kts«nrna'tqa tu'..xwa
sitting Coyote. He thought: "Oh, something happened almost
sk«'n'ku-ts, n'uk !«nl'#p..xne kianuqhl'nmas
Coyote. Ail at once he saw Rabbit
kianuq-
Rab-
bit:
qaanka'-
He was
kul'is«n--
I might have
qapw«tska'«..xa, sqatwuts!«'n'qkupek«'me'k sk«'nkuts, qa'n a'..xe"
Ien in trouble in He also started to run Coyote. He went
his plaool" along,
qa'na'..xe', sk«knn'qte.it nana'n'e', saosaqa'ne" ka'ke'n, qa-
went along. There was a lit tic prairie. There was Wolf There
osaqa'«ne" ka'«ke'nts n','p-.x«ne" ska'se" ske'nku'ts', wa'se'ts
was Wolf he saw coming Coyote. He arrived
qakdlne" qa'psin kmsdts.« na'k. hux2..xa"mkt'k. qayaqa"..xe"
and he said "Why are you running?" I ' ' I ara running away." Ne went past
to him:
a Coyote uses : (paLutalized z) instead of s.
55
BUREAU OF AMERICAI ETHIOLOGY [IL'LL 59
thing must ha.ve happened, and I might almost have been in
trouble myself!" Wolf started to run. IIe went along and went
alou. There was alittle prairie. There wasGrizzly Bear. He saw
W«df eoming. Vhen he w,-.s coming ahmg and when he arrived,
he said to him: "Xow, whv are you runnin?" IIe vas told: "I
alll running away." 1Ve,If went past. Grizzly Bear staid there,
and thought: "Oh, something must have happened, and I might
ahnost have been in trouble mvselfi" Grizzlv Bear started te run.
Grizzly Betr went along :md went tlong. There was a prairie. There
he saw the three friends. IIe went on, and arrived there, tIe saw
Wolf sitting there, et little fal'ther ahmg Coyote, a little farther along
Rabbit. Grizzlv Bear said te Wolf: "New, whv didyou run away?
There is hardlv anything te run awav frein." 1Volf said: "I was
st:tying there, and saw C,»y«»te colning. When he arrived, I said te
him, 'New, why are you running¢' IIe said t,» lne, 'I ara running
skdnku'ts, qa'nqa'me'k ka'ke'n, qalwi'yne" et kts«nma'lqa
Coyote. He was sit ring Wolf. He thought: "Somet hig
happened,
tu'..xwa atulmt'stnqapwttsk«'x.'ne', nuts.,nqkupekt'mek
almost I might be in trouble mysell in his place." He starled te l-un
ka'ke'n, qa'na'..xe" qa'na'..xe', skiknu'qle.it nana'se', saosa-
WolL lIe went along, went aloi]g. There was a little prairie. There
qu'une" k.la'wht, n',/p..xne" ska'se" ka'ke'ns qa'waka'se'.
was Grizzly Bear. Ha raw coming V oll. He was coming.
5 ki"wasts qak« lne" t«Vça qa'psin kmsdts.« lm'k. q«k.la'p"
W hen he ho raid te "New, why are you running?" Ho was told:
arrived him:
hus..xa"mktse'k, qayaqa'..xe" ka'ke'n, qaosatp.'ne" k.la'wlats
"1 ara running away." He went past Woll. Ho staid Grizzly Bear,
qalwl yne" et kts. nnlaha., ke t. tu'..xw« atul.'nt'.tnqapwds-
and ha thought: "Something happened te him. Almost 1 might b in trouble mysell in
ka',..xne', nutsmqkupek:'lnè'k k.la'wla, qa'na'..xe" k.ta'wla.
his p'lace." tle slarled te run GrizzJy Bear. He went along Grizly Bear.
qa'na'xe', sktknuqle.t't.se', n , p.%ne" saqa'pse" alsxx t:mos.
IIe went aiong. There was a prairie. Ho raw those there Iriends.
10 q:t'o..xa'..xe'ts la..x' ..xe'. n'o'p.xne" qo naqna-e" ka ke us a'nl,-
He went on and arrived. He saw there sitting dow Wolf; a little
n'o"sts sk./nku'ts" a'lflu'n'o"sts kianuqtu'mmL k.la'wla qak:'lne"
larther Coyote; a little farlher Rabbit. Grizzly Bear raid te
ka'ke'ns ta'..xn qa'psin . k«ns..xa'mktsa'kel nm'nqa'neka_.xa"lnk-
WolI: "Now, why did you rira away? There is hardly anyt hing to run
llW3)" [roi. »
tse'k, qake'ine" ka'ake'n huqa'osaqa'ane" hun'o'p_.xane- sk«'n'-
Ha aid Wolf: "I was staying, I raw Coyote
ku'ts ska'..xe', ki"wamts huqakt'lne" ta'..xt qa'psin k«ns:lts!:'na'k.
coming. When he I raid to him: ' low, why axe you runn]g?'
arrived,
Boas| KUTENAI TALES 57
away.'" Coyote was toh|: "And why did
suid: "I was staying there, and Rabbit came. When ho nrrived, I
said to him, 'Now, why ?' l le said, 'I ara running away.' I t hought,
'Oh, something must have happened, and I myself might almost have
been in trouble!' Thon I ran awav." Thon Ra)bit was t-ld:
"Now, why did you run awav?""I was eating branches, the wind
was blowing, the snow fcll from the trees, and a branch broke off the
tree; it almost fell on me. Thon it ruade me run away. That is
what I meant when I said,' I ara running away.'" Thon theyhtughed
and separated. Now it is ended.
qak.la'pne" hu...x:"mkt,ek.
Ho said to me: ' I ara running away.'"
qa'psin k«nsla'qak«dts h'na'k.
why were you running?"
kianuqlu'mnats
abbit,
hus.xa"mktsek.
'I ara runnmg away.'
stnqapwttsqa'.xu
might in tronblo in
plaoe,'
kianuqlu'mnats
Rabbit:
qakeine ".
Ho aid:
ne'ts qake'kal'yaqttsk!ala',kine', tu'..xwa nm kstt'yuwits.XO'u-
the trees a hranch hroke off a troc, almost it fell on ]ne.
and
nu'p. ta'.xa huslhutsqankaqkupekt'me'l ta'.xa ma kut'lki't
Thon towards it ruade me run. Thon however I mednt tbat
when I said
kus .xa"mktse'k. ta'..xas numats'na'm'ne'ts htpatsqatsa'mne'.
'I ara running away.'" Thon they laughed and sepaxated again.
ta'.xas qaqa"s,ne"
Thon it is eaded.
10
58 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETI-IIOLOGY [BrLL 59
[Nos. 46 and 47. T.Id bv Pierre Numna and Pierre Andrew]
46. FRO. AXl) ('HIPMUN].
Qa'nit.|a'ane" wa'tak n'«'nse" t:to'o's q!u'tsaats, q!u'tsa,ts
at qqa',tse', at n'«tsk«'c" qa."psms, qak«'tne" t«te'e's wa'tak:
"rachats ne, at qa'na'n'." ta'as at taqqa'jse" q 5'tsats. qalwi'y-
ne': "qa'ps«ns s«'k.ta'p, toasts nei s at kutqana"me,l?" qahvi'y-
5 ne" q!u'tsats: " Ilei hulqa'na'm ne,s ya'qanahlake'ike" toasts
at ku'tqana'me,t." ta'$as ts!ma'e', ta'$as n'u'pçne" ku'peis.
ta'as ku'pe tssa'n'e'; qake'ne': "kuts!«'tça tka'm'u."
sdalq!atça'me'k tsa'qa's, q!u'twa's, ta'ças ne,sts k!aqak«'te,l
sh.qaw«uxa'mne', qake',ne" ku'pc: "qake',ne" ma"'nis kulats!-
10 maSa]a"e's."--" pe«'k !a n'«'p,ne" k«Uma'." qake'ine': "t so"'-
nis ku]'ats!«nasala"e's." qake',ne. : "pe«'khtks n'«'pine" ka'tsu."
qake'ine': "ko"ktinis t'ats !masata"e's.""pe«'k !aks n'«'p,ne"
ka'kokt." --"qak.b'sine" tAt«'t !ne's kul'ats!«nasala"e's."
" pe«'k!aks n'«'pine" kat«'lte't !."" qak.b'sine" nana'ne's ku-
15 t" ats !maSala"e's.""pe«'k !aks n'«'p,ne" kana'na." qake',ne q !u '-
tsats; qak«'lne" ku'peis: "hm"«seikate'ine'; h«nwdk«sql:'lne', ma
ne'ym' a'kaql«'lne'% t a'ças hut sats !ma'se'." malle'ille" ku'pei
a'kaql:'t'eis, ta'ças ne,sts kma'ne" a'kaqb't'e's ku'pi, lahutsm-
qkue'mek q!u'tsats, qaqkupqhde'0e" ku'pi, nksiat«'tne"
20 qu'tsats, tseika'te" a'ku'kp!e's ku'pe» nakumalu'kp,ne'ts
n'dta'$ne', t«'$as la'laSa'çe" a'kd.h«'se's tde'e's, qak:'lne':
"kat«'te, s'nuta'p,ne ko',,pi." qak.la'pse" tte'e's: "hoqa'ahr -
qahil'«'s,ne'." tsuka'te t«te'e's wa'tak, ts!m'oqo'$ak«'n'e"
na'ht'k !e's. qa'atskk.l:mtdt ne" qu'tsats qos
25 na"heks, wa'tak qalwi'yne" ktsathaw«tsqo'ç»ats pa'l sa-
ha'nse', ta'ç ta'aqtuqiqqk«'n'e', qaku'kse" na'qpo,,
hu'qika"s qanat'o'qonaq'n'e', ta'ças tsm sanqa'mik wa'tak.
ta'as tkaxa"mne" ku'pi, qake'ine" k'pi; qak«'lne" wa'ta'ks;
"kqa.u'pç tka'm'u's" wa'tak qakc'ine': "kusa'kqanq
30 sa"e,l, hoqa.upçam«'tne'." qake'ne" ku'pi; "na s:lqa'wa'-
kat«'e'." qake'ne" wa'tak: "hoqa.upçam«'hm" lka'm'u's."
qake'ine, k'pi: "k.tt'tu huk nu'q lumamt'lne'."
qake'ine" wa'tak: " btu'Ese'." ta'ças qake'oe" ku'pi:
" k.b'tu na'qpo?" qake'oe" wa'tak: "l:tu'Ee'; es n«'nse"
35 hu'q!ka"s. '' qake'ine" ku'pi: "hutsekulm«'he-." qake'ine"
wa'tak: "tsçatqhtskaktsa'pne'." taças n'e'ku'tne" ku'pi.
n'u'pçne" pal nas'wu'qse" nes lkam'u's, qake'ine" ku'pi:
"na«wu'qse'; pal slutske'ine" nes kqa'ke" kqa.u'pça."
n'e" wa'tak, qakde': "t.sçatsok»dn'e ma'kit'se's."
40 n't't!$ne" ku'pi neis lka'm'u's, ta' n'dkine', neists ku'l'e
ta'$as la'akaça"mne', ta'$as n'ila'ne" wa'tak neis ke'ips ttte'«'s.
i The loliowing is in the lorm of speech useà between sister and brother.
o] KUTENAI TALES 5
[Nos. 46 and 47. T,,h! by Pierre* Num and Pierre Audrew]
46. FROG AND CIIIPMUNK »
Frog was living in a lent, and her granddaughter was Chipmunk.
Chipmunk ] went around. She lo,,ked for everything.
ber granddaughter: ] "Don't g, that way." Then ('hipmunk went
ab«»ut ag«in. She thought: I "Whut did she me«n me to (h». that 1
sh«,uld n,»t walk there" Clfipmunk [[/hought: "I will go that wav 5
where she t,hl me not [ to go." Then she xvent. She saw Owl.
Oi spi&e, and stid: "I shall bite the ehihl." ] (Chipmunk) was
picking partridgeberries and rose hips. On necount
said she did hot more. Owl spoke, and said: "Your mothersayswe
shall go [ h, mm." "Mv mother died hmg ago." IIe said: "Your lO
sister (says) I we shdi g. home." She s«tid: "My sister died l,,ng
ago." I IIe s,id: "Y«,ur mother's sister (says) wo shali
"Mv nmther's sis/er died hmg ago." Ile said fo her: "Y,»ur father's
siter sayswe slmll ge, h,,me." I "Mv father's sister died 1,,ng
"Y«,ur younger sisterl[says we shall go bome.""My youner 15
sister died l,,ngag«,." Chipmunk spoke, [ and said to Owl: "You
lo.k terril»le: you have bi eyes. [ ('over your eyes with your hands,
then l'Il ge, nions." Owl e«,vered his eves with his hands. [ When
Owl had c.vered his eyes with his h,mls, ('pmunk began ] fo run.
Owl tried t» kill her, and s«r,tehed il Chipmunk. Ovl 1,mked at his 20
cluws, and he licked «,ff' the blo«,d th,t wus «,n his claws. I Thett she
g«,t ba¢'k to her grundnt,th«r. She said: I "Grcdm.ther, (wl is
puuing me." She said te, her granddauhter" "There is no place
where I e:tn hide v«u." I Fr,,g to«,k her granddaughter nn,1 l»ltt her
in a bireh-bnrk basket. Clfipmunk marie a n«,ise iide Il that 25
basket. Fr«,g thouht she w«uhl hold her in her mouth, but i¢ was
very bd. I Then she t«»¢,k her oui of her mouth. Thero was soup of
r,,tten bones. She dipped her into it. Then Fr,,g just snt d-wh. I
Owl came in. Owi sp«»ko, and said t, Frog: ] Did y,u sec the
ehild " Fr«g said: "I did n«»t lo«,k ar«,und. ]1 I did hot see ber." Ovl 30
said: "There are ber tr«-." I Fr,,gsaid: "I did
Owl said: "Is there n,, water I ara thirsty." I Frog suid: "There
is no water." Then Owi said: I "Is there no soup" Fr,g said:
"There is no fluid. This is 1] r,,tten l»,ne." Oxvi said: "I'll drink 35
of it." Frog said: I "Inve some fluid f,,r me." Then Oxvl began
drink. [ IIesaw the ehild was iide. Owl said:
told me a lie; you said thu.t you had
and said to him: "You shall preserve her bones." Then I] Owl bit 40
the clfild. Then he are ber. Mter he had eaten, ] he went out of
[he bouse. Then Frog began o ery eause ber anddaughter was
g Soc p. 46. Frog is Owl's sLster.
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bv-. 59
kot'e'|a wa'tak tsuka'te ma'k!t'se's, nes yaqawntsiknak:'ske"
n'tt!qa.o..xa'n'e', ta'.xas ts!:nalkt'ne" wuu"e's, qao..xalptsuq-
kt'n'e', t a'..xas lat.ts !ma'..xe" wt't ak a'k:t.la'e's, lat na.xa"mne'ts
45 n'tsaknu"ne', qawun'ekt't.se ta.tmmoqkupno.xunqa'mek q!u'-
lsals, nests ma ya"qaqa'pske'ts o'k!una'mu's la.t'nse', su-
kwAq !o'.k,,ne'. mttia'-.xne', nakam'nwulskt'n'e', qakghm': "hu-
sukwA'qo'kne" katt'te" kul:"upxnanma"ta." ta'.xas
slqa'qa'sne'.
47. ("OYOTE AND 13UFVALO
Kqa"namsk«'n'ku'ts. n'u'p..xne" sak.ta'm'se" m'|se'ks, qun-
ya'.x,ne'ts n'tlqnnmt'te', ta'..xas ta'ts!tna'..xe', qa:m'..xe'ts, nes
qalqa'tse'ts |a'm«,n'qa'atse" lleis ma yaaqana'nlke', qa'na'..xe"
slala..xa'..xc" neis ma yaqa'k.ta'mske', qala«,"q!""a qa'pse" nes
5 v'k.ta'ms n«'tse'ks, qatsaq.!a.'le'lqan.'t'-.xe', ta'..xas qakt'lnc':
"qa'l:sin pt'k!ak ha huqa'..xe'ts nanqa'kqa'ne'ts k,lfla,r'k !qwa"-
qka." tsuk"a'te" no',kwe'sts n'aqts..xo',,ne', ne tsuk"a'te'ts
padsnm,'te', la'..xas ls!tna'..xe" qa'na'..xe'ls sk«kls!l:,nu'kse'.
qa.«,..xalit!namt'te" st't!e's, n':l..xo',mek', nests haq«'kc'ls
l0 n'tla"ne', q.',ke'ne', q:,h»',ne:
"IIalma"l,mu x.a',,l,s«n q!ua'ptse,k m:s'qulotwom
ha'haho'ya; wes, wts, wts."
Nu|pa|nttt'lnc" natokmt'se', nuk,ninmt'tek, tsekatit..'tne'ts
lo',se" q:'psins. "ha', k, rqa'l,,wey ksh»'k,e'ts ls.,n kst'aka'qa
15 o"k!"q,mt k.mna'qa a'q!utsa'nek k.t,,',a." ta:t..xo',me'k.
qawunikdt.se" la'ulpaha«t«'tne" tahatuk,mgsc', l,oknuqkup-
q !ala"mne'. n'u'p..x,ne" pegk !aks slwa'se" n.,'lse'ks pat s..hn:tya-
..xna'psc'. ntt!tnmuqkupno..xun'q«dnve'k, nutstnqkupekt'nve'k.
qananuta'pse', tïr'.xas q!awats!t'mne'k, ta'..xas stuk.|u'k,ne'.
20 ts..xa'n'e" skt'n'ku'ls, qakc'ne': "qa'ta khnvaq:tlo'qniya'..xnu."
q«,kil..'hw': "so',,k,ne', pa,t!, qaqa'qmvn' qo',,ka'n' ha k:,'min."
n',;qosaq!lna..x,)'ume'k. [a'.xas w«'.xe" nt'lse'l« n'u'l)..xane - nes
kAsaosa'qa'ps, nak«»'.e" ndlse'k nes a'qul'u'qpk, rps.
,»' .e'. nutsmqkulWk'me'k skt'n ku ts. la'ts !am'..xe'. qawu|e'it.se"
25 lVl)S q !awuts !«'mue'k; t:ts..xa'.ne" ; qake'ne': "kr" k:naqasaqa'tqa
n;3p«'k la; husl:lq !«,'kne'." qakil:'lne': "pa.t !, ts:n qaqa'qna'n'
q,,'ka'n' na ka'min." tseka'te'ts n'gnse" n,»'.we'sis ta'..xas
kuna'.xe'ts n'o'q,,saq!ma..x,»'me'k, ta'..xas wa'..xe" n:'ts'ek, nako'-
ne'ts ts:k!k!o'ne" nes no'kwe"s, ntt !«nmuqkulm,V..xun-qa'me-k
30 sk:'wkutsts nutsmqkupek«'me'k, qa'na'.xe'ts qawule"t.se"
la'ps«lq !awats tgnmek, lats..xa'ne" : "pt'k !ak hulapstAq to'kne-."
ts..xanamdsne', qakil:'tne': "lA'n'a ha qawa'kan' ha ka'min."
n'«'nse" t h'ptswukna'na's, n'oqo'saq !ma-.x,»'.me'k. la..xa'..xe"
m'lse'k, na.ko'.ne', qawuk!o'ne', ta'..xas qatat'«sk!o'ne- nes
35 t !a'ptswukna'na's. s«tqa'.lo'qatnu'k!ne" nt'lse'k, qake'ne"
BOS] KUTENAI TALES ( l
dead. [ After Frog had cried, she t,,,k h«.r b,,nes. She laid them ,,ut
and put them together. She carried theln to the water. Then she
threw them into the water. Frog wcnt back to ber tent. She wcnt
in ]} and sat d-wn. After a wh|le, Chipmunk ran back into the tent, } 45
the saine way as she had been bef,,re.-} She w«,s glad. She jumped
at ber. She embraced ber. She said to ber: I "I ara glad, grand-
mother, that we meet again." I Ttat is tl,e end. I
47. COYOTE AND BUFFALO'
Coyote went along. IIe found the hea«l .f a Buffalo Bttll. IIe
picked it up [ and thrcw it away. Then he went on. lIe wen/
and } went about and camae back the saine way, there where he had
gone before. He went along [ and came back to the p|a«e where
head was, at lhe s,me place where the }1 head of the Bttll was. It 5
happened three tin,es whên he went along. Then he said to it:[
"Why, I went here before, this way where yot! are lyin, and you
lie in the saine place again." [ tic t,,-k a st«me and smashed it. IIe
to,k it and [ scattered the pieces ab,,ut. Then he started. IIe went
and found a flt stone. [ IIe threw his blanket ,,ver il. Theq he
down. W'hile he was lying d,,wn, Il |,c cricd, lIe said wh|le crying: I 10
"Their mother Dog, Qtu,a'ptsek and Mis'qulo',,wom [
ha ha ho/ya; weswis wis!" [
lIe heard noise ,,f rt, nning. IIe nr-se, lIe looked nround, } and
there was nothing. "Oh, I thought I heard r,nnin: bvt it is
n.thin, Il beeause there are manv passers-by who did it."
hty dowla gnin. I After a little wh|le he heurd n, fise of running
ngain. He raised I his head quickly, tIe saw a Bull npproachin,
that tan nfter him. He jvmpe,l ,,p quiekly. I tic st««rte,l t« run. He
wns pursued. He was «,ut of breath and was tired. Il Then Covote 20
spoke, and sa|d: "Somebody shall help nie." I lIe ws told: "lt is
good, nephew, eome to me." [ He disappeared inside. Then the Bt, ll
arrived. He knew tht (Coyote) I wus in there. The Bt, ll butted it.
It ws stump. He split it lu two. ] Cvote rn awy quiekly. He
started again. When he l,ad gone a little ways, Il he ws out of breth
again, and he spoke again, saying: "How fr nre you, I manitou'. I
amindmger." lIewtold: "Nephew, eometome, I eomein." He
sw it ws stone, and then I he disappeared in it. The Bull «trrived.
He butted it and [ broke thestone in two. Cvote jurnpedupquiekly
and jumpe,l may. I le went along, and afer a short distmce [ he 30
wa.s out of broath again. Again he spoke: "I ana alreadv in danger."
Somebody spoke to him, and he was told: "Corne, corne to me."
That was a smtdl bush. IIe disappeared inside. The Bull arrived
and butt.ed it. He missed it. He couhl hOt hit Il the little bush with 35
his horns. The Bull could just hot get it. Covote sa|d: ] "St op, stop
] Fçr another version sec p. 12.
2 Dog is Coyote's wife; t:uta'ptsek and Mis'qulo%wom are his chfldren.
BUREAU OF AMEIICAlç ETHlçOLOGY [BULL. 59
o| KU TElqAI TALES
doing this to me! You can not kill me." [ The Bull said: "Well, I'll
let you go." [ Coyote was told: "Now, corne!" Thet Coyote went
near him. [
Coyote said: "Fil fill my pipe. Il We will smoke." The Bttll s«id: 40
"It iswell. Let us I smoke. What shall we smoke ." Covote said: [
"Lel5 us smoke block tobaceo." The Bull said: [ "I don't smoke
block tobacco." Coyote said: [ "lVhat do you smoke?"--"I smoke
leaf tobaceo." Il Coyote said: "It iswell. [ Let us smoke it. I haro 45
some." Thenhe [ filled his pipe. Then theysmoked. Coyotesaid:
"It will be this way [ in lat.er t, imes, wheu there will he many people.
When thcy are angry at one another, [ they ill smoke to make their
hearts (feel) good."
The I3ull said: Il "It iswell. Fil tell you what hwpened to me. I 50
On this road, at the saine place where mv head lay, [ mv wife was
taken away from me. I had two wives. lqaen I went for my
wives, I I came with them to t.his place. Then people came here,
and I I was killed." Coyote said: "Now you will be II my fri««ad. 55
We shall get back vour wix'es." Coyote looked [ at the horns of his
friend. The points were broken off. tle took [ his knife and sharp-
ened them. Their points were slmrpened again.
lle said to him: I "No let us go." Tlten the to friends went
along. [ They sax tents, and Coyote said fo his friend: Il "I'11 stay 60
here. Go'on, go and get yotr wives back." [ Thon the I3ull,vent to
get back his wives, lle took them back. [ They nmtle war on him.
The 13ull went ba«k to where Coyote wus staying. [ Thon Çovotc
arose. He saw Iris friend coming. ] Then ('ovote atta('ked the
people. [[ They saw there were two---the Bull and Covotc. They 65
were afraid of them, and [ thev left them. Then the friends went
along. Thevwere four-- [ two men and two women. They sîopped
there. The ]3ull spoke, [ and said to Coyote: "Look at these my
two wives! [ qaich one do you want to take? She shall be
wife." [[ Coyote looked ut ber. He thought: "This younger onel 70
must have strong bones. The big one must be good. [ I think I
will take her. She must be good." He said to the ]3ul]: "I [ take
this one." They said to each other: "We will part now." [ Thev
shook hands and said good-by. Then they parte& 1[
Coyote and lais wife ,vent off. IIe saw a mountain in front. [ 75
He said to lfis wife: "That place looks like a valley. Go there. [
I shall go roundabout." The 13uffalo Cow went on. [ Covote went
another way. I[e went quickly. He came back quicldy I to the
place where Iris wife was going. He arrived and sat down. [[ Lfter a 80
short time the Cow arrived. Coyote thought: [ "I will shoot her.
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Then I will eat her. I ana hungry." The [ Cow arrived. As she
walked along, Coyote shot her. [ IIe killed her. There she lay. A
little ways off there was a fiat stone. [ tIe sat down on the fiat stone.
tte sat there and 11 began to cry. He cried f,w his wife whom he had 85
kille&
After a littlc while [ many wolves rried. They te. at once[
what he h««l killed. Coyote thought he would stand up. but he stuck
(to the stonc). [ IIc tried to get Ul), but, he couhlu't get off. I Then
the wolves atethe Cow. They ateit all. Il Nothingwas left. Coyote 90
just got up. Ho arose. His backside came off from the stone. [
Coyote said: "Let me stick on, I let me stick on!"
He went there, and there were only bones. [ IIe thought: "Well,
I will break the bones." He )iled [ the bones t,»gether, and he was
about to break them. Ho was t«,ld: "Xephew, [[ I do n«»t alh,w you !5
to break bones." He said- "That is so." [ IIe looked, altl therc was
Badger. tte was told: "I'll break the bones." [ "He was told: "You
shall hold my tail." [ Then he held (Badger's) rail. IIe was told"
"D,,n't hold on too tightly, [ you wll b«(lger mv rail." IIe dd so.
ïle did hot hold the t«il tightly. [[ Badger Woman took the bhtdder 100
and put. I the marrow iltO it. It was a big, r«ullt[ pie('e ,)f marrow.
Coyote was told: [ "I shall eat that much," and (Badger) passed her
hands close to ber mouth. [ Coyote also said: "I'll eat that much."
Then Badger[ ran away quicldy, carrying the marrow. Coyote
pursued her. [[ He ran after her. Badger was eating ail the tirfie. 105
lVlen she had finished, I she threw back the bladdcr. Coyote was
told: [ "I suppose you wnt that." Badger wellt Off. Coyote took ]
his bladder. He licked it. It was greasy. [
Covote was standing thére. There x ere only the remains of broken
bones. [[ IIe thought" "I will pile them t,)gether. I will pound/henl l l0
to pieces." IIe { sat down. Cov«»te began to pound. He was told:
"Nephew, I wn't [ allow you to break b,nes." IIe saw two women.
They were i two birds. 1 He was told" "We will paund it. [ Mean-
hile go and get something that you may [[ use for a spoon, lVhen 115
you see that there is a ri_re, I corne back." Coyote started. IIe took
a root out of thc ground, [ pounded it, ail(| dried it. Coyote staid
there. ] Then he saw a large fin'e. He went bc(.k, and [ when he go
back, nothing was left. He lo«,ked up the tree, [[ and there was one 120
of the birds. .The other one was on am,ther tr«e. [ One carried the
grease; the other one, [ the chopped b,,ne. IIe had nothing to et of
the gaine he h:'.d killed. Elmugh. [
1Species unkown.
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66 BUREAU 0F AMEIICAN ETHNOLOGY [v.59
[Nos. 48-50. Told by Mission Joe and Felix Andrew]
4. TIOE ._NL[ALS AND THE SUN
Qa'k.|u',nam n'«|wat!tka'ne" naso'ke'n, qake'ne': "qa'la's
ts..xa'|'ms na.a'mk!s?" tt'.xas nakq!y«'tne', k!o'k!we" qake'-
|:'tne': "h«'ntsx. al'«'ne'." ta'.xas ts.xanatamna'mne" nes
k!wc kts..xa'lïn" nat.«'n'«k!s, ta'.xas q!a'pe" nulpa|net«tna'mne"
5 nc ktsaqan:'ke't, ta'.xas ts!«m'-.xe" ne k!«|wa't!te'l kts.xa'|'«n
n:t{'n«k!s, q,l'at«'|ne" qo'ki'n, ta'.xas ts!«n'a'.xe', ta'.xas
kts.,lmi"y«t, kkanmi"y«t nakitw«tskil:'tne" ktsi'wakmEnu'qka'.
{ a'..xm yuwa"-knmuqka'n'e" qataso'kaka't.l«t«hne'ne" ne
k !:kt«'kmnu'qka; n'u'psla'tyi-lhamqoq !u'kut'a'kat.le'{«tne'-
10 ne" ne k«yo"kwet n'upsla'ty«lqhqa'ne'ts kwa|kwa"y«t, lawa'-
..xe" ne nata'n'«k!, qakya'nme': "silsaha'n'e" na'sts k!aqa'qa
k!upsla'tïyilhamqoq!u'ku'l'akat.|c't«'tne'." qakya'mne'ts qa.-
c'n'e'. {sekat'lne', n'o'k!we'ne" n'«lwat!t«'lne', n'«'ne" «'nta'k.
kt.«tmi'y«t.s, t«t'.xas ts !«n'a'.xe" «'n|a'k. kkanmi"y«t yuwa'kmE-
15 nuqk«ffn'e', ta'..xas k!«kt«-kmEnu'qka', namak!tsa'kat.le't«tne-
ne" ha a'm'ak, n'ups|,.'tyilqaqa'ne'ts kwalkwa'ye't, ta'..xas
kts«lmi"y«t.st s tawa-.xe" ne nata'n'«k !. qakya'mne" ts-.xa]qa.«n'e
s«tsa'han|e«'t,ne', k«t !qao..xa'.xa'mts k.taha'kq!ye't, qake'ne"
sk«'n'ku'ts: "huts:.xa|'«'n'e'." qakya'mne': "so'kne'." ts..xa|ts
20 n'«'..xe" sk«'n'ku'ts, ta'..xas ts!m'a'.xe" sk«'n'ku'ts, kts«tmi"y«tts
q !u'nme'm'mne'. kkanmi"y«t ts yuwa"-kmEnuqka'n'e'ts kanu'q-
k«'. n'ok!"«fla'til'utme'lc«'tne', ts!ma'k!e'ls«ru'tme|e«'tne'.
ta'..xas kiu'kye't, aqtsma'kmk! n'«tk«'n'e" ke"ek, ts.xa'n'e" ne
nat a'n'«k ! qake'ae-: "ts.xalhaqa'ne" kakwe'sn'." nu|pa|m'|ne"
25 nes k!aqa'ke" kts.xalha'qaps kw«s«'n'e's, m«'ka n'onilo.xa-
..xa'mna'm m'te'ts at n'u,'tme'le«'tne', ta'.xas at n'«|a'n'e" lka'm'u
ncs ko',knaps nata'n'«k!s, at naqktsiya'mne'. «lalwi'ynam
ktsxa"lsokts pa'! q«q'nal'utme'k,ne', ta'.xas qaqa|a'tilqa-
¢la'ne" ya'qa|a'ti|'onanuqka'kc', luqala'til'u'tmete«'tne" ne
30 kwalkva'yet, ktsilmi'ye't qa'nm«l..xu'nena'mne', tu' .xa
n'o"kwit'pkwu'mne ". lawa'..xe" sk«'n'ku'ts, qakit«'lne': "hmts-
«la.«'n'e'. h«nsaha'n'e'. {s!ma'k!e'ls«t'u'tmele«'tne- n«'nko'."
qa'n«t.la'ne" k !u'k !we pa'|ke ; n'asqa'lte', qak.la'pse" : ." huts-
.x,ts !«na..xala'ne" qo" yak«|'«tiya'mke" nata'n'«k!." ta'.x,s ts
35 nak«'kne', k.la'-.xamts qali|«'tne': "qa'psen knse'|qa-ts.?" qa-
ke'ne': "hu'nulp«lnc"t«tnat'ne" ne ksak.,t'«'tyam nata'n'«k!."
qall«'inc': "so'kne'. hmts.xalts!«n'a'.xc'." ta'..xa n'«'n'e"
kw«'lqa, ta'..x:'s ts!ma'..xe', ta'.xas q!u'mne'na'mne-, kkanmi'ye't
ta'.xas yuwakmEnuqka'n'e', nata"te"qo't!a'ma|-e«'tne-
40 m'm. ta'..xs k !«ktikmEnu'qk«" n'upsla'tyilso'kit'o'..xonat«tne'-
ne'. ta'-.xas kiu'kyit n'utm«t.|e«'tne', n'«tkni'ytm m'le'ts at
sok«|-o-'.xom't«tae'ne -. yaka'qktsek at qa"a'm«l.xone'ne- ai
os] KUTENAI TALE$ 67
[Nos. 48-50. Told by Mission Joe and Fçlix Andrew]
48. Tn .ANIMAL8 AND TlIE SUi
Therewasatown. Achief gave hiscommands. IIesaid: "Who
will be the Sun?" Then they begn to t,lk about it. Onc of them
was ] told: "You shall be the Sun." After this one had bcen told
that he was to be the Sun, al! heard about what Ilwas to be donc. 5
"rhose who were told to be the Sun went. ] The nanle (of t|liS «»ne)
was Raven. Then he started. [ It became dark. On the following
morning they watched for him to conte up. [IIe came up. It was
hot bright enoughwhen ] he came up. The day was always blaekish.[[
It was always like evening. The Sun came b«wk. I Thcysaid: "This 10
way is bad. It is ulways [ blackish." They said tiret he couhl hot
be it. I Another one wa»; looked for. CbAcken Ihtwk was sent. I It
grew dark. Then Chicken Hawk started. On the following morn-
inghe went [] up. When hewent up higher, the worhl Iooked yellow. I 15
It was always like that. He went down. ] In the evening the Sun
came back. They said: "You can hot be it. [It looks like bad
weather." They assembled and talked it over again. Covote said:
"I will be it." They said: "Well." Coyote was about [[ to st«rt. 20
Coyote started. At night [ they slept. On the following morning
Coyote xvent up. I Wlmn he went up, it began to be hot. It
fairly warm, and ] thcn it ws noon and the people eooked food. The
Suu spoke, and [ said: "Will there bc any left for me," It, was
heard il what he said, and they left food for lfim. Ev«l when thev 25
went into ] the shade, it was warm. The children began to cry, ] for
the Sun burned them. They went to the wttter, and they thouglt
it Wotlhl be good, but the water was hot. It ws the saine I when
the Sun went down. It became warmer and warmer until ]lsunset. 30
When it was «htl'k, they felt well. They had almost I been burned to
death. Coyote came back. He was told: "You can llOt be it; [ you
re bad. You were too hot." ]
There w one woman with two chihlren. They said: "We
go there where they are phying Sun." [[ Thc two went. They ar- 35
rived there, and they were told: "Why do you corne ?" [ They said:
"We heard that they play Sun." I They were tohl : "It is good. You
shall go." Then he, [ the elder one, started. Theyslept. The next
morning [ he went up. In the morning it ,cas coolish. I] ]Ie went high 40
up, and they always felt comfortable. ] At noon it became warm, and
when they were in the shade I it felt comforta|)le. They went swinl-
ming, and they felt well. ] They felt cool. Then he came down. Then
The narrator said that mauy others were tried, but he
BUREAU OF AMERICAN" ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 59
n'«tqo't !amaqne'.. ta'..xas k !unanu'qka'. ta'..xas sok"«|'o-.xohmt«t -
ne'ine" o"kqna ksAwatkwa'yc't, ta'as ktsdni'ye't,
45 lawa'çe" ne n«tsta'hat, q!a'pe" qahviyna'mne" ne,sts ktsça'Fm
nata'n'ek, qa«qne" nei mtsta'hat: "hmtsat'«'nc" nata'-
n'ek ." ktsdnfi'ytt.sts ta'as lats «n "a'e" o"k "qna khthn.tYk-
tset ktsa't'm nata'neks, m'i uao'ke" n«tsta'hal net ktsa-
«lu'na saosaqa'nc', qakib'tm.': "m'nko hmtsatts«na'e" na
50 kts&ni'yit, hmtsal'dn'e" ktsdmctAau'qka." ta'as ts
qawunek«'hnc" kts«i'yet yuwaEnuqka'n'e" ktsdmetAnu'q-
ka" n'upsla'tyithu'kuky«'tine" y«'smwunmey«'tke" ts«lmc'y«t-
na'm'u, kkanmi'y«t tawa'çe', qa«'e': "ta'tne's tsçaF-
c'n'e" yo'kwiyet«m'm'us nata'n'eks, m'nko hmtsçal'«'n'e"
55 ktsdme'tilnu'qka'." ha k'a's nata'n'ek n'asts n'«'ne';
ha ki'as mtsta'hal ta'ças q'a'pe" qalwiyna'c" e'il-
sok"ts sok"tlqh)kna'mne', ta'as sto«'hm'.
Sa'hamhi'yne" sk«'nku'ts, qatwi'yne': "hut'o'pi't nei nata'-
n'ek!." ta'ças n'«t'wukn«'tek; ta'$as a"ke" n'aimaka'ne'.
60 ta'as tsm'ae" ts:tmc'yttmt'mu's qo's tsçatyt'qa'katyuwa'k-
mEnu'qka"ske'ts qaoça'çe', qaaqa'nc" kkate'yit, ta'ças
suo'mc'k m,s qat'o'ndqakqa'ne', ta'ças na'w«tsnul-
k!o'ne', ta'Sas yu'wa'Enuqka'n'e', ta'ças suulko%ne'.
ta'as tsgalmt't$ne" qanathaq!aku'pse" a''k!e's, ts'dq!an-
65 ku'pse', n'dqanm«'te', ta'$as naq!a'bat'tine', no'sanoç-
qa'm,', q«"m«tmqo"kupgu'se" nas yana'ha nes tsalya'-
qamt'mke', ta'aspa'tkalflu'kpqa', ta'çasnolu'qne', ta'sas.
tsçal'hoko'ne', n'u'pnc" stqa'nama'nam«'sne', qa'oxat'a"qa-
po"çat'tto'nw" k. wa"mt'ttnq !o"kupçu'se" ts e'mil'u'q$atha'-
70 qhtbkvat't.se', o"k!qna ke'to's tsa'ha'ts a'ana"mists sd-
Sa'tknu'kne'. na a'k.tu%na'm n'upça'tne" nei haq!alo'k3va'-
et. x qa-a'mne" qa'psein: "kst'a'qale'e'tF' qakya'mne': "lo'-
ne" sk«'nkuts, bntssal'ula'ne'." qake'ne" sk:'n'kts: "ne's
tsatya'qa'nalhaqa'ke" aqtsma'ekI nasts at sqaqna'ne"
75 nes tsxaiho'ko" a.t tsçat'dço'me'k qa"s na'qana'mau'a'mests
at tsçatatu'kne'." ta'a na a'k«k.tu'nam qakya'mne':
"toasts at qa'qnapmt'tket neis ya'qaqna'ke" sk«'n'ku'ts;
na's tsçalya'qa'nathaqa'ke" aqtsma'ek! toasts at k.lm-
q!o«'mu nata'nek!s." qakya'mne': "ta'g«m hamtu'pne" at
S0 hmtva"qaqna'ke'." t«t'ças sok«hl!okna'mne'ts htpa"ts-
qa'tsa'mne', ta'$as slqa'qa'sne'.
49. COYOTE.'S ('OXTESTS
Q«'k.tuna'mne'ts kinelwi'ytik sk:'n'ku'ts, qatwi'nae" pat
ktslyuna'qwutn ne,ts yaqanakAhaqwu'mke', silkafitwiyteya'te-
nes a'k:k.luna'mts a ya'qao_.xaqal«pnam«'ske'., qak«'lne" al-
Or haq!alskwa'et.
oas] KUTEIAI TALE (9
they felt comfortable, I because the Sun was setting. At night
youth came black, and ail thought that he shoul,l l,e I the Sun. The 45
youth was told: "You shall be the Sun." ] :In the evening he came
back, because it was given to lrim I to be the Sun. The ol ber youth,
the youuger one, I staid there. :l[e was toi(l: "You shall go in II the 50
eveaing; you shall be the Moo(." Then he went off'. I If had hot been
dark long bcf,,re lhe Moon went up. ] It was always light tln'oughout
tlle night. I On the following morning he came ba(.k, lle was told:
"Yourelderbrothershall be ] the Sunduring lhe dax'. You shall
the Moon." These two |incarne the hcaveuly orl,s [Sun.]. These I 55
two youths were thought to be good, I and thcy were glad. Then it
cas decided. I
Coyote was angry, lle thou,ht: "I will kill the .q,n." I Then he
ruade his bow, and he also had two arrows. Il Then he went in the 60
night to the p|ace where the Sun w¢rs to corne up. ] ]le staid there.
Oit the following morrting he took a good sent. ] lle lay on his stom-
ach. Then he aimed at t he right plce. I The ,qun rose. tic uimed
well [ and was about toshoot. Then his arrowws burned. [I If burned 65
quickly, and he threw it away. Then everyt.hing was on tire.
ran away. [ There was tire on ea«h side where he was going along.
He tan and went into the water. ] ]Ie was almost burned, tic saw
a trail and [ lay down on it. The tire arrixed, and it turned backll
because there was no grass on the trail. [ t[¢' was saved. The people 70
saw that the land ,cas burning. I Some one said: "Why is tlris?"
They said: "Covote is not here; ] it must be he who bas done it."
Coyote said: ] "Latergenerations ,,f people will do this. I] When there 75
is a tire, they will lie down on a trail. [ Then they will be saved."
Then the people said: I "I)on't do what Coyote has done. I Later
generations shdl not [ pl:y Sun." Some one said: "Now you know
what 11 to do." Then they were glad. They ] scattered. That is 80
the end. I
49. COYOTE'S CONTESfS
There was a town. Coyote was thinking nbout (the future). He
thought I there would be nmny generations of peoplc. He thought
of I the town where the peoplehad been killcd, fie said to I his friends:
70 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY
sw,'e's: "hu|ts!«na..xa'la hutts!«na|wats!na'|a." ts!ma'.xe" n'«'n'e"
5 naso'ke'n's sk:%'ku'ts', yamdkpa't, ma'.ka, ldakqa'to,k,
«'nla'|;, l«to'qt (loqu'ske ". wusthta'.ne" ne, ta'.xa kts!e"nam.
l;.xa'.xe" sak.tunam«'sine, qakib'lne': "qa'psin km'o'tkeit."
qake'ne': "hos«twats!nal«t'ne'." qakil«'tne" tsatslwa'tsl-
ha'rune" k«tk!'nwats!ti'yam, qakil.,'hm" sk«'n'ku'ts:
10 kts_.xal'«sn«'ha'ts!." qke'ne', "ts$l''ne" la'to'q!." e
hak.t«)'k"e" q;ke'ine: "km«m'lt ts..xa|'«'n'e" se'n'a." qk-
ya'nme': "ta'..xt." tt'.xas k..xO'llt'nl II?iS WtltO'S qo'$ qana'..xe"
sk«'nkuts, q«twt'ktl'u'pkaç«*'na'kse" yaqso"me'ls, tuq
nt'lne', qakt'tne" lato«l!mt'mts: "husl'o'q!o..xm'tne" na yaq-
15 so"me't, ne hmk!'nwats! hmtst,qawaktw«dts!ne" htnts!-
(la'ka'lt'k;twitsq«"k !un'ka'kne'." t a'..xas k !«'n'wats ! nei "Ici'as.
{,'..xas ei kyuna'qa aqlsma'k, ntk! n«tk.,h-itskt'tne" qa'las la-
yuwa'kmt'qo's kst'l'ips, t«t'..xas kts..xattsthu'(la, st'n'a n'tn'e
k(l;t'hu'qa't, at sl'aqaqa'pse" neists lt'..xalwa'ts!..x'tts at stqanat-
20 w«t'ts!ne', st'a'qaqa'pse" tt k(l«ho'(la'|, t«'..as na'k«lwttskel«'l-
ne" nests stwa'tkway."t.se', qak..'hm" skt'n'ku'ts latoq!na'na's.
na q'skelha'luk.le'et fa'sas ts..xattsl''3rtwa'kme'wtsu'qne"
st'n'm ta'..xas qo" hmtslaq,nawa'ts!ne', ta'.xïs to'..xva ts:l-
wlkway.,'tne" qo's k.,ty'qanalk!anwa'tske" st'n'ats qakal'-
25 a'k:dtsmo'kne', ta'..xas k!a'ktltsu'm'o'kts qa'wunek«'.t.se"
lt'awa'kmewisu'kne', ta'..xasn,h»k.lee'tne" sokitq!o'kna'm-
ne" k,*'qtk'.'"nam, ta..x;ts |ats!mawa'ts!ne" la'tuq!lm'na.
n'u'p.xne" kts¢thoq"a'ka', ta'..xas k.laaka'wats!.
Q-'de'ne nci nas«'ke'n skt'nku'ts: "ta'.xas hutslatsbna..xa-
30 ta'ne', pat koslhoq"na'wts. '' la..xa'..xe" a"ke sa'k.lonamt'sne'.
q:kil:'tne': "qa'psin k:n'o'tkel .r' qnke'ine" "hus«lwats !nala'ne'."
qakit:'he': "(ldpsin ka!wt'tshmm?" q,ke'ne': "q.'psin h.«-
qatwe'yket." qakit..'tne: "huts'ttwats!md«t'im" k.'tnoqo'yka..x-
ntt'mn,'n." qtkil:'tne': "qa'tan" « l!.'kpak«'t_.xol ts-.xtltshoq'a't-
35 ne'." qak:'tae" sk«''kuts ata¢la'lt !e's: "q«t"t« ktssnt'twa'ts!."
qake'ine" nm'.kt: "huts..x:l't'ne'." qakit:'lne': "nr.ts, hmt-
«l!,kp;k«'txol." qakeine kts..x«t'l'e'n n'als:'nte'k, naqa'ne"
kqastsumqa'qa, nes k«tnoqo'yka..xnamna'mes, qatatts..xa'n'e-
n't'nse" (sa'e's neis ma'ka's, nei t«t'..xa ht-k.to'ke - n't'n'e"
4.1) kqastsurnqa'q;t yu'w«sq !«t'aa'k. ta'..xas k!.,t !qaoso'na'm. t.a'..xas
yak..'vn«tya..xna'mne" nei ktsk.taqna'na'm, qamtqkupt;tlt.,'tne-
ma'ka, ts!:n'o'k!"mtatit't'kti'kmtt..xo'tue -. n'o'k!-mta'tyt,lts_
ha'q aty«tmo'..xona'titmo'hm', na'tq !;mte..xa'tne- k.la-.xa'n..xot
la,*"il'«t'q-.xaqku'plalt«'lne'ts la'ts!mmtt..x«»'lne, qa'nqa'mik kia-
45 qka'to,kts n'u'pne" neis tsa'e's, pe«'k!a -ks pa't tst'«'nse- up'mt'-
nm's. nuqo' -k..xamu'mek. ta'..xas ta-.xam.xo',ne- nes yu'wtsq !a'na-
ksts kq«"naqkupt«t'tte', ts !tnlm'q !mak !axm'kse" neistskqa-m--
qkupta'let, tax.'tm.xo'ne'ts k.laqtnaqkupht'teit, tt'$as q«t'stl'-
aoas] KU'£ElgAI TALE 71
"Let usgo and play with theln!" They startcd. ]1Covote was their 5
chief. Woodpecker, Flicker," ]Iawk, [Chickcn l[awk, Duck, and
Blucjay, seven of them, went. [ They reached the te»wh. They were
told: "What do you want" ] (Coyote) sa!d: "We corne fo play."
IIe was told they would play I at diving. Coy«,te was t«,ld: "W-ho ][
will play?" Hesaid: "Duck shall be the one." The [ people «,f thc 10
te»Wh sa!d: "Out (player) shall be Beaver." ] Se,aile one sa!d:
"Ready!" Then they went fo the shore. [ C»y«»te ont thcre. Therc
on shore was a canoe. [ He pulled out the calking, and he said te» the
littleDuck: "I bave taken the calking out of this cam»c. ]1 Vhen you I5
dive, corne up here! You shall ] stick your llose tlp tlu'ough the hole."
Then the two dived, ] and many people watched. Vhoever [ should
float dead on the water, he was to lose. Beavcr ] nevcr lost. There-
fore he was selected when an» " one came te» play with them. Il I[e 20
was never beaten. Then the)" were watched. [ The sun was going
down. Coyote had said to the little Duck: I "When (you hear)
shouting, then Beaver cornes up out of the water. [ Then you may
corne up, too." It was almost [ sunset. Then at the place where
Beaver had dived ]1 bubbles ca.me up: and hot h»ng after the bubbles 25
had corne up, [ he flo«te(l on top of the water. Then there was a
noise. They were glad I because he had won. Then the httle Duck
dived back. I ]Ie lew that he wouhl win. Then he came up. [
Chier Covote sa!d: "Now we will go on. ]] We bave won over you." 30
They came to another town, [ and the- were told: "What do you
want?" (Coyote) sa!d: "We will play." ] lb. was told: "What will
you play?" tIe sa!d: "Whutever you I like." IIe was t(,ld: "We
will play boxing." I ]Ie was told: "Whoever is knocked down, he
wil! h)se." [[ Coyote said to his children: "Who will play." [ Flicker 35
. sa!d: "l'll be it." IIe was told: "No; you will be knocked down." ]
]Ie said he wanted to be the one. There was ] an expert boxer. IIe
could hot speak. I Flicker was the younger brother. [] The most expert 40
(»ne in the town was Kneecap. Then thev met. [ Thev went against
cach other, those who were t o fight. Flicker was struck a h«rrd blow, [
and at once he was thrown upward, tIe was always rolling about, ]
and lost his senses. He was thrown back, ] and he was struck again
from below. He was knocked back st!Il farther. IIawk was sitting
there, [I and saw that his younger brothcr had «rllnost bee.t killed. ] 45
Then he went out of his own body2 tIe wet up fo Kueecap [ and
siruck him hard. He gave him a hard knock [ when he struck him.
IIc went up to him and struck him again. Then he [ knocked a piece
t This was explaine, l that his supernatural power went out of his own body to attack the enerny.
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onm«t.xo'une', ta'.xas k!u'p.xa ktsl'o'peit, ta'.xas tahanla'tek-
50 ts«'|ne" ma'ka, ta'as laqal.nal't'n'e', ta',.xas tao'kwal'-
aqana'mik ma'.ka, pe«'k!aks op'ha'mus pa'| ke'e'ns, ta'as
a"ke" slasa"nilhoqaka',ne sk«'n'ku'ts.
Qakeqne" ta'as: "hutsla'ts!:'nax'ala'.ne'." ta'as kts!«'na'm
iaa'e" sa,k.lunam:'sne', qakil:'lne': "qa'psin k:n'o'tkeil?"
55 qake'ine" sk«'n'kuts: "hus:twats!nata'.ne'." qakil«'lne" ts.xalsd-
wats!na'mne" k!:'ke'l, n':tk«d:'sne" k!«'k.le'sts yunaqa'poe'.
qakil:'lne" sk«'n'ku ts. alaqalt«'tmu: "qa"la ktsSat'«sn«'lwa'ts ! ?"
qakeqne" qoqu'ske': "huts..nal':'n'e." fa'sas tinaqança"mne" neis
a.'k«t.hma'me"s, ta'ças n'«saknu'n'e" qoqu'ske', ta'ças naqal-
60 pa'tne'ne" qo's p«'khvks qo's atshndq!aluk!puka'm'e'sts
lu'n'o's. a',.nas n'«'knets kaqalpa'lne', pa'l -lsok"a'ka'te" nei
k!«'kel, le'etkeka'thaqa'lpalne'ne'ts k!o'l.ats l«tqawu'mne'.
ta'as slhoqaka'.ne ". qakeqne': "ta'$as." lats !«naw:smakn«'te'k.
N'ok!«nl'Akda'mne ". qakeqne" sk«'n'kuts: ktsqa'namna'lka
65 n'a"qa'nalhaqa'nak !aqla'ha'ls. qakil«'lnc" sk«'n'ku'ts: "h«nts.xal'-
ok!eqne ", taç at h«nqalt«'lekts h«nske'ine'.-" qake'ine" latoq!-
ha'ha: "but sqana,.':=ala'.ne" n'a'qa'nalhaq !nukna'na." qakit«'tne':
"h«ntssal'ok!eqne tas at h:nqalt«'le'kts h:nske'ine'." qa-
keq ne" ma'.ka ktsqanamna'lka n'a"qamdhak!ak.tonukna'-
70 ha'g. qakil:'lne'.: "h:nts,.nal'ok!e'ne tas nt h«nqalt«'le'kts
h:nske'ne'." qake'ine" yama'kpa'l ktsqa"namna'lka n'a"qa'-
nalhaq!a'nqa'ts!la'e'ns, qakil:'lne': "h:nts.xntlokPe'ine" pa'l
at k«nqa'lt«'le'kts h«nske'ine'." qake'ine" -ki'aqka't.lok ktsqa-
namna'lka n'a"qa'nalso'knusu'k !po'ns. ta'ças sd'«'tkit'a'mneAs,
75 sdsa'ndwe)mata'mn,ts sda'pa'tsqa"tse', ta'$as s:lqaqa'sine'.
50. TIIE WAR ON THF SK
Qak.tuna'mne'. naqa'pse" luna't !eis ha'nq!o, qalwe'yne"
kts..xattso'kat, ta',.'::as tsak.la'pse', sa'nilwe'vn«ts m«'t,.x,ne" at
n'ak !la'naqa',ne" a'k ! sa'nak !lanak«'n'e" nes km«ta'm'u, ta'..xas
lahosan,.xunqa',ne', qak«'tne papa'e's: "so'q !neqt o'." t a'..xas n'u-
5 m«tsk«nt:'sine" a,'ka'q !.ne"s. ta',.xas Vokqa'tne" ne palke ne ki'e'p.
qaohu'lne" ne a'k!. neya..xa'lne" wa'tak, n'«'n'e" kq!ape"lkqa'ts
nas a'm'a'ks, slqalwiynam«'sine ktsup-.xa"l'e's ka"s n'aqakeka-
n:k!e"ne" ak!. ta'..xas t«na,.xa'mne" neis aak«t.lana'me's ya'qa'-
kilk«nt:'ske" neis a'k!s, n'o'ne" n's«'nse" papa'e's nes a'k!s.
10 qae:l,)'uqaqna',ne" pa'l ke'ms papa'e'sts sdqat a"tts..xanat ka'.x,ne"
n'oqo".,.xaq !o'k.loma'n'e" a,'ke'e'sts nes qanalquqna',ne-, qatwiy-
na'nme', k.lsa'kq a'm'a'k nes a'kdmi'3 et.s.k.lsa'kq !nuk. t a' .xas
qakya'mne" kts.xalt s !?nal'ana,.xakaqna'm. t a',.xas k !o'k !e" n'«'n'e"
kwu'laq !makam'le'k. ta'.xas wa"m«tak!o'ne-, n'up,.xal«'sne-
1.5 ka'kq!meitmo'k!ona',te't, ta',.xas taa'k!la'k km:'t,.xa'ts at
hr¢sk!o'ne" nes a,'q!anq!a'iks, ta',.xas q!a'pe" pa'l km,"t,.xa'tts
o£s] KUTEAI TALEK 7
off from him. Then he knew that he couhl kill him, and he was given Il
back to Flicker. It was he again. Then ] Flicker fought him down, 50
and that one was kied. [ Thus Coyote won again in a bad manner. [
He said: "Now we will go." They went, and arrived t. a town.
He w told: "What do you want" ]] Coyote said: "We will 55
play." Hewas tohl ] somebody would play eating. Muchfood was
prepared. [ Coyote and s children were told: "Who will play" ]
Bluejay said: "I'll be it." Then they went into [ the tent. B]ue-
jaysat down nd Il began to talk of s great-great-andfthers, who 60
lived l«mg ago, and } those bef,re them. Then he are and t«lked.
There was a great pile}of food. He had n«»t been talkin verv
long before he had eaten it ail. He w still hunEry. Thon thcy
won. (Coyote) said: "Enough" Theywentah»ng. [
At once they hogan to quarrel. Coyote said he would take 65
them throug[x swamps. Coyote was told: "Youmay go there
alone, for youlike them, iheref»re you say so." Little Duck said:
"We will go through little lakes." He w told: } "You may go
alone. You like them, therefore you say so." Fhcker said he
would take them through young dry trees. Il He was told: "You 70
may go there alone. You like them, therefore[you say so."
Woodpecker said he would take them through [ tckly wooded
plac. He was told: "You may go there alone. } You" hke them,
therefore you say so." Hawk said he would ] take them through
places with scattered irees. Thus thev quarreled. } They became 75
angry at one another and separaled. lmt is the end.
50. Tn WaR ON TIIE SKY 2
There w a town. There was Musat's brother's widow. He
thought ] he would nmrry her. Thon she refused him. He w
angry and shqt ber. The arrow w Of a different kind. He ruade
it in u different way, what he used for shootiç ber. { Then he ran
away. He suid to his grundmother: "- ()" Then ]] his face 5
w torn llp. Then the dead woman w discovered. The aow
w not own. Thev sent f«»r Frog, who (w in the habit of g«»ing)
ail ] over the world. They wantcd to ow where that [ aow came
from. Then she (Frog) went into the house where the arrow w
kept. She herself ew that it w ber grandson's aow. [{ She did 10
n«»t know x-hat to do, because it w her grandson, and she did n«»t
want fo H on m. ] She spat into ber hands and n,»dded. ] They
thought there must be a country in the sky, and that there must
be a lake. Some one sai«l thev w«»uld go (,n the warpath. One of
them ] w able to shoot far. He shot upward, and a noise w
heard Il as the point t. Then unother one shot and ] hit the notch 15
of the (t) arrow. Thea all «f them shot, ] but they did n«»t reach
That is to say, Hawk's power had entered Flicker, and now left him again.
For another version see p. 87.
My interlSreterS dd hot undertand this sentence. The word so'q!n¢'ito" is derived from aa'ka'g!ne"
("he").
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«na'laqaoqa.xo me'k. qo'k"e'n a,'k!unka"k!e's s:lqaoxak:'n'i'ts
ta'..xas sltsnm k.e'l o'k a..x«» me k. ta'..xas ktsts!e'naxa'mists
qake'ine a'ts!po'" hmtsa wdskpaya tapk« lne'. huts.a mats-
20 sl'?t kn«'bk qoqu'pmots hutsainmtsw«silnuktc'le'k." n'upsa'ki-
l'«tkne'le'k qoqa'pmosts kts«naa'me"s, sa'mlwVyne" a'tspo
kma'te't, qunya'$ne" nes yaqanalwa'qnonamdske'ts laqa-
pil'um«tsk«'n'e', lao k d «»'ka«, .e ts sandwDmata pse pa'lkes
pat ts«n k «nqapta keis neis a k.luna me s. ta'xas m«te xa tne"
25 tssal'q akpa'k«tço" 'lne'. qa'k.lat nut«'lne" a'ts pots t a$as kq awa-
ts«'e'k, qonya'$ne" a k«nq.ahlu e'sts qasmnqa'mc'k, n'm-
qapta'kse" ta'ka'ts, n'apak«n«"nte" na's a'ka'mt e's qahal'aka-
m«nthaqa'pse'ts ta'$as qanal'antso'$a'çe" pal k.laqa"ps«lo'ne-
ku'k.l«».. a' k h»pmqanaç«"me'sts qakilamnanu'sne" : "m's
30 n'«'nc" a'tsp«»." qnke'ine': "hoqa.«'n'e ". hoqa'k.h'k «n'akpa'-
mc'k kqaqunmetkl*a'me'k ka snaqan«'ke'ts, na" kusl'aqaqa'te'-
kdnmekpal ta'kats kikdm«'ta." ta'as nei
t'$as ts«na'$e" ha'nqo, tt'as n'«tk«'n'e k«'l«lno, ta'as
n'«t«t.lt'tek pal at k3na't.la mdkan o'ke ta'as kqa'kyam
35 ksak.lo .ain. ta'$ k.lasaa nus ne.s kk.h» e's. ta'sas
wanaqna'lne', n'om«t skaddsne" a," kt. ta'e's, nest s k om«tskdnles
nes hu'paksts n'upt'lne" tt'tqat qak"laka«'nme" kuli-
va'the" m«t.$a'kats a'kvumna'mes, ta'çasts nes ya'qa'nal'-
om:tsktd:'ske" a.'ktt.la'e's neists n'o'kla'tiy:lqape'kt'me'k.
40 n'omtts'nte's a.'k«t.la'e'sts at kulwiva't ne. ne tt'tqa't
kmttça'ka, ta'as nakq!eydtne', qakya'nme" lm't'n'e" o'k-
na'nmta'tdte'k, ta'ças n'upça'lne" pa'l n'tnlatt'te'k ha nq.o.
qakya'mne': "ta'as qakaskt'nkel n'o'knuq hue'wumko'-
ntskt'lne'." ta'as s«lqa"kaskint'hm', ta'as k.la'tsma'çam
45 ma yaqa'kalyo'wakaçt'mke', lalo'në" pal'a'omttskint'hle'.
t«t'ças s«l'a'qa'l«»qa'lno'kut'nme'k nSptkant"nte'k, tss«'n'e
llei kanaça'kana'tka, qake'ine': "hutsha'n'ilwukna'ala'ne"
nu'm'a a.'k!akuça'e's." ta'$as na mlwo'k mça lnets n'upi-
l'tne" llei nu'm'a, ta'$as lo'kild«'sne a'kinqawa'e's.
50 namatdçtsa'mne" qa'pe" naqanqo"wa ktsça'l'tns a'ktnqu-
wa'e's, naqa'ne" n'at'sne" sw,timu a"k.lom', a"ke naqa'ne"
sx»'tmu na.'laqldl&ts kiaqno'ka.t, n'a'sne" ne ke'sok
a'kmqo"wa ne qawoaknt'lne', qakya'mne': "ma.ts hmtsq
ko'kaktnkdlne" ts$al't'e" swo'timu." a"k.lom' sw'timu
5.3 qanqmalwanço'na'mne" qalwi'yne" k !elt'ktel. ta'ças
k.o" k dhamatt ktsel a. kmqo" wa s. ta' namat«kts«'lne" neis
sw,'tmu naso"kit'stek, ta'$as k.laqo'naa'mne- nei ya'qa -
kalyu'wakaça'mke', ta'$ k.la'onaqa'n'ou'nam, a."k.lom'
sw,tmu namatt'koEsel 'kmqo"wa'sts at qayaqa'hakt'n'e"
I0 pal kqa'lwiy ta'ta ktsa'qaps nmko'e's, fa'sas k.la'.losts
pal s:lkumnt'qalatk«'n'e" pal sd'o'se"
vosl KUTENAI TALES, 7
down. When Raeen put his nose there, I then it reached the grourtd.
When they were g«,in to start, I W«,lverene said: "Wait f«,r me.
It will take me txvo days I! to put away my rhino. It will take lne 20
two dtrys." He xvas stilllputting way his things when they
started. Then Wolverene bccame anry I because he was left.
When they had gone up, he took hohl «,f (the arrows) and I t,,re them
de,wh entirely. They ail dr«»pped down. Then the women bec'ame
anry I at him because they were l«,ft alone in the t«,waa. They pur-
sued Wolverene, 11 and he was about to be killed. They pursued 25
Wolverene, and he was out of breath. I He took up his sinews and
cut himself to pieces. He changed hilnself I intt» a squirrel, tle pu&
it under the belt which was [ around his waist. Then he went
somewhere, because he couhl do no more, [ being tired. He went
arouml, and s<,me one said : "IIere [[ is W«,lverene." He sfid: "I ana 30
not he; I ana calledlIIe-wh«,-w«mts-t,»-«»ct-differently-from-othe-
and=who-does-n«»t-care-for-whatever-may-be-done. [ I ana sh«,«»tiug
squirrels."
Now, Muskrat, who had gone up, I started and ruade a larffe lake. I
He built tents for himself, many teuts, altlmug he was only one. [[
There was a village. Then the people retched the village. They[ 35
began to make war. Thev tore up the tents. When the first one
was broken up, [a left-handed man was seen to corne out. [ They
shot (?) hina in the stmnach. Then, when they tore up another I
tent, he came out again in the sanae clothing that he had worn
before. I1 IIis tent was broken, and that left-handed naan I was shot (?). 40
Then they began to speak, and some one said: "Maybe I he is always
the saine one." Then it came to be laown that he was alvavs the
same one; namely, Muskrat. I S,me one said:- "Stop shootin him--
sh«,,ting at his stmmch." [ Then thev left him.
Then they started back [[ to the place where thev had corne fron. 45
There was n«>thing. (The ,rrow chain) was broken dowm I The
naanitous did not know h«,w to get de,wh. [ The war chief said: "We
will w.'.tit I at the drinking-p]ace of Thunderbird." Thev waited f«,r
t]le Thunderbird and ] ki]led him. Then his feathers ere taken,,ff. ]1
Then they gave them to every one to be their feathers. ] There were 50
two friends, the Bats; and there were [ two friends, Glden Eagle and
Young Gohlen Eagle--two of them. Then the good [ feathers were
laid aside. S,me one said: "Don't touch [ them, they are f«,r the
friends." The Bat friends [[ nudged each other. The" thought they 55
were meant. Then I ail the feathers were given out. Then the I two
chief friends were given feathers. They weut back te, I the place
where they had corne up, and they began to fly down. When the
Bat ] friends were given feathers, they passed them on. [I They thought 60
(the best «mes) wou]d ho' theirs. -']lell (ail the feathers) were g<,lle, [
they knew they were mistken. There was nothing ft,r theln.
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los8] KUTENAI TALES 77
Then ] the Btts flcw down, spr(,ading out tlwir blankets. ] Thev used
them for iugs. The Flying S(luirr.l pulled out ] his skin and used
it for wings. ]Ie used it to ff," with. ]] Ail the fish threw themselves 65
down. The Sucker was the [ onlv one who was br«»ken to pieces.
Ail tried to reste)re him, but it couhl hot be donc. All the manit«,us
t«,uched him; an«l wh(,n se,me oue tried te» fix lfim, ho put I pieces of
his own flesh on. Thev thought it wouhl cure hinç, but he was
cure(l. [ There wus Sucker's brother's wid,,w, lIe always wanted
ber to touch him. I] Then she also went to him, and I his brother's 70
widow touched him. Then he ] was well again.
Those warriors who were left behind I did not know how to get back.
They said: "Being warriors, we shall finall,-, re:ch the earth (?)."
Thèy were about to start for the place where heaven and earth meet.
They were about to go to war. These were the brothers I Wood- 75
pecker. They started back to go down to the place ] where they had
corne down. Then they reached the ground. ]ïaen thev came
back, ] at Xelson thev met the manitous, [ and were told: "W'hen vou
go back, you will sec a fish. Don't ]] tou«h it, wherever you nmy stay ,0
over night." They were also told: ] "Don't stay over night where
there are thick trêes." Thcn ] the" bewit«.hed om almtlmr. Voo(l-
pecker and his I brothers were going àlong; and while they were going
along, the" found a charr drifted ashore. [ Woodpe«ker thought he
would kill it. tic said fo Flicker: "Iany thin, ][ have hcên donc. 85
Have you a great naine, and is it right that )-ou nake trouble
Flicker was just about to touch the charr when it [ w«,nt ba«.k into the
water, and he did not touch it. It htppened thtt the wtter xv
rolling in toward the short, [ and without his knowin,,., it he was
swallowed ] by the Water 5Ionste'. Then the other one st«rte, l and
went along. ][ He came to a place where there were thi('k woods. 90
It was getting evening, I and he camped there over night. Then,
while he was asleel). ] a little toa«! went under his blanlet. Wood-
peckcr thought ] what he had been told did not nwan auything, and
he did hot min(l what wus said to him. [ Then he wcnt to sl(ep. The
fittle toad stuck on his body. ]] It was always like that. At one rime 95
the younger bl'other I Woodpecker die«l. The Water AIoLster had
killed him. A law had been ma«le [ for Woo«lpecker (?).
He said" "We xxill go around the nmuntains." ] Tht«x they went
hunting. When the fo()d was de)ne, they st.arted to corne back ] to the
]ake. They came up and sat down. [I Thcn he saw lk'almu'qtse, t 100
Nalmu'qtse vas a lrge [ man. He wts going about giving n«mms ] to
the country. He followe(l this Kutenai River. tie snx Woodpecker
and his brothe's, and said to them: "O nephews! give me some
food." { Voodpecker h«ted his uncle 1 almu qt.e. ][ tic w,s angry at 105
him, and took a xvhetstone, threw it into the tire until i it ,,vas red-hot.
He took the hear of a 5[ountain Goat and put [ the whetstone into
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aa'kte'imo"s, ta'..xasts qakdlne" k.lma-'l«n'k !alo'ma's.
ta'..xas ts!«nnu'te', n'u'p..xane- nalmS'qtse" neis ks«lsa-
nAwiyna'ate'l n'«sqaq !ana'q !ne"ndlne'. n'a'stsmlo'..xalhaq !ma-
110 nqt'pse', qake'ine': "he'he he'he he"." qake'ne':
""ksAsa'nAwiymt't0p alka'ts«', "ks«tyu"k !kua'ka'ta'p." k.lqa'Tat.-
l«t«'t ina'm "kn.,lwi'ynam'ke'. ta'..xas s:taokd-.xe" es aa' ko"q !nu'ksts
n'u'p.xane"wdtsweits" tsdtsqo'ms, qakdhm" namatdktse" ke'-
eksts qakdlne': "h«nts..xalya'mdu'q!nu'ku'kdlne" hmtsqake'ne"
115 'mantsuk!'na'l -kit, mantsuk!'na'lkil, mantsuk!'na'lkil, man-
tsuk!na'l "kit.'" qakil:'lne': "h«nqa'elkina'pkeil h«ntsk«'lkulmo]-
k.,'tne'." ta':asts qake'ne" nei kianaluq!'noku'kwe', ta'.xas
kts!dn'a'm na q«to..xal'altna'wdtsq!no'ks, ta'..xas at qa'kAhaq-
wdlnc'ts at slqak:'lne', q!a'peis kia'k..xo"s k.l'u'pa"s a'k«t.-
120 tadse's yamtdklmls kts..xaTe'ks, ta'..xas k.lala'..xam ta'..xas
q!a'pe" kia'k..xo" n'upa'..xe" qos «'k«t.lana'me's. qakildlne"
yama'kpa'l n'upsakmo..xo',,ne" naso',kwe'n, ta..xta' tsçal'«'snil-
toq !tsqak.ldsne'. naw«tskpayatdlne-ts wa'..xe" k !:'k !o'm'.
ta'..xas la..xa'..xe" namat«ktsdhm" a'ko'la"s, ta'..xas k !.,knu-
125 qo"qo" pa'l yama'kpa'l altsdatmu q!a'pe" kc':u tdtq,t't!s
n'o'k!qtdmne" pa'lkei n''n.se" ahmna'e's ka'tska'ts.
ta'..xasts ka'tska'ts n'«'snA'u'p..xane" k!dk!o'm's nes k!ek-
nuqo"qus pa'l pe.:'k !a'ks s:lts !tnlne'q !al'e'kaku'pse'.
qake'ne': "ka'%s kapapana'la k!aqa'qna." nes qan-
130 m«q !al«'kako'nets llaaS qao..xaq !altkaqo'une'. ta'..xas
sAt s..xa'natka'ne" nes ksaosa'qaps nais a'ko'q !noks.
t a' .xasts sdhultoq tsqake'ne'. ta'..xas qakildhm', ta'.x
huso'k"q!o',k,ne': "ta'x.'a lu'n'u." ta'as lahoklkupAqak-
na'ne" kia'l.xo'. .ta'..xas ts!.'nalqana"nte" ki'e'k, at slaqa-
135 qa'ne" kia'l.xo" naas a't kia:'q !an'o'ho's n'dnse"
la'ks nes ki'e'k, ta'..xas n'itaqna'me'k kts..xal'o'pit
yawo'ne'k !s. q ake'ne": "t a'..xas hut s..xalhutn u'q ,e',
!mts..xal'«ts!kdlne'." ta'..xas pa'l kaqa wu's'q! n'o'k!i]-
qal'atdhm', nuinu'qne'ts, qake'ine': "ka'min wu'saq!;
140 ka'min wu'saq!." ta'..xasts sAhal'a..xwa'te'k n'u'pskAqa'wil-
hulnu'qne', at k!«ktsno"qo', ta'..xas la.upka'..xe" «'nta'sts
qakilqa'tse" yama'kpal, n'«'snilk,nu'qne- n'«tskdlne'.
ta'..xas k!u'p.xa', qalwi'3me" kts..xalq !a'kpak,tqo"ke" a'k-
lam'dse's kts..xatq ao..xa k.ldk..xa, w«'t !qkul)qo-qlam-aki'ne-ts
145 yu'k!ka',ka'te', ta'..xas ncs lu'qano"tqol«'tne" nes k.h?-
q'ak!ale'et.s nes laloka'$e" ya"-kit'dnske-, ya'qo'na'ske'.
laqaka'..xe, nes yaluso'kske', qalwi'yne" kts..xalqa'naltsa-
qa'na'm, qunakm..xa'lne', n'ota'n'e yama'kpa'l a,ke
layu'k!kaaka'te', no"k!qoqlaqle'k!o"lne', qakaltunwa',katha-
150 nuso'kne', sl'akaq«'ne" kqal'at.l«t./tmt'm ya'knoso'k"'.
tatsk«d..xets es yakwu'ta "'ks a'a'ke" q'o-.xal'up' .xe'.
sos] KUTEIAI TALES 9
it. Then he told him to open his mouth. }Then he threw it.
Nalmu'(ltse knew that he was I angry with him. I le nodded his head,
and (the whetstone) stood there just alongside of him. Il tIe sa|d: 110
"lle'he he'he he'!" lte saidl"My brothers tre angry with
me. I have escaped."[The naine of that place was Littlc
IIeart. 1 Then he came down the lake and I saw a Water Bird
Water Ousel. II¢, spoke to them and gav themlfood, tic
sad to them: "You will go along each side of the lake. You will
s«y, 'You are invited, you are invited, you are invited, I you are 115
invited, you are invited.'" They were told: "If you don't corne
to me, your lake will be dried up." I Then those who went on each
side of the lake sai(l so. I Wherever there is a bar here, there thev
dmced. I IIe said to them: "Ail the fLsh shall corne ashore t» the
tent «»f II Voodpe('ker to eat (his foo(l)." Thea, when he came back, I 120
ail the fLsh came ash,»re, there at the tent. Woodpecker I was tohl
"The chier has hot corne back yet. IIe will I tell )-ou something."
They waited for him, and the fish arrived. I When he arrived, he
was given a pipe. Then he, Il Woodpecker, and his brothers, sm«,ked. 125
They were all men. I Ofly one of them was a woman; .namely, their
younger sister (a bird with yel[ow bret, and gray feathers). I Then
the sister herself saw the fish smoking I and moving his eyebrows
while he was smoking. I Ilesaid: "Where is our gramtson .. Then[I
he moved lais eycbrows in this direction, tte moved them a litt!e 130
ways. I Then he told them that (the grandson) was
He finished telling the news. Then he was told- "Now I I ara glad.
Now go!" Then the fish went back ilto the water ¢luickly. I Then
he had some food. Il The fish is like that. IIe is red on each side; I 135
that is the meat, the food (thtt he was given).
Now they ruade ready to kill I the 'aterMonster. '«»o(Ipeckersaid-
"l'Il go int,) thewater; I l'Il searchfç»rhim." No- theysawoiepers,)n
namedLong Legs. I He went into t hewater and said : "I ara Long Legs,
I am L«»ng Legs." IIe was pr(ud of lfimself. He had n-t gone I far 140
from the lake shore when he sank down. Next Woodpe«.ker himself
went along the lake shore I and went into the w«ter. He searched
him. I Then he saw (the monster), tIe thought he would kick him dead
in the wat<r. He intended to kick him I on the head, but the blow
glanced off from the head. Il He missed it. Then (the nmnster) was 145
chased this way along the I other big river. It came back t his way by
way of Windermere. I It came back t o Red Water. It th,)ught it would
go along that river, I but it was stabbed b" Woodpecker. The mon-
ster I escaped again. It was lait on the foot. There was some blood,
and the water turned red. Theref«»re it is named Red Water. lit 150
t Naine of a place ea.t of Nelson, wh|ch mas given its ,ame by Nslmu'qtse owing to this incident.
ffi A small gray bird living on the lake shore.
A small flsh with large head and small tail.
0 BUREAU OF AMERICAIq ETHlqOLOGY [SULL. 59
qa'o,.xal'upa'..xe" a'kil'a'laqu'no'ksts aqanaqo',.xu"mne" ya-
ma'kpal, nanat.,'ktse" a'kyuku'e's nalmu..xna'yi't tsu-
k!«)tiyaTe's, qak:'tne': "nes h:n'u'p,.xa lapska'l'aka'wats!ts
155 hmtsqak:'|ne': %" hc'i'.'" ma n'o'psaw«tsak'm.xa yama'kpa'l
5ptlna'we" yawo'umk!s, qakil:'lne':" "nasts hmtsqakt'lne"
ts_.xa'lt st'o'nil:'sne'ts ht nts:l.o-kqao..xak na'..xnc -." t a',.xas
n'o'naqou !ankj'me'k yama'kpa'| st|'tts !kAqokt'n'e'. ta'..xas
qakil:'hm" nalme..xna'yet lapsa'k.xawa'tsine', ta,.xas
160 w.,tsnulk!o'ne', qake'ine': "a', ma, ta-psawtt sa'kt'IL.xa
nalmu..xna'yit u'pilna'we" yawo'ne'k!s." ma" kqa'k.|aps
yama'kpa "ls kt s !ak !tana 'ke" si "l'u 'pt !enmttt'twiy. ona 'pse"
pa'l ks:l'tseka'te"s, ta'..xast s s:tyu'k! ku'ka'te', ta'-.xasts
kuu'ka't yawo'oe'k!s qak.la'pse': "ma" kul't"m'qo'l."
165 s,.lptsmnm«'te" nes ktsquna'kin..xa'm'o, ts.'|'ahosanu-.xun -
qa',ne', ta'..xas qakilt'lne" nahn/)'qtse': "|ats!t'na'n'
m ytSO'u.Xaq!no'ke', h.,ntsx, alma'nuql.,"knat«'tne', toasts ltn'la-
qaya'qal'qa'tse'." n'tsts ke'iwa'm ytswakaq !nu'kske"
s.,lqanaql: k.xne" s a'kwuk.le'cts, stlqas:l'u'n'mtttk«'n'e'.
170 t a'..xas st'ltst'nilqoqmtx.'umu'n'e " a'q !ana'k!e's. ta'..xas
yama'kpa'l k.latskanu'tqo'l, ta'..xas yunaq,,wu'mne" kanut-
qu'lel, skt'nku'ts pal n'«'n'e" kalnuku'pqa, kwa'n..xo"
nalk.,'ne" a.'kmu'qle"s, ta'..xas kwa'n.o" ts..xaltslqa'naqkup-
ta"lte" neis qaltseikata'pse', qak.la'pse': "ma kul't"m'qol."
175 ta'ho'san_.xunqa'.ne" na'k!yu, ta'..xasts qasosa'..xe ". ta'..xasts
n't'sniltsuku'te nes a'kuu'qle"s, ta'..xasts k.laxa"n..xo', ne,s
qaltseikata'pse', qakz'lne': "a" he'i. ke'ih)" t.,'tqa't!; ho'paks
kot'snilqatfla'le't yawo'ne'k!." a,'k.lam'«'se's qao..xala'lte'.
ta'..xas pa'l "kst|q !aqpak't..xo'. ta'..xas qakl'om.,tsqa'tne'.
1S0 ta'..x ts.,k!qa'lne, laqak..xal'ana..xa'mne" ma'ka a''ke la'tuq!
t.-lnamo'tmu', nais at pa'l kqa'kcsq!an'nwnu'ql," ta'tuq!ts
a''ke ma'ka, ta'..xasts s.,t''ktoqo'mek, ta'..xasts n't'snil-
qake',ne" la'tuq!ts ma'ka; pal la'tuq! t:lnamo'tmo ke'en
k!o'noq !wi"yatqulmu'n'aps yawo'ne'k!s yaqso'mtTe's, qake't-
185 ne" qouts haosaqa'.ke" a,'kwum't'se's yawo'ne'k!s at "ksm-
q!o,o..xa'me.'k yaqso'mtTe's at qa'k.laps: "mats k.lu'-
w.,'l:nq !o-ko..xa'me-k. lo'q !kops aqa.t'se's, ta'..xasts ma'ka
s.,lqasnanuk_.xo'lne" sl'.,'ne'sqa'pte'k.
Ta'..xas n'omttsqa'hm" luqalt'sine" a'-knoka'k!e's, ts!.'kimtt.-
190 l.,'s,ne', ha nal'o'nanmito'ke" ha han',mu'k!ke" tsts n't'nse"
a'-knoka'k!e's, n'ao"k!usts qos laluqan.,n'mit.lt'sine qosts
ya,kil'omitsqa'lke', ta'..xasts sl'aqa'l'at.l.,titna'nane" yaktno-
ka"ke', ne,sts a.'kula'k!.,sts ta'..xas k!om:tsqa'le's pa'tsnm-
mJt.b'sne', na.sts iy«'sats qa"tdlhaqa',ke" aqlsma'kn«k!
Or nalmut.na'yet, ffi Or $«'lt,'nilourau.rumu'n't'.
Bos] KUTEIqAI TkLE$ 81
came back t,» Long-Wat,_,r Bay ,1 and I there it went ashorc. It went
ashore into « ctve umlcr water. Tbere it went in. «»odpccker
gave his war bonnet «md his ] spoar fo Flicker, and said t,» him: "If
you sec it coming «»ut «»f t he water, [[ say 'Ahei' " W,,odpecker was 155
ready [ to kill thc Water M,»nster. IIe was t,dd: "You must say
ts, 'Ahei V Thea it will be afraid of you, an,1 y«»u will bit it in the
right place." Then'oodpeckcr ] stepped int,» thc w«tter, iIewaited
for it. hex [ he was t.l,! that Flicker was g«,ing there. ]Ie stood
ready te» spe«tr thc m,»ster. I[e said: "AhI Flicker iswaiting to li0
spear it. IIe wi kill the Water M,»nster." XV«,«»dpeckcr bad toi(1
him differentlv. ]Ic tremblcd f,-»r fl.ar, f«,r ] the monster looke,! tierce.
Then he missed it. 2en [ the Water M,)nstcr saw him, it said
m, "I shall swaH,»wyou.' [ Thon Flicker let go thesper and tan 165
awv. I
Thca Nhnu'qise was tohl: "St.art f,r[the end of the lake and
shut up the water. Don't let it [ go tlough." When he arrived
at the end »f the lake, he kicked this nmunuin z and br,»ke a piece
off. ][ Then he ruade the mud s,»lid with his ees. ] Then Wo,»d- 170
pecker started in pursuit. Matir werepursuing [ thenmnster. Coy-
ote was the fastest one. He caught up with it. [I[e crried his
tomahawk pipe. tic caught up with it, and was just about to strike
it. ] Then the Water Monster looked at lfim, and said, "l'll swall«»w
you," ][ and heran away. Next Fox overtook him and ] took the 175
tomahawk pi[»e. en he cauffht up to it, [ he looked at it, and said:
_ "Ahei/there is no other man like me. I shall be the first [ t,» strike
thc Water Moxster." IIe hit its head, I kilied it, and it was cut to
pieces. ][ Then it was cut open. Then Flicker and Duck ] and his wife 1 0
came out. Duckaad ] Flicker wcrewhitc on each side. Thev washed
themselves. Then [ Duck and Flicker and Duck's wives, those who
had been swallowed by the Water Moaster thcir canoe, said [[ that 1S5
while they had been in the belly «»f the Water Monstcr they had
ruade a tire with iheir canoe. Thev had been t«»hl: "D,n't I make a
big e; it ght mclt the fat (of thc m,»nster)." Then Fiicker I was
w«n down to his present size. ]
Then the ribs on ,»xe side of t he manster were cut off. Thcy v:erc
throxva away [I d,»wn the river. The one side of the ribs is aow a cliff 190
below. ] Then the other side was thrown away, there ] where it was
beg cut up. Therefore the c[iff is named Standing Rib.
body wc.s cut up and wus ] scattered ab, rot where there are pcople.[
S)uth of Windermere.
85543°--Bu11.
: Pointed ott by the narrator.
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205
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kts..xaTms ke'e'kts a'kula'k!e's, ta'.xas k.la'h)s a'ku-
la'k!e'sts q!akpayo'tdhm" ha, aqlsma'km,k!, q%sts ya-
qa'knuq !mFlke" sa'k.,lq askJ ki'l.,t u'kne, qakya'mne" «sts
ksuw«'suqs a'ko,k!ala',k!e's, ta'..xas ks:lhonFkeit qakitam-
na'nme': "kasts kts..x't'«ns na, ha'k:lhaqa'ke"
ma'kn«k! h,)'slqa'kil'o'pilna'la n'dsine" am'a'k!e's."
aqls-
ta'.xas
latsoko'kndlne" wa'n'mo" pa'l kpats«nmu' .xo'. qak-
ya'mne': "nais ts.xal'dnse" na, aqlsma'knc'k!, ta'.xas
t s..xaln'«'n'e" ts..xaltsamna'ne" na aqlsma'kne'k!., ts .xa|-
qayunaqa'ne" t sq a«'t el_.x,'me'l ts !upsla't«yilhaqa'ne"
mFka yuna'qaps kwa'naqna'napsts ts..xalqatal'okta'pse'."
ia'.xas s«lhokn«'hm', ta'..xas stqaqa'sine'.
[No. 51. Tohl by Felix Andrew (recor, led by Robert T. Aitken)]
51. Trie GIANT
Qak.tuna'mne" ki'as n«tsta'ha| n'«n'e tsa'timo', k!o'kunmi'-
y«t.sts na|'«ua'..xc" nei tsa'tmo, qa'kqa"tsc" llC i kwd|qa" n'u'p-
alle" kwFhl|c"sts, n'«lwa'n'e" latskalo'kalkFn'e', ta'..xas s:lwal-
kwayFt .se', ta'..xas nowa'sine', qatwe"yne" : "hul'aq !amal'dko..xa'-
5 mektshuts-.xat'uk !mo..xa'mek. hunhcT,ktkuts'«twask!om'lek."
ta'..xas qas:L.xunm.,'te" nes kwFlqte"sts ku:kopsts n'Fkne'.
btk !am..xonela..xn.,'se'ts qatwe"yne':"hulqas«l'oqa"mek kuluk !mo-
.xa"mck." ta'..xas qas:l'o'qa'm«kts ..xunmdte'. ko"kopsts ta'..xas
n'Fkne" so'ka..xne'se" laqas::'o'qne'ts la-.xunmFtets |a.dkne'.
10 n'aimeydt.sits kq!apxa'mek, ta'..xas tsm mqapta'kse" ma'k!e's.
t a'..x as nes tsa'e's k.lala"..xasts, lkanmi'y«t.s qatwe"yse" :" hults !«-
nat«'tsk«t ka'ta't." ts!ma'..xe', qa'nu'..xe" nes ma ya'k:l'ana'm-
kc'. qao..xa'..xc" nulpa|nitFtne" naluk.let't.se" n'etwtsqa'ne'ts
tstn k!apalte'te'k, qahaq!yu'mina'se" qo'sts p«l qanak!a'-
15 patt.,'le'k, qao..xa'..xe'ts kyu'..xa'm, qo'nawttsl'kne" santnq!o-
ku'psc', qa,»..xa'..xe" nulpu"lne" pal ndkdkse" neis ta"t!e's pa'l
qak..'kse': "heyâ'. ma kutsta'k..l ka'tsats kutsa.imttdtïmo."
ta '..xas qao..xu'..xe" k !u 'p .xna'ps netya..xna" 'pse" qantaltmona" 'pse"
a'ko'q"t!e«'se'sts qanmtt..xomona'pse'ts n'upta"pse', qa-
20 qwu'mne'ts qakya'mne': "x. ma ht'n'ttsk«lk«'lne" nei tsa'tmu."
ts!ma'se" nei kwt'lqa ttlnamo"c's n'«tsk.la'pse', qa'na'..xe" nei
pa'lkei, qanak!a'palt.,'le'k naluklet't.se ". qao..xa'..xe" qonaw«ts-
k«'lne" sanaqna"kse" pa'l qul' -kse': "hey/i' ma kutsla'ki'l kan-
..xa'tc'ts kutsa.lmttt tmo. n'ok!ml'aa"ntso.-x.=a'.xc" nei pa'lkets
25 qal-dlt'lne': "tapts!e'tm' ak!uno'ko" a'qa'txu'nflatndsmil
t s..xatqanta'lt mun.,'sne" a'ko'qt !e"e's. t s..xalsla'las(lnapst'sine-
nes no'kes, ts..xalstqata'ltstnkm«'sne'." ta'.xas kta'pts!eit
n,V,,k"es a'qatwumta't !e's. ta'..xas k!q!aqat!o"_.xam qadalt a"p-
se'ts q!a..xo'na"kse" a,'koqt!e.e'se's, pal ka"ln neis aqa"|t!e's
o£,] KUTEAI TALES
Its flesh was to be their food. Then its body was gone entircly, I and 195
the people here had been forgotten, whcre Iit was being carvcd.
There was no water there. Som one said: "Is that I in the watcr
there ira buckbone?" When it was ail donc, they talked I among
themselves. "What shull belong to these II people, bccause we killed 200
it on their own laad?" Thea [ they picked up the blo«d and scat-
tered it. They ] said: ,« This will belong t,» these pet,pie. ] These pco-
ple will be fcw. Ther will I hot be many. Ther will n,t incrcase
but they will alwuys remain; ]] even if many make war against them, 205
they can n«,t l»e extcrminatcd." ] Now it is finished. The eml.
[No. 51. Told by Fclix Andrew rocorde«l by R«»bert T. Aitken)]
51. T (h.T .
T]lerewasa town. One «hty ] tWonlen, brother.%went out hunting.
The two br«,thers wcre g«)ing ulong. Thc ehlcr one ] saw a bighorn
shcep and shot if. He carried it down. Then t«,ward ] sunset he
becume hungry. IIe th«,ught: "I'll make a tire [I nd roast a piece of 5
meat. When I haro finished eating, I will bang up the meat and
dry it." I Then he threw u picce of the bighorn-shecp meat int» the
tire. When it was cooked, he ute it. ] It was wilhout taste.
thought: "I'll eut a piece of my own body and l'l! r«,ast it in the
tire." ] Thenhe eut u piece off of himself un(l threw it into the
When it was donc, ] he ateit. It tasted g«»»d. IIe eut off another
piece and threw it into the tire «n(l are it. ]1 Aftcr tw«» d.ys hc hd 10
eaten himself entirel-. Only ]Ms bones were left. ] Then his youngcr
brothcr went home, and the f,,llowing morning he thought: "I wil!
go and ] look for mv eldcr brother." He slarted and ent
the place vhere they had been hunting. ] IIe urrived there and heard
usound. He stood still ] and listened. Therewas a bill. tic heard
thesound ]] from that direction. IIc arrived there and went up. A 15
little ways off I'thcre as u tire. tic went there, and he heard his
ehlcr br«,ther muking th«tt noise. IIe w ] suying: "Oh, I love mv
brother, and it will take me two days t,, eut him!" ] Th,,n ho arrL
there. The chier brother saw him and ran after him. ] IIe st ruck
with his inte:»tines, and threw him de,Wh vith them and killed him.
Those ut home said they ought to look f«,r the br«)thers. ] The ehh,r 20
one' wifestarte(l looking f«»r them. The womun I went along. She
heurd a sound somewhere. She went there, and she saw him from a
little wuys off I sitting down. IIe was saying: "Oh, I love
It will tuke me two days te, eut him." The woman went u[ong behind
a bill. ]] Something t«dd her: "Stick sharp st«»nes on your clothing. ] 25
He will strike you with his intestines, and the stones will eut them.
Then he will hot be able to catch vou." Then she stuck I stones on
ber clothing. She went nearer. He struck hcr, I and his intestines
See p. 272.
BUREAU OF AIIERICAN ETHNOLOGY
30 qawoqankt'nsc" neis no'laqna'e's, lahe'tsi'nqkupe'kt'me'kts
m.,tya..xna"pse', pa'l ke'ms ma'k!s qata'lts!ma"kse', la(la'o-
..xa'..xe'ts qake'ine': "pal (l!a'P.xane" kanul'a'qana tsa'e's, qal-
we"3am" a'»'ke" ktssal'dt-.xa karL.xale'imil, mats ts.xa'.xe'." ta'.xas
(lakiya'mne': "hulhoq'qmneya'la." qakiya'mne': "qa'ta ke'tn
35 kwildlwey ts-.xal«lahaosaqa"ane'ts ts..xAl'upt'hm" n'aqaske"l-
was." qake'ine" sk«'n'ku'ts: "huts.xal'tsi'filqaha'o'saqa'ne'."
qakib'hw': "toasts." qake'ine" qasp«'l'o'k: "huts.xal'«si'nilqaha'-
osaqa'ne'." qakib'hm': "so'k',ne-. '' ta'..xas qAha'Ùsaqa'ne"
(laspt'l'u'k"ts, a''ke" t.,hmmo"tsts x.'ale'e's nei tt'tqa't!, ta'..xas
40 m»'qnAne'ya'mne ". qaosaqa'ne" Ilei kqaqsa, qawunekt't.se'
ta'..xus kts!t'na'm qalsl)t'l'ok% ta'as wa',.xe" nei tt'tqa't!, lalo-
nanu'sine', n'asqapt.'t'kse" ttlnamu"e'sts ..xate'e's. k!u'l)..xa
namu"e'sts qak.,'hw': "tskake'nin' lka'm'u." nAnmt¤ktsa'¤se',
ktsu'ka't.s neis qal'asqao..xaya'..xanc'ts tstk!kt'n'e', qalwe"yne"
45 kts..xa'l'e'k, qak.la'pse" t:hmmu"e's: "tskake'nen' huts..xalts!i-
md'iktuqo'jm', saha'nse" a'q!ole'es." namat«'ktse" tdnamu"e's.
tsuk»a'te nci pa'lkct ts!«nal..xç»na'lkt'n'e', k!antso'..xamts
(lanm«'te'ts n'«tsinqkupe'k«'m'e'k, sdts!marL.xoka'ne ". k.la-
..xan'..xo"ka'ts qake'ine': "wa'_.xe" neis yaqake'kalhoq"nAneya-
50 mt'skc', n'upt'lne" ..xale'e's." ta'..xas qakib'hm" (laspt'l'ok:
"la.'ts!.«AmtTen'ts h.,ntsçal'Ul»«'lne'." ta'.xas tats!tna'e" qas-
p.,'l'ok '. qao..x«V..xe" s.ca'umo'k!se', qanal'A.k !a'mckn«'le'k qa'I:n
yt'smwosa"q !ke qa'smwok!amt'se', ta'..xas qa'haosAqa'ne'.
Ta'..xas qahaosa(la'ne, nei t«'tqa't!, laqawa'se" t.,lnamu'e's.
55 qalwc'yne': "hults!ma'milts a'a'ke" kuts..xal'u'pe'l." qao.xa'.xe"
na's nn yaqAna'skets lo'se" n'uk!ktkqa'pse" Ieis ..xale'e'sts
u':'kne', ta'-.xas ts!:na'..xe. nes yaqanaçamt'ske', qana'..xe"
s.,n»mo'k!se', sk:k«l'aq!asnamanam«'sne" tsts qaosaqa'pse"
q:tst)«'l'oksts qao..xa'..xe'ts qa.u'p..xne" neis ksa'osa'qaps qas-
60 l)tTo'ks, ta'..xas manq!ankt'me'k laCiS ak!a'me's, k!u'p..xnal)S
(laspt'l'ok"s nets (laFtt!naqkupq!alsa'q!se'ts w:tt!mt'te'kna'-
p.e'ts ..Xttlmqo'ne'. ta'-.xas n't'lhncts ta'-.xas ts!tna'_.xe" (laspt '-
l'ok . ta'..xas.
[Nos. 52-77. Tol,1 bv Barnaby]
52. 'ALII')'QTSE" 1
]Io'ya's, huts..xalqake'ine" yaqal'u'l)ke" nahn,J'qtsc" kapapa-
ll:l.t|X.
(anaqnu'kne" nahn'qtse', ta'x.'as ts-.xalqawtmckt't.se- kts-
..xa'l'e'pnas a'm'a'k's kts-.xal'a'lo', qalwi'yne': "ta'ças hulama't-
5 kcts aa'lk, liyi'e's na a'm'a'k, kts-.xa'ts:lqaq !akpaya'ta'p alka-
a"qa'lt." ta'..xas ts!.,na'e', ta'..xas namatdktse" a'k.,k.liye«'-
se's nais am'ak!«'se's ataaqa'lt!e's, ta'..xas kq!a'pilhama'tkits
t Several rimes the speaker used lhe lorm Xalmtsin.
aos] KUTENAI T.kI.ES
were torn. She carried her chihl. JJ lier husband could hot catch 30
ber. She started to run, I and he pursued hcr.
IIe could hot run ft. J She got back, and said: "My husband ate his
younger brother, [ and he intended to bite mv son. He is o,ming."
Then [ they said: "We will more camp." Some one said: "Who bas
en«ugh courage to stay and kill him when he cornes " J Coyote said: 35
"I myself shall stay." J IIe was t,,ld : "Don't." Crane said: "I my-
self shall ] st, ay." IIe was told: "That is good." J Then Crane and the
wife and son of that man staid.
staid there. It was hot hmg before ane started. Tleu thc man
arrived. There I w nobody left. o only were there--his wifc
ami s son. When he saw J lfis wife, he said to ber: "Give me the
child." She gave it to him. J en he to,,k it, he to,,k hold of it
the two ends and tore it. JJ IIe though he would eat it. His wifc 45
said to him: "IIand it to me. I shall J go and wash it. The dung
is bad." lIe gave it to his wife. [ The woman took it and
carried it down to the wafer. Then she went behind. J She threw it
away. She began to run. Shef,,llowed (the other people). When
she reached them, she said: "He arved at tho place whcre we
moved camp. ]J iIe bas killed his boy." Then Crane was t,,hl: J "Go 50
back and kill him." ('rane went ba«k.
ruade a hole for ms«lf. The hole was as long J as his legs. Then he
staid there. J
That man staid there. IIis wife did hot conm bck. JJ lb' 55
thought: "Fil go and kill ber." tIe went iu the direction in
whi«h she had gone. There was n«thing there. Onh" his son was
lying there, and he are him. Then he started in the directim
which she had gone. IIe went alongl the steep bank. The trail
passed close to the bank, and I Crane staid there, tic went there,
and did n,,t know that Çrane w stayingthere. IIe walked past 0
that hole. Crane saw him. ] IIe stret«he,l out his f«,ot quickly ami
cked him over the bank, [ and ho f(dl
dead. Then Crane went off. [ Euough.
[Nos. 52-77. T,,ld by Bamab)']
52. XALMU'QTSE
Well, I ara gog to tell how our grandfather Nalmu'qtse
Nau'qtse was craling about in thc water. It was hot (fo be)
long before he was ] to die in this w«,rld, wch was to be without
him. He thought: "Now let me give il namcs to this land, so that 5
my chHdren may hot forger me." Then he started, ami he gave
names } to the places of his children. He gave ] names to this the
86 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHIOLOGY [BULI. 9
a 'kik.liye.«'ses nais am'a'k !e's; at qa.owu'k,ne" nes ke'kqa'ts
at nanu'knc', l t,'-.xa at qanalso'kse', nes n:"nha" ks nests qa'-
10 nam o"k!qna at ka'nuk s:'aqaqa'pse" nes k!almanmi'tuks.
kqa'na'm m/)'ka n'o'lo'ps at qananu'kne', n'u'p.xne" yama'k-
pa|s alsa',t,no's, qos a,'kwok.le'et.s yu'no"s qos qaha'k!a-
qomat«'tsc', ya,ua'kpa't saktsa'nilwi'yne" nes ha'nq!o"s nes
ku'tski'ks, ta'..xas kts!t'na'm k!ana..xa'ka nes kqa'nalwa'ha'm
15 k!ana..xa'ka; ta'..xas k!om«'tskin nes a'kmana'mes a'ts!po'.
k !up..xa'tc's I)«,| sAh,,ts.ke'ne" ha'nq !o'. ta'.xas kqalwi'ynam ktsia-
o'ka'..xam, pal n'um«tsl«'n'c" a'tslpo a:'k:mana'me's, laqa'/al'u-
ka..xa'mnc', n'.tklo'lne" n,/m'a, ta'.xas kama':tit a'kmqo'wa
q!a'pe" a,l!o'l«lu'pqa, yama'kpa'l altsa':tmu lo'se" n:nko'e's.
20 /a'..xas sa'n:lwi'yne', nes ya'qa'naqa'nuqka'ske" qana'..xe" at
yaqa'natwat!mEnuqka'ske', laqahal'una'.xe', ta'.xas tats!ka'..xe"
am'a'kles, n'u'px.'a aqtsma'kmk!3 nes tayaq:ka'mkc" at
n'u'kte', qoos qa:kilm:'t..x:ne" kianu'k..xo"s qawule«'t.se"
a:'ku'q!nuks, ta'.xas ke'e'k nes kianu'k-.xo"s.
25 N'u'l>..x:ne" nes u'me"s haq:nu'kskc" nalm,/qtsins, pal
sa'kilsa'n.,'lwey yama'kpa'l ne'sts k!u'p..xa nes nul'a'q:na"s.
sa'nl:kpakta'pse', n'u'p:.x:nc" -ksa'kithama:'tki'ts a:'kik.ley«'se's
nais a'm'a" -ks. qalwi'yne': "hol'u'pil n'«'nse" hatsa'e's." qak«'lne':
"kaha'tsa'." nulpa'lne" nalm,'qtsin hatsa'e's, qake'ne':
30. "ha'l." qaldt«'hm': "huts..xa|he's'sine'. n'&nqa':pslqahwasi-
k:'mek kmsa'ke'lat.le'ite't." qake'ne" nalm,'qtsh: "Iii',
hoso'kitq !u'k:ne'." qaldk'tne': "mal«nk !al:'man'." yama'kpa'l
..xunak«'n'e" no'k"e's n'oqo.xa'n'e a:'k«'lwi's kianu'q..xo"s, nes
k!u't,me"s no'okwe's, ta':.x nalm,'qtsh malmk!alma'n'e'.
35 ta'..xas yama'kpa'l ts!mal'orm«'te" nes a''twi's, pal kEnip-
k!aqa'qa yama'kpa'l, a':'ke" qaqa':ne" nalm'qtsin, ta'..xas
[u'..xa ktsla..xmo'..xus nabng'qtse', n'u'p..x:ne" pal sAsa'nilwiy-
nata'pse" hatsa'e's, naqlan'a'ql:ne'n«'lne" neis a:'k«'lwe'ys, ncis
luwa'..x:mo..xu'n'e" ne a:''lwey, qake'me" natm,'qtse': "C',
40 kidqat'at.lit«'tnam kmilwiynana'ke'." m'ka -ks«tsa'mlwiyna':-
ti't pa':mik sA'at.lititmu'n'e" o"klqna kse'lkqa:ts kts..xalha-
ma"tke'ts a':'ldk.tiye«'se's nais a'm'a'-ks.
Qaldt..'tne': "majs hmts..xatqao..xalq !u'mne'ne" na qa':kilhaq !-
a'nqu'ts!la'in." tuqUahla'kilka':ne': "toasts hmts..xalqunya.xa-
45 k«'lne" to'ho'l na"_.xqakqa'yqo'mek to'hol." ta':.xm ts!maq:-
nu'k:ne', ta'..xas n'«'nse" nes tsEma':kklunuq !wiya':t.aps
yawo'n«k[s ma':ka.
Qa'na'..xe" natms'qtse', qalwi'yne': "hula'q !mal'o'wo'k
kul«'t!e'ka':me'k." ta'..xas n'uwo'kne', ta':.xas tsEma'k!a'le't!-
50 naot!a'taka'me'k. (pal koqua'ke kw«'tqa natmS'qtse', nests
k!o'wok a'kyukwa'e's wo.xomu'n'e- a'kitmi,yit.s neis
o«s] KUTEITAI TALES /
country. IIe did not arise when he was going about, I but crawlcd
on hands and feet. It was almost the bcst way, [I f-r therc is at«r 10
now where ho crawled along. Thcrefore the rivers have that width. 1 [
He crawled along, even where there was much water. Hc saw Wood-
pecker and I his brothers sitting in a row on the top of a m«»untain. I
Woodpecker was still angry at Muskrat, who I had lied al thc rime
when the warriors started off, at the lime when the wttrriors went
up (to the s.ky), [[ and whe Wolverene tore their trail, [ tmd lhcy kucw 1
that Muskra.t had told a lie. Whc they ished to corne clown agin, [
Wo[verene h(l torn the trail, and they could hot go d,,n. I Thev
shot the thundcrbird, and they were given its fedhers and [ down.
Therc were none for Woodpecker and Iris brothers. I[ Then t hey got 20
angTy. Thev went to lhe place I where the sungoes down, and there
they came down and returned I to their country. W-hen they saw
the people, as they were going home, I thev killed ail. Thcn thcy saw
a mountain goat hot far from I a lake, and they are thc goat.[I
They saw below NalmtVqtse crawling along. I Woodpecker was still 25
angry; and when he saw the old man, I he hated him. He kncw
that latmu'qtse wa.s sti|l ving names I to the country. ThOn he
wished to kill his uncle. He said to him: I "Uncle!" latmu'qtse
leard lUs nephew. He said: [I "Hai!" Hewa.s told: "Fil give you 30
to eat. Iaybe you are hungry on account of your ] going about and
giving names to the land." Kalmu'qtse said: [ "Oh, I ara glad!"
He was told: "Open your mouth." Woodpecker ] put a stone into
thc tire and put I the hot stone into the heart of the mountain goat.
Then Nalmu'qtse opened his mouth, [1 and Woodpecker threw the 35
heart into it. Woodpecker had manitou ] power, and NalnuVqtse
was the saine way. I When Woo(lpecker reachcd him, Nalmu'qtse
knew that his nephew wasevilly dispose,l I toward him. IIe noddcd
to the heurt., and it I fell down on one side. Nalmu;qtse said: "F,,II
you will be named Little Heart." Even /hough somebody was 40
angry with him, [ he gave names to places, be«ause he was walking
about this world I in order to ve names. I
(Woodpecker) was told: "Don't sleep where there is al thick
forest." (Natmu'qtse) turned around, and said also: "Don't tou«'h
the II charr while it is rolling in the water." Then NalnuVqtse 45
crawled tdong irt the water, I and there it was where Flicker was
swallowed by the I Water Monster. I
Nalmu'qtse went tdong.. IIe thought : "I'11 staud up for a while. I
'11 stretch myself." He stood up and II stretched his back. (I said 50
Natmu'qtse was large. When [ he stood up, lUs war bonnet touched
the sky.) I-Ils I war bonnet fell down; and when his htrt fell down, I
z That ls, the rivers were formed on tle trait which he msde by crawLing along.
88 BUREAU OF AMERICA:N" ETH:bTOLOGY [UVLL. ,59
aa'kiyukwa'e's.) qana..xu'n'e" nes yaqanmo..xu'ske" aa'k!ayu-
kwa'e's n«nko'e's a"ke" neis yaqanmo..xu'ke', qake'ine':
ha" qawa..xmu'ço ka'k!ayu'kva k.lqal'at.let«'tnam w«'tsqwat !."
55 ta'.xas qana..xu'n'e, pal sl'u'pne" naso'ke'n nalmS'qtse'.
neists na'mo-.xu'kue" kts..xaTe'pts pa'anek lao'k!ue.«'se
k !at.le'it e't.
Ta'..xas hos:lhults..xam«'hm" ya'aqal'u'pke" laa'tsimi'h I !a'lu-
k !"l»ukamm'l nahn,'qtse'.
53. YA.I-KE'rKA'M
IIo'yas, huts..xalts..xanem«'hm" yaqalaqa'ke" naso'kue'n ya.-
uke'ika'm ktuna'..xa ncs p«'k!a" "ks. "
((/) TIIE BIRTH OF YA.I'KE'KA;bI
Qa'n:t.la',nc" wa'ta'k." naqa'pse" t«te'e's qak.ta'kse" nilo,qat -
mVnas, at nalq!at!c'ine" nito.atnayna, qak:'tne" wa'ta'k.
5 t:te'e's: "at toasts hmts-.xal'e'ku'hle " ne a'a'k!a'q, ta'..xta"
h«rtatka'xa'm ka'k«t.lamVla at h:nts!e'ku'hm'." naqsanmi'y«t.s
at qaqnapse" t:te'c's, k!ok!unmi'y«t.s lalq!at!c'ine" mloqat -
na'na tawa'..xe" n«)k!unuq!lma'ne" qalwi'yne': "ho'yas, hul'e'iko'l
ha a"k!aq." n'eku'lne', qakal'akahe'ise" t:'tqa't!s n'«ktsmuq-
10 kma'pse', qahvi'yne" kts..xalts«Tip, n'u'p..xne" pa'l n'«'nse"
a,'k«t.tana'me's nes yaqa',,..xal':ktsmuqkm«'lke', pa'l s:l-
tsukata'pse" t.,'tqa't!s, pal stlhalalit:'tine" net t:'tqa't!.
qa'k.lc'k aa'kmtnuq|u'nuk, qasaqa'ane', ta'xas at n'ana'se"
nes nu|aqana"es, k.|uma'yit.s naqa'pse" aq'l/!e's, ta'..xa
15 nei tka'mu qal'at.,'lne" ya.uk'e'ikam, qal'ata'pse" tttu'e's
ma"e's ya.uk:ika'm's, n'u'pnc" ne tt'tqa't ktsça'l'ens
naso'k"e' çale'e's slaqaqa'pse kama'tke'ts a,'ktk.leyet'se's.
Ta'$a aa'kmmuqtu'nuk naqa'pse" ta'te's, saha'nse" ta'$a nei
tt'lqa't at'saniLiyuawe'ine', qaFat'hm'a'qusma'nuks, ta'a
20 net tsa'atmu 'quna'nuk nao'k"e at sa'wiynawe ine',
nao"k!e nea ktsaqu'na at qasatwi'yne, tsEmakqa'poe"
a,'ktLi'ye's, ta'as neists ka'qa ya.uk"e'ka-m na'qthȍa'-
nuk a'quma'nuks at nalukulwita'kse', ta'ças keikqa'ts
ya.uk"e'ka'm qak.la'pse" nm"es: "attnsahank?kqaxo'.m-
25 a'ane'S a,'quçma'nuk, ta'$as pal k«nstlw'lqa tstnamt'len' nes
santt.la'ne" papa"ne's, qa'k.te'k wa'taks: at tslak«'hm" qa'pcs
tk«Vmu's lv«'lqaps qa'pe" aqlsma'a«k n't'nse" papa"e'sts
tte'es, n't'ne" katt'te" wa'ta'k, neists htflaa'nmel n'u'pçams
tsçalqak.b'sne. : ' kapa'pa, kuls«l'u'pçats«flsl.k.lt'sine-' qo
30 h«ntsqa k.bnq.u le'k.
Ta'ç ya.uk'e'ika'm ts!«na'çe- san«t.lanam«'sne-.
tmaw«tsk«'kine', n'u'p.ne" t:a'mu's saosaqa'pse" sla"tiyi-
Pronooed ¢ontuously:
IoAsl KUTENAI TALE. 89
he aise fell. ]:le said when he fell: "The place where [ my hat falls
is te be callcd Ear." [[ Then the chief fell and died. .Nahnu'qtsc
fell and was nerly dead, and ncverthclcss I he named one more
place. ]
New I havc toh/you how Natmu'q/se, «mr great-great-ç'amlfiflher
gencratious back, dicd. I
55
53. YA.I'KVEttKA'.f
Wcll, l'Il te]l about Chief a.uk e ika'm, ] /he Ku/em,i, long ago. [
(/) TIIE BIRTI[ OF t'A.UKVEtKA'!
Frogwas living in a tcnt. Thcre was her granddaughter, named
Yotmg Ooc. ] Young Doe Cllt pi«.king bcrri«s. Frog said te ]] ber 5
granddaughter: "Don't go and drink at the watcr hole in/bd ice. ]
Whea you corne into the house, drink here." For a few days ] her
anddaughter did se. One dv Young Doe ws pi(.kingbcrries
in. ] She came te be/hirsty, and thought : "1,et me drink ] frein t he
wa/er hole." She drank. Ïhen a man pu¢ ou¢ lfis hand Il te pull her 10
into the wa/er. She thought she wouhl ,lie. She saw, hovever, there
w I a ten( where she htd 1,een t«ken into the wter. [ The m«n took
ber and married her. [ The naine of this lllKlI WaS White Stone. She
staid there. [ Thon ber husband" went hunting. Jll the spring of
year she had a chihl. I[ Then the chihl was (ulled Ya.uk"e'ika'm. I[is 15
fathcr and [ his mother calh.d hint Ya.uk"e'ik«vm. That lll[ knew
thut his son wouhl be [ a chier, iheref, we he ga'e him this mono. [
Then White S[one had an chier brother. Tlmt man wm bad. ] ]Ie
w qui(.k-lempel'ed. IIc w n«mmd Gray S[one. Then among
these Il brothers, Gray St.ne, the one, was always angry; [ the other, 20
the youngcr ow, wts net ungry. I[e lmd a strong I mind. Thet
Ya.uke'ika'm was like s/ones striking together (2). IGray Stone
ruade noise insidc. Then when he went around, I Ya.uk'e'kam was
tohl by his mother: Il "Y°ur father's brother, Gray Stone, (loes net 25
fecl good when you are here. New you vre large, go 1o your I greaV
'andmotlmr's tent. Her naine is Frog. She loves all I chihlren
and all big peoplc who dre ber graudsons ] and hcr granddaughters.
Frog is my grandmother. When vou gct thcre and she secs you, [ she
will say te you: 'My grandchild, let inc ste you and love you.' Il You 30
will alwys play there." [
Then Ya.tke'ika'm started for the tent. IIe arrived and [ looked
in. fie sw n old womau [ sitting thcre in the rear with ber back
90 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BÇLL. 59
l'a'n'taqanaqna'kse', n'om'lne', pal ktsaqu'na rt'aimakt«'tine"
ya.uke'ka'm, ta'.xas ts.xals«l'«tk'n'e" qa'psins qna-kna'.xne"
35 qiu'mne"nis nes t:lna'mu's qa'nqa'me'k wa'ta'k, at[laq!u'-
mne'ne', n'uk!nilhats!,|aqa'ne ". n'it..xo'me'k, q!u'mne'ne'.
ta'..xas t,,na..xa'mne" ya.uk"e'ka'm, t'..xas k.|mq !u'lek. n'u'p-
.xne" ma qak.la'pse" ma"e's nests kqa'k.a's, no'ne" aa'k.l«t.,t !-
«'se's ma"e's, ta'.xas k.lmq!o.imu'n'e', kwalkwa'yit.s lats!-
4h «na'..xe" ma"e's, k.la..xa'.xam qak.la'pse" ma"e's: "qa'psin k«'nsi-
l'ats!.,'ka"m ma kmsqaosa'qa" n'«'n'e" papa"ne's." qake'ne"
ya.uk e a m: "hun'om'lne" n'tseikate'ine" ne t:lna'mu."
n'um,tsnata'pse" alak:m'k!e's, qak.la'pse': "ta,.xta" h.,nts.xalsta-
k«'lne', q !a'pe" lka'm'u atslak«'lne" es t:lna'mu's." qahak.le'itsine"
45 wa'ta'k nuknu..xa"mne', n'u'p..xne" k!aqale'e't.s nes a'qh"s
a'k«t.la'e's, tseka'te" pal n'ula'se" lka'm'u's, qake'ne':
"ha" "ksa, kat«'te', kapa'pa, -14swa"ka'm koa'qalq !u'mne'mit."
Kanmi'y.,t.s a''ke" lats!«na'..xe" ya.uke'kam, nests k!u'p..xa
kali'kina',tits |ka'mu"s wa'ta'k. "qa.u'px.,nc" q,a'psins m'n'ms
50 s«l'aqake'ne" kapa'pa kat.,'te'." ta'_.xas n'.,tk'n'e" t!awu:se's
na'heknana.,'se's, psk/n'e', qah i'yne': "pal kos:h!!u'm-
ne"me'| nests ktka',.xa"m, na'pit a''ke" hulaq!u'mne"mi|
tka'..xam, ta'..xas kuts!u'p..xa qa'psin n'«'n'e'." sl'aqaqa'pse"
k!asqana'qaps k!e"tkin k.bnqo'mo"s, qaosaqa'ne" wa'ta'k
55 nats!alaqa'ne" n'«t..xo'mek q!u'mne'ine', a''ke" lao'la'se"
ya.uke'ka'ms s.,l'a'q«d'aq!u'mne'ne'_, t.,na..xa'nme" ya.uke'-
ka'm. n'u'p..xne" saksqa'pse" t !awuna'na's nahekna'na's.
mitya'.xne" nes t!awuna'na's pal a''ke" n'«tk.,'nse" tsa'tsas.
tt',.xs tsuka'te" nes t!awuna'na's, n'ana..xa"mne', ta',.xas
6h x. ne" nes tsa'tsas, tuwo",.xa kwatkwa'yit.s q !apnuq !mok !o'ne"
nes tsa'tsas, latnalk«'n'e', lats!.,na'.xe" no'knoxa"mne" wa'ta'k.
tseka'te" nes ma ke'tk.,n sla'tq!a'nse" nes nahekina'na's, nes
t !;wum'na's skknoq !um.,'se'. n'u'p..xne" pal n'gn.e" mtstahat-
na'na's, qake'ine.: "ha"ksa kapa"pa kapa"pa, k.|e'wa'm ku-
65 aqalwul'e'e'tsmel." kanmi'y«t.s q,hvi'yne': "m«'k honats!a-
la'qa, toasts kmtsq !u"mne'." ta«tk.,'n'e" tsa'tsas, hp.k'n'e'.
n'«t..xo'me'k, qalwi'.vne': "holakqa'p'me'l." qaoç.a'..x J.-.u-
k"e'ika'm, t«naw«tsk.,'lne', pal sla'tkik.|e'itse" neis t.,|na'mu's.
qalwi'yne': "pal ksi'lq !u"mne'." ta',.xas t:na,.xa"nme', tsuka'te -
70 nes t!awuna'na's a"ke" nes tsa'tsas, ta:..xas ts,.xa|tsit'a-
nalk/nse" ts..xalk.l.,nq!o'imo's: n'u'p-.xne" wa'ta'k, sukno-
hu's'e" a'kuqla'nt !«'se's nes lka'm'u's so'kse', mitiya',.xne";
ts:nk«'n'e', qak.,']ne': "ha"'ksa, kapa"pa, kapa"pa." qa-
k.la'pse': "ta',.xa"s p.,k/no'." ta'..xas n'ana,.xa"mse-, ta'.x s
75 n't..xne" tsa'tsas ya.uke'ka'm, ta'..xas wa'ta'k ak!.,'se's
n':tk«'n'e" a"ke" tsa'tsas, ta'..xas pal kslu'pnaps ya.u-
ke'ka'm neis toea'mu's, ta'as qaosaqa'ne" pal ksak.-
o^s] KUTENAI TALES 1
toward the door. IIe. was afraid. I Y«-uke' ka'm was small, two
years old. Then he was go[Rg to throw s.methiug, to thr-w [[ sleep 3.5
into the old wommx. Frog was sitting there, and did n«t. slecp. She
became sleepy aRd lay down. She slept. Then Ya.uk"e'ka'm en-
te»d. He began to play. ] IIc kncw, f,r his mother ht«d t.hl him,
how she was. lIe lne," the belongings ] of his n,othcr. "Fhen he
playedvith thent in thcevfiug and went ba«.k tohi mother. Wh«.n 40
he arrived, his mother said fo him: "Why do you [ corne br«k ? You
ought to st, ay with your randmother." Ya.uk"e'kt'm said: [ "I was
afraid; tiret, ohl woman l»oks t«,rribh.." [ Ilis pttrents ht»hed af. ]fin:.
They said to m: "Later you will h»ve hcr. [ Ail «hihh'en like th:d,
ohl woman." Frog was usleep. Il She arose and saw tiret lhe insi,h, 45
of ber tent looked strane. ] She h»«,ked, ud she round out a chihl
had been there. She said: I "Oh, my grand«hihl, my gr«md«hild has
arrived, «md t,]leref,»re I slept." I
In the morfinç Ya.uk"e'ka'm started again, and Frog saw [ the
eviden«e of a child having be¢qx there. "N.b,»d- knows whether II
50
it is my gan<lson o[ nlV granddaughter." Thercf«wc shc nade
b+w and [ a littl« basket.. She pttç lhem down. She th«»ught: "I
was ash,ep I when he ctme ix. If I sh,»uhl g« t,, slecp again, wlwn
he cornes back Fil know what. it is." That was the rcason why I she
ruade the two kinds of t«,ys. Frog w Il sh'epy. She lar d.wn and 55
sk'pt. Aain I Ya.uk"e'ka'm came in. Therefore she xsent t,» sloop
again. I Ya.uke'ka'm entered. He ]ooked, and/here was the little
bow and the little b«tsk«,t. I IIe tan f-r the litlle b;»w. She had also
ronde two fiures of deer (of grass). [ Thex he t-ok thc litt]e b,»w and
went out. He shot II at the fiure of the deer. Whe it was ahn,»st 60
evening, [ the fiure of thc dt,er was ,,rn to pieces.
again and went back. Frog arose. }She l,oked at wh«tt she had
ruade, and th« little basket was haning therc. I The lit/h, bow was
lyinff there, il was broken. Thon she kncw that hcr
chihl was[a b«»v. She said: "0 grandson, grandson I[e nust
have corne wlc [1 I was sound asleep." O the f,,lh,win mornin 65
she thought: "Even if I do [ fccl sle.py, I'll n,,t go fo sleep."
She mde a figure of , deer («,f gruss) and put. it down.
d». She th-uht: "Le na«, lie d,»wn aain." Therc was I Ya.-
uk:e'ika'm. IIe 1,»oked in, and the ohl woman was ash.cp.
thought: "She is sleepin." Then he «nt«,red. He t,,ok [I thé, lit/le 70
bow and the fiure of the deer. Thon he carried I them out. H' was
about to-play with them. Frogsaw him. His cl«»thingwas I bfight
red. The child was go«,d-l«»oking. She tan for him [ and took him.
She said to him: "0 gandchild, graudcld " [ tic said to her: "Let
me go!" Thon Ya.uke'ka'm went out and llshot at the fiure. 75
Frog had ruade an aow I and the figure of a deer. Then [ Ya.uk -
e'tka'm was soen by the old woman; and he staid there, on the pil-
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETtlN'OI.OGY [B['LL 59
]a'"m.xo's rna"c's, ta'..xas wa'ta'k suk.t.,kinat:'tine" a:'kmno'-
..xo«'se's papa'e's, n'u'p..xne" ne+s -ksuktVqt:Vns. staqaqa'pse"
80 ktsEm«'k!itsuk.t:k+na':te't, a:'kEmo..xo'«'se's ya.uke'ika'ms.
(],') YA. UKUE'iKA'M OBTAINS ARROW VJOOD
Ta'..xas xd<la'ane" ya.uk"ei'ka'm: qahvi'yne': "qa'psin
hut'e"tke'n ?" neis pt'k!a'ks hVne" sq!u'm'«»" na's ytstet'tske'.
tsm'ok!l«,k.le.t't.se" yaki'taqa:a'ke ". o"k!qna kqawunt'ki't.s
ka'q« ya.uk'e'ika'm sl'aqalqa.u'p..xne" na's a'm'a'ks, qnke"ine" :
,5 "hya" ]a'qa a'k!wo'k hut'e"tkm ka'ak!." neis pt'k!a'ks at n't'-
n'e" a'k! sq!u'm'o" aa'k!:wok:a'e's, pal ke'ito':s stt'aq'ke'ne"
ya.uke'ika'm, qake'ine" wa'ta'k: "ha"ksa, kapa"pa, kapa"pa,
ihla'ha'ks qa"kithaqa':ne" a'k!,wo'k at qa'o..xal'up+na'm'ne"
nayaL.xa{ a k.,wo'k n'«smkikilwttskgtne" k.ht'v/a neis a'k!:wo'ks.
.ri0 <la'l:t la..xaya'..xa at n'tt!-.x:na'pse" k.|a'wta's." ta'.xas is!tna..xe"
ya.uk'e'ikam, ht..x«'..xe" sawasaqa+pse n'a'se" qasptTuks at
t !alo',kse" n'up..xa'ka's, ta'..xas at "n'u'p..xne" k.ta'wla
kska..xa'nve's k!u'p..xnaps qasp«Tu -ks ya.uke'ka'm qatwi'yse"
kts..xnlt !a'tuks. qak/lne: "a" toasts ts..xana'atki't k.ta'wta, ta.xta"
95 hutaqa'ham h..ntsts..xanatkt'tne'." la:ts!ma'..xe', n'u'p..x:ne" n'a -
se" kiant/k !..xo"s, qcdwi'yse" kts..xatt ! a'lo:ks, qak«'tnc" : "ma:ts
ts..xana':tki'l, ta-.xtct" hutaqa'ham he"ntsça'natkgtne'." ta'ts
na'..xe', n'u'p..Xane" n'a'se st'n'a"s, qatwi'yse" kts..xatt!a'to,ks
q,kt'tnc': "maats t !nt,Vke't. '' t.a'-.xas ya.uke'ka'm n'u'p.x:ne"
10f) sq!u'm'o"s suk"akate'se', ta'..xas tsuka'te a'k!wo'-ks yu-
naqa'pse', th'..xas q!a'pe"s a'ma'ks qava..xm:'te', qake'ne':
"ta..xta" p,t ktscvuna'q'wo'm ha a'mak ..xma ktsqa'qa tstn
.xmaktshl'k!l<,k.te'et.s ama'k!e's sq!u'm'o'." ta'.xas qIa'pe"s
a'm''ks at sithaqa':ne" sq!u'm-o', n'oht'n'e" ya.uk:e'ka-m.
1115 Ta'..xas nala..x«,',,ne" nes a'k[w.'ks. [nts[tna'..xe'. tala.xa'..xe"
St'll'a's. qakgtne': "t a'..xas ts..xana't kiki k.hdwta." ta' .xas t ! ato'-
k,ne', mdph'tno" k.ta'wta st'n'a's, qake'ine': "'yà, 'yà, qa'psin
ks:l',q,?tqalkulmi'yit?" qawunikt't.se" a'a'ke" t !ato'kne.
kiant:'k!..xo', a''ke" taqake'ine" k.hdwta qawunikt't.se" t!ato'-
110 k,ne" qaspt'l'uk a''ke taqake'ine" k.ta'wta, qakt'tne" ataqa'tt !e's:
"ana..xa"mki't. k!aqam'ke't ?" n'ana..xa"mse" at»qa'tt !e's
n'(Vp..xa's talo'se" sq!u'm'o"s a'kwoka.t'se's, qak.ta'pse':
"lato'ne" sq!u'm'o'." sa'nitwi')nm" k.la'wta, nawas..xo"mek.
tsuka'te aa'qa'twumta't!e's, n't'nse" a'qa'twumta't!e's
115 k.ta'wta's a'ku'qta"s, qana-.xa"mne', n'mqa'l)te-k k.ta'whds.
n'ana..xa"mne" tattkme'tya'-.xne" ataqa'tt !e's. ta'ntao.xalsink!-
ata'kse', qakt'tne': "koa"qaka'te'?" qak.ta'pse': "ni'n'tseka-
te"ne'." ta'.xas ta"na..xa"mne" k.ta'wta, tseikat.tt'k!ne-, n'u'p-
..xne" n'tstrrtt'kse" ya.uke'ika'ms, nutpatn.itt'tine- kuta'k.te"s n:ts-
,,,«s ] KUTENAI TALES. 93
h,w of I his mother. Frog nade a good place [ for her grandsou fo sit
àown on. Sh«, knew that he had good clothing. Therefore she
ruade Il a really good place for Ya.uk"e'ika'm fo sit (I,xxn. [
8O
(b) YA.UKVEtKA'M " OBTAINS AEROW WOlt
Now, Ya.uk"e'ika'm was growing up. lIe th,mght: [ "What shall
I do?" Long ago thcr(, were no service bcrrics in this worl«l. I There
was just one place where thcrc xvcrc some. Bccause it was hot hmg [
since Ya.uke'ka'm was born, thorefore he did not know this worhl.
IIe said: [I "Hya! I wish th,re might be sorac arrow wood! Thon 85
I might make arrows." L, mg ag«» [ arrows were madc of service-
berryshoots. Therc were none. Therefore [ Ya.uk%'ka'm said so.
Frog said: "O gr«mdchih|, grandchihl[ I far away there is arrow
wood. [ Thoe who go to get arrow wood die therc. Grizzly B«,ar
watchës the arrow wo«)d. Il Whoever g.es to gct it, is bitte« by 90
Grizzly Bear." Tht,n [ Ya.uke'ka'm startcd. He arrived whcre
two Cranes [ ruade a noise when they saw anybody. Then Grizzly
Bear knew[ that somebody was coming. Whcn the Cranes saw
Ya.uke'ka'm, they xvant«d [ to make noise. He s.',id to thcm: "Oh,
don't lell Grizzly tear! Il SVhen I pass ag:dn, thën you nmy tell him." 95
He startcd again, and saw two I Marmots. They intcnded to whistle.
He said to them: "Don't ] talk now! Latcr on, whcn I pass again,
you may talk." [ He startcd again, and saw two Bcavers. They in-
tcnded to make a noise. I I!c said to them: "Don't make a noisc!"
Then Ya.uke'ika'm saw ]1 plenty of service bervies. " He to-k much 100
arrow wood. [ He tlu'cw it all ovcrthc country. ]Ie said: I "Byandby
thcre will bc many p'.ople in this world. It wouhl hot be right if ser-
vice bcrrics werc ] only in one place in the world." Thon there w«re [
s.,rvice berrîes in cvery country. It was he, Ya.uk'e'kvm, who
did it. Il
Then he put the arrow woo(l on his back. IIe stared b,ck, and 105
came tolBeaver. IIe said fo him: "Now tell Grizz]y Bear."
Thon (Bcaver) ruade I noise. GrizzlyBcarheard Beaver. IIe sai,l:
"Yà, yà!what does it mean ? ] I hear noise g,,ing baek." After a
little while I the Marmots also nmde noise, and Grizzlx Bcar sait! so
again. After litth, whi|ë II he ('fanes ruade a noise, au,l Grizzlv 110
Bear spoke agMn. He toh| his chi]drcn: [ "Go out. (to sec) what bas
been donc[" His chihlrcn wcnt out, and [ thcy saw thcre xere n,
more service-berry bushes. Tlmy said: [ "There are no more scrvice-
berry bushes." Then Grizzlv Bcar became angry. He smg. I
He took his coat. The co,t of II Grizzly Be,r is a skin. He put 115
it ort and bccame a grizzly bear. I I[e vent out and jumped near his
children. The two (chih|ren) jumped bck. I He sdd tothem: "How
do I look ?" He was told: "You look terrible." Then Grizzly Bear [
went out. He looked at the tr,cks, and he sxv [ lhat it was
Ya.uke'ika'm. e had heard that I] the youth had grown Up and 120
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BUREAU O] AMERICAN ETHI'OLOG-
120 ta'hals kts..xaTtns naso'ukwe'ns, ta'..xas sa-nitwiyna'ate', ta'..x=s
ts!tll=t.XC" lleis taya"qana'skc', la..xa'.xe" st'n'a"s, qakt'lnc':
"kaa kina"qakina'pke'l ktnsdqa.up-.xa'ket nak.lqaha'.xam?"
qak.la'pse': "hoq!u'mne"nal='ne'." tahats!tna'xe" la..xa'.xe"
kiardt'k!..xo"s, q«d'lnc': "ka, ln'a"qaqn=Vpke't k:rtsdqa.up-
125 .xa'ke'l nak.lqaha'-.xa'm. '' qak.la'pse': "hoq!u'mne'nala'ne"
hosdqa.u'p.xnata'ne'." tahats!tna'-.xe', la..x='..xe" qasp«Tuks.
qakt'lne': "ka ktn'a"qaa'pkel k:=sdq=.up..xa'ki'l naqlqaha'-
..xa'm." qak.l«t'l)se': "nei ma -kski:lwat'ni'kit hoq !u'mne'nala'ane"
hosd'a'qalqa.up..xualane'. '' qal'lne': "ta..xt«"
130 y«.uke'ka'm h,»la'wa'm huts..xal'upl:skt'lne'." sla'tyil'aqne'-
tsa'pse" neis ..lw«t!n;t"e's. ta..xa nei alsw'timu qalspt'l'uk
m)'hune" ncs ke'e'ns ya.uke'ika'ms sl'aqal'Oont'lne', ta'..xas
k. la'wl« ts ! tmmu'te" ya. uk'', ka'ms, ta'..xas n' u'p_.xne" ya. uke -
ka'm k!u'psk«t's k.l='wlas kts..xal'u'plaps. t'«t k«'ue" n;Jp«'k ! a"s.
135 qatal'a..xa.xomt'pse', n'itkt'ne" a'q=mq!,yumtq'as, ta'..xas
q!=w«ts!t'nme'k k.la'wla, qalwi'ym" ya.uk"e'ika'm: "ka«
hula'a'qa'o'..x«m lqa'tal't't!-.xnap k.l=t'wla." qalwi'yne': "hola-
ts!tna'nfil ka'ma, m ksa'han ka'..xa a'qu_.xlna'nuk." ta'..xas
lala..x'..xe" ya.uk''ikam ma"e's, qake'ue': "skanuta'l)anc"
1411 k.la'wla." a'qu..xm:t'mk qake'lm': "hê:." n'owo'k.e" a,'qu..x-
ma'nuk, naw«%x,)'me'k, n'ttlq'e" n,)pt'k!"s, qake'ine': "huts-
..xat'up«'lne" k.la'wlt." t.t'.xas n'tnqa'ptek no'uke's a'qu_.xma'-
nuk. ta'..xas, tsuka'te" t !tlllt'Illll'S q !aptlts!aqa'me'k. la'wdil'il-
kul..'sne', n'it_.x,V.e'k neis aq!a'saks a'ktnq!u'kups, qnwune-
145 k«'t.se" ta'..xas la..xa'_.xe" k.la'wla, qake',ne', "o'k!tnkt'nkil
laql'aL.x, Vuna'l." qak.,'tne" yn.uk''ka'ms: "qoq'awt'sqan '
aa'ku'q!y-uk!ala..xwe'et." ta'..xas wa'..xe" k.la'wla, n'u'p_.xne"
ya.uk"e'ka'ms sawtsqa'pse" neis a,'ku'q !yuk ! ala .xwe'et.s.
qake'ine- k.t:t'wla: "hà', k.lseilhonmela'k.le ya.uk''ika'm
151) s,V.ents kuts..xal'o'pil." ta'..xas a'qu..xm'nuk n'owo'uk.e'.
lats eis luq"alit..x«»'me'k pal k!tnqa'ptek n,Vk''s, ta'..xas
s:l'u't,mek-u'me'k, tsEma'k!tl'u'tme" ts..xalt!an,»k,)'ne', ta'..xas
k.t:t'wla qake'ine'i "hoya'stdts!o'pin'la'ttql:l..xni"yat ya.u-
k"e'k«tm naso'ke'n." ta'..xas nfitiya'..x, ue'. 't't !..xane'. a,'qu..x-
155 ma'nuk nes l,»_.xaq!ana'q!nin..'hm" ya.uke'ka'ms nes h)a'q!-
mawtsqa',ne" a'k,)'q!yuk!ala..xawe'e'ts ya.uke'ika.m, ta'..xas
pa'l kts ! opna'qtil k.la'wla, n't't !..xne" sq ! amax t'ts..xne" a'ma'-
lct.s, matnaql."lne', pa'l n't'nse" ama'|ets neis kawt'ts..xa, tse-
k'te" ya.ukue'ka'ms neis lont'k !q !yt»k! ala..xwc'e't.s sw.sqa'pse.
160 qake'ine" k.la'wla: "ho'yas, holts!o'pinlat:ql..l..xni'iyat va.u-
k"e'ka'm naso',kuen. '' ta'..xas a','ke" ta.t't!..xane-, a,'qu..xma'-
nuk latstneislo'..x"aq !anaq !nin..'lne', ya. ukue'ika'ms neis t,»'aq !-
mawtsqa'pse', malnaqlt'tne" k.la'wla pat swt'ts..xne" a,'ku'q! yo-
k!.'da_.xwe'e't.s, tseika'te" ya.uke'ikams lleis stl'«»aq! nawtsqa'-
Bos] KUTENAI TALES " 95
that he was to be a clfief. Thon he ,cas any at him. Then [ he
started after the one who was going back. IIe came to the ]eavers.
I[e said to them" I "Vhat have you done to me ? Why did you hot
know that SOlnebody passed by ?" I IIe was told: "We were asleep."
]Ie went on, aml he came to I the Marlnots. IIe said to them: "Vhat
bave vou done to me ? Why didn't you II know that somebody passed 125
by?" ]Ie was tohl: "We wcre aslcep, ] thercfore we did hot know."
IIewent on, and he came to the Crabes. ] IIc said to them" "Vhat
have you done to me? Wh)" did )'ou not kn,»w that somebod"
passcd br ?" [ The" said" "Therc was a snowstorm at lhat rime, and
we were asleep. I Therefore we did hOt know." ]le said o them:
"After I have bitten II Ya-uke' ka'm, I'll corne back and 131 kill you." 130
I
IIis servants were fooling him. ] Then t.hose friends the Cra les I knew
it was a.uke'ika'm. Therefore they were afraid of him. Then I
Grizzlv Bear pursued Ya.uk"e'ika'm. Then Ya.uk'e'ka'm kncw
that Grizzly Bear I was eomi.ng to kill him.
and Bear eouht notcateh up with him. tte madeahill. Then Grizzlv 135
Be,r I became tire& Ya.ukuqka'm thought: "Where I shali I go so
that Grizzlv ]3ear ean hot bite nie ?" tic thought: "l'll
my mother, but my un«le Gray Stone is bad." Then I Ya.uk'eqka'm
came to his mother. IIe said: "Grizzly Bear II is pursuing me." 140
Then Gray Stone said: "Iié!" ] Grav Stone arose. He sang. IIe
called his manitou, and he said: "I slall
Then Gray Stonc b('came stone..I IIc took grease and rubbed himself
ail over. ] A large tire was ruade. IIe lay down near the tire. It
was hot long }1 before Grizzly Bear arrive& He said "Open ] the 145
door!" Theysaid toYa.uke'ka'm: "Stand there by [ thc (h)orwav."
Then Grizzly Bcar arrived. IIe saw ] Ya.uk'e'ka'm standing there
bv the doorwav. ] Grizzlv Bcar said: "tin! Chief Ya.uk"e'ika'm is a
full-grown man. Il I shall ldll him." ThenGrayStone arosc and I l:ty 150
down (he other way. IIe became stonc. ] IIe heated himself by the
tire. IIe became very hot, and was about to burst from the heat.
Then ] GrizzlyBearsaid: "Well, l'llclosemyeyes. Iwillbile('hief
Ya.uke'ka'm. '' Then he attacked him. Itc bit him. 11Gray Stone 155
ruade signs to Ya.uke'ka'm, who] (then) stood
othcr side of the doonvay. } Grizzly. Bear had his eves shut whc
he hit him, and he stood biting the post. I Ho opencd his eves
and had the post in his mouth. ] ]le h)oked at Ya.uk"e'ka'm. - IIe
stood on the other side of the doorway.
"Wcll, l'Il (.le,se my eves and bite] Chief Ya.uke'ka'm. '' Then
he hit again. Gray[Stone just ruade a sign to a.ukc [ka'm,
who]jumped to the other side. Grizzly Bcar opened his eyes,
and ho stood there biting the dool-ay. IIe lo«,ked[ for Ya.u-
k"eka'm, vho was standing on the other side. Il Now Gray 165
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[ BULI,. 9
pst'. ta'..xas a:'qu..xma'nuktsEma'k ! ri' ut me' ae'. q ake'ne" k.|'w-
la: "ta'xas hulakt'lwttskkx.:ne'iya't ya-uk:e'i ka'm naso'-
ke'n. '' t''..x«ts malEnk!ahn:'ne" k.la'wla, ta'..xas a:'qu..xma'nuk
t!anoko'ne', k.la'wla a:'k!abmd'e's qanaltsEqan'mt'm.xoqa'-
ne. a:'qu..xma'nuk, n'tq)s-'|'o(l«)':name't-"tne'- a:'k!alax, tkp!«'-
170 se's. laqa'nal'ana..xa"mne" a:'qu..xma'nuk, k.la'wl tuwu'nin-
mu..xu'n'e', a:'q..xma'nuk qo's qana'qayqa'me'k, qake'ne" ta-
ma"ts..xmalataksa'p:ne', ta'..xas s:l'opili'lne" k.la'wla, ta'..xa iei
k.la'wlpa|k!tn«la'pte'k k.la'wla's, laqa.t'n'e" aqlsma'kntk!s
q,»'sts kts !t'ka'm a:'k+,t.lt'e's, ta'..xas pal k ! :nqa'pte'k k.la'wla's.
175 ta'..xas n'upsla'tyil't'n'e" k.la'wla's neis k!u'plaps a:'(lU-.xma'-
nuks. |aq«.t'n'e" tt'tqa't!s.
Q,, w«sqa':ne" ya.uk:e'k«'m, qahvi'yne': "pal s:lqasts!oumqa-
qa':ne" ka'..x« a:'qu..xma'ntk, k !u'pi'l k.la'wla's, le'Je»" a:'qu..xma'-
nuk ..xma na'qan'u'plp k.l'wla." qalwi'yne" ya'ukue'ka'm:
lS0 "ho'yas, hfltse'ka't kapa'pt wa'ta'k, ka:s .xina n'aqa'q:na neis
|ml'aqao-.xa'mi'| a:'ktt.|a'e's." qake'ne': "ho'yas |ut«ma':kil tn
k.la'wl;, hutsts !mano"k:itmt'lne" kapa'pt wa't ak, ka:s ..xma a'-
qaha'te'na'l,p." ta'..xas lulama':lne" k.la'wla a':'ke" a.:'keisi'ye's.
ta'xas ts!tnanok:e'te yt'uk:e'ka'm, l,ttna..xa"mne" papa"e's.
1S5 qak«'lne': "kapa'pa skanuta'p:ne" k.ldwla.'" qake'im" wa'ta'k:
"ha"ksa kapa"pa, kapt"pa, ka: ko'l'a:qakt'n'e's koqo'q:ahaq !-
a'Te'n', kqa'q:na k?nsi'a:qa"wa"ka'..xa"mktse'k...xma he'n-
laqao%.xam.,'lne" a|EEnt'k !nes. m.,' :ksan qasts !omqa«la':ne" xa"-
ne's a:'qu..xma'nuk...xma n'up:'lne" k.la'wla's." n'uwo'kune" wa'-
190 tak. nawa-.xo'me'k, tsuka'te" namt't'a's n':tnosla'(l!tsa':me'k.
tsuka'te - a:'k:nu( l !lt-'nuk!t'n'es. qao..x:kt'n'e a:'k!alLxwitt't !-
es. tsuk:a'te p«»p«We's, t;d..xas nawttsinu|x:o':ne k.lt'wl«t's.
wuka'te" wa'ta'k neis a:'kts!t'ka"s kanukwe'tm,)'s ya.uke'i-
ka'ms qustl«laqaltka-.xuna'kse', ta'..xas k!u'p..xa ya.uke'ka'm
195 ku|;tt'qnal»s papa"e's, ta'..x«m n'a'ko'nk«'n'e" neis a:'kts!t'ka"s.
ta '..x«m k.lt'wlt a:" k.la 'm'e's n'o'nilka..xu 'n "e" qo's laq !a n..XO'una "ls.
qaskaltkak!unka'kne" k.la'wla n'u'p..x:ne" wa'ta'k ta'..xas ktka'-
lt'ms k.la'wlas neis ya'qahakqa'pske" a:'k«nu'q!lam»k!:t'n'e's.
ta'..xas tu'.xats q !a'piltkan«)'..xo'nt;"mse" k.l'wta's, q:lwi'.wm"
200 wa'tak: "ta'x:as tu'-.x"a l'a'pko'k!na'm'te"..xa kal)al)a'mil."
ta'..xas qanaqkupla'lte" a:'k.lam't'ses k.la% |t's. ta'..xas ksa'q..xa'-
|at!_.xo'me'k wa'tak, ya.uk"e'ika'm n'akon«lkupk'n'e" ne'is
a.,'kts!t'ka"s, ttkm:'t..xne" a:'k.lam't'se's k.lt'wla's wa'ta'k
tst'neis qao%.xa(lkul)la'lte" a:'k:nu'( l!lanuk!:t'n'e's, uan'u'qo.i-
205 ..xo':ne" a:'k.'nu'q!lanuk!ut'n'cs, n'u'p..x:nc" wa'ta'k pal s.,l-
k!umna'nta'pse" papa"e's, n'.'la'ri'e" pal ks:l'tlkil..xt'mqana'-
na'ksapd papa"es s:l'aqa|'tla'n'e'.
o] KUTE.NAI TALES 97
Stone had become verv hot. Grizzly ]3ear said: I "I'll watch and
bite Chier Ya.uke'ika'm. '' I Then Grizzlv Bear opened lais mouth,
and Gray Stone ] burst from the heat? tte flew into the mouth of
Grizzly Bear. I Gray Stone went right through him, and came out ][ at 170
his backside. Then Grizzly ]ear fcll baek. [ Gray Stone rolled himself
about ,nd said: [ '" I bave soiled my flesh." Thus Grizzlv Bcar was
killed. Then ] Grizz]v tear was changed into a grizzly bear. IIe
was hot a person [ whcn he started from the tent. Then he changed
into a gizz]y bear, [[ and he remained a grizzly bear when Gray Stone 175
had -killed him. [ He was no longer a man. [
Chief Yu.ukue'iku'm stood there. Ite thought: "Mv uncle Gray
Stone is skillful. ] He killed the grizzly bear. If it had not been for
Gray I Stone, Grizzly Bear would have killed me." Ya.ukue'ika'm
thought: I] "Well, let me see my grandmother Frog. What may she 180
do I if I go back to her tent ." He said: "Well, cut off the head of I
the grizzly bear. l'Il drag it to my_orandmother Frog. What I may
she do for me ?" Then the head of the orizzly bear and its paws I
were eut off. Ya.ukue'ika'm dragged it along. He entered lais
andmother's II tent. tIe said to her: "Grandmo.ther, Grizzly Bear is 185
pursuing me." Frog said: I "O grundson, grandson ! what can I do
for you ? I What ara I ? Why do you corne back to me? I You should
go back to your parents. Your uncle [ Gray Stone is ver 3" s -killful.
He ought to tdll Grizzly Bear." Frog arose. I] She sang(?). She 190
took red pMnt and painted her legs. [ She took a sharp fiat stone
and put it up by the doorwav. I She took her hammer and stood
ready to strike Grizzlv Bear. Frog did not I see the rawhide strap
with which Ya.ukue'ika'm w dragng the head. I (The head) was
lying in the doorway. - When Ya.ukue'k'm [] saw his grandmother 195
ready (to strike), he pulled the strap. I Then the grizz|y-beur head
dropped down under the door. I Grizzly Bear put his nose into the
tent. Then Frog saw I Grizzlv Bear put in lais head where the fiat
stone luy. I Almost the whole head of Grizzly Bear came in. Frog
thought : Il "The head might jump at my oTandson," ] and she struck 200
the grizzly-bear head. I When Frog was stri-king it, Ya.ukue'ka-m
pulled hrd at [ the strap and pulled the grizzly-bear head in. Just
then Frog ] struck it and hit ber fiat stone. She broke Il the fiat stone. 205
Then Frog saw tht ber grandson I w fooling her. She cried be-
cause [ her grandson had done some damage. Therefore she cried. ]
t Here the narrator iudicated the flying about of the stone by elapping hi hands.
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(C) YA.UKçE]KA',I OBTAINS FEATHERS
Ta'..x,s qao's,qa'ne" ya. uke'ka'm, qake'ne': "l'q'a
qo'wa
?10 kmqo"w ne# sakq nu'knc" sak«aq'ne" a'q a u'n'qo"s,
at qa'halhaq:t'ne" at qa'upk'çe', yakaya'a a'kmqo"wa'sat
tm tu'kuqk/n'e" lleis aa'qSo', or qa'halqa"ne" a'km-
qo"xva n't'nse" k.]unqowa"o" a'q]t." t'as ya.uke'ika'm
tsma'e', k.la'a'm natkdn'e" a'ku'k"pma'ks, n'u'p$ne"
215 pat tsEnmkkdkse" papa'e's to'n'qo"s qa'laqt'pse" a'qht's.
ta'ç« n'dne" «1o kw«'lqu wu'o nefs yaos«t'mke" ya.uke'ika'm
«l«»"s a'qt:t'so'ks, qahanq«t'mek, qaa'lo'qalau'k,ne, kia'qht"s.
n'u'pne" na"s a'q'ta pal n'ukwilst«t'hatqa'nwisqu'kse',
mt'ks«t'n qo's kiyuna'qaps wtlka'nilpalneçu'se" k.lmqu'e'.
220 n'u'pçne" lle i ko"ke kia'qla nefs aa'q!a'sqhm te'tq«t'ts
sla'hat«qa"tse', ta' n'«saknu'se', suknusu'se" at qa.u'p-
alle" nefs tdtqa'ts, pal at khIpsla'til'aya'çal a'nqo"-
w«t. st'aqaqa'pse" kqo'ho" nef kia'q la nefs t«'tqa't!s, qake'ine"
y;t.uke'ika'm, qak«'lne" nefs ko"k"e"s ki'qla's: "haqmal'-
225 u'pka'n'." qalxfi'yne" nef kia'qla: "lmtsupl«'pine'." qatal'-
Ulm'e'. qnke'ine" ya.uk"e'ka'm: "nmatsone'lo'. hutsalqa.-
upt:'sine', hutsal'«tkin«'sine', nmtslso'kne'." ta'as n'u-
lm'çe" nef kia'qla, n'u'pçne" tsmla'kate'ise" nefs n«tsta'hals.
qak.la'e': "hutsçaltsuka'te a'kmqowa"ne's, hunaltso'kw't
230 hutsat'it«nnakand/sine'." ta' qal'yne" nef aqla:
"pal dsuku'qh'nt na n«tsta'hal, naqa'ntsçalsuk'emakan/-
t:t'p." qake'ne: "ho'yas tsuka'ten'. '' t'ças ya.uke'ika'm
tu"nte" 'k«nqowa.dse's nefs kia'q lt's. kulqa'pil'o'ne't, t'as
tsuka'te" a'kuklmm'ks ya.uke'ika'm, ta'as tapts'nte"
235
hl'll'u tahuhl'que'lI'. '' ta' nef t'qJt lahulu'q,ne" qo"'s
a:nl./nq«,"s, qa'lne:"ho'y, nef qatwanwdt e'n'." t'as a'-
q
kmqowa'e's, ta' qo" kina'q kia'ql n'u'pne" qo's hana -
240 qm k«'ske" t'tqa't s. qo's k o"k it'Aqawesqo'ks sa'qal'op'-
qe'. n'u'pçne, k.laqank.l'pse's qo's tdtqa'ts ku'pa"s.
k.lats «'kas nas a :do'nqo"s n'u'pçne" wanwdt se. qdn'a tsm'-
l«kate'ise.hk', ne'sts k.laho'loqs ya.uk"e'ika'm qak«'lne-: "laqo-
]tam«'te'n' qo a'km«k hiamo"ne's, tsal'upka'çe-, na'sts vaqaqa'-
245 ke" ku«tk«'n'e's q 'pe" hutsçalqal',tk«'n'e'." ta'ças
a'k:n«knamu"e's m«'tsuk, ta'a nef ko'l'«tk«'naps va.uke'i-
ka'ms, qnl'at«'lne" m«'tsuk, k.lMa'a'm qo's yaqa'halyùnaqa'ps-
ke" kia'qht's, n'upna'pse" yaqaqa'pske a'kmqwa"e's
lo'se" n'ak.lna'qapqa'pse" so'ue', qake'ine" me'tsu-k: "tsei
250 kat'pkil ka koa'q«Vqa." qakil«'lne': "n«nts«'nlakatmu'n-e-
kqak«llm'qa a'kw«t ne'sinfil." qak.l«qne': "ho'yas nef qalwan-
we't te'ri'." ta'as m«'tsuk wnkw«t tie'. n'upal«'sine" n'«seil-
o,s | KUTENAI TALE
Then Ya.uke'ka'm stai«! there. ][e said: 'If there were I feath-
ers, I should feather my arrow." Frog 8,id: "There are II fether 210
far off. There is a lake, ami there are some du«k way
lake. I They stay there and (lo hot corne, ashore. Those
gel feathcrs I just pick th,,m up aiong the .hore. I Th« feathers are
there. They corne off front the ducks." Then Ya.uk''ika'm I startcd.
When ho arrived therc, ho carried car ornam«ts. Il[(, disc,)vcred
that his grandmothcr II had spokcn the truth. Way out on thc lakc 215
were some ducks. I Il was a large (body of) watcr. Then Ya.uk'i -
ka'm I went to the shore and sat down. tic did not know how to get
thc ducks. I Il[e saw one therc swimming not far away; I hut nmnv
ducks wcrc making a noise with thcir mouths, playing. Il Ont Duçk 2"_'0
saw the man I walking along the shore. Thon (Ya'uk'e'ka'm) sat
down. tic was bright red. The Duck had noyer scen{«t man.
Thcy always went to get feathcrs on short. I Thcrefore the Du('k
hot know (what) a man (was). I Ya.uk'e'ika'm sait! {o thc oue Duck:
"Corne ashorc for a whi[e." Il Duck thought: "I[e might kill me," and 225
did hot corne ashorc. I Ya.uk''ka'm said: "Don't be afr:i«l of me, I
won't kill I you. I will make you (look) ni('c. Y(,u wiilbc hantise»me."
Then Duckcame ashorc. Il sawthat theyouth looked nicc. I H,, said
to Duck: "l'll take your fcathers. When I bave t aken t hem, Il l'Il pay 230
you forthem." Then Duck thought: "This youth I iswell dresse(l.
Maybc he will reward me well." I He said: "Wcl[, take them!"
Thon Ya.ukeika'm I phlcked out the fcathcrs of thc Duek.
took them all off. Then Ya.uk''ka'm took tho car ornament
and stuck it on II where he had phlckcd off the fcathers. He sai(l: 235
"Now I go, swim away!" OEhen Duck swam away thcre, I far out
to sea. (Ya.uke'ika'm) sait! (to Duck): '" Well, more your wing!"
Thon I the Duck stretchcd out its wings and movcd them.
fcathcrs looked pr(.tty. Then many ducks saw the man sitting
thcre away off. Il That one floating about alonc started to swim 240
ashore. I They knew that the man must have callc(l it ashore.
When they saw it coming back, farther out to sea, they saw it
sprcading its wings. Oh, [they were pretty, ha! When the
Duck) began fo swim back, Ya.uk'e'ka'm said to il: ] "Go back
there to your relatives! They shall corne ashore, l'il make them all "
(look) in the saine way Il in which I nmde you." Then, when (the 2
diver ) came back I to its relatives after il imd been fiishcd
Ya.uku'ka-m, [ it was called Diver. When it arrived back whcre the
many ducks were, [ they saw how ils feathers were. [ It ha(! prctty
new ones. Diver said: Il "Look at me, how I ara!" They said to 250
him: "You look pretty on account of the things that are on [ yor
wings." IIe was tohl: "Go on, more your wings!'" I Then Diver
The duck hd been trans[ormed into a diver called miuk, smaller than a loon, with a long lender
eck white belly, and dark bck.
100 BI_'IEAI_ OF ABEIICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 59
so'kse', qake'ne" m«'tsu'k: "qake'ine" qo" n«tst'hal, k«'-
upm«'l't nt'sts ya.'xqat'itkn'pke', ''ke tsçatqal'«tk-
255 n«N-k«'lne'." a'Ss qht'p: « tt'qla n'up'e'. ' y-uke'i -
ka'm ok«'n-e a'k«nqowa«'se's qh'pe's, qak«'lne': "'
lahq«'ts't, kmh'k.lmqo'vkil, na's tsalqaq'ne. sup'-
na"ko tssat'awuq'a.'ne" a'kmqowan«'s't, tumt'yi.s tsçal'-
luçu'n'e', taa'kta'k a tsçal'aka'lak.te'ne'." t'ç« qak«'tne"
2;0 a'qla'g: "ta'ças atinh«»lnoçok»«'tne ". suk.t««'Lne" llei «'nt.
rira'pe" naqa'ne" a'ko'qnuk nt yte«'tke" a't«ntsqhpkqa'-
tsk«'tne'. aça" supna'ko' at«ntshtwak«'tne" n" am'akn«'ski'l
m'«'a"n qo" «tqt'hak a n'«sqa'tte.«'Lne'." t'ç lahotqa"
tse" 'q ta. sukilq u'kne" ksuk'ql'itkin«'ksaps ya.ukq '
265 kams. ta'ças tkata'mm." pat qh'pe" so'e" a'k«nqowa"e's
aku'kpma'ks, ta'as ya.uke'ik'm tsuka'te a'kmqo'was,
httsma'çe', ta'ças sl'«tk«'n'e" ya.uke'ka'm na's y«ste.«'.ske" a
s«lq ape'taqa'ne" kia'q l« a'qsu'kitna'mo's, neis p«'k'ks kia'-
ql a qa.upk:t'çe" q»'s kw«'tqaps wu'o's, lataça'e"
270 ht'e's ya.uke'ik«'m.
(il) YA.t'KUE'IKA'M OBTAINS THE RROXV STRAIGHXER
Qtosaqa'nc'. qake'ine': "ht'qa" koap«swokon«'lmo'." qake'-
ne" wa'tak: "to'ne" at qa'oat'upna'mne" ya'ket'aqa'ke"
a'pe'swokh,n«'hno'l, n'is«nkik«lk«'n'e" kw«'tqte'; at qaoça'qat'-
opdkt'ne" taça'yaa'te's." ts«m'xe" ya.uke'k'm, qatwi'yne':
275 "hults«'na"m, me'ika n'u'ptap kaha'tsa." n'«'nse" abtsk«Te's
ma..«'oe's ya.uke'kams kw«'lqte', htça'çe" san«t.lanam«'sine'.
tnaa"mne', sanaqana'kse" nut'a'qna's wuqla"mse', ta'a net
nut'a'qna neiss k«seitwu'qta'm s«t'aqat'at«'tne" v«'tqle's.
qa ke'ine" kw«'lqle': "qa'psin k«'n'ot ?" qake'ine" ya.uke'ika'm:
20 "hun'o'te" ap«swo,,ko'na't." qtke'ine" kw«'t(lte': "lo'ne" nas
kakt.ta"mi'l qo's le'nes a'k«nm«'tuks saq a'n'e'. hutsçal'alqa'-
na'nt«'sne'." ta'ças n'alqna"nte', neists kts«'ka"m ya.uke'i -
ka'm papa"e's tsçane'ta'pse" tsatyaqakna'pske" neis nul'a'q-
na's tsçatyaqak«'n'ke', ta'ç neis katqana"ntaps qak.ta'pse':
25 "ta'a tu'n'u, m qa'nalyu'an ' es a:u'n'us saqa'n'e" h«nts-
attskalk«'ne'." ta'ças n'u'pçne" ya.uke'ka'm ta'as ktsu'p-
laps. yo'a'e" qo's a:n(ltm'e', ltyu$a'e ". tseka'te" neis
nul'a'qana"s pat s«l'aho'tqu'tse" qo's qayaqa'wo"s, tsuka'tse
qa'psins, ndeaqkt'nse', wanuqkt'nse', ne.wuna'e'.
290 qak«'kse" :
"al- qan- me"-nit- ka'- ha- we" he he- ha he he ha."
taoqo"qkt'me', ta'$as tats!maqu'tse', ta'$as ya.uke'k-m
suk«l'u'pçne" yaqaqna'pske" nes nul'a'qna's, pal ksukHts -
tos] KUTENAI TALES 101
moved his wings, and they saxv that he lookcd ltice. [ Then Diver
said: "That youth said, 'You shall I go to the shore there. Itc will
make you look the same way as I ana.'" IIThen ail the ducks 255
went ashore. Ya.uk"e'ika'm I took off the feathers of ail of them.
IIe said t6 them: "Now I swim out again and play. It will be this
way: ] in the fall your feathers will be hmg again; in the spring thev
will ] corne off, and others will grow." Thenhesaid II to the ducks: 2i0
"You may fly to a nice place thcre back fr.m the shore. There arc I
lakes ail over that place, and you shall visit ail «,f thcm. I Then in
the fMI corne back here to this your country; I but there far awav
it is very cold." Thea the ducks swaln awav. I They were ghtd.
Ya.uke'kv.'m nmde theln look nice. Il Thel they looked at one an- 2,5
other, and ail the car ornaments had become pretty feathers. I Then
Ya.uke',ka'm tookthe feathers I and went back. Then Ya.uke'ika'm
did this. There arelducks ail over the countlT in the summer rime.
Long agolthe ducks did hot corne ashore out on the big sea. II
Ya'uke'ka'nl Wellt ba(.k fo his tent. [ 270
(d) YA.UKUE'KA'M OB'IIAINS TIIE ARR(}3, STRAIGIITENER
There hestaid. Ite said: "1 wish I had an arr,,w straightencr!"
Frog said: ] "There is nOlle, but peoplc dic whcrc thcre are ] arrow
straighteners. Mountain-shecp Rare bas thcIu. Hekillsthose I who
go to get them." Ya.uk"e'ska'm startcd. ]le thought: [[ "Lct me 275
start, even if my uncle shouh| kill me." The Rare was [ the brothcr
of Ya.uke'ika'm's mother. - I[e arrived there, and there was a tent.
He entered. An old man with long hMr was seated thcre. Now,.
this ] old man with long hair w called Bighorn. [ Bighorn said:
"Wnat do you want." Ya.uke'ika'lu said: [[ "I want an arrow 20
straightener." Bighorn said: "There is none here } in my tent. It
is hanging on the other side of the river, l'll take you a«.ross in
canoe." [ Then he took hiln across. Vhen Ya.uke'ka'ln was about
to corne, [ his grandlnothcr had t«dd him what the old man I wouhl do
to him. Vhen he had taken him across, Y'.uke'ka'm was told:ll
"Nowgoon, climbupthe mountain! FartherMongithngs. You[ 2s5
shall bring it." Then Ya.ukc'ka'm knew t|mt (Bighorn) intendcd
to kill him. ] He went up and went on some distance. Then he
went up again. Ho looked at the'] ohl man, who was going back
his canoe. When he was in the middle of t he watcr, he took [ SOllle-
thing, put it into the water, and shook it iii the water, and sang,
saying: ] 2.00
'" I always take them across in my canoe, he he
Then he put.it back into the canoe and went back. Now, Ya.uke'i -
ka'm I knew verywell what thc old man had donc. IIc had bcen
I My interpreter could hot translate the words o! this song, but explained it in the way given here.
10'2 BUREAU OF AMERICAlg ETEIOLOGY |eVLV. 59
..xna'"taps papa"e's ts..xalya'qaqna'ke, ta'..xas kultse'kat nes
2.q5 nul'a'%na's, nes qana'..xe" k!unanm«'tuks, n'u'p.xne" samt.-
tanam«'sne', tma..xa"nme', ta'.xas wa'milnik«'t.se', tsv.ma'k!£-
«sqat!h,.«'tne'. qak.ta'pse" nes ktna'.xa'm: "ha', qa'psins
..xma E«ilaqaha'kqa ka'pa't! ?" qak.ta'pse" aqsaka.xa"m«'le'n'.
alkam'k !ko',.xa'mal. ta' .xas ya.ukeqka'm n'it .xo'me'k.
:(( ta'..xas n'o'yankina'pse', qaosaqa'.ne ". qanla'lte" a'.'kmaq!-
a'n'e's, k.layo".xam kw«qq[e', n'«t,.xo'me'k yo.xaqanmdte"
k !o'%a's. yo.xaqarmait..xa'me'L ta'.xas s«tqa.it !ko'ne" at
qa'kalqat'«k«'n'e', qa'hakqa'.ne" nei nul'a'qna neis qan/a'lit
a'k'maq !a'n'e's qo hani.|a'ke', qake'ne" nei nut'a'q.na: "hoi,
305 sk,-'kq!me'q»ku'muq|,,'lko'." ya.uke'ika'm ku'n'me'la'k.le"
n:tsta'ha|" wunek«'t.se" n''ke" k.|aqarta'tit a'k'maq!a'n'e's qo
hanit.l.'ke" a''ke" laqake'ne" kw«'|qle" neis ma sAya'qake'ike'.
qake'ne': "taq.xas nmts la.«sqat!|e'e't." ta'.xa ne nu|'a'q.na
at s.,l'«tk«'n'e" n,p«'k!as, qakib'lne" ya.ukeqka'm: "ta'.xa
310 lu'nu, wa's«l'aqunam«'le'n', ne nul'a'qna pe«'k!a'ksts,.xal'a-
alqa'kaqu'lne" h«nla.xa'm'il, n'upka'qo'l mats tsup.xn«'sne'.
ta',.xas yu',.xa'mn'antso'.xa'm', ' ta'$as nt'nko" htnts.xataoqo-
,.xa,.xa"mne" yaqso"mil, ta'.xas ntntslaholqu'lne" nes yaqaq-
na'ke" nes kqa'lwi'y kts.xal'u'ple's, htnts,.xalqakt'n'e', ta'xas
315 htflaalqana'qo't htnlayo'.xwa'm, ta'as htnts,.xatyowaqa'n-
mit..xa'me'k k!o"ya qa'psin, hmtsa'wutsk!apaltdte'k h«n'u'p.xa
n:kq!meqo,ku'muql«'lko, a'«'ke" laha'q!me'qoku'muqb'tko'.
t a'..xas hmts..xalqake'ne" : 'ta'.xas ma«ts la.«'sqat !le'et.'
a'..xas hmtsçal'aa'lqakaqu'lne" hmts.xalyo.xa',.xe-, ts.xatsak-
320 qa'ne', ts..xal'mqa'pte'k kwt'tqle', ta',.xas hmts..xaltsuka'te
a'pe'swokM"na'l." ta'..xas nulqakib'lne" ya-uke'ka-m, ta'.xas
lats!ma'..xe', laqao..xa'-.xe ". n'u'p.xne" nes nul'a'qna"s qa:'bn
slu'pkaqu'lse" qa.up,.xna'pse', ta'.xas yo.xa'se" nes a'kuq!yu'-
muk!s, t«V..xas mnko'e's ya.ukue'ka-m ta.oqo.xa.xa"nme- tahol-
325 qu'hm', sak«l'oqoha'kqa'pse" nes kwanu'qkins
kutats!«'se's nes at kwanu'qkms, ta'..xas tsk''te - ya.ukeq-
ka'm. tscka'te" ne nul'a'qna yaqso'm«Te's pat pe«'k!a'ks
s«l'ahulqu'lse: ya.uke'ka'ms, pal qatal'opt'lne', qak«'lne':
"la.upkaqu'te'n'." qatsekat«'tne" ne nul'a'qna, yunaq!an-
330 ke'ine', ta',.xas qayaqa'w6s qa'o-.xal'«t,witsqu'lne- ya.uke'-
ka'm. tsuka'te a'kutats!«'se's nes nul'a'%n£s, qake'ne"
net nul'a'%na: "mats qunya'.xan' Ch hakqa'ke" .xate'ne'."
t:',.xas kqunya'..xa qake'ne': "toasts ..xunaqk«'ne'n'." ta".xas
k..xuna'qke'n, nawas.xo'mek ya.uke'ka-m, qake'ne':
335 "alqanme"nitka'nawe', he he ha, he he ha!"
Ta',.xas n'«la'n'e" nei nut'a'qna, ya.uke'ika.m la.upaqu'lne'.
tatma,.xa'mnc" a'ktt.la.t'se's, n'«txome-k, yo-..xaqa.nm:t,.xa ,_
oAs] KUTE:NAI TALES 103
tohl [ by his grandmother what he wouhl do. Then, after hc had
looked at the [[ old man, he went down the river. [|c s.w a tent [ "2_95
standing there, andentered. Then there
very[cold. I[e was told to corne in. "IIa! whylshould my
nephewbe lying here." He was tohl: "Corne in herelto your
brothers and sisters[" Then Ya.ukue'ka-m lay down, [I and they 300
warmed him. IIe staid there and struck his testicles. [When
Bighorn went up again, he lay down and threw warm things on
him, I and he threw t hem on himself. Thus he was hot cold.
tle always did so. The old man lay there while the tent oner
was striking I lais testicles. The old man said :" tIoi, Il there is noise 305
of bursting eyes!" Ya.uke'ika'm was a full-gTon I man. Aftcr
a long time the tent ourner again struck his tcsti«lcs, I and Big-
horn said again what he had said before. I Xow he said: "Don't let
it be cold any more!" Then the old man I called his manitous.
Ya.ukue'ka'm was told: Il "Go on; go there quic-kly! The old man 310
will soon be on this side of the water. I When you get there and he
cornes ashore, don't lct him see you. Then, I when he goes up, go
behind and get into I his canoe. Then go back in the cana)e. Do the
saille o.s he did ] when he wanted to kill 3"ou. You shall do the sanie.
When ]1 you get aeross fil the canoe, then go up and throw I warm 315
things on yourself. Then listen ; and when you hear I again noise of
eyes bursting, I then say: ' Don't let it be cold ahy more.' I Then c,me
back in your canoe and go up. 11 /Ie will be lying there, and he will be- 320
corne a mountain sheep. Then take ] the arrow straightener." Thus
Ya.uke'ka'm had beentold. Then I hestarted. IIe got there, and
he saw the old man iust I coming back fo this side in lais eanoe. (The
old man) did not see him. He went up the cliff I on the bank of the
river. Now Ya.uke'ik'm went aboard and went back. 1111is perds 325
that he h.d moved in the water I and that he shook in the water wa.s
lying in the canoe. Then Ya.uke'ika'm took it. ] The old man
lo«»ked at his tant)e, and Ya.uke'ka'm was already [ on the xvater.
(Thc old man) had hot been able to kill him. Hesid fo him: I "Crne
backtotheshoreI" (Ya.uk"e'ka'm) didnol look at ihe oldman, who
said this many limes. [[ 'hen he was in the mi«hlle of the watcr, he 330
stopped there ] and took the old man's perds. The old man said: I
"Don't touch fhe thing that lies there, son." [ Then, when he touched
it, he said: "Don't put it into the water." When [ he put it into the
water, Ya.uke'ika'm sang. ]-Ie said:ll
"" I always lake flmm acro in my canoe, he he ha, he he ha!" [ 335
Then the ohl man cried. Ya.uk"c'ika'm xent back ashore.
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me'k k!o"yas qa'psins, qahakqa'ne', ta'as tsEma'k!il'«sqat !le-
dt.se', nulpa'lne" n'asq!a'lilha'kqhne'qoku'muqlAkupse" ncis
3i0 nul'a'qna's, qake'ine" yamke'ika'm: "ta'$as toasts |a.sqat!-
|e'e't." ta'as |ao'knua"mne'. ]aalqanaqu'lnc" ya.uke'ika'm.
yoa'e', sakqa'pse" pal n'«nqapta'-kse" kwdlqle"s ne# nu|'-
a'qna"s, p«tso'ne" a'kuqle.dse's, ta'as tsal'«'nse"
'ptsw«»'k!una'l'e's. lats!ma'..xe', ta'ças a''ke" s«l'updlne" neis
34,5 .xnm kts..xaTens yaqaoa'qa'l'upinamdske ". ta'.xas lala..xa'..x(«
papa'e's, qaoWsaqa'ne ".
(e) YA.UVEIKA'M (BTAINS SINEW
Qake'ne. : "la'qa" a'kmq!'lq', ta'cs _.xnm
qake'ine" wa'ta'k: "h"ksa kqm"pa, kapa"p,": lo'ne" a'km-
q!a'lqa', ts!mamdle'n' nei san«t.la'ne': qa'k.le'k tdtqa't!
350 tsu'k!s, sawtsqa'pse" ak«t.la'e's, kaq!a'le"s to"-.xa ts..xaTom«ts-
k!o'se" a'k:t.ta'e's, htnts..xul'tlwamdlne" hmts..xaltsuka'te
a'k:nq!a'lqa'." ta'..xas ts!:na'..xe" ya.uke'ikà'm.
a'k«t.la.t'se's dntsuk!s a'qo'la'ka"s, tma..x«"nme', qake'inc"
dntsuk!: "qa'psin kdn'ot .r' n'u'p..xne" ke'e'ns ya.uke'ika'ms.
355 nulpalnitdtine" ka'qaps mtsta'hals kqaqla'ke's ya.uk''ika'ms,
kts..xa'lens naso'ke'ns nes tskqa'k.laps dntsuk!s: "qa'psin
kdn'o.?" nalatsukdkse ". qake'ine" ya.uk"e'ka'm: "husAwa'-
xe'. ' wAke'ine" neis ke'itssa ya.uke'ika'm, qake'ine" dntsuk!:
"toasts wAkikmdlen', to'.X.-a ts..xal'o'm«t.k!,/ne" ka'kit.-
360 lanala'e's kaq!a'le'." qake'ine" ya.uke'ika'm: "ho'yasts
tskakdne'n' t!awu"ne's." namat«ktsa'pse', tseka'te', pat
saha'nse', lawaq!wu'se" tsa«'se's, qak«'lne" neis k.lawa'q!wo's:
"tskakdne'n' t!awu"ne's." namatiktsa'pse', tseka'te', to'..x"a
pal so'ksc ". ta'-.xas la.ana..xa"nme" ya.uk'e'ka-m, mdt..xne"
365 nes kaq!a'le's a''ke" tamdt$ne', ta'..xas n'.,lwa'ne', q«kdlnc':
"ta'-.xas tsuka'tkil a'ku'lak a''kc" a'ku'qla, h«nts!alasqa
kdlne" na a'ku'qla, ka'min ts«n tsuk!"e'inc"
hutstsuka'te'. '' ta'..xas n'um:tse'ite" e'ntsuk! altsa'atmo.
..xas lats!tna'..xe" ya.uke'ikam, k.lala'..xam papa"e's, qao'sa-
370 qa'die', ta'..xas n'«tk«'n'e" a'k!e's, ta'..xas q!«'pe"s no'k/n-c ".
(f) YA.7KVE«K.k'M OBTAINS FLINT
Qake'ine': "hol'u'p..xa kas naqa'kilha'qa a'qa'tsko-, hula-
ya'..xa." qake'ine" wa'tak: "ha"ksa, kapa"pn, kapa"pt.
wule.dt.se" ya,kilaqa'ke"
a'qa'tsko', pal ke'e'n no'."e'is nests la'..xa'm t:'tqa't! qa'lwiy
375 kts..xattso'kwa't, nes no'k%'s at n'tnqa'pte'k tt'tqa't
ta'..xas at qa'taltsuk"at."lne'. '' qal-i'yne" ya.uk%'kàm: "hul-
ts!tna'me'l nei no'k'e'. '' ta'..xas ts!:na'..xc', laça'..xe" a'ktt.-
los] KUTETAI TALES 105
Hc entered the o]d man's tent and ]ay down. tte threw I some-
thing warm on himself and lay there. Then it becanm very cohl.
Twice he heard the bursting of eyes of the II o|d man.. Y.uk'e'i- 3 t0
ka'm said: "Don't let it bc cold any more." I He arose. Ya.uke'i -
ka'm went across. I He went up, and there he wàs lying. The old man
had turned into a mountin sheep. I Ya-uke'i ka'm chopped off
horn, which.was to be I his arrow traightener. Then he started,
and he lso killed that I[ which was to be killed hv the peple. Then 345
ho wcnt back to I his grandlnolher. He staid lhere. I
(') YA.UK E IRA .t OBTAiXS SINEV
He said: "If there wero sinew, I shouh! put feathers on my
arrow." ] Fr,g said- "O grandson, gran(lson! there is no sinew. [ Go
there. Therc is a tent. The naine of the man is Mouse. Il IIis tent 350
stands there. Bull 3h,ose alm,,st breaks ] his tent. You will kill him.
You will take ] the sinew." Then Ya.uk'e'ka'm started and came ]
to the tent of Mouse at Aa'qo'la'ka's. 1 tIe entered. M«)use saitl [
"What do you want ?" He knew it was Ya.uke'ika'm. [[ II hd 355
herd tht there was youth nmed Ya.uk'e'ka'm I who was i«, be
chief. When Mouse spoke to him, "Whai [ do you want?" he
wllispered. Ya.uke'ika'm said: "I have corne." I When Ya.uk'e'i-
k'm spoke, he spoke loud. Mouse said: ] "Don't spe«k loud. Bull
Moose might break our tent." [[ Ya.uk"e'ik«rm said: "Give me ] your 360
bow." tIe gave it to him. He looked at it. [ It was b«d. (Mouse's)
younger brother carried rueur, tic said fo the one who brought the
'Gve me 1-ourbow." Ho gave it to him. lIe looked at it.
meat: ] ' ""
It was almost I good. Then Ya.uke'ka'm went out. - tic shot II the 365
Bull Moose, shot it again, and killed it. Ho said to them: ] "Take
the meat artd the skin. You shll @lit I tlfis skin. I shall take only
one thing. I shll take the siaew." ] Then Mouse and lais brothers
cut it up. I Ya.uk'e'ka'm went back, and rrived at lais grand-
mother's (tent). ]] He siid there. Then he ruade an arrow. 370
Then it was ail finished. ]
(f) yA.UKuE'IKA.'M OBTAINS FI.I.T
He said: "If I knev where there is some flint, I should get it." [
Frog said: "0 grandson, grandson[ [ it is far away where the flint is.
The fLint is a man. ] It is stone. Wher a person arrives and intendsl[
to take it, then the stone becomes a man. I Then it tan not be taken."
Ya.uke'ka-m thought : "l'Il I go after tht stone." Thenhe started,
375
This is a small bill on the sou[h side o! St. Marys River, an isola[ed part o! the Iowest retrace in the
valley o! te Kootenay River. The hiU is caUed A.'qo-la'ka's.
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ladse's, ta'..xas pedk!aks n'«nqapta'kse" t«"tqa't !s lleis
no'ke's, nest. k!u'p.x«naps k.la'..xa'm n'mqapta'-kse.
3,q0 k'es., a''kc" nes qa'wdsnu'ke" at. qa'keka'k«nb'sine'.
ta'..xas at sdqanhdtmub'sne', qa'la n'd«nma'ka t'.xas at
sdtsuka'te" neis nc'keis, ta'..xa ne no%key at qake-
kaktnd|ne" ndko%ts!ap a«'ktsa'ma'l, at sd'aqaqa'«ne" at
k!«tdn'mak nests n'it«nma'kandlel a'qa'tsko" at qatM'«n-
3£5 qa'pte'k no'k"es, qa.]t«nnmkandle't at n'«nqa'ptek tdtqa't !s.
at qa'nm'«te" a'kula'k!e's, ta'..xas ya.uke'ka'm kt«na'.xa'm,
pedk!a'ks pal n'«nqapta'kse" tdtqa't!s, qalwi'yne, a'qa'tsko':
pal ke'ens naso'ke'ns ya.uke'ka'ms ktsxahdmmakan«-
laps." qake'ne, a'qa'tsko': "qa'psin kdn'ot?" qake'ne"
390 ya.uk'e'ka'm: "hun'o'te" a'qa'tsko'." qake'ne" a'qa'-
t.ko.: "htnts!«ttnmaka'«ne', ta'..xas huts«nqa'pte'k no'-
key, ta'.xas hmtstsukata'pne'. '' qa'nqa'me'k ya.u-
k'e'ka'm, qahvi'yne': "hul'a'qanets." t«'-.xas la.ana..xa"-
mle'. qaoL.xa'..xe" t uwuk..xo %nals. qakdlne': "qake'ine"
ô95 aqa'tsko" at kmqata'«-.xo'." qake'ine" tuwuk-.xo'nal: "ha"
slutske'ne" aq«'tsko', pat kutsma'k!e" at wtlqal'unmtt-,
..xo',ne" husa«nhvi'yna«t, k.laqa'ke ?" ta.ana..xa"mne" ya.u-
k"eqka'm, laqaoL.xa'.xe" aqa'tsko's, qakt'lne': "tuwulLx. o%nal
sla'tiyilqake'ne, at kwdqa't'unmdnu-kx..o',ne's." qake'ine"
400 aqa't.,ko': "a:, slutskeqne" tuwuk_.xo%na'l, at qata..xona'pne"
ne huts!aqa'me'k at hutsEmak !e'ne'." ta.ana.xa"mne"
ya.uk"e'ika'm, qao.xa'-.xe tuxvuL.xo',na'ls, qakt'lne': "qake'i-
ne" aqa'tsko" at ktnq«t«d-.xo, k:nslutskt kmi 1. ne,s
kts!aqa'me'k, ta'..xas at ktsEnm'k!e'." qake'ne" tuwu-
405 L.xo'nal: "qonam«'le'n' k:nlqa'ke't kutsk.laqnane'mat." la.-
ana.xa"mne" ya.uke'ka'm, qakdtne" a'qa'tsko's: "qake'ine"
tuwulL.xo%na"l, kmk.laq«nane"mal." ta'..xas tsuka't.e a«'ktsa-
maTe's tuwuk..xo%na'l, a«'ke" a'qa'tsko', qake'ine': "ho'ya"
hulk.htqnamna'la'." ta'-.xas mitya..xna'nme" " qantalta'mne'.
410 qdwa, a'qa'tsko" titiL.xustdte'k, wdqalu'nm.,tnu-k2g, o'lne'.
t.a'..xas y.uke'ik'm tsokokdn'e" a'qa'tsko'sts tuwuk-
..xo%na'ls. ta'..xas yunaqa'pse" sakilk.laqanana'mse', ta'..xas
tsuka'te a'qa'tsko'sts tuwu-k.o%na'ls, patsmmdte" na's
a'm'a-ks, qake'ine': "ta'x. as k.lq!a'pelha'qa" a'qa'tsko'ts
415 tuwuk_.xo%na'l na's a'm'aks, pa'l kts-.xalwundke't.s kts..xal-
qahak:lha'qa aqlsma'kin«k! na's a'm'aks, at x.'m kts-
.xat'«sdkdn'e"s naya'..xa a'qa'tsko'sts tuwul.o'na'ls." sakit-
k.taq«na'nme" swu'tmo, qa.u'p..x«ne" pdk!a"ks sta'tyilpa'ts«n-
mdt.se" ya.uke'ka'ms, ta'..xas kul'e'tkin qa'psins ya.uk"c'-
420 ka'm. qakdlne" sw,/timo"s: "ta'..xas qaqaskna'mki't.
na kusd'aqnetsdske'l, ta'.xas at« nt..xal a«la.mk« tne" aqts-
ma'kntk! ne,s naya-.xant'skel, ta'..xas hustt'ul:tk:'n'e" ts..xt'-
o£s] KUTEIAI TALES 107
and arrive.d at I the bouse, and already lhe stone hadbecome a man. I
Whcn the stone saw him c«,ming, it had ('hanged its f«,rm, Il and there 380
was another stone there where they get it front, I which is used fo hit
(the fliat). Those who pay I can take the stoue. Then it is a stone I
from which they get arrow points and knives. F6r this reason ! t hey
pay for it; namely, that II the flint may hot transform itself. When 3S5
they do hot pay, it turns into a man I who does hot give his flesh.
When Ya.uk'e'ika'm entered, [ the stone had already turned into a
man. Flint thought : I "Ya.uk'e',ka'm is a chief; he will pay a .,reat
deal." I Flintsai,l: "Whatdoyouwant?" Ya.uk'e'ika'msaid: Il "l 390
wmat ftint." Fhnt said: I "You will pay for it. Then l'Il become a
stone. I Then vou may take me." Ya.uk°e'ika'm sat down. I
thought: "I'll fool him." Then he weut out. ] Ile went to Diorite,
andsaid tohim: "Flintsays ]1 youcannotbreakhim." Dioritesaid: 395
"Oh, [ Flint lies, I ana strong. I break him into big pieces I when I
get ang T. Why did he say so." Ya.uk'e'ka'm went out. I I[e
went back to Flint. lle said to him: "Diorite I alwavs says he will
breakyouinto big pieces." Flintsaid: Il "Oh, Diorite lies, he cart not 400
break me. I When I grease my body, I ana strong." Ya.uke'ka'm
went out again I and came to Diorite. Hesaid to him: "Flint I says
you can not break him. He says you are lying. When he I greases
himself, then he is strong." Diorite said: Il "Go back and telI him 40-5
that l'Il fight with him." I Ya-uke' ka'm went out again and said
to Flint: "Diorite savs I S °u shall fight with him." Then Diorite
took his knife, [ and also Flint. They said: "W(,I1, I let us fight!"
They attacked each other and struck each other. Il Oh, Flint lost. 41f)
Big pieces of st,)ne were coming off from him. I Then Ya.uk"e'ka'm
took the flint and diorite. I He had much because they were fighting.
Then I he took the flint and diorite anti scattered them over I this
world. He said: "Iet flint and II diorite occur ail ,,ver this worhl.
415
Foralongtime people will be I here inthis worhl. It might be I ditli-
cuit for them to get flfiat and diorite." I The friends were fight]ng.
They did not know that I Ya.uk"e'ka'n! had scattered the stones.
When Ya.uk'e'ka'm finished doing this, Il he tohl the friends: "Now
420
stop doing this to each other. ] 1 cheated you. You will n«,t be I peo-
pie any more when thev corne to get you. Now I have put an end
t Or some other tough stone.
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ya'qaqu'ke" ne# u's'me'ks." ta'..xas tap«sk«na'mne"
ta'.xas tats!maL.xo'ne" a'qa'tsko's ya.uk"e'k'm.
425 a'qa'tsko" q!apitaqa'ne, na's a'ma"ks.
(g) YA.UKtTE/IKA'M OBTAINS BO,V ,VOOD
Ta'.xas n'uk!qa'ptt'o'se" tawu"e's, k'htht'..xam ya.uk'e'ika'm
papa"e's, qake'ne': "h.l'u'p..x, kas n«" qa'kAh«,'qa a'k.la'k"o ".
ho,taya'..xa." qake'ine" wa'ta'k: "ha"ksa kapa"pa, kapa"pa.
wule«'t.se" yak.,lhaqa'ke" a'k.ta'ko" at qa'o.xat'opna'mne"
430 naya'.xa't." ts!«na'.xe" ya.uke'ka'm, wule.dt.se" yaqana'mke'.
qana'.xe', nulpalnet./tne" nak.le.dt.se', qak.ta'pse" papa"es"
nests q:t'qa'ps ta'..xas kts..xals:la'..xam, qa'mt'.xe', nulpa'lne"
ta'k!a'ts" t !ato''kse'. t«çx ne ta'k!a'ts at n'et L.xaka'ne'.
n'u'p..xne" ya.uk"e'ka'm ne# a'kmana'm'e's ne# q«,tya'n«ts!-
435 t«t.dnse" yak_.xala"tqa'no.xu'nqa'pse', n'«se'kate'ise" at n'up«t-
ka'ne" ne a'k«ts !la'e'n. qatal'upt'lk, ta'..xas ta'k !a'ts at
n'«tL.xaka'ne" nes pdk!a"ks ydske" k.la'wht"s at qa'sne"
ta'k!a'ts, at n'tsekate'ne', tsuk"a'te tsuk!otiyaTe's ya.u-
k"e'ka'm ne# qa'tayamn'mo.xu'n'e" nei a'k«ts!ht'e'n qao.xa -
440 q!atkdn'e" tsuk!otiya't'e's ya.uke'ka'm, taqawane'#e', ta'.xas
qayaqana'..xe" ta'k!a'ts, ta'..xas sa'n«lwi'vne', qatwi'yne kts.xat'-
«'t!..xa ya.uke'ka'ms, n'ako',lne" ta'k!a'ts, n'upil.,'lne', ne#ts
ki'e'p ta'k!a'ts qalo.aq!nu'n'e" tuq!tsqa'nma, na's qa'n«ts!ta-
dnse" qanatwa'haq!nu'n'e', qake'ne" ya.uk"e'ka'm: "a:,
445 cri ta.x kmle'en ta'k!a'ts, pa't ktsyu'na'q"o'm, ta..xta" at
..xma ke'nts..xal«t!..xa'ka md'ksa"n k.lmq!o.mu'n'e's tka'm'u,
at«nts!dtL.xne" a'ke'y'e's." ta'..xts q!a..xo',ne" ya.uk"e'ka'm
a'k.ht'ko',t !e's. ta'..xas pa'ts.,mm:te', qake'ne': "-ta'..xas k.tq!a-
pitha'qa e'tshm't! na's a'm'aks." ta'..xas st'aqaqa'ne" kq!a-
450 pitha'qa dts!na't!, at ke'ens a'k.ta'k"',!e's aqtsma'kn«k!.
ta'..xas tats !ma'..xe" ya.uk"'ka'm.
(Il) YA.UKVE]KA'M GOES TO TITE END OF TIIE VORLD
Lala..xa'.xe" papa"e's', qakt'tne': "kapa'pa, k!a'qa's na
a'm'a'k?" qake'ne" wa'tak: "tsaq,na'ne" a'm'a'k." qake'ne"
ya.uk"e'kam: "qa'psins a'm'aks at qake'ka'm nata'ntk!?"
455 qake'ne" wa'ta'k: "wule't't.se'." qak'ne" ya.uk"c'ka'm: "kas
at k!a'qa"o..xam nata'n:k!." qake'ne wa'ta'k: "wutet'tne"
at yaqao.xaqnke nata'ntk!." qake'ne" ya.uk"e'ka'm: "huts-
..xal'u'p..xne" kas at n'a'qake'ka'm nata'n«k!, a''ke" hutsxal'-
u'p..xne" kas at n'aqa'o..xa"m nata'ntk!, ta..xta"."
460 Ta'..x hus:hlaqaso'-.xal'up..xamdhe" yaqat'«tkdn'ek nasoq-
k"en ya.uk"e'ka'm nei p:k!a'kmk! aqlsma'kmk!.
o,ts] KUTEAI TALES 09
to this as [ it was going to be first." Then the frieud« let go of each
other. ] Ya.uk"e'ika'm carried thc flint along, and now i] there is 425
flint everywhere in this world. [
(g) YA.UKVEtlKA'M OBTAINS BOSV WOOD
Now, there w,ts oue thing that he di(l u,,t have, a bow. Whcu
Ya.uk"e'ka'm came back ] to lais grandm,,ther, he said: "Let me sc'('
where there is bow wood. I l'Il get it." Frog said: "O gramlson,
grandson ! I it is far away where bow wood is round, and those who try
to get it are killod." I[ Ya.uk%',ka'm started, tIe went a long ways. I 430
He went al,mg and hetrd a noise. His grmdmother had tohl him ]
that he woul(1 be near by when it wouhl be like that. He went along
and heard [ squirrels ma -king a noise. That squirrel bit everybody. [
OE a.uk e ka m sav a tree standing on each side of the trail. Il They 435
struck each other continually. It ]ooked terrible. The trees -killed [
every one. If they could not kill him, the squirrels I bit him.
ago thoy were of the size of grizzly bears. ] The squirrel was big an(!
looked terrible. Ya.uke'ka'm took ]ris spear, [ and, vhen the trees
went apart, he II put his spear across. Then they did not more Cv 440
more, and [ he went through. Then the squirrels were angry and
tried I to bite Ya.uk"e',ka'm, but the squirrelwas stabbed and killed.
Then I the squirrel was dead, and from it crept a little animal, which I
climbed up the tree here. Ya.ukue'kam sCd: "Oh, Il you shall bc 445
Squirrel. There shall be many of you. ] You may continue to bite,
but you may bito only the hands of children I that play with you."
Then he ch,)pped down [ the bow wood and scattered it. Ho said" l
"Lct cedar grow all over lhis world." Therefore [[ cedar, that is 450
the bow wood of the people, gr,)ws ever>vhere. [ Then OE a.uk e ka'm
started back. I
() YA.UKVEttKA'.[ GOES TO THE END OF THE W«)RLD
He came back to his grandmother, and he said to her: "Grand-
mother, how big is this ] world?" Frogsaid: "The world issmall."
Ya.uke'ika'm said: I "From what place does the sun start ?" [I Frog 455
said: "It is far." Ya.uke'ka'm said: "Vhere ] (loes the sun go
to ?" Frog said: "It is far [ where the sun goes to." Ya.uke'ka-m
said: "I shall ] lo,,k for the place where the sun starts from, and
later on I I shall look for the place where the sun gocs."[I
That is ail I know about what Chief Ya:uke'ika'm did ] among the 460
peoplo of ancicnt times. [
110 BUREAU OF AMERICAI ETHIOLOGY [BULL.9
54. COYOTE AND I'A.UKUErIKA "M
((/) ('OYOTE AND THE FAT
Ts!«na'e" sk«'nku'ts n'as'ma'[ne" ya.uk"',ka "ms- qnke' ne"
ya.uk"e'ikam, qak«'|ne" sk«'vku'ts': "saq!a'n'e" t!«na'm'u, at
n'o'k"!qnalqasça'|ne" nei t!«na'mu." ta'ças |a-.xa'. xe'- ta'. xas
qa'snc ya.uk"e'tka'm, ta'..xas ts !«na'..xe ". ]aa'..xe" sk«'n'ku'ts
5 a''ke" qas«lu'ç,,ne', ta'.xas a''ke" ts!«na'..xe ". ta'.xas n'unuq!-
wiya'te', sukwa..x,ne'se', no'kma"n.xa'me "k- qats..xana'te"
ya.uke'ika'ms, tab)qalqa'tse" sk«n'ku'ts, tala-.xa'..xe" neis t!«na'-
mu's yaqaq !a'nske'. ta'..xas n'«rkine ". nuqa-.xu'se" neis t !«na'm'u's.
yaq|ei't.se" neis yaqaq!a'nske" neis t!:na'mu's neists koqa'-.xo
10 ts!«naqayqa'ne', ta'as nitiya'-.xne" sk«'nku'ts, qas«]u'.xne ".
nanoq !wiya'te'. n'u'pçne" pa'| ts..xaL.xunaku'se" neis t !«na'm'u's.
nolu'sc', ta'..xas ]amitiya'ne" a''ke" ]qas«tu'çne'. p«'s.xne"
lamitiya'..xne" a''ke" taqasAu'..xne; a''ke" tap«'s..xne ". tan,as
xunaku'se', ta'..xas niktsinoku'se" ne,s t!«na'mu's, qawrsqa'ne"
15 sk«'nkuts, qalwi'yne': "ta'..xas'hu]ats!«'na'm, ta'ças kute'e'k ne
k«)q"asA'u'..xa." ta'ças ]ats !«na'çe" sk/n'ku'ts. ]aqao..xa'..xe" neis
yakAp«sa'kc" lleiS t !ena'mu's. taqa.«'nse" t !«na'mu's; n'«nqapth'k-
se" n'o'k'eys kamnu'qtu's, ta'..xas qa'w«sqa'ne sk:'n'ku'ts.
n'unuq!w«tsta'pse" neis t!«na'mu's neis l.xuna'qo's, qa]wi'yne':
20 "hu|'ito,,kwi'ke'n." ta'..xas n'dk«'n'e', ta'ças kuno'ko'ps, ta'ças
quna]qunok!o',ne" neis yaqa'w«so'qske" neis t !ena'mu's.
Qana'..xe" ya.uke'ika'm tamanw«tsk«'kine" n'u'pne" lo',se
sk«rn'ku'ts, qalwi'yne" ma kqaap«'se" sk«'n'ku'ts, tats!«na'..xe"
ya.uk"e'ika'm. :da..xa'e" q«)'s yaqaq!a'nske" t!«na'mu's, to',se"
25 neis t!«na'mu's, qaw«sqa'ne" pa' kiyaqte'et.s, n'u'pne" neis
pa[ s:lqanal'una'q!mab'kse" sk«'nkuts, a''ke" neis t!«na'mu's
pa'| s«|qana'q!ma|:kma'tse', ta'..xas ts!«na|'una'e -. n'u'p..xne"
qo's u'ne"s nanqh)ku'pse', n'u'p..xne, sk«'nku'ts qo,s pat
n'«'nse', qao..xal'una'..xe', n'u'p..xne" pa'| s«lqa'oalqunok!o',se"
30 neis yaqawrsu'qske" t!«na'mu's, qa's:l'awak!muw«su'qse" neis
t!«na'mu's, sk«'n'ku'ts qsako.xamu'n'e nes t !ma'mu's. k.]a'-
a'm ya.uk"e'ka'm, qawukatka'ne" sk«'nku'ts, n'u'p..xne"
ya.uke'ka'm pal sAk !umnaqa|ts !'kikta'kse" swo'e's, qal'tne":
"qa'psins k«n'u'psken?" naq!lnana..xwat«'lne" sk«'n'ku'ts.
35 qake'tne': "sukwa'..xneneta'pne'." qakil«'lne': "ma.uqak.t«'si -
ne" at tsen k!o"k!qna'lqa'silu'..xwa]. '' ta'..xas tsuk"a'te ya.-
uke'ika'm a''ki'ts, qa'o..xatt!aptsak«'n'e- a'ktsa'ma'|s, ta'.xas
qunakna'.xne" qo's t!ma'mu's, ta'..xas n'umitse'ne- ne t!tna'-
nvu. ta'..xas n'awak!mosu'%ne " nei t !tna'mu. ta'..xas qakilt'tne"
40 sl'nkuts: "ta'..xas t'ke'n' q!a'pe'." ta'.xas skt'n'ku'ts n'up-
ka'nqu'lne" neis t !tna'mu's.
I herd: I'!owo"k!qna'lqa'silu'z.wil. Ceston diale¢t: fl'awokaqu'ne..
o1 KUTEIAI TALE.% 111
.4. COYOTE AND I'A. UKUEtIKA'M
(a) COYOTE AND TIIE FAT
Coyote went along with Ya.uk"e'ika'm. Ya.uke',ka'm said, ] he
said to Coyote: "Fat is hanging thcre. I Thcy bile that fat oto'e."
Then they got there. I Ya.ukue'i-ka'm bit ,ff a piece. Then he
started. Coyote arrived II and bit off once. Then he went on. Thon 5
he swallowed. I It tasted good, aad he wanted more. ]Ie did not tell
Ya.uk''ka'm. Coyote turned back. IIe came back towhere I lhe
fat was hanging. Then he ate of it. The fat fell (|own. I It was ste' I)
where the fat was hanng. ]Vhen it fell, I] it beg«m to roll. Then Coy- l0
ole ran after it. He bit apiece off ] and swalh)wed il.. IIe saw that
fat was about to roll int( the water I hcre it was deep. Then he ran
after it and bit off another piece. IIe put it d-wn with his mouth,
tan after it, and bit off another piece, and he put it down with lais
mouh. Then I the fat fell imo the water and sank.. Coye re=
mained there. Il I[e thought he wouhl go back and eat I what he had 15
bitten off. Then Coyote stared ba<'k, tic arrived I where he h«d put
down the fat with his mouih. There was no fat. It had become I a
white stone. Then Coyoe stood there. I ][e wanted to swallow
thefat which was in the water. IIe thought: [I "Let me heat stones." 20
Then he did so. When they were red-hot, I he took them wilh
sti«ks o wherc the fat was in the water. I
Ya.ukue'ik«t'm was going ,hmg. tI(, looked baek, ami he sav there
was no [ Coyote. Ih+ though Coïote was not acting right. Ya.u:
k"e'ka'm went back. I IIe ca.me to where the fat had been hanging.
There was no II fat. It was secp there. ]Iesaw the I l'acks of Coyote 25
going down, and also the fat ] and thc tracks going along with it.
Thên he started <lown. Wav bclow he saw I a tire. II«, saw Coyoe,
who was there. [IIe wenl down. Ite saw him e,rrying he sones
with stic -ks II to t.he place where the fat, was in the water. A piece of 30
the fat came up to the top of the water. I Coyote took a mouthful of
thefat. I When Ya.uk%'ika'm arrived, Coyote did hot sec him. Ya.u-
ke'ka'm saw I his friend suffering. ]Ie said to him: { "Why did you
do that" Coyote was scared. Il tic said it tasted good. He was 35
told: "I toit1 you { they take just one bite." Then Ya.uke'ka-m
took { a pole. IIe fastêned a knife to it. He speared I the fat. Then
the fat was broken up. I The fat came to the top of the water. Then
Coyote was told: Il "Now eat all." ThenCovote took I the fat ashore, i 40
112 BUIEAU OF AMERICAN ETHIOLOGY
(b) COYOTE AND TIIE GIANT
Ta'.xas ts!«na'..xe" nests ya.xkana'mke', qana'..xe', qake'ne"
ya.uke'ka'm, qak«'Ine" sk«'n'ku, ts: "saq !a'ne" Ika'm'u nank
ma'lne', at n'ila'nc" ne lka'm'u, at qa'ts«n'k!apa'lte..xa'lne'.
45 ma'tsntstsm'k !apa'ltiya'..xne'." ta'$as la..x«'..xe', n'ulpa'tne"
sk«'n'ku'ts nes lka'm'u's, sel'«la'se', ta'..xas k.la'.xam ya.uke'i -
kam qayaqana'.xe', qatseka'te" nes lka'm'u's" ta'.xas k.la'.xam
skc'n'ku'ts a''ke" qatseka'te" nes lka'm'u's, qayazlana'..xe'.
wul«nqa'tse" k!umnanle'kpaya..xwata'pse « nes lka'm'u's, talo'-
50 qatqa'tse" laqao.xa'..xe" naqtu'q !atsq!ahe'ne" a'kalma.«'se"s.
ta'-.xas tsutila'pse" nes a'k:tsqahe'e's nes tkam'u's, soldkq!a-
na..xna'pse', ta'..xas laqa.ita'se" nes lka'm'u's, ta'..xas ts!manu-
qe.xuna'pse', ta'.xas n'u'p..xne" pa'! ts..xattsil'unuq!wiyata'pse'.
ta'..xas n'akmrta't!ne" taqa'tat'akala't !ne'.
55 Ta'..xas n'u'p..xne" ya.uke'ka'm lam'anwi'tsL,'kne" to'se"
sk«'n'ku'ts" swu'e's, pal silaqa.ita'se" nes Ika'm'u's. laloqa'l-
qa'tse" ya.uk"e'ka'm, hda-.xa'..xe" ne,s Ika'm'u's sL,'n'ku'ts, pa'!
s:t'unuq!xriyata'psc" ne,s lka'm'u's, tsuk''te" ya.uk"e'ka'm
a'ktsa'm'a'Is n'a'komu'n'e' nes Ika'm'u's a.'-ldam'«'ses.
60 ta'..xas n'«'pne- ne Ika'm'u. ya.ukc'ka'm tsuka'tc" sk«'n'-
ku'ts" a«'k.lat !«'se's ta'titq !u..xmala"t !ne" sk«'n'ku'ts, n'u'p..xne"
sk«'n'kuts pa'l qa«'nse" lka'm'u's, pa't n'«'nse" e"ka"s.
ta'..xas lats!:na'..xe" sw,'tmu', nao"k!e" la'l..tq!u'.xmala't!ne'.
¢) COYOTE AND TILE TtIUNDERBIRDS
Qa-na'..xe-swv'tnu'. qakil:'lne" ke'n'ku'ts: "ne" hu'tsya..x-
65 qana..xala'ke" n«nts.xalhulpa'tnc" toq !tsqa'mna. ma'-
tsEntStsEnk !apa "1 iya' .xne "." t a'..xas qa "na'..xe ". t a'..xasts
nulpa'lne" nes tuq !tsqa'mna's. t,a'..xas t !alo'kse'. ta'-.xas
qayaqana'..xe" ya.uke',ka-m, a''ke" sk«'n'kuts qatsmk!apat-
tiya'..xne" ne,s tuq!tsqa'mna"s, ta'-.xas t !alo'kse'. qake',ne"
70 sk«'nku'ts: "a: kutse'qa'tsink!apalte'..xats la:ko'lsak, ko'Isak,
ko'lsak" ta'.xas ns k!aqa'kc" sk:'nku'ts, ta'xas qa.u'p..xne"
pe«'k!aks pa't laqa.'wum'ek«'n'e" sw't,mu, pa't sl:ktka'..xe'.
ta'..xas la..xa'..xe" qo's toq!tsqa'nma -. ta'..xas n'oqo..xa'..xe- nes
a.'kuq !no'kat !«'se's. pa'l n'«'nse" nu'm'ananaksta'ke's. .xa'ts'-
75 neTo'qo..xa'..xe" sw,'tmu sk:'n'ku'tsts ya.uke',ka'm, ta'.xas
qao'saqa'ne', qak«'tne" ya.uke'ka-m nes Ika'm'u's: "at
k !aqa'swo'k sta'wam a'lak, ne'k !ne'ske'! ." qak.la'pse" nao'k !e':
"tu".xa at walkway«'t.se" la'wa.na nao"k!we', at watkwa-
yt't.se" aJ'ke" la'wam, n'«sekat.l:'tetne'ise- pa'l ke'e'ns
80 a'kwuk.le'et.s lawoq!o"ha'ks a'knuk_.xuna'ke-s." qal'Ine"
swv"e's ya. uke'ka'm: "hmtsx.-alhulpatna'pne.. hmqa.-
Felix Andrew: klumnanlu'kpayax, wata,pse..
Bos] KUTEI'TA TALE 11
( COYOTE AND THE GlANT
The tey strted to svere tey were going. Thcy were going
a]ong. ] Ymuke,k'm sid, -e sid to Coyote: "A cl is
h a cradlc. The cld is cryg. Oae oes hot listen to it. Don't 45
listen to h " Then tey aive there. Coyote heard ] the c}d
hg. Then, when Ya.uke'ika'marrived, [ hewent past. IIe did not
look at the chd. %en [ Coyote arrived, he also did hot look at the
cld, and went 1)t; but he had hot g«me past far when he took pity
on the child. [[ ]/e turned ba«k and aived there. IIe put s ger 50
into the cd's mout h. The child sucked s fingers and [ round them
ce. The child did hot cry. Then s hand bcgan to go into the
mouth, [ and he ew that /he child as going to swaHow m. [ He
pulled at his arm, but couhi hot pull it out.
Then Ya.uke'ika'm mw it. th, looked back, and [ s friend 55
Coyote was hOt there. The child w n,,t cr35ng. I Ya-uk''* ka'm
turned back, and he came to the chili [ wch was swallowingCoyote.
Ya.uk''ka'nl took I his knife and stabbed the child's hcad with it.ll
Then the child was dead. Ya.uk=e'ka'm to,,k I Coyote's arm. 60
There was no flesh on ('oy,,te's arnl. Coy,,te saw that if was no
cld, but a giant. I Then the friends went on. One ,,f then had no
flesh on his arm. I
(C) COYOTE AND TIIE TItUNDERBIRDS
Thc friends wcre g«dng ah,ng. Coyote was t«,[d: "The waywhere
we {[ are going al«,ng you will hear birds. Do { hot listen to/hem." 65
Then they wen ah,ng. Then ] thev henrd the birds. They ruade a
noise. { Ya.uke'iku'm went past, and also Coyote. He did hot [Iisten
to the birds that ruade a A«dse. [[ Coy«,te said: "I ara not listeg to 70
you, but 15ko'lsak, ko'lsak, ko'lsak]" mn Coyote said so, the
friends, without owing it, [ were already raised from the ound.
They werc g«dng up. [ Tlmn they arrived ihere where the birds were.
They hadgone into the nest. These were/wo young thunderbirds.
Both [[ friends went in, Coyote and Ya.uke'ka'm. Then [ {hey 75
staid there. Ya.uke'ku'm said to the children: ] "ere is the
sun when your parents corne back" Ont (,f them said: ] "]t is
aost evening when the one cornes buck, and it is eveng [ when
the other cornes buck. They 1,,k terrible." It was [[ on rocks o 80
one side «,f the mountain, and Ya.uk''ka'm said to his friend:
"Listcn to me If you donot [ listen to me, we shall die. You ow [
$5543Du11.
114 BUEEAU OF AMEEICAN ET/NOLOG¥ [VLL. 59
Idl)'Vhm p, ta'..xas huts..xat'upmda'ne" pa't k.,n'u'p..xa" pa'l
ks:t':seka'tett'tine', la'wam nao"k!"e" ts.xalqake'ine.: 'ha:
ktVsukwt'lq !ok. ta'.xas ks:l'.,tp;Jtske"me'k alkaa"qa'tt.' »
85 n'u'l)..xne" neis ke'ens naso'ke'ns ya.uke'ika'ms s:t'aqakei ne-
kso.wi'lq!o'k k!u'pe'ls ataqa'tt!e's, ta'.xas waloq!kku"tine ".
t!alo'kne" nu'm'a, ta'.xas n'u'p..xne" lawanu..u'n'e" no'm'a
qake'ine" nu'm'a: "ha: ku'sokwt'lq!o'k, ta'.xas ks:ttsma -
k !e'nl),tskdnme'k alkaa"qalt." (paluqa'silq !akpa'me'k. qaki-
90 tt'lne" skt'n'ku'ts: "neists qa'ke" nu'm'a kso.wt'lq!o'k.
s..xalqake'ne': 'qa'la at kuk.lokkal'me'k, huts.xa't'o'qoka-
..xa'ktse"" qakib'tne" skt'n'ku'ts: "nests qak.la'wa's no'm'a
"h.,nts .xah)'wo'kne',' htnts..xalqake'ine', ' koqa"sakt'me'k,
ko.'a'sak«'me'k, at k!t'sne'tsakaJya'we" ka'tsa o"k!q.a
95 ksa"ne'lk!one'iqa.' ") ta'.xas h«saknu'n'e" skdn'ku'ts, qald-
t./hm" ya.uk'e'ika'm: "a: tnqaka'l'it!nasa'q!e'n', huts.xal'oqo-
ka..xaktst'sne'." ta'..xas n'tt!nasa'q!ne" ya.uk''kam, ta'.xas
qao..xak!alma'ne" n,/m'a, qa'psqa'qa'pse" tabtnutma'kne"
ya.uk''ka'm, quna'ktn.xa.mu'n'e" tsu'ko'tiyaTes a'kuk!p-
100 ht'mk,k!..'se's nes ni'm'a's, n'upt'lne" nes n'm'a's, nes
a'koq!m,katt'se's n'umtts.xo'se" yaqa'nal'una.xu'ske', ta'..xas
qaosaqa'ne', q.'kt'lne" nes lkam'uktsta'ke"s: "la'wa'm
t:tunt'sket qa'ke': "qa'psins ksl'umt'tse" kak:t.tana'la,' htnts..xal-
qakitk.,'tne': "ts qa'ka'lyuwaka'ke"sqkatt'le'k'" m'a'ke's«n-
105 q.ame'ike" n!ipt'k!a sd'umttslox.'onatt'tine', ta'.xas qawuni-
kt't.oe" ta'.xas a''ke" lawalu-.xko'ku'tine" a''ke lat!alo"kne
num'a, ta'..xas a'a'ke" tawano.xu'n'e" nv'm'a nes ma slA'lya-
qake'ike" nao"k!"e" a''ke" qake'ine', qake'ine" n'm'a: "qa'la at
-ksakt'mek, huts.xaiwuqoqa .xa'ktse'," nuwu'k"ne" skt'n'ku'ts nes
110 mtskilyaqake'ike', a'k:t'aqake'ine', naqwt'lne', qake'ine':
"ko'qwa"sakdm'e'k ko'qwa'sakdm'e'k, k !«s'ne'lsakniya'we"
ka'tsa, o"k!qna ksa'nilk!one'qa." la..tsa-knu'n'e" skt'n'ku'ts.
qake'ne" n'm'a: "mqa'ka't'it!tnas0.'q!e'n'. huts-.xalwu'qo'qa-
..xaktst'sine." ta'..xas n'et !masa'q !ne" ya.uke'ika'm neis
115 ma sktlyaqaka'pske" a,"ke" taqaqa'pse" a'kAnulma'k!e's;
a,"ke taquna'k:na'.xne" a"ke" n'upt'lne'.
Qakt'!ne" nes lkam'uktsta'ke's, ta'.xas la.una'nu..xuma'lna-
wa'sno', qake'ine" nao"k!e" nei lka'm'u, ta'..xas yuwa"kat'-
tsa'knu', ta'..xas ya.uke'ika'm yu'.xaltsaknu'ne" nao "-
120 k!«e"s, qak:'tne" sw,f'e's: "h«ntsx. ala|uk|itt'te'k.i"ti'x, as nut-
nu..xu'n'e" nu'ana'na, ne# qa'nalwa'mL.xu'n-e-, ta'.xas nakA-
wutskdkine skdn'ku'ts, ta'..xas w«'titwantL.xu'n'e-, ta'sas na-
tuk.lfiti'le'k skt'nkuts, ta'.xas tats!kal'okanu.xu'n-e laqayaqa'-
hanu..xu'ne, ta'..xas |a.u'nanu-.xu'n'e" qo's a'm'a'ks., qa-ki/:'lne"
125 skt'n-kuts: "t'.xas ''ke" n:'nko', yuwakal'tsa'k«nu sk.,'n'-
- Felix Andrew: ni'm'a.
o] KUTENAI TALES l 15
they look terrible. Whert one of them arrives, he wi[l say, I 'I ana
glad, now my children have something to eat.'" Il ]Ie knew that 85
Ya.ukue'ka'm was chief. I Thereforc he said that he waa glad that
lais children killed him (?). Now it began t,, tain. I The Thunderbird
made a noise. Then they saw the Thunderbird flying home: I Thurt-
derbirdsaid: "I ara glad, now I I havesomething to cat f,,r my chil-
dren." (I forgot sonaething. Il Coyote was told that when thc Thun- 90
derbird would say he was glad, I he would say, ",Vho is tired from
walking? I shall take the naarrow out of his leg." I Coyote was told:
"When the Thunderbird says this to us, I get up and s.y, 'I don't
get tired, I I don't get tired; nay younger brother always gets tired
because II he is shaped badly.' ") Then (Myote sat down again. I 95
Ya.ukue'ka'm was t«)ld: "Stretch your lcg this way, I will pull out I
the naarrow with my mouth." Then Ya.uke'ka'm stretched out ]ris
leg. Then I Thurtderbird put his mouth there, and it was just as ff
Ya.uke'ika'na had no naore naarrow. I Then (Ya.ukue'ika'm) threw
lais spear and stabbed II the Thunderbird with it in the nape (,f the 100
neck. He killed the Thunderbird, who ] br,,ke his nest while he was
falling down. Then I he was there. The two (.hildren were told:
"When your father conaes, I and if he says, 'Why is our nest bro-
ken?' I tell hina: 'That happened when they canae up.'" Il The two 105
manitous were sitting down in the I, lace that was broken. It was
hot I long bef(,re it began torain again, and the Thunderbird naade a
noise again. I Then the Thuaderbird flew back; and this one I spoke
in the same way as the other «)ne had sp,,ken. The Thunderbird said:
"Who I is tired frona walking ? I shall pull out the marrow from his
leg." Coyotearose I[ and saidthis. Hesaidthesameasbefore. He 110
danced and said: [ "I don't get tired frona wal "king, I don't get tired
from walking; my younger brother always gets tired ] because he is
badly shaped." Then Coy«»te sut down again. I Timndcrbird said:
"Stretch your leg this way, I will pull the naarrow oqt of it." ] Ya.-
ukue'ka'm stretched out lais [eg Il the way he had dorte before, and 115
lais marrow was as it had been bef«,re. I Ho threw his spear at him
and killed him. I
Then ho said to the two children: "Now fly d,)wn with us." I One
of the children said: "Sit down «)n nay back." [ Then Ya.uk'e'ika'na
sat on the back of the one. Il His frieud was tohl" "You shall naake 120
anoise." Then I theyoung Thunderbird flew away. IIe flew upward. I
Coyote was looking on. He flew way up. Then [ Coyote shouted,
and he began to corne down. [ He flew by. Then he flew down to
the land. Coyote was told: I] "Now it is your turn. Sit on me, 125
116 BUIEAI: OF AMERICAII ETHIIOLOGY
ku'ts." yu .x'l'«saknu'n'e nao'kI'"s, ta' .xas a''ke" wa'no.xu'n'e'.
t«'.xas a''ke" l|uk"litdle'k, ta'ças a''ke" la.unanu.xu'ne" na's
a'm'a'ks, suk'q !u'k'e" swv'tmu sk«'n'ku'ts, qkdlne': "ta' .xas
at mats h«ntslasaaflwiyna'te" aq[sma'kne'k!, qaqa nutske'-
130 qab'k.le"s at«n'tsaq!ma..xo'ne'." ta'..xas sAts.xa'ma'|ne" ya.u-
ke'ika'm, ta'..xas s..'a|o'ne" ll'm't ne# aa'kamana'm'e's at
|a'qao'pAkane" ha'S. tt'ças tsm at t!alo"kne" nv'm'a
(d) TIIE ANIMAL$ MAKE TlIE
Ta'$as t«ts!«mt'..xe" sw,/Lmu nes ts[«na'mke" swo'timu
skt'n'ku'ts ntflpa]netdtne" tsal'itkindine" nata'ntkl, ta'as
135 stlts!ma'e', tsçal'dn'e" nata'ne'k!, na'qa'ntsça'ltska'te'l
tsça']'e'n nata'ne'k, ta'as sA'aq«makt'kine"
. $«"mne'. tsçal'«na'me" nut«t'ne'k!, qala ne'n so,k tsçaltsu-
k"ttdlne', tssal'e'n'e" nata'ne'k, tt'ças laça'e" neis a'-
k.luna'me's, qakfidlne': "kanmi'yit htntsàltstna'çe'." n'fiik-
140 t«'lne" ya.uk"e'ka'm, ta'ças ktsilmi've't, wu'lna'ms ts[tna'çe"
ya.uk'e'kam, ta'as nawttskpayatt'lne', ta' yu'wa"-
m'nuqka'n'e'. nanoho'sne" nata'nek!, na'se" ya.uke'
k'nl n'upl«'tyil'dnu'ste" a'kuql«"t!e's, ta'$as n'upsla'Lyil'-
suknuhu'sne" a'k.h/kwa, qa.utmAet'tne', so'.ne', neists
145 k.ldwam qal«'lne': "ntn so'kne'; tstn'oke'ne" qapo-
knuhtffsne q!ape qa'pse'n nula'ne" ne kenano'ho's ya.u-
k"e'k«m; at qa'tal'itktndlne" qdpsin o:k!qna q!apfisok
no'ho's.
Qal/lne" skdn'ku'ts: "kan'yit tVsas m'nko." ta'
150 qu'nmena'nme', w'hm'ms ts!«na'$e" skt'n'kuts, ta'ças -
wa'e'nuqk«t'n'e', ta'ças n' u'k "nil'u't imite«'tne', ta'$as
yu'k'yi't ta'ças tsma'klel'ut,mile.t'tme', n'«tkdnel n/le',
nupsta'tyit'utimil'e«'tine'. çunaqkt'ne'l lka'mu a'kmmt'tu'
at no'kuna'p" nes wu'o's, q!apil'utme'kne-, me'ka ne
155 kqa'to'k qaqa'md'utme'kne', ta'$m n'upsatyiltsça'n'e"
ne nata'ne'k, nests ku'pça skt'n'ku'ts ta'ç«ts ke'la"s
lka'm'u"s, qake'ine" k.Lçonaqk«hfle's k!tsqa't !o'. a''ke'n'u'pa
n't'k.les at qake'ine': "hmtsvalhapkt'lne" tssala.qa'ne'ka-
kvdse'n', hutssal't'kne" ts«e"yit hulal«Vça." ta'as n'ua'-
160 ttydtsçamttka'ne" kas n'a'qant'kets nei nata'nek!, ta'as
na'ke'n sa'wi'3me', qake'ne skdnku'ts qo" d'a'3mam
pa'lke; V'ke" nes tltsmkdna'm tdtqa'tts pa'lke» ta'as
kva'lkwa'yi't, nei tu'wa kts,walkwa'yit" n'upsla'tiyfi'-
utle«'tne', ts:e'v«t.s lawa'çe" sk'nku'ts, ta'as quna'çe"
1;5 ne# ma ya"«k.ldske', ta'ças sAquna'çe- sça'l'e'k wi-
st'n'e's, ma kqa'ke" sala'qa'ps ku'st'n'e's.
eo«sl KUTE:N?, TALE. 117
Coyote." Coyote sat on the bird's back. I He sat on the back of the
other one, and he also flew up. I Then he shouted agtin, and he
flew back down to]the Tound. The two friends, Coyote (and
Yv.uk''k'm) were glad. l[esaid to thc (Thunderhird) : I "Don't be
angry with the pcople. [] You may scare whoevcr lies ïbout you." 130
Tha.t was Yu.uku'ika.'m's pruyer. ] Then there verc no more thunder-
birds. That is the reas«»n ] why they do hot kill any ono now. The
thunderhirds only make v. »ise. I
(d) THE ANIMALS MAKE TI]E SUN
The friends went al)ng. The way the frien,ls C)yote (and
Ya.uke'iku'm) werc g,»ing along I they heard that the sun was being
ruade. Then ]! they started. ]Ie was to bc thc sm. Pcrhaps tlm 135
one who w,s fo be taken I wouh| be the sun. Thercfore the two went
on together. ] Se)me «»ne was to he the sun. Thc one who was good
was to be takcn. I I[e was fo be the sun. Then they arrived t that
town. ] They were tohi: "To-morrow you will strt." ]1Thoy meant 140
Ya.ukekt'm. Then night came. E;r|y in the m»rningYa.uke' -
ka'm started. ] They waitcd f,w him, and he went up. ] The sun was
red. Because Ya.uk'e'k.'mlalways painted hi. cl«,(hing with
ochre, ] theref,»re his .had,)w wa. brigt re«l. It ws n(»t ho,t. It was
good. Whea[Ihc came back, he w«ts t,,hl: "You a.reg,,od. Therc is 145
only one thing, everything I is entircly red. Your red paint has done
it." I Ya-ukue'ka'm couhl n,»t d,, it because ho was [ bright re,l. I
Then Coyote was t,hl: «'T,»-m,»rrow y,,u shall go." The]lthey 150
slept. Early in the morning Covote started. Then [ he went ,,n.
At onceit was hot. I At no,»n it was very h,)t. Shade was ruade, b(it I
it was always'hot. The children were put into the w, ter of the
river, I but the water burncd them. The water was entirelv hot.
Even I] cold water was hot. Then the Stln «Jways t,lked. [ When 155
Coyote saw a child crying, I he said: "Put it int,) coh| water;" and
when he saw I the people eating, ho said: "You will grive me some-
thing to eat, something must be left for me. I I shall eat in the
evening when I return." Then the Sunlltold everything that was 160
beingdone. Then I the chief was angy. Coyote said: "Somebody
stole ] a woman, also the man an(l the woman catch eat'h other."
Then I it was evening; and when the sun had almost gone down, it
remained [ always hot. At night Coyote came back. Then he went
to I] where they were eating. He wcnt there to ert I what was left. 165
He said it should be left for him. I
BUREAU OF [[ERICAlg ETHN'OLOGY IVLL. 59
() THE LYNX CHILDREN
A','ke" ta..xa'..xe" k !o'q !"ncnanak«'ste'k. qanit.ta',ne" k !o"q !ne"
naqa'lt.se" t:lnamu"e's n'asoqo'se', ts!tna'..xe" k!o"q!ne"
sAts «nabts k«'tne" na'q po'. tsçat'e"ko "ls t«tnam u"e's tsçala'ko'ls
170 tsu'os, ta'as laa'çe" ya'laqa'pske" swa'q!,mo"s, ta'
n'itsk'tne" k«,"q"ne', ko',,kuli'ye't.s at n'ukke'kdkt'ne"
at qa'pçne', ataqa'hakey««'le'k, kanmi'yet.s at la.its!kt'hm',
a''ke" at ttok"kik:'tn, ta'ças wune'M't.se" n'upsa'tïo'se',
at n'o',,k["mqa'mçne', ta'as wAqa',ne" nei lkaln'uk"t'ste'k.
175 qakdtne" ma'e's: "qa'ta ke'en katituna'ia" qak.la'pse" ma'e's:
"nes q«vna'çe" titunt'skel." qak«'lne" ma'e's: "qa'psi
çb'tsl?" qak.ta'pse" ma'e's: "sA'«tskdtne" swa'q,mo"s
n'«st«sk«'tne', laqawa'e'." ne lkam'ukt'ste'k nulpalni'tt'tne"
ksaki'l'«t klaoaça'me's ktssal'ina'mes nata'ne'kis, qake'ne"
lS0 ne lkam'ukt'ste'k koEsçaltsl«'na'm, ktsaTm nata'ne'kk
fa'sas ts!ma'çe', qa'na'çe', n'u'pç,ne" sakq,nu'e" sa'u -
saqa'pse nut'a'qna"s, n'u'pne" s'its[kt%e" a'o's.
no 'hne" ke'e "ris tir u'e "s. k !umnaq aqa'poe ". qa 'tne":
"qa'psin k?nsil'aqaosa'qa" qake'ne" ko"q"ne ". qak«'lne':
1S5 "pe«'k!a'ks nqa',ne" kaa"qa'tt n'a'sne', ta'a hus«ttska'e',
husya'çne" na'qpok , tsçal'e'ko't katAna'mu tsça'ltsut
kaa"qa/t, huq''tal'up«'lne'. '' qak.la'pse" nes mtsta'ha'ls:
"hu'ya"s a''kc'laqakt'le'n'." qakc'ne" ko"q!ne': "hutskul-
mune'kil." ta'ças n'u'pçne" ne mtsta'hatk«'ste'k notsu'e'.
190 qake'ne" klo"q!"nc': "ta'ç tatkulmune'iki'l." t.a'as
ta.unau'n'e', ta'ças n'u'pçne" ne mtsta'halkt'sik na-
qa'pse's,wa'qmo"s, ta'ças tsuk"a'te" a,'kmqa'wo, ta'as
qakpa'kitnen$o',ne" ne s,wa'q«mo, n'u'p,ne" titu"e's
slat«[kt'nse', n'uklattqkatkdme', ta'as n'umatsna':te'.
195 tseka'te" ko"q"ne" sanmuuna'e" s:wa'qi:mo, qak.la'pse':
"ta'ças h«nt%al'«tmase'te'." ta'm no'h:ne', mit.iya'ç:ne"
suk"ttq ,)':,ne" ku'psa a'qa'lte's, qak.ta'pse" "hutsts
l;t':ne ne ya':Fitiya'mke" nata'ne'ki, ta' nt'n'ko stats!-
«namt']ne" ttlnanlu"ne's "
(d) THE ANIMALS MAKE TIIE SI.*N (CONTI:UED)
200 T«t'..x«ts ts!tna'..xe nt'tstahalkt'ste'k, la..xa'..xe" neis a'ktk.|u-
na'me's, ta'..xas qak.ta'pse" naso'ke-n: "kannfi'yit nts..xal-
ts!«na'..xe'." nao"k!"e ta'..xas ktsitmi'yit, wu'lna'ms ts!«na'..xe'.
ta'..xas yu'wak:mc'nuqka'n'e', to'.x% n'sqat.le.gtme', ta'xas
tska'nuqka'n'e', ta'..xas to' .xa n'utmile.«'tne-, ta'.xas
205 to'..x% kiyu'kyit, n'utmite«'tne', ta'..xas kiyu'kyit, ta'..xas
n'utlnile«'tne', n'itkm:'lne" m'le', ta'..xas l:tqa'h_q!akwu'm-
zos] KUTE'AI TALES ]
(£) TIIF LYNX CHILDRFN
The two young Lynxes (Short Faces) arrived. There was the
tent of Lynx. I IIis wife had two chihlren, twins. Lymx sturted I to
look for soup. IIis wife was to drink it in or(ler to getl[milk. II«
arrived where the salmon were. I Lynx looke«l for them. One (lay
he got one. I IIe .te it ,ll. IIe staid there anotber night. On the
following day he looked again, I and he got one more. ]Ie wC there
u l«)ng rime, but he kept nothing I hecause he are it at once. Then
t!m two childrcn grew up. Il One of them said to his mother: "Who 175
is out father?" I/is mother said: I "Your father went that way."
He said tohis mother: "Vhat I is ho h)«»kingf«»r ?" IIis mother sai(l:
"He is looking for salmon for you, I but he did hot corne back." Thc
two children listened, I and went together where somebody was to
the sun. Il The children said: "We will go, we shall he the sun." I 180
Then they started. They went. They saw a l:ke. I There was an
old man. IIc was lookingfor tish. ] They knew it was their fther.
He was poor. Thcy said fo him: I "What are you here for ?" Lynx
said, he said to tlaem: Il "Long ago I had two children. Then I 1S5
sturted I to look for soup, which my wife was to drink fo get milk
formy childrcn. I can hot kill them." Hewas told l»y {he y)uths:
"Well, say that ag,in." LyrL: said: "I I ra[e the watcr with you.'"
Then thc two youths saw the water rising. Il Lynx said: "Let the
water go down with you." , And I the wtter went ch,wh. Then the
two youths saw I many salrnon. They took stic -ks and I killed the
salmon. They saw their father ] going after thcria. He went after
one to kill it, and th(,y laughed at him. ]] L)qx looked af the pile ,»f 195
salrnon. He was told: I "Now you try!" Then he knew it. Ho
tan after them. I He was glad. He knew they were his children.
He was told: " We are going I where they are pl«tying sun. You I go
back to your wife." Il
(d) THE ANI3I.'tL.q MAKE TttE SUN (CONTIN[OED)
Then the two youths started, and they arrived tt t.he toxn. I They 200
were told by the clfief: "To-morrow you I will go." Ont night passed,
and early he started. I Then he went up. It was almost cool. Then I
he came up, and it was almost warm. Vhen 11 it was almost noon, it 205
was warm. Then at noon I it was warm. Shade was ruade. Then
BUREAU OF AME/IICA" ET/-INOLOGI [BULL. {9
ne'. naq!a'k,,wum at naqtsiya'mne" ataqahaq!nkwu'mne'.
| t
n'upsatGd'«sqat.o k,ne" at qatssa'n'e" nata'nek!, t'x
kIonanu'qka, ta'as to'$ taqa.utte.t'tne', ta'as kwat-
210 kwa'yet, ta'ç taqa.utimile.t'tde', fa'Sas wune'kt'tine"
kxvat!me'nu'qka" wune'M'hne, ta'$ta" ta'gas ktsA'ytt,
ta'$ tawa'$e" ne n:tsta'hd, qake'ne" naso',,ke'n: "s:lso'-
kne" nata'ne'k!, ta'as tsat'dn'e" nata nek.s, qakit«'hm"
nao"ke': "tsAme'yA nt'nko" nmts!ma'e', ntsat't'n'e" tsd-
215 mivttn'mu." ta'm kts«hni'yit, ta'as ts!ma'e" nao"-
k!"e" k!o"qne'na'na, t'ças yu'wam'nuqka'ne'.
noquky«'tne" sukwih»khkyt'tne'; at to'"a n'«»ltVlne"
pe" qa'psh ne, tsAme');«tna'mu, to'$a wute'it aç wo'katt'tne"
qa'ps, ta'xas Aso kne tshnc'yttna'mu nata'ne'k ta'
220 a''ke" stttsukatdtne ". tssaTen nata'nekI tsdmevitna'mu.
Ta'as kanmi'yt w,/lna'ms tstna'$c" sk(n'ku'ts, sttsa'-
ndwi)a'te" natane'k.s, o"kIq,,na kma'ta'ps naso'ke'ns.
taça'e" qo"s yaqa'ka'lyu'waknle'nuqka'ske" qawaqa'ne"
nawtsnutk !o'ne" nat a'ne'ks, t.a'ças ywa'kmenu'qka
225 n'upçana'pse" nata'neks nes ksAsa'nihvi'vnat, ta'$as luq"a'l -
satwimta'pse" naq[ako'ptse'tse" a'ke"s n'u'pç,ne" pa't
pet'k[a'ks sdaq[aku'pse" a'ke"s, ta'ças netqa'nmt'te" a'ke"sts
t.a e'. ta'$as nutstnqkupe'kt'mek nes ya'qawaçm«'tke"
a'k[e"sts t[au"e's, ta'ças naqatikva.t'tse', t.a'as nanuta'p-
_.,0 se" nes a'.'kmqto'ko'ps, n u p,ne" pat pdka'ks sA'asa.ne-
ço'na'pse" a.'kmqo'ko'ps, n'u'p$,ne" sAqahamanamt'sine-
qa'oat'ttq[ank«kqa'.ne'. 'hathaqak'pse" st't[e's, ta'$as
qa'talhoko'ne" qayaqanmtte'nq[o'kupvu'se', ta'ças at sAa-
qaqa,ne" at qa'tathaq[a'tikwa'i't a,:k, ma,nam, ta'as
235 sA'dn'e" nata'ne'ks ko"q ne'nanakt'ste'
Hustq.a pqalq .a nu$wa te"
55. THE PEOPI.E TRY TO K.ILL YA.UKVE'KA'M
Ho'ya's a',,'ke" huts..xal'ats..xamu'n'e" ya.tik'e',ka-m yaqal'upi-
l.,'tke'ts k.ta.itq !a'"n..xa'm.
Qahak.luna'mne" saosaq'ne" ya.uke'ika-m neis a'ktk.tuna'-
me's. n'ok!urtitsa'hanilwiynata'l»e" qtsnm'kintk!s.
5 ne" kwt'tqa n«tsta'hal n'u'p..xne" kts-.xal'upt'le't, qatwi'yne':
"ma'.tsul'o',nit, ma'3sulsa "mtilwi'ynat ka.kin:k !na"mu, mt'ksa'n
nei yaksa'han qa'psin pat aç ku'si'l'u'pe't." n'onita'pse" aqls-
ma'kintk!s, qa.up,.xa'se" kas laa'qakt'n'a'ps, ta'$as n'upta'p-
se'. ,.xunmttqla'pse" a'kmmt'tu-l-l, ta',.xas aqtsma'kin:k! sulvA-
10 q!u'k,ne" k!u'pit ya.uke'ka'ms, ta',.xas nuqona'me-k q!a'pe'.
qakit.,'tne" qasp«'t'uk: "hmtssalhanokvi"te- a'kuqlu'pin, hmts-
.xatt !«ste'k. okua'ne'. '' ta' .xas ts !.'n' alu'nisn a'mne-, n'«'n'e"
o£s] KUTENAI TALES 1'2_1
they were not perspiring any more. ] When they were perspiring,
they swam in the water, and they stopped perspiring. ] The water
was always cool. The Sur did
it was not warm. Then I] he went d-wh, and it was hot hot. Aftcr 210
some time ] he went down. Some rime passcd, and it becamc dark.
Then the youth came bck. The chief said: I "The Sun is good.
tte shall be the Sun." The other one was tohi: ] "You shall go at
night." He was to be [] the Moon. Thon it was dark. Thon thc 215
other [ young Lynx started.
brightly. Almost everything
could almost recogtdze things
good, and ]] he also was taken.
Early the next day Coyote
I[e went up, and I the Moon shone
could be seen ] by the Moon. They
at a distance. [Then thc Me»on was
IIe was to | the Moon. ]
started. I tIc was angry at the Sun,
220
because the chief had rejeeted him. ] He arrived at the place where
the Sun rises. ]le staid there, I aiming at the Sun. Then, Il when he 225
saw the Sun confing up, he was anoTy. Thcn (the Sun) [ was angry
with him, and ruade his arrow burn. (Coyotc) saw that ] Iris an'ow
was burning. Then hethrew awayhis arrow and lfis ] bow. Then he
ran, after he had thrown away [ his bow and his arrow. Then the
ground began to burn, and ]] the tire pursued him. IIc saw that ] the 230
tire had ahnost caught up with him. IIe saw there was a trail. ]
Then he lay d()wn quickly, and his l»lanket was burned over, but ]
he could hot burn, and thefire went byhim. ] Theref«we the trails do
n(,t burn. Il Then the two young Lynxes were Sun and Moon. [ 235
It is ail finished. I
55. TtE PEOPLE TRY TO KILL Y:'.Ut'E'tKA'.M
Now I will talk more about Ya.uke'ka'm, how he [ was "killed and
came to life again. [
There was a village, and there was the tent of Ya.uke'ka'm. ] At
one time tke people became any at him. Ih. was now 1[ a full-grown 5
man, and he knew t.hat he wouM be killed, t[e thought: [ "Don't let
me be afraid. Don't let me be angry at my people, only [ at those
bad things that I have killed." The people were afrttid of him, [ and
did hot know what to do with him. Then they killed him ] and threw
him into the river. The people were glad l] because they had killed 10
Ya.uke'ka'm. Then they ail br«,ke camp. [ Crane was told: "You"
shall drag a young tree. [ You shall cover our tracks." Thett they
started. It was [ winter time, and they ruade tracks on the show.
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vos] KÇTEIAI TALES 1
A few days after theyhad broken camp I in winter, Ya.ukue'ika'm was
down below. The people did hot kuow II that Ya.uk"e'ika'm's mother 15
had gone I down into the water, and that Ya.ukue'ka'm was born
thcre [ and had corne from the water. Now, when thcv had thrown
Ya.ukue'ika'm [ into the water in winter, then the fish are him [ bc-
cause he was dead. Therefore the fish did so. [[ They are u l) his bodv. 20
Ya.ukue',ka'm knew at once that the fish I were eating of his feet,
and he kicked them. I[e sdd: [ "Why are you eaing me?" The
fish sai<l to him: "We are I hot angry at you. Why do von kick
us [ We are restoring you." Then Ya.uke'ika'm knew
Thefishessaid [o him: "Go ashore! You shtll go. ]The peol»le 25
went in that direction. ] I)on't think that if is a longrime since thev
broke camp. [ Crane (lragge(l a young tree along to cover ! heir tracls.
They thought you would not know which way thev wcnt.'" I Then
Ya.ukue'ka'm went ashore to the village site. He looked at it I[ and 30
saw which way they had gone. I[e started. After about [ three or
four days he saw a village site. Ho saw that there was I some tire
left at the village site. IIc knew that they had started from there
early in the morning. [Ite started and wcnt along, tte heard
Crane ] singing. ]Ie reached him, and said to him: "What are you
doing II with that young tree?" Crane said: "Severl days ago] 35
Ya.ukue'ka'm was killed and was tlrrown into the water. We are
afraid he may [ corne back to life, and he will go he way we are
going and will kill evcrybody. [ I have been told to (lrag along this
young tree, so that, if he should corne back fo life,
ognize the trail." Then (Ya.ukue'ka'm) knocked ]} Crane down. 40
Ya.uke'ka'm went on, and reached [ Crane's wife. Then he knockc«l
her down. IIe started, and saw]somebo<ly going along.
reached that person, and saw that it was his sister-in-law. [ She wcnt
along crying. She said: "My brother-in-law Ya.uk"e'ka'm used fo
take me «l«)ng this way. [ The peoplc were afraid of him,[} and the 45
other day they killed him. Now I ara poor. I am hungry, [ for the
people are not afr«id of him. Mv husband's brother is no more."[
She carried ber child on lier back. lier child's naine 'as I)uck. " ]
Ya.uketka'm pokcd th(, child with a stick. The chihl looked
him [ and saw him; and Duck said o his mother: }] "Uncle Ya.u- 50
k:e'ka'm is here." Then the mother of Duck turned around and
looked. [ There was a tree, tnd Ya.uke'kam had gone behind if
when his sister-in-law tooked at him. Thcre ws nothing there.
The woman thought ] her child had t«dd lie. She struck him.
She said to him: "Oh, [ d«)n't y«>u kn,)w h«)w I feel 1)ecause my
brother-in-law has been killed? ]] The pe«Tle make us surfer." I She 55
was crying wlrile she was naming Ya.uke'ikam; ] and Ya.ukue'ika-m
Probabl$ "came to his senses." Species unknowu.
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qanta'tte .xate'e's. qake'ne" ya.uke'ika'm: "qa'psins k«nv'ps-
ken tka'm'u. h«nt!akts..xo'ne'." toq-a'q!ankik«'lwitsk«'kine"
60 ma'e's n«ts!uq! pat tsEmak!k«'kse" .xate'e's pal s«lwa'se"
ya.ukc'ka'ms, pal'a.itqbmça'mse', qak,'ne" nei pa'lkci:
"hoso'kitqu'knc" ke"nwa'm, hok!ua'qaqwala"ne', tsa'-
nc's n'«'tw« iya'mo"s at tsuk'al«'sne ". ka'min tas na huna'mke"
hula'ç(," hutssat'itk«'ne" ka'k«'t.ta, tssattsuk'at«'tne laa"k!-
65 ta'k a''ke" atuta«t.tik,nat«'tn»', honu'kwc" a''ke" at latsu-
k'at«'tne ". ta'as tsibni'yt, ta'ças at 1,»'m'" ka'k«'t.la, k.la'-
wa'm k!a'"nam at yunaqa'ne" ka'tç«),,l aku'lak ts'pqa,
tsa',ne's at n'o"k!il'o'sc ", pal at n'a."ittsuk'at«'sine" n'«'lwa
ts'pqa's, ta'ças ato'nowasnata'n«,', ts«tmi'y«t.s n'u'$te'k
70 naso'k'c'n at naqank«'tne" nc'its!uq!s, at nikt$onemu'n'e"
,'k.]a'm'«'s(.'s ne'itsuqIs." qake'ne" ya.uk"e'ka.m: "ta'a
tu'nu, tsma'ke'l h«ntaa'kc'it, hm'e"tn a'k«t.la"ne's
qatanqa'twiy tssattso'ka't ]PiS k«nil«k'nat«'tme'l at«ntsqan-
ta'ttc', a''ke no'tsuqs qaoçat'«tk«'n'e" a'qa'tsko"s a'k.ta-
75 m'«'se's." qak«'lne': "naqa'nk.tc's naso'k"e'n, qa'k.tc's
ktskt$one"mo" a'k.]a'mn«'s'mi'L h«ntssatq a'o$dq a'luq ka'-
bt'm«'tne'." ta'$as ts«na'$e" ma"tmo" nc'tsuq!.
ya.uke'ka'm nos yaqa'mtkatue'lt'ske', n'u'p$,ne'tsa"c's
qak«'tne': "km'«'twa iya'mo" qake'ne': "p«'k!a' hon'fi,-
0 wa'n'(,', tsuk»at«'tne ". a''ke" h«)sd'aana'$e" at qaqatqaqa',ne'.
hon'«'twa iva'mo at tsukat«'tne ". mi'ka yuna'qa at n'o"kuttsu-
kat«'tne ". ta'$as tsdmi'y«t.s hutata'$a'm atonowa'sne'ts a''ke"
katdna'muts kaa''qatt. ]mk!umnaqaqa'ne'." qak«'lne" tsa"c's
ya.uke'ika'm: "t'$a lu'nu ta.e'tsk«'te'n' ts'pqa, a''ke
5 h:nlae'twa qa'ta qa'twiy ktsçattso'kat h:ntssatmitiya'$nc'.
hmtsqanta'tte', h«ntsqak«'tne': "toasts tsuka'te'n ', h«nqa'lwiy
kntstso'ka't hutsm«tçm'sne'.'" qake'ne" ya.uk"c'ka'm:
"ka'min hutssa{qam«'t$no" ts,pqa, taçta" kae'y«t.s
huts$a«'t$ne'." ta'as ts!«na'çe" ne t«'tqa't!, n'up«'lne"
90 ts'pqa"s, nutsa'sc" qa'ta's qMwi'yse" ktsç«dtso'ka'ts, mit-
ya'$,ne" qantaltmu'n'c" a'k«nq!a'wo', qak«'lne': "na'pit
hmqa'twiy kmtstso'kat na ko«'twa huts'upl«'sinc', ma
k«n'up«'tki't k«'t't, ta'm hutsatsa'nilwiynatk«'lne'."
n'onil«'lne" nes kaqa'%na, k.t«'a"m ma'timo nei'tsuq!
95 ta'$as nitiknat«'tne" tsalyaqa"t.ta',ke', ta'ças 'cit'n,
ta'as a''ke" n'«tk«'n'e" loks, qalwi'ynam«'sne- ktsçaltsu-
ka't.le's, m«teçaka'ne', tu'xa qaaltmum«)ka'ne - a'qu-
taTe's. (ncis p«'ka aqlsma'kmk! at n'«'n's'c" aqutaTe's
no'ke'ys popo'e's; a'q !a'le's at n' «'e" s«k !ets ta. «xo'mo.)
100 n'o'net«'tne', at.sqaqa%na'ne'ts kMqa'q,na, s«l'a'qal'o'nil«'-
hm'. to'a ktsuwatka'fit.s wa'se" nulaq«na"e's, naq!awu'se'.
mnko'e's suk.le.«'t.se" yaqa'mt.la'«ke', yunaqa'psc" a.'kone'-
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di«! the saine thing to the hild ; and the woman did the saine ag:tin,
she struck ber child. Then Ya.uke'ika'm said: "Why do you[
do that to the child? You hurç him." The mother of Duck turned
round quickly, 11 and it was truc what her son h«d said. Ya.ukue'aka'm
had arrived I and h«td corne back to life. Tlwn the wonmn sid: I
"I am ghd thaç you arrived. We are poor. [When y«»ur brother
kills gtme, they take lu away from him. When I go alon [ and pu[
up my tent, it is t«ken away from me; [1 and when I ge, to an«»ther 6.5
phtce and make my tenu and finish it, [ lu is taken away again. Then
i is dark and I bave no tenç. [ When the hunters c«mm back and
bring much deer meat, [ your brother alone bas n,»[ any, for thev
take away ail [ the deer he kills. Then in the evening we are hungry.
When the chief defecates, 11 they c,l! Duck, and he must tub him I
with lais head." Ya.uk"e'ik'm said: "Now [ «» on! When Sou
ge there, make your tent, [ and if any «me wants to take the place
tiret you h«tve arranged, strike him; [ and put flinç on the hcad of
Duck." 11He said t« him: "en the chief cal|s you, and hen he 75
tells you [to tub him with w»ur head, then hit him with y«ur
hed." [ Then Dttck ,'tnd his mother st,rted. Ya.ukue'ka'm
started [ and went ahmg where the show was trodden de,Wh. He snw
his younger brother. [ IIe said to him: "Don't vou kill ,ne gaine?"
He said: "I h«ve ki|led some, l[ but lu ws taken ,-tway froln me ; and
I wenç hunting again, but i is like that ahvays. [ If I kill gaine, it is
taken away fron me. Even if it is much, it is ail t,ken away fr«m
me. [Then in the evening when I gct home, I and my wife an«l
{.hild are hungry. [I ana poor." Then Ymuke'ka'm said to his
brother: [ "Go on; look for deer! and Il if you kill it and some «,ne tries
to take it away fr¢»m you, go after him I and strikc him, and say:
'Don't take it. If y«,u try I to t:ke it, l'Il shoot you.'" Ya.uk'e'ka'm
said: [ "I shall n«»t sho«t deer. Later on in the morning [ l'll
s,»me." Thenthe man sttrted and ki|led Il a deer. Somebodywent 90
up to hin and int.ended to take it. He went after hiln [ «tnd struck
him with a stick. He said te» him: "If I you try t« take what I
kill, l'l} kill you. [ You h:«ve kilh.d my ci,let brother; now Fil get
angry with vou." [ Then they were tfr«tid «,f what he ha«l dolm.
When Duck and his mother arrived, 11 she cleaned . place f«,r their 95
tent; and when she had finished, [ she g«t firewood. Then they
wanted to take it aw," fr¢»m her, I but she went after them and
struck them with her ax. [ (In former rimes the people had f«»r their
axes I stone hammers and tler wedges, which they used f«,r split-
ting trees.) [[ The people were afraid, for she hd hot done before 100
as she did no'-; therefore they were afraid «,f her. I It w almost
evening when ber hu.band arrived. He carried meat. ] She had .
good phtce for their tent, and much wood. ] Thea at night the chief
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yi'e's, ta'..xas kts«lmi'y«t.s n'anax"nme" naso%kc'n n'u'..xte'k.
naqank«'hm" ne',ts!uq!s, qak«'|ne': "nc:ts!uq!, p«k!ako'-
105 n'et !ko' :nc'." n'ana..xa"mne" ne',ts !uq !, qao..xal'qaluqkala"mne
a k.a|a..x«kp!«'se's nes naso k e ns. qak.la'pse': ma'qa'k,
ma'qa'k" n'upla'p,nc', qa'psin l..ns,q!a'n'e" a,'k.la'mn«'s'mi'l."
qatsmk!apa|t«'|e'k ne'its!uq !. qa'wa..x,mo..xu'n'e" nei naso'ke'n.
pal si' ul)la'pse" nc'its !uq !s. t'..xas sdqa'lsa'l'upAka'ne" -.xa'timo"
110 ne'its !uq t. ma k !up«'li "! qasp«Tuk t :lnamo"tmo, a','ke" k !up«'li "!
nei naso'ke'n, qao'..xa..xa'mne', tsekat«'lne', sao'saqa',ne"
ya.uk'e'ikam, n'up_.xa'lne" pal'awa'..x(,', ts..xanatanma'mne'.
qakiya'mne': "pal wa'..xe" ya.uke'ika'm, pal'aetq!an..xa"nme"
pal sl'aqaqna'ne" ne'ts!uq ! ala'km'k !t,m,» ksaha'nse'k." ta'.xas
115 a:n'om,l«'hm" ya.uke'ka'm, ta'..xas n'«'ne" kw«'lqa naso'-
kc'ns nes a'k«k.tuna'me's.
Ta'..xas hus:tq!apqalp.daEm«'hm" yaqa%na',ke" ncis p«'k!aks
ya.uk"e'ika'm.
5|}. COYOTE AND DOG
(ff) COYOTE MISSES THE DEER
Qa'n:t.t«'ne" sk«'nkuts, n'«'nse" t:tnamu"e's ..xa',ltsin. n'«'n'e"
wa'nuv«tna'mu, xa'ltsints a','ke" a'laqa'lt !e's qsama'lne" naya-
..xaq!antVk,ne'. qa'nquluk!pku'pse', q!a..xo'ne', nes p«'k!a'ks
ts,'pqa at nEk !a',kne'. ne,s kq !a'..xo" ..xa'3tsin a'qulu'k !pkups
5 n'aqts-.xuna'ktse" ts,'pqa', pa'l sank !a'kme" ne,s k !aqts-.xuna'ke's
qak..xahmaqu'mla's..xtVne', pa'l kw«'tko's mitya'..xaw" -.xa',ltsin
]a..xa'n_.x,*',ne'. ts:nqa.tk:'n'e" nes tsu'pqa"s, qak..qne" alaqa'lt !e's:
"lats !myax. a'ke'l alak,ne"k !cm'skit. ts..xalm«'t..xne'." la',ts
ksqku'pek«'mek ne lkam'uk"«'ste'k, nao"k!e qa'k.tek
10 q,,l,,"xxum, nao"k!"e" qa'k.lek q!o'ta'ptse'k!, n«sq,,lo"wum
n'«'ne" n:tsta'ha't, q!o'ta'ptsek! n'«'n'e na.u'te', ta'Iax.'a'x.e"
a,'k:t.la'e's, qak«'lne" t:tu"e's, qakeqne': "ka'ma k-,nts!na'me-I
ts«n'ne" t'pqa"s." sk«'n'ku'ts n'anmuqkup,u'..xo'nka'me-k.
ts:k!k«'n'e" a,'kuqlu'pe'ns, a','ke" n'as«lyaqe'te" m:tsqo'ko'-
15 l:'bm"s. Iatina-.xa'"mne'. toq!"alk«'n'e" a,"ko'k!"ats«nko"e-s.
qaoa'..xe', y«k!ta-.xo',ne" q!u'l,wa's qaqsa'qapta'kse- ld'e'k.
n'«'k,ne', ta'..xas n'itk«'ne" t !awu"es a','ke" nai'maq !maka.xm'-
le'k m:tsq,,k,,l«'tna"s, ta'..xas ts!«na'..xe', ta..xa'..xe', saw«tsqatk«'n--
se" tAmmu"es, nalikin«'te'k, pa| kw:'tko"s nes yaqa"w«ts-
20 k..'nske" t:lnamu"e's ts,'pqa"s, u's'me'ks qa"kilt!ats!a'nil-uk«'-
n'e'. q::k:'hm': "ta'..xas p«sta:'t:k«'n'en'." ta'..xas ..xa'3tsin
p«sla:t:k:'ae', qanak«tstu..xun:'le'k ts'/pqa', m:'t..x,ne- sk«'n'ku'ts.
qaqe'n tstdu_.xo'se', yuna"kin:'tne', t.'.'..xas naoko'qapka'-
t Or Zata]tsirt a'a'kt', also wilhout -la a'a'ke'.
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went out. I IIe called Duck and said to hinl: "Duck, Il I am cold." 105
Duck went out and hit ] the chief with his head. He said: "Stop, [
stop! It hurts me. Something must be on y«»ur head." ] Duck did
hot nlind it. Then the chief fell down. I Duck had killed him.
Thus three wcre killed by Duck and his uncle [I -- Crane and his wife 110
were killed, ] and the chief was killed. They ent there and lo«»ked,
and there was ] Ya.uk"'ika'm. They knew he had arrived. They
talked to one another, ] and they said to one another: "Ya.uk"e'ka'm
has arrived. He has corne back to life. I That is the reason why
Duck and his parents have done so, for they were angry." Then[I
they werc more afraid of Ya.uk"'ka'm. IIe was a great chier ] in 115
the town. ]
Now I have finished tel]£ag what ] Ya.uk"e'ika'm did long ago. ]
56. COYOTE .n'9 Doo
() COYOTE MISSES TIIE DEER
Coyote lived in a tent. IIis wife was Dog. It waslwinter
time. Dog and ber children with her went out ] for fuel. There was
a stump. She chopped it down. For a long time ] a deer used to
have a hole there in the stump that Dog ('hopped down. Il The d«.«.r 5
was hit when it fell. There wa, s its hole. It was broken. ] The deer
jumped out quickly. There wus ShOW on the ground, and Dog
lowed the deer. ] She caught up with it and caught it by the tail. Shc
said to ber chihlren: ] "Go and get your parent, tle shall shoot it."
The two chihlrel sturted to run. One was named II Misqolo'wuln;
the other one was named Q!ota'ptsek!. Misqolo'wum [ was a
Q!ota'ptsek! was a girl. They arrived ] at their tcnt aml spoke to
their father. They said: "Mother says you should corne ] and t;rke
the deer." Coyote ran out qui«.kly. ] Ho split a little tree and he
broke in two a bush. z [I IIe went in again and pulled off quickly his 15
hair hand. ] He went there, tIe spilled rose hips, wlfich were all the
food that they had. I Ile ate them. Then he ruade a bow, and he
quickly ruade two arrows ] out of the bush.: Then he started.
got there, and his wife stood there I holding the tail. IIe had snow-
shoes on his feet. There was much snow where I[ his wife vas hold- 20
ing the deer. " First he tramped dogn the ShOW in front of her, and
said to ber: "Now let go!" Then Dog I let go of the d(,er. The
deer was running in the dcep snow. Coyote shot. ] Just therr (the
deer) brokc tlLrough thc snow and fell. The arrow went over
t Species uno, a Species tmknown; a bush with white berries that are hot edible.
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHIIOLOGY [BULL. I$9
ne'. a'a'ke" tam«'t..xane', qa'te'n yu'haqama'wsqa'pse" n'o'ne'hm'-
25 kin«'tne', ta'..xas tabtka'ne" sk,'n'ku'ts, ta'..xas ts,'pqa
ts!«na'..xe', ta'..xas sk«'n'ku'ts sdvu'k!kuaka'te ". qa'qawtsqa'ane"
..xa'ltsin. nunuq !u«'le'k. skz'n'ku'ts tuq !ualkz'n'e" t !a'wumka"-
e's. qanaqku'plaltmu'n'e" a'k.ta'kwu',,t!e's neis ts,'pqa"s.
t !a'wunka"e's lae'tu'k!a'ts«nk!une'mu'n'e', nuts«nqkupek«'-
30 mek neis yaqna'ske" ts,'pqas, pat k.lab't,wout qa'psins
Qak:'lne" ..xa'altsins: "n?nts.x«'l'u'psinama'lne'n' . lkam-
n«"nte'k." qa'psin ts..xaTots t«tnamu"e's alaqa'lt!e's, pal
ko'k.lo,,k .xa'ltsints a'qa'lt!e's, n'«'nse" a'qutaTes nao"-
35 k!e"s n'«'nse" popo"e's s,lq!a..xomu'n'e, nais to',k!"s, qa'qak-
qa'pse', tats!«na'..xe" a'k«t.t«'e's, k.lala'.xa'm tseika'te" ki'e-k
ta:to'se" q !u'l,wa's. qakdlne" ataqa'lt !e's: "qa'psins ksita'tuko-
kma'la." qak.l«dpse': "nuta.'n'e" alka'kimk!na'ta." ta'..xas nu-
quna'me'k, nuwa'sine" pat k!unuq!wu'te'k, kiyuk!ka'kat
40 ts,'pqa"s nests a'a'ke" k!ok.xa'le"s q !tl'uWa'S. ta'..xas sd'itqa-
W tlm .xo t uIlle "k.
(b) COYOTE ROASTS SIIREWS
Ta'..xas ts!malm«'sine', naL.xo'ne" aa'quluma"e's, q!uta'p-
tse'k! yuk',lc.xo'lne ". ta'..xas ts!«na'..xe" neis yaqana'q !mabk-
nm'tske" sk«'n'kutsts tsg'pqa"s, qa:na'..xe" sk:'nku'ts, ta'.xas
45 n'anike'se, a'k!aqa'yt!e's, tseka'te', n'u'p..xne" pat yuna-
qa'pse" ts«nlana'na"s, pat staqaqa'pse" k!am'ke"s a'k!aqa'y-
t !e's. tsk''te" a'k«nq !a'wo'ks. t !a..xo'ne" a'k !aqa'yt !es. palts
yunaqa'pse" neis laqa'nalikn«'te'k, a'a'ke" layunaqa'pse', lat!a-
..xo'ne'. ta'..xas w:tkanmo..x, ma'kse" qa'nqu'tuk!pku'pse', son'-
50 me'te, naqts..xouna'kse', n'«'/kne', ta'..xas /uk!mo',ne'. qan
mo..xuna'kse" a''ke" qao..xa"nte ". tt'..xas n'«'kine'.
Qa'nat,)n«'sine" ..xa'/tsin. tino-.xa'..xe" skeik!a"nqatu'se, qake'i-
ne" q!uta"ptse'k!, o"k!'.a kaL.xo',naps ma"e's sl'aqalsu'-
kit'u'p..xne ". qak«'tne" ta't !e's: "qo's n:nq !okup..xm'kse" t«tu"-
55 e's." (O', palutsik!mabnk«'n'e', m«'ka q!uta'ptse'k! n'«'sinil'o-
mosa'..xe'; m«squto'wom n'«'sinilhaL.xona'pse ma"e's.) qak:'t-
ne" tsu"e's: "qo"s n.,nq!»kup..xn«'-kse" a'tka'kin?k!nata"e's."
qa'na'..xe" ..xa'attsin" qatwi'yne" nei tka'm'u ke'e'ns neis ka'no'ts
t.,t u"e's tsg'pqa"s, pal kano'ho's nes aq !ulu'k !pkups slaqake'i-
60 ne'. qatwi'yne" skumate'e'ts, ta',.xas n'«tqat!o'..x'..xe-, ta'.xas
sukdq!anke'ine" nei lkam'ukt'ste'k, ta'_.xas k!aqat !o".xam qa-
na.w,tsk«'kne" xa':ttsin, n'u'pne- pat tsEmak.k« kse" att-
qa'lt!e's, pal nakumale.t't.se', ta'..xas to'..x"a la..xa'..xe', suk,il-
q!u'kne" xa':ltsin pat ko"wa's, ma k.l:;'to's ki'e'k, laqats..xa'se"
65 ataqa'tt[e's, k.t«d..x«m |«tseika'te" pal n'u'p.xne" pal qa.t'nse"
os] KUTEI AI TALE$ 1o.9
it. Then he had one more arrow, [and he shot again. Just then
(the deer) stood right.on the SHOW, and the arrow went under it. [[
Coyote had no more arrows. Then the deer I left, and it escaped 25
ff'oto Coyote. There stood I Dog. She was hungry. Coyote pulled
off the bowstring. I IIe struck the deer with his bow stuve. I I[e again
used the bowstring as his hair hand. Then the deer ran along. [I
IIe was without bow with whi('h fo de) I anything. [ 30
IIe said to Dog: "Take the children along." [ What should his
wife and Iris children go to get . [ Dog and ber children were tired.
She had an ax 11 and a hammer, with which she chopped the wood. I 35
It was left there. She went ba(.k fo ber bouse. When she came
ba('k, she looked for food, ] and there were no more rose hips. She
said to ber children: "How does it hal)pen that ail our food is
gone?" I She was tohl: "Our parent did it." Then ] they moved
camp. They were hungry because thev had nothing to eat, the dcer
having been save(! Il and the rose hips also having been eaten. Then 40
they had [ nothing to eat. [
(b) COYOTE lïtOASTS SIIREWS
They st.arted, going away. She carried her parflèehe. Q!ota'-
ptsek! ] was on top of it. Then Coyote started, and I went the way in
whi«.h the deer tra('ks went. Coyote went along. Then II his snow- 45
shoes were heavv. Hc looked, and saw that there were many]
shrews. Thercfore his snowshoes ere henry. IHe took a stick.
Il(' shook his snowshoes. There were a great many. ] When he went
on on his snowshoes, there were many more, and he shook them
again. ] There was a gTeat pile. There was a stump. I-te threw it
down, and ][ it broke. Hestarted a tir(,. Then he roasted the shrews. 50
There was a pile of them, [ and he a(hled more to them. Then he ate. ]
Dogwasgoing along. She w:flked through sort snow. ] Q!ota'ptsek!
said, beeause her mother carried her she eould see well, [ she said
to ber elder brother: "There out father is eating ne:r a tire." [I (I 55
ruade a nfistake. It was Q!ota'ptsek! who [ as going along, and
it was Misq(do'wum who was being carried by his mother.)
said I to his sister: "Our parent is eatiug by the tire." I Dog was
going along. The chil(! thought it was [ the deer that his fatherpur-
sued, for the stump looked red. Therefore he said so. [[ IIe thought 60
the ground was bloody. They went near. I The two children talkcd,
being happy. When they came near, I Dog looked that way. She
saw that ber chil'Jren had told the truth. [ The ground was bloody.
Now they were ahnost there. [ Dog was glad, for she was huny-
She had nothing to eat. [[ The chihlrcn did not say any more. When 65
they arrived, she looked agaii b and she saw that it was not I ment
85543°Bt11. 59--1.-- 9
]0 BL'IEAU OF AMERICAN ETHIOLOGY [BULL. S9
aa'ku'|a" -ks neis ma kqa'twi'y-ks<|kuma'|'o's, pa| n'«'nse" a"q!u-
lu'k !pko'ps. n'e'tutsqa'ane', tu' .xua nala':ne" o"k !uquna ko"wa's
s|nqaqa'pse', n'u'p..x:ne" pal neis smmu..xona'kse" ka'lta'ts, tsei=
kata'pse" skt'n'ku'ts, ta'..xas at lats!alama':me'k sk«'n'ku'ts.
70 qak.la'pse': "a: qa'psin k<nsl'a'tstaw«'sqa pt'k!a'ks xma ha'n=
pts..xo'une" lka'm'u kml<'k:ma'| mataqa'ake', ts.xal'«'nse" ntn=
kunm'lne's |kamnt"nte'kts ha ka'mi'n." tsuku'te" neis ka'|..xo"
..xa'altsin qo's qa'o'..xal'unmt'te ". tsukua'te" neis k!omowt'sa's,
,la..xo':ne'. qak/lne': "lao'kq!a'lelqasl'o'q!Ui"yam ma koho"-
75 was."
Ta'..xas ts!tna'..xe" qaqa'kqa'p:na.xwa'te'k, k!e"la mtsqulo'u=
wo'm. ta'..xas stlmatt'lne" tttu'timo mtsquIo'uo'm, ts!tna'-
..xe" ma':timo q!uta'ptse'k!, pal ki'e'n nttsta'halna'na mtsqu-
lo'wo'm, sla:qaqa'pse" kamatgktsi'l sk«'n'ku'ts .xale"e's.
S0 q!ota'ptse'k! pal ki'e'n na'utena'na's, slaqa:qa'pse" ts:ku'=
[a'ps ma"e's ta'.xas qatal'aqa.e'la'n'e" mtsqulo'wo'm, n'u'p-
-.x:ne" ks«tma'ta'ps ma"e's, tsua'te" .xale'e's sk«'n'ku'ts.
qak«'lne': "ta'.xas ma:ts |ae'"|an'. ne'ina'm' naqa'sana'm'
ma"ne's n«"nlo':s k!alas..xa'ma'l ts.xalatska'.xe." pal ke'ilo:s
85 ki"e'ksts k!aqa'ke', qa'psins xma se'l'alas.xa'ma'ls, ta'.xas
n'tkma'lne" ..xate'e's neas ka'lta'ts, ta'.xas kou'«'kima'l, nala-
-.xo'ue'. ts!tna':.xe., qa'na'.xe'.
(¢) COYOTE AND TH-E BEAVERS
Sakttaqa'pse" st'n'a"s, p«s-.xo'ue" ..xa'le'e's. qakt'lne':
"huts..xalupkaanqu'tne'ts kul'tkna"|a." t a' .xas n'um«ts=
90 kt'n'e" a:'ktt.ta,t'ses nes s«'n'a"s a':'ke" a:'q Iank<tsqa.=
c'se's, ta'..xas lnt«tu'kse', ta'.xas n'um«tskt'n'e" a:'qok!-
am'<'se's, n'upkaqkt'n'e" mo"q !:ne"s. a'a'ke" la.upkaqkt'-
n'e" mo"q!ne"s, t!apts!a..xa'ktse" .xale'e's. suk!,atsk!ak!u '-
se'. n'u'p..xne" st'n'a pal tssalk!umna'nta'pse-, no'hune"
95 pal n't'nse" skt'n'ku'ts, qakila'mne-: "tsx:al'o'uktawa'sne"
hol'u'psyala'e's." ta'.xas st'n'a n'upkaqkt'n'i-1 at nalnu-
ku'.xune', ta'..xas sukuilq !u'kune" skt'n'ku-ts, ta'.xas yuna-
qa'pse" k!upka':nqo'l st'n'a"s, ta'.xas qa'qaskt'n'e', ta'.xas
n'ttskt'tne" lo'k!s, ta'.xas n'tlqana'..xe-, n'u'p.x:ne- st'n'a
100 k!ttqa'na's skt'n'ku'ts', qa-kila'mne': "ta'.xas hula'.xuna=
sa'la wu'o'." ta'x. as q!a'pe st'n'a |a$o'n'aqanmttqu'le'k.
pat kqa'e'p tstn pal ksi'l'aqa'qa'ps neis wa"nrno"s, rats=
quto'uwo'm a:'kok!ua'tsk!ak!o-'we-s a'a'ke" la.xunmitqu'kse-.
laqanawa'ts[se" a:'qok!am't'se's, nanuke-ta'pse - msqolo'u-
105 wo'm. tstqananukuita'P se'- sa'q-.xa'lyan'qo'k!ame'se ". la'=
asqanawa'ts!se', naqankt'tne" tttu"e's, nulpa'lne- .xale"e's
skt'nku'ts', qakt'kse': "kate:'tu, kate:'tu." layik!ts!na'-
m'ok!amni'le'k." n'u'p..x:ne" s-kt'n'ku-ts tlqa'ha'-ks qa:kila-
OAS] KUTENAI TALES 131
what she thought was bloody, but it was a stump. ] She stoppe,! and
ahnost fainted from hunger. It was so because she was huny. [ Shc
saw that it was a pile of shrews. [ Coyote looked at her. Then Coy-
ote rubbed [it on] his hair. 11She was told: "Vhy are you stan,liug 70
about there? You ought to hwe put down I the (.hi[d. Eat with
them those that are sprea(l out there. They will bc [ for you and
the children. Tlfis will be mine." Dog took what she earried [ and
threw it down. She took it walking about. [ She put it onher back.
Shesaid to him: "There is anotherdisappointment. I wasl[ hungry." ] 75
Thert she started. She left Misqo[o'wum crying. [ Thert father
and son, Misqolo'wum, were left behind. [ Q !ota'ptsek ! and his m or her
left him. MisqohVwum was a boy, [ therefore he was giveu to
Coyote. il Q!ota'ptsek! was a girl, lherefore [ she was taken by ber S0
mother. Thea hlisqolo'wum c,)uhl hot help crying. [ tic loew that
he was left by his nmther. ('oyote took Iris son ] and said to him
"Don't cry! As your mother is going nlottg there, ] if she does hot
find anything to eat, she will corne bck." She had nothing Il to eat, 85
therefore he said so. Wht should she have to eat ? Then ] he and
hissonateshrews. They fiuished e«tting together. I[e put the boy
on his back I and started. Ho went along. [
(C) COYOTE AND THE BEAVERS
There were some Be.vers. IIe put down his son. IIe said to him: [
"I'll take them out of the water, and we shall e«tt them." Then he
broke II the dens of the Beavers and the beaver dams. I Then there 90
was no more water, tte broke open ihe dens ] and took a young
Beaver out of the watcr. He took another [ young Beaver out of the
water. He tied them on his child as ear ornaments. I Bcaver saw
him. He was going to get the best of him. tte knew il it was ('oyote. 95
They said to one another: "He wiil ki[1 us ail. I Let us preteml to be
dead." Whert the Beavers were taken out of the water, they bled
from the mouth. I Then Coyote was glad. He had taken [many
Beavers out of the water. Then he stoppe(l. [ IIc looked for fuel.
Then he went away. The Beavers saxv II Covote going away, and they 100
told one another: "Let us. go back [ into lhe water!" Then all the
Beavers went into the water. All jumped bck quickly into the
wa[er. [ They were not dead. It only looked ]ike b]ood. [ Misqo-
to'wum's ear ornaments also went into the water. I They dived into
their holes. They dragged Misqolo'wum in. ][ They dragged him in. 105
There were two holes, one ort eaeh side, and one dived into each. [
Then he called his father. Covote heard his son [ saying: "Father,
father!" There was a turu ] in tbe tunnel (into which they had gone).
Coyote knew from far away that his ] sou was calling him. He ratt
BUI]AU OF AMERICAN ETHIOLOGY
qank.ta'pse" .xale"e's. ta.utsinqkupek«'me'k, taqao .x'. xe'.
110 to'se" .xale"e's. nulp«'lne" neis y.'wo's qak.t«lq!anlo'u'kse'.
qao.xa'.xe sl'a'kakt'sw«ts'a'q!se', nakunkt'n'e" ta'akakt'n'e.
q !akpakitks,.xo'ne" nes nm'q!ne"s, tsek«'te" nes kyu-
n,'qa'ps q«t'qa"hake'lhakoma"le.t%.se" pal sl'a'sk«kdkt'n'e.
mo'q !one'na'nak«st'ke's.
115 T«'..x as n'et, »'k,we'yik"n "e'. t,«' .xas nank !amu'kupkin-
mu'n'e', tar.xas ku'kups, tar.xas n'a'qtsqane'st'kse', ts«n
aq !u'ta'ls sdqa-'..xunt«'ktse" ..xate'e's., o"k !uquna ktspo'q
.xne"s. nmko'e's skdn'ku'ts tsm aku'lt'ks ts.xals«t'-
«'kne'. ta'.xas n'«'kne', tatseka'te" .xale"e's. n'uno'quwi,.x.-
120 na'pse" ts«n aq !u't'ts p.'-t -ks«Te'ks. qak«']ne" ,.xate"e's:
"ho'yas l:m«'k!e'st." qao,.x'ua'nt«'ktse" nes aku'l:t-ks.
k''te ". n'«'kne', n'ila',.xane" ,.xale"e's. kuTi'k, t't,s
t«m«'sne" skdn'kuts ,.xale.«'tmu.
(d) DEATH OF COYOTE'S SON
Q«t-na'..xe-. na" tak..xa-.x«)'unC" skt'nku'ts, pa"me'k wd-
125 nimno..xu'n'e" ktsm..xo'.e'k. tseika'te" ..xalc'e's. n'uma'tse'.
qalwi'yne': "a:, kulsuk.tikpa'kit ka'rL.xa'tc', hula'q!ma'l-
ha:mdu'qk'at«'le'k." qa:llha:milu'qk'att'te'k, ta'..xas laqa -
wd-kikq !u'se" .xale'e's. tsm'a"witsl«lnukuna'se', qatwi'yne"
ta'..xas taqao.xa'..xe ". qatwi'yne" ktslaala'..xo', qunya'..xne"
130 pal n'«'nse" up'na'm'o"s, pal s«thot !n«'nmitqdpse-.
n'ila'n'e" qt'kil'ila'n'e', qEEtke'ine': "a:, ta'.xas qat
qa'l'a'losk k!uts-.xo'naps m« qa'tqa'so'k«'tq !o'k." ta'.xas
ts-.xakdmat.litdle'k, pat ks«Te'ps .xate'e's. qake'ine': "a:
na's at k.lqa'%na aqlsma'kne'k! n«'n'e'ps aa'-kmk!namo"e's
135 at ts.xatse: tqasa'no'..xo'n..xon.'pse" o'p'namo"e's." kolm'at.tit«'-
lc'k sk«'n'kuts, ta'.xas ts!ma'..xe', ta'..xas ts!tna'kne'. |:dose
kk !uts-.xo',aps.
(e) COYOTE TRIES TO STEAL THE SUN
Qa'na'..xe'. tt..xa'..xe" sa'k.tunam«'sne', ttna..xa"mne" qanit.-
lanam«'sne', n'tsalnu'ne', n'u'p..xne" pa'lkes sla'tyil'-
140 a'ntaqanaqna'-kse', n'u'p..xne" lka'm'u's sanaqna'-kse- wd-
w,'mse', qalwi'yne" sk..'n'kuts: ""pal sdso'-ksa" ma"e's,
kslsa'han qo tka'm'u." qake'ine" nel |ka'mu: "k«'ma,
qatwi'yne" ha n/9p«'k!a: ' -kse'ls«-ks m"e's, na |k:dm'u
ks«lsa'han.'" qalwi'yne': "a: -ksdsa'han ne tka'm'u, k!up-
145 ..x,twi')oEap." qake'ne" nei lka'm'u: "ka'ma, qatwi'yne"
na npdk!a: 'a: kslsa'han n« tk'm'uts k!up..xalwi'ytap.'"
qalxi'yne" sk«'n'ku'ts: "a: hutskilpaq!me'wom«'ke-." qake'i-
ne" nei lk'm'u: "qatwi'yne" na npt'k!«: 'a: ksds«dhan, buts-
eoasl KUTENAI TALES 133
quickly, lIe got there. Il Ilis son had disappeared. He heai'd hinl 110
making noise in Ihe water. I IIe went there, ttis legs stuek ,ut.
IIe pulled at them, and took him out. I Then he knocked down the
young Beavers. tic looked for I the mauy P, eavel's, but only the
bloody ground was lcft. I The two young Beavers were ail he got. Il
He ruade a hole in the ound. Then he ruade a tire and put the" 115
meat into it. ] When it was cooked, he took it out. ] He put the
fat there for his son because it was soft. I IIe himself, Coyote, was
going to eat the nleat. ] Then they ate. lle looked again at his
son, and he wished to eat [[ what his son was eating, ho was c:ting 120
fat. I[c said to lfis son: [ "Let us change!" He put the nleat there
and took back (the fat). ]Then he ac. He ruade his son cry.
After they had eaien, I Coyote and his son moved Caml). I
(d) DEATII OF ('OYOTE'S SON "
lIe went along. ('oyote slipped and fcll. [] IIe slid clown a long 125
distance until something stopped him. IIe 1,,.ked at his son. He
laughed at him. [ (Coyote) thought: "Let inc make my son glad.
l'll lslide down «mn the ShOW h,r a little while." Then he slid
down. ] Ilis son did n,,t laugh al,md. IIe just smiled. Then (Coyote)
thought ] he wouhl g«, back. He thought he w«,uld put him again
on hisback. IIe t,,uched him [] and he saw him. He was frozen to 130
death. [ IIe cried ail the tinte. IIe said: "There is ] nothing that
shouhl prevent him from being glad ( ?)" Then I he threw his tfings
awaybecause his s«,n was dead. He said: "AIL! I This is wh«t people
shall do when their relatives die. ][ Then the dead wil! hot be put 135
into bad condition." After ] ('oyote had thrown Iris things away, he
started. IIe went fast. There was m,thing ] to keep him back. ]
() COYOTE T]IES TO STEAL TIIE SI_'N
IIe went along, and hc canin to a te,wh. ]le entered a tent
there. ] Ilesat down. fie saw a wonln sitting Il with ber back toward 140
the tire. ]Ie saw a child sit(ing there ] which had big belly. Covote
lhought: "The mother is good, I but the clfild is bad." The chi]d
said: '"Mother, I this naniiou tlrinks his mother is good, but her
child I is bad." He thought : "The clfild is bad; I] it knows.my mind." 145
The child said: " Mother, I the luanitou thinks this child is bad: it
knows my mind." ] Coyote thought: " l'Il burst his belly by kicking
him." [ The child said: "The manitou thinks he is bad. [ I will
134 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [eC'.. 59
kitpaq!ame'woma'ke'.'" qats.xa'n'e" nei pa'tkei, n'u'pçane-
150 sk«'nku'ts" k!esin«'t.la"s naso'ukue'ns, laa'k!la'k ha ta"a qu-
n:t.lana'mne', qaw:lt.tana'rme'./ka..xa"mne" pa'lke neis yaqa'-
w«saqa'ke" sk«'n'ku't.s, tseka'te" skt'n'ku'ts n'«'nse" tdnamu"-
e's. qak.la'pse': "kas k«n'a"qal'ati'ke'l lka'm'u ksd'a'qala-
ti'ke', n'«'n'e" papa'ne's, kas ke'e'n lka'm'u ma kinqsa'ma't."
1.55 sk«'n'ku'ts qa'wa'..xamit ilmçwa'te'k, n'da'n'e', qakeqne" : "nu-
t !ancn'me'tqapmona'pine'. '' qak.la'pse" neistdnamu"e's: "ha
a'qa'/!a'k hus«nt.la'ne', hults!maça'la." ta'ças sdqaqa'pse"
nes ma yaqak«'lke" ,.xah.'e's nes ki"e'ps: "ma kqa'ki't'e"na'm
ma"ne's m"nlous k !alas .xa'ma "1 ts .xal'at s !ka .x'e'." t a',.xas sd'o'use"
160 k!ahrs,.xa'mal .xa'ltsin sdaloqdqa';,tse ". s.k¢'n'ku'ts t«t'.xas la-
tska'te ". ta'.xas tinaça"mne',.xa'atts«ns a'k«t.la«'se's, ta'.xas
n'«'kne, qak.la'pse" tAnamu"e's: "sakx.'a'.xe" kala'%nil.
watkwa'yi't ts.xal'awa'.xe', toasts h«ntstnaça"mne', ta'.xta"
kanmi"vit a''ke" taqant'ld't, ta'..xas h«ntstinaa"mne'.
165 tsdmi"vet h«ntina',.xa"m h«ntsqatsekat«'tne', af qaq;r'ane" at
qaqana'ne" na naso'ke'n, n'«'ne" nata"mk!." ta'.xas tstimi'-
yit. lawa'-.xe" kala'qnit, ta'.xas q !a'pe" qao'.xa.xa"mne nes na-
so'ken a'k«t.la'e's, n'et !qao*,.xaL.xo'lne ts'pqa, ta' tsa-
na"mne', ta'.xas k.tmunu'kot a'ku'la'k, ta'.xas q!a'pe" tt'tqa't!
170 quna',.xe" nes aa'kit.tana'me"s, ta'..xas nanmoku'lne', lkana-
nt"ntek q !a'pe" quna'..xe', n'/pkawi's«Iku'tne nes kanmuku'lc"s.
ta'.xas sk«'n'ku'ts a''ke" quna'.xe', ta'.xas sdma't'e" keqts,.xa"s
tdnamu"e's, ta',.xas qsama'tne" lkanm«'nta'ke's k !pka'lko'ls. qo's
a'pko'k!s qawa,.xm«'te" s«'t!e's, ta'x.'rs k!.pka'w«s«'tko'l tsu-
175 kal:%ne s«'t !e's. taqawa'm«t.t:'sne" qo's a'k!ata',.xwu'e't.s.
latna'tkol sk«'n'ku'ts n'u'p,.xne" sd !«'se's. lka'm'o's neis
aa'k!ala',.xwu'e-ts pa"me'k at qa'o,.xalyik!taku'hae ", a''ke" at
qa'o..xut'upq !malA.xo'me'k. ta'.xas ku'ko" a'ku'ltk, ta'..xas
n'i'kt'lale', ta'..xas pal ts..xalo'k!itqahist'hae" skt'n'ku'ts" neis
1SO yaqa'hanqame'ike" at qanathisu'mnam.,'sine" at manq!ale'ne at
qakil«'tne': "hiuqa.tstt'tne" neist«'tne" tn lu'n'u." hanqarne'ke"
laa'k!la'ks af. n'atska'lkt'n'e', af qakitt'lne': "hinqa.istt'lne',
ne,stt'hae" tn tka'm'u." ta'..xas pal st'ato'use" a'ku'ta-ks pal
slo"k !itqahist'lne'. ta'as taanasa'mna'nme', yunaqan-
1S5 qa'ane" kwisdn'a, skdnku'ts nuk!ito'se kwes«'n'es
na'ts qahis«'lne', ta',.xas q!a'pe" la.ana.xa'mna'mne-, qake'ne"
sk,"n'ku'ts: "ts !kak,,'nkil ka'si't ! e's ma k-w«'s-ld "lqao .xa'ke-n."
qatwi'3nae" a'pkok !" ksa'kqa'ps s«'t !e's st'aqake'ine'. (ltl¢it:'lne':
"is lu'n o"s skikqt',ne'." tseka.'te" skdn'ku'ts nes a,'k!ala,.x,-
190 wu'e't.s sk:kqa'pse" s«'t !e's. sk:kq !ma'lse', sk«kqoqts !ala'ise'.
tatsuka'te ", taana.xa"mne', latnaça"mne- a,'k:t.la'«'se's tAna-
mu"e's, qak.la'pse': ""ld'n'ek ? k:n'wt'lwo'm ? "' qake'ine" sk«'n'-
ku'ts: "a: waha", hoquahis«'!ne ", husdyanxçu'n'e'." numatsnat a'p-
os] KUTEI A T.kLE$ 13
burst his bel]y by kicking him." The woman did hot speak. Coyote
knew II that it was the tent of a chier. There ,cas an, ther I tent, 150
which was not large. A woman came in I where Coyote was. Coyote
looked, and it was his wife. I She said to him: "Why did yot say
wht the child said ? I This is your grandson. Where is the child
that went with you?" Il Coyote fel] down crying, tle said: I "He 155
froze to death." His wife said: I"My tent is near bv. Let us
start." Then it was I as he had told his dead son. He told him:
"Your mother is going; I but if she has no one to share with herwhat
she eats, she will turn back." Then Dog had n,» one II to share with 160
her what she ate. Then she turned back. Then Covote took her
back. I He entered Dog's tent. Then I she are. Hiswife said to him:
"They have I started deer driving." In the evening, they will corne
back. Don't go in. I In the morning they will do it again. Then
you may go in. Il If you go in in the eveniag, they will aot look at 165
you. I The chief always does that way. He is the Sun." I At night
the deer drivers came back. Then al] went to I the chief's tent.
They piled up the deer. I Then they talked, and they boiled the meat.
Ail the men [[ wettt to the tent. Then (the meat) was l)ehg boiled. ] 170
AIl the children went there, carrying water where the meat was being
boiled. ] Covote always went there. He disobeyed his wife. ] He
went with the children who were blingLng water. [ There at the head
of the teat he threw doxa his blanket. They brought in water. ][
His blanket was taken and was thrown -back fo the door. I When 175
Coyote took water into the tent, he saw his blanket. The «hild]
near the door always sl)illed water on it I and cleaned his fcet
on it. Whcn the meat was done, lit was eaten, but nothing
was givett to Coyote. ][ They were passing the f,,od by the place 180
where he was siiting. He stretched his hand out, ] but he was
told: "]t is hot for )-ou; it is for the next one." I Another one
who was sitting there took it. He was told" " Ii is hot for you; ]
it is for him, for that child." Then ail the meat was gone, [
and he did hot receive anything to eat. Then all weat out, and there
was much ]] food left over. Coyote had nothing left over, because I he 185
was not given anything. Then ail went out. Coyote said: ] "Give
me my blanket; I put it there." I He thought that his b]anket was
lying at the head of the tent; therefore he said so. He was told: I
"It lies over there." Coyote lookèd, and there was [] his blanket lying 190
at the door. It was dirty and wet. ] Then he took it and went out.
He went into the tent of his wife. [ He was told: "Did vou eat ? Are
you satiated?" Coyote said: ] "Oh, no! I w.s hot given anything.
136 BUIFAU OF AMERICAN ETEII¢OLOGY |tLL. 59
se" tdnamu"e's, qak.la'pse': "ma kinq«'qa'lqa'qa nei pt'k!a'k,
195
kintstn'.xa.' a qahist'tno" tt'tq't! ne'nwam n's a'kik.lu-
na'me"s, ta'..xta" kanmi"yit a''.ke" laqant'ke', ta'..xa" at tina-
..xa"mne'. ta'-.xas at na'lq !a'thowu'mne'. swakalkin«'tne"
a'ku'la'k kuts.xal't'kina'ta, huski|hanmu'k.e', is kikqa'ne"
200 ta..xas t'ke'n'." tt'..xas sk:'n'ku'ts ts..xa'kit't'kine', ta'..xas no-
wu'm'ne', ta'..xas q!u'mne"ne', wt'hm'ms naq!am«teqtsne-
skt'nku'ts, nutpalitt'tine'a'k.luk.te'et.s, qakJyam«'sine: "hfi,
hfi, bd." qake'ine" skt'nku'ts neis kutpaln«'te't k!aqakya'-
m'e's, qake'ne': "hfi, hfi, hfi. kul't'twa k.le'as wdma't!
205 k.takt'se'lnoho'sk!umk.luwtst!a'lama'tqaltt'le'k k.la'wta." nut-
p«dnt'tne" sk«'n'kuts"neis k!a'q«t'ke', n'tstikpaya-.XaW,'tine'k-
t«'tine': "pa't k!an.,'ke" neis ke'as Wa'llla't ! a'a'ke" neis kwist
k.la'wl, ts..xatqa.ikt't !.o" pal at qaha'q!,wo'ktsamn«t'mne" qo
tt'..xa hak.lumt'mke'." ta'..xas ts!ma..xa'mne', a"ke" skt'n'ku'ts
210 ts!ma'..xe', qana..xa'mne', n'ts«,kEmu'n'e naso'.''n, ta'.xas
neis ya'qalm'nqame"ke naso'.''n, ilna'hak quke',kata'q-
wu'mne', la..xa'.xe" skt'n'kuts, qayaqana'..xe" qo's yaqanaq-
nak«'ske" naso'.ue-n u's'meks, qa'o.xat'«sakEnu'n'e" qatwiy-
ha'rune" ksdsana'qna sk«'n'kuts, tstn ya'kqasts!Emq:t'qa at
215 k!«'sinil'us'mo'ka'nqa'mek, k!a'qa'qna sk«'n'ku'ts, ta'..xas
q !a'pe" k.la..xa'-.xam, q c-.ke'ne" nata'n.,k !: "
ke'l nei wa'kaq!yule.t'tke" ya'ktnts!:lk!aku'k''l h:nts..xat'tnke't-
ne'." n'itiktt'tne" skt'nku'ts, o"k!'. neis k!aqa'kana s.,l'aqa-
kiya'mne', ta'..xas n'owo'k.e" naso'.'-n, t«'..xas skt'n'ku'ts
!
-')20 a''ke" n'owo'ktm', t'.xtts ts.ma Se" naso'.''n, tt'..xas
tsu'kne', nalk«'ne" a'k.,no'q''kops, q ao'..x',nq !o'kup-
q!o'ne', tse,kat«'lne" skt'n'k(ts, lo'se" a'k«no'q''ko-ps.
k'a'lk:n, qatwiyna'mne" /s..xalq«qal'o"k!' nata'n«k! kts..x,t-
tsu'ko', ta'.xas skt'n'kuts qao'..xakt'n'e" ma'ka"s ta'n'e's,
225 a'ktnq«»wa.«'se's ma'aka"s, nutsinqkupek.,'me'k, tseikat«'tne"
neis ya'qa'njtq !male'ike" qanaq !m,"k.bnq !,»ku'pse'. nul«.'se"
mis ma',ka"s, ta'..xas qakitaq!ma..xoka'ne- skt:n'ku'ts, tsei-
katt'tne" naso'k"e'n nata'ntk!, t a..xta" na's qasna'..xe"
pet'k!a'ks skt'n'ku.ts, qo's ntlqana'..xe', ta'..xas ts!.'n:t'..xe"
230 katt'qni't qana..xa"mne', n'Up$a'hm" skt'n'ku'ts-, pt'k!:tks
nes pat st'awa'.xe" pal slakammq,'tse-n'5pskitqa.ttqana'..xe"
ne naso'ke-n, sk«'nku'ts tao"k!qana'..xe-, ta'.xas mtt..xa'lne"
s,/pqa nes yaqa'nalhanq !oku'pske" o'qo,,ks, qana'..xe" skt'n'-
ku'ts, n'u'p..x, ne" wa'nmt ]s n'a's'e'. -.xa'ts..nt'..1wa'n-e-. qa'na'..xe"
235 a.''ke" n'u'p..xne" wtst!a'lama'lqattt'k_,e-k.lt'wla's, a''ke" n'u'-
kte'. ta'..xas k.tats!tna..xa'mne', n'u'p..xne- sk«'n'ku'ts at na"s
laqoq'ha'nlukpqa'pse tt'tqa't!s, at to'se" qa'psi'ns, sanmo'l-
oxs] KUTENAI TALES 137
I ara starving." Itis wife l«mhed st him. ] She said to him: "You
are always ]ike that. Il ¥ou slways disobev me. I toh[ vou hot I to go 195
irt. Amartwho comestotlfistown isnot givcrt uythirtg toeat. [ At
a later rime, another day, when they do so again, then he may go in. ]
Then he is givert enough to eat. Mcat has been brought in [ for us to
eat. I have boiicd it. It is lhere. I1 Eat." Then Coyote began to 200
eat. Thert ] he was satiated and slept. Early Coyote awoke. ] He
heard a noise. Peopleweresaying: "IIu, bu, I hu!" Coyotesaid when
he heard it (the saine as) what they said. [ He said: "Ha, ha,
let me kill two buc "ks 1] ami red (?) an old grizzly bear with sevcrt young 205
ones." ] They heard what Coyote was saying. It was frightful [ hat
he said. "Twobucks and seven [ grizzlybears are too heavy. Those
will be nine. The people of that town don't carry meat for one
another." I Then theystarted, and Coyote I1 started, too. They were 210
going along. The chief sat do n. Thea [ behind where the chicf was
sitting a row of men starte(1. [ Coyote got there. He went past thc
place where I the chief was sittirtg. Farther ahead he sat down. The
people thought : ] "Coyote is doirtg xTong. Onl-those who areskillful]]
may sit at the head. Why does Coyote do so?" ] Then the- ail ar- 215
rived. Sun said: "Go on I to the end of this mourtt ain. Those who
go quickly shall do it." [ Coyote was meant: Because he had (lone
so, therefore they said it. I Thcrt the chicf arose, and Coyote also[[
arose. Then the chief started. I ]Io started a tire. /Ie carried pitch- 220
wood and he started a firc. [ They looked at Coyote. He did rtot
carry pitchwood. I They thought Surt would be the on_Iv one who
would light a tire. I Then Coyote put fli«ker feathers on his moccasins. ]1
He ran. Theyh»oked at him; I and wherever hcstepped, afirestarted. I 225
The tlickcr did so. Then Covote scared them. [ Then they looked at
Chief Surt. IIe had hot gorte f«r I before Covote was way over there.
Then the (leer dri'ers startcd Il and went along. Coyote was seen 230
coming ba('k already. [ IIe went around in a ('ir«le. [ The chief ha(1 hot
gone far whert Coyote went the saine way again. Then a deer was
shot ] where the tire was, in lhe ('ircle of tire. Coyote went along, I
and saw two bucks. He killed both of them. He went along, 11 and he 235
saw severt grizzly bears--an ohl one and young «»rtes. He killed them
all I and started back. Themen had nothirtg, e.ml Co)-ote saw them I
BUREAU OF AMElIICAIç ETHIOLOGY [BULL. 9
kt'n'e" nes k!t'hva, qaa'luqal'n'e ". qal'tne': "a: ttnto'no"
ktn't'lwa .xma'nlaha'q!woktst'pine'." qakilt'lne': "at qaha'q
240 wokktsamna'mne'." ta'..x«statunamt'sine', qaa'luqak«'ne" pal
kqa.ilt't!wo's, n'uk!u'nil'«kime"nte', qakt'tne" neis k!a-
kime"ne't: "a: ts..xanata'pki't ka,s koTa'qa'ki'n ha
watg. '' qak.ta'pse': "ktnqatwi'ymel ke'itous k!.,'lwa? ha k.la-
qahaqa'nqa'ts? at. n.,lkup..xo'lne" «t tsEqapqona'ne" at. taa'-
245 pak!enlin«'lne" «'kt"wuta'me's." ta'..x«s skt'nku'ts ntlkup-
..xo'une'. tsEqapq«m«'se', ta'xas taapak!ne'"nte" neis kuwtst,!
ta"s k.l«'wla"sts neis ke'a's wa'ma't!s, la'utstnqkupekt'mek.
qalwiynanu'sine" kts..xalha'tke'lcs skdn'ku'ts pal "lcsi'lyuna'qaps
k!t'{wa, q«ma..xa'mne', pal katnoku'pqa skt'nku'ts n'spski't'a-
250 q«d..xa..xam't'sine" k.laqayaqa'n«'momo'l¢«.
I.laka'L.xo'.'- qanaql:'k..xne'; t,nmitiktn'e" neis a'k.,t.tana'me's
q!a'pe's lwtlq'pse" sa'me'itmau..xu'naks nes qa.ik.,'t!wo's.
ta'..xas a','ke" lahaq!ma..xoka'ne" sk«'n'ku'ts.
Tt'..xas tslmi'vit lae't!qao'..xa..xt"mne" naso'ke'n a,'h_,t.-
255 l«t'e's, lae'k:'tne', sk.,'nku'ts laqatna..xa"mne" at nutpaln.,'tnê"
skdnkuts, pal k.la'lo tt'tqa't! neis a'kik.luna'me"s; at.
qa'kqa']itq!«nto'k.e" skt'n'ku'ts t:lnamune'nta'ke's, sl'on.,'lne"
wa'lk.a"s ma kqo'na'm ma kqaht'sit, latina-.x;t"mne" sk:'n-
ku'ts t.,lnamu"e's, qak.ta'pse': "qa'psin kinsitqaqo'n«m nei
260 k!ttqao'-.xal't'ke'l?" qake'ine': "a: wa'lkwa" ma kqo'nam
ma ko'matsqan«'ne'ya'ti't." ts!tua'..xe" nes ya'qa'ha'qa -
womt'ske', tna..xa'nme', qao'saqa'ne ". ta'..xas k!.,kinoqoku'le's.
ta'..xas wunikt'tine ktslmi'yit, ta'..xas laana'..xa'mna'mne'.
N'u'p-.x«nc" skt'n'ku'ts neis yaqaha'nqame'ike" qa'hanin'qo-
265 ma'lse" aa'kuqlat!t'se's" nawaspaTe's, so'.se ". qatwi'yne':
"kuts..xal't'yni't." ta'..xas qake'inc" sk.,'n'ku'ts: "a: kus.'l'aqa'-
ta'l'ana'x.-a"m, kuts..xalqaha'k.lcts na a'ktt.la"na'm." ta'..xas
« I!u'mne''ne" natt'ntk!, n'up..xatwiyta'pse" nawaspa't'e" neis
k!aqa'lwiy kts..xal'a'yni'|, qats..xa'ne" nat.a'ntk!, ta'..xas wu-
270 nil.,'tne" ktshui'yit, n'u'p..xne" skt'nku'ts q!u"mne"s nawas-
pa'l'e's, nuwo'k,ne', tska'te neis a'kuql«t'nta'nae's n'aqs«:na-
k.,'n'e', laana..xa"nme', ta'..xas ts!tna'..xe', qa'na'..xe', t;t'..xas
vi'-ne'. t'..xas "l'l'ld'wtlc"e'ts. n'it..xo'mek, q!u'mne'ine" p:t
ku'k.lu'k qah«k.le'itsne" sk.,'n'ku'ts, naq!male'itsne', n'u'p..x-
275 ne" a'kt'kq!yet.s, n'uk.u..xa"mne', n'u'p..xne" pal n't'nse" nes
a'ktt.la.t'se's nata'n«k!s, ma kw«le'e't.s yaqana'nake', k!a'qa'-
qa'ps tsuk'te neis a'kuqla'nta'me's, qake'ne': "a: k!e'k-
paya'ta'p ha" a'kuqla"nta'm." taq!ayakt'n'e', laana..xa"mne"
skt'n'ku'ts, ts.,tme"yit a"ke" tatna..xa"mne-, qahaqowu"mne'.
2,0 t.a'..xas a"ke" laa'na..xa'mna'mne" sk:'n'ku'ts, qakc'ine': ";t"ke"
Or qttnanu91ot«'aTan¢'. Or
onsl KUTEIAI TALES ] 39
running hy. I He hd pi.le of (gaine) what he kkllcd. IIe did hot
kn,»w what to do with it. He s'id to them: "EvMen|y you have
no gaine. I You ought to carry some meat home f,»r me." IIe as
told" "We do not II carry meat for one another." Then there was 240
nobody left, nd he did not know w!mt to do ith it I with the nine
animals. Ai once he cflled his manitous. Ho. told those whom he
had called: I "Tell me what to do with my gaine." I Theysaid to him"
"You think that they, those who wentb.v, killed notlfing. I They
hlow on t and t becomes small. Il Then they put it into ther bels." 245
Then Coyote I blcw on it» nd (the gme) be«ume small. Then he put
on I the seven bears and the two bucks. IIc tan hack quckly. I They
thought Coyote would not corne home before "night, because he had
much gme. I They went along, but Coyote was able to run fast. Il
They were hot home yet bcfore he passed them. He got home. IIe 250
pulled off I "chat he cried on his belt. IIe kicked it into the tent,
and ]it was ail big again, and the niae aninmls were piled up there. ]
Then Coyote scared them again. ]
hx the evening they assembled again in the chief's }1 tent and ate 255
again. Coyote clic! hOt go in. They heard I Covote. There were no
other men in the to n. I Somewhere Covote ruade a noise where the
women were. Coyote was afraid; ] for when he had gone there the
dav bcfore, he was not given anything to eat. ('oyote entered I his
wife's tent, and she said to him: "'Vhy don't you go there }1 where 260
theyareassembled to eat?" He said: "Oh, yesterdaylwent there, }
and they ruade fun of me." IIe went to the place where they wer"
assembled. ] IIe went in and staid therc. Then they were smok-
ing. I After a long time, in the evening, thcy went out again. I
Where he was sitting, Coyote saw a skin-drying }} frame (?) beh,ng- 265
ing to his father-in-law. It was pretty. He thought : [ '" I'|l steal it."
Then ('oyote sait!: "I can hOt go out; ] I'll sleep here in this bouse."
Then [ the Sun was ash,ep. IIis father-in-law knew ] what he was
thixking about, that he was going to steal it. The Sun did hot
speak. Then, I[ after a while, in the evening Coyote saw that his 270
father-in-law was asleep. [He arose and took the drying frame
and put it under his blanket. [ tle went out again, started, and went
along. 1 IIe thought he was far aay, and he lay down and xvent to
sleep. I Being tired, Coyote s|ept there. He woke up and hetrd[]
people talking. He arose, and he saw that it was ] the tent of the 275
Sun. IIe had gone far, but this happened because he ] had taken the
drying frame. IIe said" "Ah ! [ I long" for lhis drying frame." lIe
hung it up. Then ] Coyote went out. In the evening he came in
again. They were assembled there. Il Thet ail went out again. 20
140 BUREAU OF AMERICA-N" ETI/OLOGY [Br[.L. 59
kutslaqaha'k.le'ts." n'it..xo'mek, n'u'p..xne" ta'..xas kq !u"nme"s
nata'ntk!s, qawunekt't.se', ktslmi"yit ta'..xas latsuka'te" nes
a'kuqla'nta'me's, n'ana..xa"mne', ts!tnat'..xe', qalwi'yne': "ta'..xas
dqa'hak hulqa'na'm." ta'..xas ts!ma'..xe', qa'na'çe" at nanlukp-
2,q5 qt'ne', ta'..xas silkanmevt't.se" qatwi')me': "ta'x. as ks.,lwu-
le"et.s." n'tt..xo'me'k, pal ko'k.lo., ta'..xas n'u'k!nilq !akpa'ki-
tile'itsne', qahak.le't'tsine', na'q!noka'lna'..xwatt'lne', nu'k-
nu..xa"mne', pal n't'nse" neis ma ya'qal, a'mke', tska'te" neis
a'kuqla'nt a'me's, q ake'ine": "a: k ! a"qala'teikt'n'a'p ?" laq ! aya-
290 kdn'e', qak.la'pse" nawaspaTe's nata'mk!s: "q'psin kinsla-
t:'qna? kmqa'lwiy ktnts..xal'ana'..x"m n't'ne" ka'kt't.ta, na htn-
ts!:'na'm na a'qla, ka'k:'t.la attnlaqa'haki'l'iL.xo'me'k', htnqa'l-
wiv kts..xaTtn a'kuqla"ntne"s, ta'.xas tska'te'n ' k.,nlts!t'-
na'n', toasts htnts..xal'ttosaqa'ne "tstlme''yit. yt'stnwunme'-
295 yt'tke" tsthne'vitna'mu, htnts!upsl«3'tiyilqqa"tse', kannfi"yit
m,%ts htnts!tt..xo'me'k, yt'stnwunnçlyt'tke" yu"k.,yttna'm'u.
mats htnts!ttosa'qa'ne a"ke" tatsitmi"yit; a«"ke" htnts!la-
kanmoknatt'tine" kanmi"yit, quha'ti'n kiyu'kyit, ta'..xas
hmts!«saknu'n'e', htnqa'lwiy hmq!u"mne" so'k.e', ta'.xas
300 h.'nts:l'ana..xa"mne" ka'ki't.la, ta'_.xas hutslaqa'tsuka'te'. ''
Tt'..xas. hus«lq ! a'pqa'lq ! a'nu_.xwa'te'.
57. COYOTE AND GRIZZLY BE R
Qa.na'..xe" skt'nku'ts, qaq!a'yumena'se', yu..xa'..xe', n'u'p..xne
k.la'wla's saw«tsqap..xna'kse', qalwi'yne" sk«'nku'ts: "hulk.t.,n-
q!o'ymo'." qakdlne': "k.lawla, k!a'"ntsu." taa'ntsu..xa..xa"mne'.
nulpa'tne" sk.,'n'ku'ts" s.,lts..xa'se" k.ta'wta s.,l'ata'pse" sa'nil'a-
5 ta'pse', qalwi'yne" k.ta'wla: "pat a''ke" knts..xa'l'aqa'ke'."
qaqana'w«tsk.,'kine" k.ta'wla, wunik:t.se" latseka'te" sk.,'n'-
ku'ts k.la'wlas, qakt'hm': "k.la'wla kkotwi"yat!." ta'..xas
n'u'p..xne" k.l«t'wta na's a'kuq!yome'nas qa'kilhaqank.la'pse"
sk«'n'ku'ts, ta'..xas n'e"ktsek, nak.latsulwitskdlne" sk.,'n'ku'ts.
10 qawunik.,'t.se" skdnkuts tala'n'yuna-itsk.,'lne" k.la'wta's, qa-
k:'tne':"k.ta'wta, ktsaq{ilna'na." skt'n'ku'ts laa'ntsu..xa.xa"nme'.
ta'..xas nutsmqkupek«'me-k k.la'wta" mitiya'..xne- skdn'ku'ts.
qaunik«'t.se" tala'n'yunaw«tsk«'lne- ka.'s ..xma ts!a'qa'ki'l
k.la'wla"s, qakeqne" sk«'n'ku'ts: "k.la'wla --," qaq !ma"lilq !-
15 anlo'.ne-, n'u'p..xnc" p«'k!a'ks pat s:tyuwaknmitiya..xna'pse.
k.la'wla"s skdnku'ts, no:sa'no'..xonqa'ne- skdnku'ts, miti-
ya'-.x«naps k.la''la"s, qake',ne" sk:'n'kuts: "qa'-.xatsqano'..xone-
kdme'k qa'psin ktsputwina'tam." ta'..xas matka'«ne" sk:'nku'ts.
qana'..xe" skm'ku'ts, taloq=alqa'tse" lata-.xa'n..xo',,ne- k.ta'wla's.
20 qana'..xe" k.la'wla nes a'k.bk:'s'e's sk:'n'ku'ts, nulpa'hm" na-
kwa'sekna'kse" skdnkuts, pal sd'ala_.xa'çxona'pse-, qalwi'y-
soAsl KUOEENAI TALES II
Coyote said:l"I'll sleep here again." IIe lav down. Then he
knew that Sun was asleep. [It wa hot long hefore it was night.
Then he took the [ drying frame. He went out and sta, rted. fie
thought:[ "Let me go far away." Then he started, tte went
along. Il IIe tan. Then in the morning he thought I that he was far
away. He lay down. /le was tired. Then at once he fell leep. I
IIe continued to sleep. Then he was awakened by the noise of talk-
ing. I He arose, and there he was where he had started from.
took the I drying frame. He said: "What is he trying to do with me ?"
and hung it up. Il ttis father-in-law, Sun, said to him: "Why are you I 2!0
doing that ? Do you want to go out of this my tent ? I If you st.art
here from the inside of my tent, when you lie down there, and if
you I think this will be your clothing, then take it and go. [ Don't .top
at night. Keep on walking II " whole day and a whole night, until 295
morning. [ Do hot lie down the -,vhole day and the whole night. I Don't
stop anvwhere until the next night. I Then walk through that night
until the morning. Just at noon I you may sit down, if you think
thatyou will sleep. Then it xill be good. Il You will be out of my 300
tent. Then I shall hot tke it back." [
Now I bave told you all. I
57. CO'OT .xD GRrZZLY BEAR
Coyote went al, mg. There was a hill. He went up, andsaw[
Grizzly Bcar eating there. Coyote thought: "I'll play with him." I
He said to him: "Grizzly Bear, Short Tail!" [ He hid behind (the
bill). Grizzly Bear heard Coyote talking, calling him bad names. 11
Grizzly Bear thought: "You are sure to say that again." I Grizzly 5
Bear did hot look. After a whilc Coyote looked again [ at Grizzly
Bear. Ho said t,) lfim: "Grizzly Bear, Left-handed Onel" Then]
Grizzly Bear knew that Coyote was on the hill calhng him. I He pre-
tended to eat again. He was looking without lettingCoyote sec it. 11 It 10
was hot long beforc Coyotc looked over the hill at Grizzly Bear. I
He said to him: "Grizzly Bear, Small Eyes!" Coyote laid again. I
Then Grizzly Bear ran. He pursued Coyote. I It was hot long before
he looked over the bill again to say something I to Grizzly Bear.
Coyote said: "Grizzly Bear" He stopped quickly in his
speech. 11 Coyote saw that Grizzly Bear "«- alreadv coming right 15
up to him. I Then Coyote began to run awuy. I He was pursued by
Grizzly Bear. Covote said: "Things that want to catch each other I
do hot run fast togcther." Then Coyote lcft him behind. I Coyote
was going along. 1tc turncd in a circle and got up to Grizzly Be.r
from behind. Il Grizzly Bear wns going along in the tracks of Coyote. 20
Coyote heard lfim I panting. Ho was gctting ncar him. I IIc thought
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nc" kts..xalts«'nke" a,'kwiya't !e's. h»naqu'mtas.xu'ne" sk«'n'-
ku'ts nes kukuTe's, luqam'n'me" te.xalit«'tne" k.la'wla.
qayaqana'.xe" sk.,'n'ku'ts, qana'..xe" k.ta'wta, a','ke" laqa"qa-
25 na',ne" sk«'n'ku'ts, qalwi'yne" k.ta'wla: "ta'x:as kutsts«'nke'n
s-l'n'ku'ts, kuts!«'t!..xa." lats! nes hm:k!te'ets tunaqu'ndas-
..xu'n'e" sk«'n'ku'ts k.la'wtt tats! nes a'kuya't!e"s tuqam'n -
me'te'.xalit«'tne', a','ke" taq«wok«'n'e ". qana'..xc" k.la'wla
qawule.«'t.se', n'u'p.xne" s-l'n'kuts. S'ha'se" pat sluk.tu'kse'.
30 laxa'm.xo'ne', ta'..xas ya'kaqa'lw«tskek«'me'k sk«'n'kutsts
waluna'k!e's, sw«tsnu'kse', qatwi'yne" sk«'nku'ts: "ta'x. as
kts.xal'«'t!.xna'p k.ta'wl«t." qanal'akammuta.'pse" nes
tsino"ks, ta'x.'as ts.xaltsmkina'pse" k.la'wta's, t«t'..xas n'a'nfil-
q!unaki'ne" sk«'n'ku'ts. ¢|ana..xu'n'e" sk«'n'ku'ts" qa.kqa'ne"
35 wunik«'t.se', qalwi'yne': "¢|a'psins kslqa.«'t !..xmt'p k.la'wla ?"
na'l..xunenal.''pse" qttp'sins a'ke'i'e's, tseka'te', n'u'p.xne" pat
s«lqana'ke'sw«tse'ne" a'kuqte.«'ses n«'lse -ks. tseka'te" k.la'wla's.
pa'l na's sw«sqa'pse" a,'k.t:'k !es. nu "km'nmuqkupno' .xunka'me'k.
mitiya'..x, ne'. qak«'lne" nes a'tiya'..xqalkske" m'tse -ks. qake'nc"
40 sk«'n'ku'ts: "fff." ta'..xas n'u'p..XlW" sk«'n'ku'ts p«lts
la'pse', ta'..xas mitiy'..xne', ta'..xas k.la'wla neis nm s-kilyaqaq-
na'pske" sk«'nku'ts, ta'..xas a':'ke" ¢laqna':ne ya'kaqa'l:w«ts-
k.,laka':me'k k.la'wla, s«nmitu'kse', nulu'q:ne" n'akahe'ne.
sk.,n'Ku'ts nao"k[:e"s a:'ku'qte's, n'asnatholu'qske" k.ta'wta's.
45 qanaqku'platt,mu'n'e" maqku'pkpok..xmu're lats!«mo"k!e"s,
a':'ke" n'akahe'ine', a':'ke" ma¢lku'pklmk-.x:mu'n'e', qao.xal'al-
qana'kne" k.la'wla, n'«sak:nu'n'e" s-l'nkuts, k!u'pa'q k.ta'wla
taqana"witsk«'k,ne', sk«'n'kuts sta:t:naq:na'-kse', qake'ne"
sk«'nku'ts: "k.la'wla, ma k«nts !et !..x:na'p k.tukq !a'le'lqakya'me's
50 k.lt'wta n'«'t..x:ne" sk«'nkuts'." k.|a'|a qats..xa'n'e" s«|'-
oto'line', tsEmak!k«"kse" at qa"it!.x:naps«'sne" k.ta'wla"s,
a':'ke" pal ksilqsanmnala'pse's su«'se's m'lse'-ks, ta'.xa"s.
Hus.,lq !a'pka'lq !anu..xwa'te'.
58. CoYOTE AND FOX
IIo'yas, huts..xathaqatq!anu..xwa'te" swu'tlnU - sk«'n'ku'tsts"
na'k!¢yu yaqa%na'ke" nes
(t/) YOUNG COYOTE AND YOUNG FOX STEAL THE HOOP
Qa'ntt.la'ne" swo'timo, naqa'lte" nttsta'hals, a"ke" naqa'lte"
n«tsta'hats, skt'nku'ts ts«lme"ytt.s at n'ananu'te', qakt'lne':
.5 "ttsk«'lc'n' n;pt'k!a." ta'..xas skt'n'kutsna'na ts«tmc'ytt.s
n'ana..xa"mne', at qaq!um'nenamt'sne" latka'..xa"m, ta'.xas
n'u'p..xa q!u"mne"s swu"e's lm'k!yu, ta'.xas at qakt'lne"
..xalc'e's: " ts!tnal'ttskt'te'n' nSp«'k!a." ta'.xas nak!yuna'na at
Bilabal.
oas] KUTENAI TALES 143
he wouhl catch up with him on the right side. 'rhen Covote jumped
along his side. I Then he ]umped around on {he left side of
Grizzly Bear. I Coyote went pas(. Grizzly Bear was gq,ing along
and ]] Coyote did the same again. Grizzly Bear tlmught "N«,w l'Il 25
catch I C-yote. l'Il bite him." Then ('oy«,te jumped ah,ng on
other side. } ThenGrizzly Bear turned te the ri,,.,ht side qtd('kly }
catch him, but again he ('«uhl net catch him. Grizz}v Bear went
along I a short distance, and saw ( o otc. He was goin,,., along tircd.
He overtook him. Then ('oyote was ]oq,king frein one si,le te the 30
other. I Ilis tongue was l,,lling. Thcre was a big st«ne.
thought: "New ] GrizzlyBearwill bite me." ]Ie ('hased him around
that stone. I Then Grizzly Bear was about te catch him, nd I Coy,,/e
was out of breath. Coyole fell dwn lhere. He lay tlmre]l for a 35
time, and thought" "ViChy doesn't Grizzlx- B,'ar bite me?" I Then he
fclt something on his butais. IIe looked at it, and saw I that he had
his hands in the horns of a buffah) bull. Ho, lo«ked at the Grizzly
Bear. I He was standing by his fcet. (Coyote) stood up qui,.kly I and
tan after him. He spoke te him in the way a bull bcllows, and
Coyote said: ]]"Fff!" Then Coyote knew that (Grizzly B(',.r) was 40
afraid of him. I He pursued him. The way Grizzly Bear had
that way I Coyote did te him. He aise did the saine. I Grizzh- Bear
looked frein side te side over his shoulders. There was a river.
started te swim. Coyote put out I one of lais hamls with the horn
where Grizzly Bear was swimming ahead. Il He hit him with it. He 45
hit his backside, and be put out, the other «,ne I and with it aise h«
hit lais backside. I Grizzl" Bear swam across there. ('oyote
down. When Grizzly Bear ws across, Ihe looked back. Covoie
was sittLng down. Covote said I "Grizzly Bear, you were going
O
te bite me. Il It should be once that that Grizzly Betr bi( (3 yotc. 50
Grizzly Bear di(l net speak. IIe was af raid. ] It is truc. Coyote was
never bitten by Grizzly Bear, and I he was bell>ed by h is friend
Buffalo Bull. Enough. ]
It is finishcd. [
5S. COYOTE AND FOX
Well, l'Il tell you about the friends, Coyote and I Foxwhat they
did long ago. I
(OE) TOUNG COYOTE AND YOUNG FOX STEAI. TE HOOP
Thcre were the friends. The one had a young son, and the other
one also hud young son. I Coyote sent out his son lu the evening.
and said te him: I] "Look for manitou power." Then Young Coyote
went out at night. I The people were net 3"et asleep wheu he c.me
back into the tent. When I Fox knew that his friend was asleep,
he told I his son te go and look for manitou power. Then Young
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n'ana..xa"mne', y«s«nwunmiy«'t.ske" ts«'tmi'y«tna'm'o's, to'.xUa
l0 at kanmiy«'t.se" tatka'..x«"m, ta'.xas sk«'n'ku'ts nokunu'.xa at
tseka'te" swu"e's at sta'tkeikMe'tsma'tse" .xate. «'se "s. ta'..xas
wunek«'t.se" kqt'qna na'qsa"s natt'n«k!s.
Qake'ne" sk«'n "ku ts: "t a'..xas hun'u'p..xue" nak«sqt«L.x-uq«t'pse"
n,gp«'k!a"s kam.xa'tc'." t«t'..xas |ayt'..x«t kk.lmq!oynu'le's, nulpat-
15 nit«'tine" -ksakilk:'nte"s ke'iso'ks kk.t«nq!oymu'tc's, ta'..xas s,l'-
aqak«'hm" swu"e's na'k!yu's, ta'-.xa's namat«'ktse" ..xMe"e's
sk««n'kuts nsp«k!a'e's, n'«'nse" n;gp«k!a'e's qasq!mamu'.xo"s
t"ke" h«'k!o" -ks. mt'kÇyu namat«'ktse" ..xate"e's kw«lmu'..xo's.
Ta'..xas ts!ma'.xe', qa'naL.xe', naqsanmi"yit.s ke'kqa'ts ta'.xas
20 ta.xa'..xe" neis a'k«k.tuna'me's, qahotsa'..xe" n'«tqa'k«su'usaqa' -
ne'. ta'..xas kanmi"yit.s k!uuanu'(ika's , ta'..xas nulpatne't«'tine"
tsxanam:'sine" a'k«k.tuna'mc's, qakiyam.,'sine': "ta'.xas k.bn-
q !o'y -kit, ma ka'qa k«nk.t.,nq !oymu'ke,l." tt'..xas n'u'p_.xne" neis
a'kik.tuna'me's n'anaça'mnam«'sne', q!a'pe"s t.,'tqa't!sts
25 pa'tkeists lka'm'u's, qao..xa-.xam«'sine qos ilqa'ha"-ks qan«t.la-
naine'sine', nakal -kint.,'sinc'. ta'..xas n'oqo..xa'!k.,nt."siuc" a'k«k.tu-
mt'me"s, t«t'..xas naqts!«'hkaneyam«'sine ". n'u'p..xne', ta'..xas
ts!«naqayt.b'sine', n'u'p-Mne', so,,k«'k.té't«' -kse" neis yaqa'naqay-
qa'pske', ta'..xas m«te"$ab'sinc', la..xa'm.xo'.e's at qa'na'ql.,-k..xa-
30 b'sine', at so.«k.lit«'-kse', m«tei-.xa'te"s tsm ya'kkaln'uku'pqa"
n.,tsta'hatni"ntek, at. n'«snila-.xam.x«)'.e', suk.]nu'k!.ok!aka-
te'ise', ta'..xas k.tlkuwa'yits qaqa'sk:nb'sine', tats!.,na'lknL,'-
sne" qo. k!:tqa'mt.lana'me"s, ta'..xas ktstmi"yits n',s-ki|qats-
ma'k!itts«tmey«'t.se" qakc'ine" sk«'n'ku'tsna'mt: "ta'x. as hutts!-
35 mm.xa'la kuttsukata'la. '' qak&dpsc" swu"e's: "mats pat k!up-
ski'lqaq !u'nme"nam, huts !up-.xnalat:'tne'." qawunek:'t.se" qa-
ke'ine" sk«'n'kutsna'na: "ta'.xas hutts!:na..xa'ta kuttsukuata'ta. ''
a"ke" taqak.ta'pse" swu"e's: "huq"ake'ine" toasts kas-ks:lq!u"-
rune" aqlsma'kimk !." t a'as qao'saqa'ne', t «d..xas kuwum'ke't.s
40 ta'..xas n'u'pne naak!«3nma'na ta'..xas k.tatit.luk.le'et.s q!a'pt,"s
k.tq !u'mne'na'me's. qakil:'tn.e" sk,,'nku'tsna'na: "t«t'..xas huit s
na-.xa'ta." n'up..xab'sine" sk."n'ku'tsna'na pat sk«k.te'itsne', nu'-
la'se" neis at kwa's:la'wam n'«'ts!kel nbpt'k !a "s. st'aqaqa'pse"
kuwt't'e'ts, qa -kil:'tne': "toasts q !u"mnen'. ta'3as hutqo'na..xa'-
45 ta." ta'xas q!a'pe" q!u'mne"ne" aqlsma'kne'k!, ta'sas
a'..xe', tat'e" qo,s k!3qt'nit.lana'm:s, tnast"mne', n'u'pne"
mika kts«tmi"v«t.s qa.atsqa'pse" o"k!"q,na ksu'k"itm'k!,yuk!a-
ka'te" ne kk.l.,nq!o'vmut, n'u'p..xne" neis a-'k!a'ta.xwu'e-ts pM
styakle'itse" t:lna'muk:sta'ke's. -.xa'ts:ni'thak:lk«'nse" po'po"s
50 yake'ay tsatq!a'kpa'kit..xumuna'pse nes po'po"s t«lna'mu's.
natsq!na'ne', qao'a'.xe" neis yaqahaq!t'ha'nske -. tsuk,a'te -
q!a'qne" aa'kuqlo"kwats!:'se-s, t:'..xas n:'.o"k!"e" nuk:"en'-
w«tsk«'ne" laq!am.xo','na'ts, tt'$as s:lqawoo«'se" neis a"k!a-
osl KUTEBTAI TALES 15
Fox [ went out. He staid out the whole night. [[ When it was ahnost 10
morning, he came back into the tcnt. Then Coyote arose and[
looked .t his friend. IIc was sleepiug wit h bas sou. [ They did so a
long rime for several months. [
Then Coyote said: "I c;m tell 1)y his eyes thLt my son has [ man'i-
tou power. Now let him go and get the toy." I[c had heard [[ that 15
some one had a good toy. Therefore [ he said so to his friend Fox.
Coyote had given fo his son [ his own mauitou power, and his mani-
tou power was Moonlight-jtst-touching-the-Ground. [ Fox gtve his
to his son. (It was) Darkuess-of-Night. I
Then theystrted. They went aloug. After they had gone long
for several days, ][ thcy cme to a town. They arrived there, and 20
they staid at a distance. I The following afternoon they heard [ the
people talking. They sid : "Now I l)hY with your toy." Then they
saw I the people coming out--all the men, [[ women, and children. 25
They ail went there a little distance from their tents. I They brought
it out. Then they carried it into the camp. [ Then they began to
shout. They saw how[ they began to roll it about. They heard
(saw) that the thing they were rolling about had a nice sound. I
Then they went for it. They cught up with it and kicked it. [] It 30
ruade a good sound. They ran for it. Only youths who wcre very
fast could catch up with it. ] It was pretty and bright. ] Some rime
in lhe evening they stopped. They took it back I to the farthest
tent. At night before it was very dark I Young Coyote said: "N(»,«"
let usgo I[ and let us ¢akeit!" IIisfriend said to him: "No, [ thev 35
are hot yet asleep, they will see us." It was hot loug before I Young
Coyote said: "Now h,t us go! Let us get it!" I The friend said
again: "I said no, the poople arc hot asleep 3"et." I Then they staid
there. After some rime I] Young Fox kuew t.hat it was quiet. All I 40
were asleep. Young Coy«)te was tohl: "Now let us go!" ] Then it
was seen that Young Coyote ws asleel). I This lmppened because
he returned erly whcn he was looking for manitou power. Therc-
fore[ ho slept soundly, l[e was t«»hl: "Don't sleep! Let us go
there!" [[ Theu all the l)cople were asl(.ep. Then[ they started. 45
They got lhere to the far(hest tent. Thev entered: and they saw I
that, ahhough it wa.q dark, it ws casilv seen, because the toy
looked bright. I They saw wo old people aslee l) in the doorway. I
Each held a hammer. ]] They were o kn«,ck clown with the hammer 50
whoever came to .teal it. I They wen( in seeretly. (The one) went to
the plrce where it was hartging, [ took hohl of it, and cut lhe string
with which it wLs huug Ul). The other ont [ hcld the door open.
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OAS] I[UTENAI TALES "1'
Then i did hot, toueh the doorwav. ] Jf it had touched it, it wou]d
bave given loud sound. Then [[ they went out. Thel'e fr off they 5
jusç tuched it little, nd iç gve slighç souml. The old couple aç
once goç up quicy ] when it soumled. They looked for the hoop,
but the toy hd disppeared. [The toy ws clled "hgop." The
old woman said: ] "The hoop is gone. Some one stole it." Then
both of them went out, «1 sid: "Some one has stolen the hoop, 60
some Olm bas stolon the hoop" [ çhey shouted their words. Then
he people in the town ] said to one noher: "Listen t- what the old
couple are saying" They went out. [ They were sked: "Which
way h it been taken" It wus poiute,l out to thcm. I They said:
"There was a litle soun,! of it in that dh'ection." Then [ the frids 65
wem 1)ursue(I. The pe,pie went out. Theysaw them going. [ Then
Young Coyote was tol by his friend: "Your father gave y«u [ some-
thing, use it." Then Young Coy,tc Ull[ied I 3lo, lfiight-j ust-ouclUng-
the-Ground, and their tracks Wel'C lost. It was hot l.ng beforc it
w daylight again. IIe sid: "/Ie gaveyou somet[fiug, too." The
other one [[ then tmtied his no,»nlight. The friends were hot 70
visible. [ Wh(,n they were about to be caught, Young ('ox-ot.e w
t«»Id by his friend: "Give me what you are caring." Then Young
Fox took I th,, hoop. OEhel Yotmg Fox untied ] Daress-of-Night.
Then he was l.ost (to lfis ptrsue). They heard onlya rutling n,»ise. 1[
They suid to «)ne another: "The other way a rattling noise." 75
They went tht wav and overtook Young ('o3"«t.e. He was ('atght.
Young Fox was lost bec,use c had thc [ Darmss-of-Night. The
people spoke toone anoth. "D,u't kill him! IIe shal[ be y«)ur I
toy." Then Youug Fox went back, carrying [ the hoop. Young 80
Coyote wus capturcd. [ Young Coyote was tied up. Then they
slept uin. Young Fox sturtçd buck[and went uh)ng. In the
moçning he knew [ that lfis frien,l ha,l bocal taken, tle heard them
talng together and "
sa3ng [ not to kill him. Then he went along
at night. X%en it was almost [[ morning, lin alnlost arrived at his 85
tcnt. Then [ he began to roll the h«,oi). It nlade a good sound.
Then he cw [ that his parents would hcar it. IIe sang, and sai(l: [
"Coyote, Coyote, yot child h been killed!" [
Coyote said: "Hiya', myon!" Then he said:[]
" Fox, Fox, yo child h been killed" [ 90
Coyote said: "See ! You didn't send your son to get matou power, [
and now he has b(,eu killed." Young Fox said ] ag«fin:
"Coyote, Coyote, yo child h heen killed" [[
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95 qake'ine" sk«'n'ku'ts: "hy", kan..xalna'na." qake'ne" na',k!«yu:
"qa'psin kmse'lts.xa sk«'n'ku'ts ma, ts he',ts..xan', ta'..xta"
wa'..xa"m huts..xa'l'up.xnalt'ne" qa'ht n'«'snil'up«'t'e's ..xate"e's."
ta'..xas skt'n'ku'ts taqats..xa'ne', tsmanqa'rne'k, ta'.xas nulpa'lne"
swv't.mo sk.,'nkuts a:ldk.lite'ye«'se's a,'k !a'tmo"ks. suk,,nik«'-
100 te'nata'pse', a','ke" to'..xa at tae'la'n'e" nutpatm'te't kqaldya'm-
nes k!upt'l'e's .xate"e's. ta'..xas aqa't!aks ]aqaskakik.]e't«']e'k
a,'k!a',hno'k, qakil:'lne" sk«'n'ku'ts: "ok!mkt'ne'n ' laq!an-
..xo'nal"' ta'as sk«'n'ku'ts nowu'k,,ne', n'uk!e'nk«'n'e ",
l«.tsaknu'n'e', ta'.xas waqa'yne" a'k!a'hnok, tkaqa'yne"
105 nes a'k:t.ttna'me's, qawakaqa'yne', sta:tkikqa'ne" na'k!yu.
qawan..xa"mne" nes kutpaln«'te't kawas..xomeya'me's, qao.xa-
qa'yse" yaqakqa'ke" na'k!yu nes a'k!a'lmo'ks, to'.xa
qana..xu'se" qak..xaqa'yse" sk«'n'ku'ts yaqa'hanqame'ike'.
qa'o..xatqana..xu'se" nes a,'k!a'tmo'ks, ta'-.xas sAts..xanata'pse"
110 k !:s'mTe'ps ..xale'e's sk«'n'ku'ts, qa'wa-.xanfitna-.xwa'te'k k !e"la.
qake'ne': "hiv" karL.xatna'na, kan_.xatna'na." t a'..xas tawa'.xe"
na',k!yuna'na, latka.xa"mne', qake'ne': "hoqa. u'pne" ka'n'-
aqam'ke't m«'ksa"n h,»nutpahmt«'tne" nes kts«nk«'ne't.
k!u'p..xa't ta'..xas ku's&s%..xam:'tel qak.,lamna'mne': ' ma, ts
115 up«'l-kit, pal kmsd«sqa..Xm:'tki't ktnk.lmq !o'ymo'k"il ts..xal'-
mqa'ptek k«nk.tmq !oymo',,ki't. ' ta'..xas kut'ats!«'ka'm."
Ta'..xas qt'mt.ta'ne" swu'tmo" sk«'nku'ts at la'psilqake'ne"
sk«'nkuts: "t a'..xas hults !mat'ana..xakana'la." naqa'smwunt'-
ke'ts qak.la'pse" swu"e's: "ta'..xa's hults!.'nat'ana..xakana'ta.
120 ta'..xas tmtaqaokiqa'ne aqtsma'kmk!." ta'..xas ts!mak«'kne"
sxw'tmo', nuk!qape'ne" na'k!yuna'na pat ka'qa'ps kk.t.,n-
q!,,'ymo" qao'k.likpa'me'k, ta'-.xas la..xa'..xe" sw,/tmo" a'k.,k.lu-
ha'me's, qawitsa'..xe" qaktsu'w«sa'qa'ne -. k!unanu'qkwa's
nulpatnet«'tn'e, ts..xanam«'sne" qos a'kik.tuna'me's, qakiya-
i25 m:%ne. : "ta'..xas ana..xa"mki'l kmlik.linq!o'yke-l." qawum-
k:'t.se', ta'-.xas n'aka-.xa'mnam«'sne', q !a'pe"s nes at
yaqanek:'t ske nes a'k !a'hno'ks ts .xatk.lmq !oymu'le"s qanik«'-
tse'. ta'..xas Ana"haks n'aka-.xa'mnal.-k,'sne" ..xate"e's. nahlo--
ma'tib%ne', n'u'p..xne na'q!apq!li'sa'kse- lna wuq!ta"mse',
130 k!a'qaqa'pqaps, ta'-.xas qa'naqkupti'k..xat:'sne-, nuts:nqkt, pck-
mt'kse', ta'..xas mite..xat:'sne', ta-.xa'n..xo%le's at qanaqt:'k..xa-
1.,%ne'. ta'..xas sk«'nku'ts k!umna'nl:kpakta'pse-, qake'ine.:
"t a'.xas hutqomt..xa'ht', kut'atsukata'ta." qake'ne" na'k !¢yu:
"ma'qak. hutsat'«tk:'n'e'." naq !,'naq !ne'ne" na'k!yu.
135 ta'-.xas sk?nk-u'tsna'na n'o'k!nilhatnokupqa'ne., taqa'la..xa"n-
..xo'tne'. tats!maq!anaq!ne'ne" na'k!yu, lats!ma'..xe" sk:n'-
ku'tsna'na, taqa'ta..xa"xo'lne', htto'qalqa'tse -. ta'..xas
vu ts!e'q!a'naq!ne'ne', ta'..xas sk?n'ku-tsna'na nutsqa'nkaqu-
pe'kt'mek, ta'..xus q!a'pe" n'umats!na'mne- k '
-.taqala..xa m.xo,l
('oyote said: "Hiya', my little sou!" Fox said: [ "Why
talk, C«»yote ? Don't talk! I,atcr on, [ when he arrives, weshalt know
whose chihl has been killcd." [ Then Cov(»le s«dd no more.
just sitting therc. Then [ Coyotc an(l his fricnd heard thc n«»ise of the
hoop. [[ They felt glad, but they also ahn,)st «rie«! when they heard
some one saying [ thnt his chihl had l»ceu .killcd. Then therc
n,»ise of [ the hool). Coyote was t«»ld t,,» o])cn the. d,,«,r. [ Then
arose and «,pencd it. [ ïIe sat clown, and the h,,o l) came ',lling in.
It rolled [[ into the tent. It came along rolling. Fox was l.ving 105
down. [ ]Ie did hot nmvc. Then they heard somc one singing. [ The
hoop rolled to whe'e Fox was lying. Il «tllno.t [ f,'ll ch)wh, Lut went
r«»lling on to where Coyote was sitting d,,wn. [ There the hoop fell
down. Then they tohl him [[ that Coyotc's son was dead. IIe h,l! 110
down crying, [ and said: "Hiya', m" little son, my little soc!"
Then Young Fox arrived. [He entered the tent, and he said: "I
not k-now what has happened, [ but I heard that he was taken. [ He
was seen when they lost sight of me. Thcy said among t.hentselves:
'Don't ][ kill him! Since you bave lost siht of your toy, he shall [ ll5
become your to-.' Then I went back." [
Then ('oyote tul(! his friends lived in the tent. Covote often sahl:
"Let us make war on them!" After some rime [ his friends said fo
him: "Now let us make wai' on them! [[ Probahlv the po«»l)h, are no 120
longer uneasy." Thon the two friends stnrted. [ Young Fox wa, left
alone. Bectuse he ha(l the toy, I he was hot h,nesonie. Then the
friends reached the town. [ Thev did flot go near. The two stopped.
When the sun was ging (lown, they heard talking there
It was said: "Now go out fo play!" It was n«,t ] long 1)ef,)re they 125
came out. Everything that [ used to be de»ne with the hoop wheu
they were going to play with it was done now. [ Then his son Was
taken out. They were ail ar(»und lfim. [ They saw that his haii' was
ail eut. [[ He used to bave long hair, but now he was changed. Then 130
they kicked lfim hard. [ lIe started to i'un, ,,nd they pursued him.
When they caught up with him, he was kicked agaia. [ Theu Covote
pitied him. Ho said: [ "Let us go nearer! Let us take him back!"
Fox said: [ "Watt, l'Il do somethingI" IIe ruade a sign with his
head. [[ Then ail of a sudden Y«,ung Coyote rn fast. They could hot 135
overtake him. [ Fox again ruade a sign with his head, and Young
Covote started again. [ They couhl hot catch u 1) with him. He ruade
a turn. [ Fox ruade a quick sim with his head. Tlmn Young Covote
tan their way. I Then ail laughed bocause they could not overtake
150 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [ULL. 9
(t) ('OYOTE GAMBLES 'ITII SAI.MON
151) Qa'ntt.la'ne" swo't ,m,) ". ta'..xas mqa'psc" kk.bnq!o'ymo.
mdl«dne'tt'tine" qayeik!«na'mo q«'(laps a'kh'lmo'ks
swv'lmo's sk«'n'ku'tsls na'k[yu's, t.stmt'çe', tstnaluwa'ts[-
çne'. qalwi'yne" ktssalho"qç neis a'k[a'hno'ks, sukakt'n'e"
qyeik[tna'mo, slaqaqna'ne" kts[tnaluwt'tsç, pt'kht'ks
155 n'upatt'sne" suk"a, kt'ne skt'n'ku'ts at qawula$a"mne'.
ta'$as sdtspo'lwiynatt'ne', mt'kstt"n m'k3"u at qa'halwt'-
tshae', qalwiynamt's]ne" a,na',ki'n. ta'ças hta'$e" qayekt-
na'mo, naqu'lne" n«t,sta'halnt"nte'k, nokue'ise at'alttskt'l'e's"
qsama'lne', k.la'çt'm qakt'tne" swo'timo"s skt'nku'ts: "ho'y,t's
liO hula'l,wats mt'la." qake'ne" skt'n'ku'ts: "qa'psin kutsalwats -
ha'la?" qakilt'lne': "kalqa'hA'lt." qake'ine" skt'nkuts:
"so',k,ne'. hutsalwat s naht',ne'." tt'$as n'anal'tf ku'lne'.
t.a'$as nal,watsna'mne', qake'ne" na',k«yu: "ma,ts lha'l,-
wats ale'"ne's. kma'le" htnstsnitknema'lne'." ta'as nal-
165 watsna'mne', qawunik:'tne" nuq''lne" skt'n'ku'ts, a','ke"
taha'l,watshm'mne" a','ke" lah,,q"a'lne" skt'n'ku'ts, t.a'sas
qa'pe'luq"a'lne a'tmo na',k«3 Ulm'na. pet'ka'ks nuqua'lne"
a,ka,lmok"a'e's, pal nests ko"tmo'l, ta'ças qa'nqa'me'k
skt'n'ku'ts, qakt'lne" na'k«na'nas: "tstmtmt'le'n' tttu"nc's,
170 hmts$alqakt'lne" k.humttt'ktstp knaalu'(l'i'ls. '' tstna'sc"
mk 3mna'na. qakt'tne" tttu"e's: "(lakc'ne ka'ça
ktama'tke'ts kmalu'q 'li'ls." qatwi'yne" na'k yu: "q'psins
kt'lke't? tlqahamatt'ktsa'p qu'psins kaqa'ke'." qakt'tnc"
sale"e's: "tstmtm«'le'n', ktqa'ke'l qa'psins n't'lk'et."
175 latstna'se', qalt'hm" sk«'n'ku'ts: "q«ke'ine katt'tu qa.uCpsa
qa'psins hm'itkt't«mi'l." qake'ne" skt'n'ku'ts: "a: çma
lqsa'nmu'tqa.u'psa? ts!tnamt'te'n' ktqa'kil, mats
kltsta'lktsa'p." tuts!tna'$e" ne lka'm'u taquna'e" tttu"e's.
qakt'lne': "qake'ine" toasts ke'tslakt'lki'ts kidama'tki'ts.
1SO mi'ka htnwilt'lwiyna'tmet, ktssa'lstt'Ie'k." n'u'p$ne" na',-
t Story z3amc of salmon; modern namc
o] KUTEIAI TALES 151
Young Coyote. Even the fastest runners couhl not catch up 140
with him. [ Therefore they laughed about it. Young Corote cmc
along. [ They could hot catch up with him at d|. Then he came
to] where the parents were. Fox and his friend nrose. I Then it
was known that he had taken back his son. They to|d one another:[I
"Don't look at Corote u.nd his friend! They are b,d. [ Thev might 145
kill us." Then the friends started 1)ack. I[iya! thev «d!lcried,
bccause they had no toy in that town. I Coyote and his friend went
on. They arrived at home, and [ thev cre glad. Il
(b) COYOTE GAMBLES WITII SAI.ION
Thenthe friends live«i in their tenl. Thcyhad the tov. [ The Sa]mon 150
heard th.q.t the friends I Covote and Fox had the hoop. IIe startcd
te) gamble with them. I tte thought he would win the hoop. Salmo
was a good I gambler, therefore t hey st arted t o gamble. Long ago ]] it 155
was -'kn«»wn that Coyote was a good gamblcr, but he did not kerp it
up. [ Therefore they tried their lu«k with him but Fox never gam-
bled.
traveling br canoe. They were young men, an(l one (woman) lheir
sister [ went with them. When hey arrived, (Saline»n) said to Coy«»te
and his friend: "Letus II play!" Coyote said "Whatshallweplay ." I 160
tic was told" "The lfiding ganm (lehal)." Coyote said: I "Well, let
us gamble!" Then they ruade a tire outside, I and they began to
gamble. Coyote said: "Don't [ let him gmble! Your son and mv
son shall bepartners." Then [] they playcd. It was hot l«»ng belote 165
Coyote lost the gaine; and
he lost everything. Young Fox and Iris uncle had lost [ the hoop.
That is what they wanted fo get. Coyote sat d,»wn, [ and stid to
Young Fox: "Go to your futher [[ and tell him te) givc me the thing 170
striped crosswise." Young Fox went.
says you shall give him the thing striped cr«sswise." " Fox th«»ught:
"What [ does he mean ? He did hOt give me anything. Whvshould
he say that?" He said [ to his son: "Go t,» lfim and ak him wh;:t
he means." He went back, and Çoyote was tohl: "5[y father says he 175
doesn't know
he not know it? Go to him and tellhimnot ]tokeepitfromme
because he likes it." The child went back and came to his father. I tic
said to him: "tic says you should hot keep it back bêcause y(u like it.
but give it to him,
to ber with it." Then Fox knew (what it was). [ Then he gve it to
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETIINOLOGY [su.59
k!yu pe'k!a'ks ma kalnat«'kt.aps t!a'nqo'ts" a'kenuq!"ma'-
ha'S. "'ldtsx. al'e'lki'gs." nakak:'n'e" ncs t!a'nq,,'ts"
nuq!"ma"na"s, namate'ktse', qakt'lne': "..xma ha'k !a'm_.xon««ke"
na's tslmts !ite'kte'." lats!malk«'n'e', namatektse'lnc" skdnku'ts.
1,% qakite'tne': "qak.'ne" kate'tu nasts hm'aqan'dkdtmi'l."
qake'ne" skdn'ku'ts: "ka xma ku.e'tke't.." qake'ne"
na'k!yu: "matsmtsa'q !mal'aha'twats !k«'lne'. huts!ts!«na'..xe'."
qakitdlne" skdn'ku'ts: "qake'ine" kat«'tu k.,ntsa'w«tskpa'ya't
. kts..xatts!t'ka." ta'..xas n't'tilmo'matqana'me'k na'k
190 qawunekdt.se" sk«'nku'ts na"qa'nke'ne', qake'ne': "a:
k!utsta'pne', pt'k!a'k .xma huta'q"a'me'k." qao..xa'.xe na',-
kLyu. qak:'lne" skt'nku'tsna'na's: "huts!asnala'ne'." ta'-
..xas quna'..xe', tît'x, as nat,wa'ts!ne', na'nAkt'n'e', nawas.xo',-
mc'k. qalq !ant'lne'.
195 "hun'a'qa'na'me" nt'|c'hs k.lqa'e'nwu'n'e'."
Laa"k!ta'ks a','ke" nawas..x,,',mek, qatq!andlne.:
"' huno'q"a'lls k.l'u'pna'm."
Qawunekdt.se" nuqaka'ne ". kte'tet:'lek qayek!ma'mo.
a''ke" ta'lwa'ts !ne, a''ke taoq"aka'ne', n'?snithamlk«nmaqne"
200 sk?wku'tsna'na's, mt'-ksa"n na'kLyuna'na sk:'n'ku'ts n't'st-
nlhoq%'lne', ta'..xas q!a'pilhoq'a'lne" qayeik!ma'mo, qake'ne"
qayek!ma'm,: "_x. ma ke'nqaw:tkate'ki'l Mkaale'tskilna't,.. ''
q«tke',ne" na'k!yu: "so'k,ne'; pal k:'nsitqake'-ldl." ta'..xas
st?le'k, a''ke" ta.uq"a'tne" qayeik!ma'mo, ta'..xas latitstt'le'k.
205 lats!ma'..xe" n'Aa'n'e" o"k!%na ku'qat nana"e's, qake'ne"
na'k«yu: "x. ale"ne's ts..xal't'nse" t:lnamu"es, kam.xa'te" pat
k!u'pskiltsaqu'n'a. '' ta'..xas skdnku'ts mtqa'pse" papa"e's.
nalalitt't.se" ..xale"'e's.
(¢) SALMON WOMAN TRIES TO DROWI CO$'OTE
Qa'n«t.la',ne" swu'timo', ta'..xas naqa'lte" sk?n'ku'tsna'na.
210 n'o"k!'i'l'it;'n'e" ne pa'lkei, pal ka'qaps yaqso'mgl'e's.
,v'k!q,,na ko'qa'ka lm'k!+yu s:l'aqaqa'pse qa'qa'ps
yaqso'"mits, n'ok!ini'l'e'ta%na'me'k ne pa'lke» n'u'p.xne"
skt'n'ku'ts pat ts..xa'lsil'ats!ma'se" neis papa"e's, a''ke"
n'ita%na'me'k ske'nku'ts ts..xatqsama'tne" x. ale'"e's neis
215 ktsts!dna.'s, qaiwi'yne" na'k!«yu: "ma "lcsante'et ne
a'k«nmdtuk, hutqsa'ma't. .xma kts,.xaTe'p .xate'tmo
sk«'n'ku'ts." ta'.xas a''ke" nïtaqna'me'k na'k!«yu, ta'.xas
tao'qo,.xa,.xa"nme" nei pa'lke yaqso"mi "ts. qakel«'tne" :
"ma'q«'k, huts!oqo'.xa,.xa'"mne'." taL.xas n'«ta'n'e- nei pa'tkei.
220 qakdlne" .xale"e's na'kk!yu: "h«ntsqa'osa'qa'ne-" huts.xal-
qsama'tne'. ,.xm ts_.xal'upel:'lne- -.xale'timu sk:'n'ku'ts." ta',.xas
n'oqo'..xa..xa"mne" na'k!yu, ta'.xas ts!maqu'lne', n'us'moka'n-
os] KUT]IAI TAL]S 153
him. I "He must me.n the purtridge til." Then Le took out thc
partridge I ti] nd gve it t0 him. He said to m: "I tnk ho
meant just ts. He must have meant it." (The boy) took it bck
un«l gve it to Coyote. ] He was told: "My father sys you must
hve ment ts." ] Coyote said: "t else should I mean " ] Fox
said: "Doa't gmble for a while. I shall go." Coyote w told:
"My father said you should wit for him. ] He is cong." Then
Fox got udy. It ws hot long before Coy,,tc shouted, sang: "You 190
let me wit. I ought to bave back lready wht I lmve lost."
Fox ived t herc, and sai,l t o Young C«,yot c: "I»t us be prt nom ]"
Then [ he went there, and hey ganbh,d. II, moved his hands in
the gaine and sang. [ He sang thus:[[
"enever I ara p-inted out, tire gamiding b«,ne will disappe."
d he sng also another song.
"If I lose, they'll die."
It w not 1,»ng b(,f,»re ho began to in. Salmon bet again. ] They
gamblcd, and Fox won another gaine. Young Covote was s pt-
ner. [ le Young Fox and Coyote themselves had lost, ] now Sal- 200
monloet everytng. Salmonsai,l: "You ought tostake ngainst our
sister." Fox said: "It is well,.since you say so."
Salmon lost again. They had notg else to stke. ] ]Ie startcd 205
home, n(l cried becuuse he had lost his youngcr sister. Fox sd:
"She shall be your son's wife. M- son [ i still too young." Thon
Coyote had a daughter-in-law.
(C) SALMON WOMAN TRIES TO DROWN COYOTE
The friends lived together. Then Young Covote had a clfild. ] At 210
once the womn begn to cy. She had.a canoe. ] Bec,use Fox had
won, therefore they had cnoe. The woman got ready t once.
Coyote saw ] that his daughter-in-lw was going home. Then Coyote
lso got redy to ccompany s son here [ he was going. Fox 215
thought: "There are ha(1 places in that [ river. It me go along.
Coyote and Ms son ght die." [ Then Fox also got ready. The
womn went uboard the cnoe. She w told: ] "Wuit; l'll get
abord." Then the womn cried. ] Fox sui(l to Ms son: "You sty 220
herc; l'Il go along. Coyote nd s son might be ed." Then ] Fox
went bord, nd the can started. The wolnan was seated in the
154 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 59
qa'me'k nei pa';lkei, qa:naqu'lne', san_la.apqle'ise, la.xaqu'l-
ne'. qake'ine" sk«'n'ku'ts: "naqa'ak upaqu'|e'n" huts.xal'«ntanal-
225 ..x«,'ne" lka'm'u." qaqalwi'yne" ne, pa'lkei, n'ila'n'e', ta'.xas
la..xaqu'lne" neis aa'ka..xa'pqle"s, n'u'p.xne" na'k!«yu ks«lsa'ml-
wiyna'taps neis pa'lkeis, naqa'pse" a'kukts«'ke'ns m.'ak!eyu.
qak«'lne" ne,s .xale'itmo"s sk«'n'ku'ts': "qam.x«t"mke'l na a"-
kukts«'ki'n." ta'.xas qana..xa"mne" .xalc'itimo sk'n'ku'tsts
230 na'k!eyu, ma'nwitska.n«'le'k ko"s na'kyu, ta'_.xas wat!a-
qu'n'e" yaqs«»"mi'l, n'iktsmoqu'n'e', q,hvi'yne" nei pa'lkei
ta'.x;,s kts !u'pil. nei a,'kukts«'ki'n yo'kuqu'n'e', a :nk !«»'nanm«'-
tuksta'wakaqu'n'e" yaqso"mi'l, m«nwttsk«'kine, llei pa'lke t
sla'tkek!aq«,'matt'tse" pal qa.u'pse'.
235 L:ts!maqu'tne'. qa'wule't't.se" a''ke" la"psanla..xapqle'ise'.
a:n't'sek,let«tne'ise', qake'ine" skz'n'kuts: "ma"qa'k, huts..xal-
mtan«l..x«,',ne" kapa'pa." qa'tsekata'pse" neis pa'lkeis, ta'.xas
la.xa¢lu'lne', a'a'ke" ta.ttk:'n'e" na'k!«yu neis a'kuktst'ke'ns.
la«»'qo..xa..xa'"mne" -.xale'timo skt'n'ku'tsts na',k!«yu, lama :'n-
24{ w«tska..xnt'te'k ko"s, a','ke" la«ktstnuqu'e" yaqso'mtTe's.
:t :nk !«,nanm«'tuks l«ta'wa" kkEmtn:.xonu'q,ne" yaqso"mil, taaka-
qan=.xa"mne" na'k!,yut.s sk«'n'ku'ts ..xale'ttimo. tsekata'pse"
neis pa'lke's, statke'k!aq,»'mat«'tine', a','ke" palaqa.uph.'pse'.
(d) SALMON W«}MA:-% " TRIES TO KILL COYOTE IN HER TENT
Ta'..xas slala.xa'..xe" aa'k't.la'e's nei pa'lkei, qalwi")'ne'.: "ta'.xas
245 kaat«'tske'l kts.xal'«snil'o"ki't. '' qa'q!a'nmoqts!«nu'kse', qa'o :-
..xat'upaqu'tne'. lt'etel.xa..xa"mne" hei pa'lkei, qan:k.l«'l.xane"
nesyaqso"mi'ls, qahri'yne'kts.xaly«'k!talqku'm-o-, n'asqa'nat-
hotsinqa':tse" sahanle«'t.se', qaa'toqaq:na':ne" a]swv'tmo" pal
ksahan]e't.s, na'«k!«yu qao'.xaqa'nme't..xo',ne" ya'l]eits, ta'..xas
"_°50 q,na'..xe" tsw,'timo. yo,.xa'..xe', s«nt.lanam«'sine', k.l«tina'..xa"m
nei pa'lkei qake'ine': "husilwam'a'lne" kml'ok'«'tki-l." n'e't«'kte"
ta't!e's, ta'.xns ktina'.xa'm nei atswo'tmo neis qaakqa'pse"
n«tsta'ha'ls, nuwu'kse" n'ana.xa"mse', nuwu'kse" n'a's'e" t«tna'=
mo"s tska't.se" a'tsu"s n'ana..xt"mse', wunek«'t.se" tatka'-
255 k«s..xa"mse" natkz'nsë" n'«t!qa'pse" a:q !ut'«'se's .xa'altsins.
.x«,natye"k !talc'sine'. ta'..xas q !a'pe't'«l«nk !omatiyam«'sine'. n'it-
..xoniyam«'sne'. ta'..xm naq!ako'ne" nes a'q!uTe's ..Xa'altsin.
tt'.xas sahanoqu'n'e', a:'ldaqakz'n'e" neis a:'kukts«'ke'n:s
na'ak!+yu, wunek:'t.se', ta'..xas laqasa'hanoqu'se-, tao-'k!inki_
260 n«'lne" se'it!, tseikat«'tne" na':k!«yu, sla'tke'k!aqo'mat«'tne-, pal
a'«'ke" s..t" aqa'ta[' okt«'lne'.
Ta'..xas ts«lmiy«'t.se', qak.la'pse" neis nul'a'qana"s: "h)'ne"
qayeik!«na'mo, tsrlmi'yet h«ntsalnu'qak'lne -. hmts!e'k«'lne-."
ta$as ts«hni'y«'tne', ta'$as ts Ima'.e" na'«k !«yu, ts.xalhaqu']me.
os| KUTENAI TALES 155
bow. They traveled along. Therc was a cascade. They came to
it. [ Coyote said: "Wait; paddlc hore[ l'Il carry the chd along-
shore." [[ The woman did hot want to do it. She ced. Then they 225
aved at the cascade. Fox knew [ that the woman was with
them. Fox had a bladder. [ He told Coyote and ]ris son: "Go into
this ] bladder." Then Cgyote , his son, and Fox went in. ] Fox had his 230
pipe in ihe hole of the bladder. Then the canoe upoet and sank.
The woman thought ihey were dead, but the blad«ler floated.
Farthcr down thc river ] ihe canoe ame up again. The woman
h)«ked })ack, and Iherc they were sitting together. They wem not
(h, ad. [I
She tued tack. Not far away there was unother ccude, ] u still 235
more teible one. Coyote said: "Wuit; l'Il I curry my grandchild
alo the shore." The woman did hot l«,ok ut lfim. Then ] they
arrived there, and Fox worked again ut h blad«lcr. [ Coyote, Fox,
dthe bovwent in uga. I]He held the pipe at the edge of the 210
hole. Then their can«)e went down again. I A little farIher don thc
river the canoe emerged again. ] Coyote, Fox, und thc child came
out. The woman Io«kcd at them, ] an(1 Ihey «ll sat down together,
and again she had hot killcd theln. [
(d) SALfON" IVOMAN TRIES TO KILL COYOTE I lIER TEXT
TheaIhewomungotbacktohertent. Shethought:ll "Mybrothcr 245
shull ll ull of them." Therc was a smooth precipice there. ] They
went ashore. The womun landed, and cke(t I the cnoe. She thoht
she wouhl upset it. ] Thon thvy climbcd up u bad place. The friends
did not ow what to do ] when they came to the bad place, but Fox
had town t«»bacco on it. Thon [] they went on, an,1 the friCds 250
reached the top. Them was u tent. When the woman enIered, I she
said: "I bring lhem all; kill them aH." She meant (spoketo) I her
eIder br«)thr. When the friends arrived there, a young man was
1)ng down. ] IIe urose and went out. Two ohl KOlllCll also arose. I
Each took a (sh und they went out. tcr some rime Il the twc 255
cumc back agaia, carrying (the buckets) fill«d with d«,g manure. ]
They tlcw it into thc tire. Thea ail the pcoplc covered thcir heads
and ] ly dowm The dog munure was burni, I and therewas bad
smoke in thc house. Fox did the sume thing ith the bladder. ]
ter some rime there was no smoke. They took off Il theK blankcts 260
and thcy lookcd at Fox. They were allsitting there together, I and
aguia they had been unable to ll them. I
Then ut night they were told by un old man: "There is no I salmon.
At night you shull curry torches. Thea you sha eat." I Ia the evea-
156 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 59
265 skt'nkutsna'na, ts..xal'ako'ne" n'o'k!e'ne nttsta'halna'na.
ts..xalhatnu'qune" skt'nku'ts" tsçatqawu'saqa'ne ". qakib'hle"
sk«'n'kuts: "toasts hmtsqu'mnc'ine hmtsupsa'tyittsc, ka'te"
a" kmq hVko', hmq !u"mne" tsçal' u pic'snq'." t a'as ts maqu'lne"
na',k..yu n'«'n'e" ka'qot', sk«'n'ku'tsna'na tsçaF«'n'e"
270 qayekmVm,v's, ne mtsta'halna'na tssal'«'n'e" kaw«tsnu'qa -
ku'pko', ta'as sk«'n'ku'ts qaosaqa'ne ". ta'ças wune'k«'t.so"
at taa'na"wtsk«'kom" sk«'n'ku'ts, qab'hm" sk'n'ku'ts:
" hm'u'psa taqawAnqht'ko', ta'ças hmtstaa'nasa"m', ta'as
hu'tsit'upAammda'ne'; tsçatsfi'aqqa'ne" nei a'nq u'ko'." qa-
275 wunek«'t.se" laa'na'wdsk«'koe', n'u'p.no', ta'ças taqaw«tnq u-
ko'pse" (los yaqso'"mi'ls, ta'as n'u'pçne', ta'ças k.t'up«'tam-
ha'me's, q,»s a'ka'taSwe'ets ya'w«sqa'pse" tdna'mo"s naw«ts'-
nui$omuna'pse" po'po"s, ta'qa'nam tsçatyaqça"tatta'pse'.
nests k hVpNa ktsqapqu'na"s a,'k !almokuwa'e'ts qos yaqso"-
20 lni't, qalwi'yne" ta'$as ktstaa'na'am, qawunck«'t.se" tat«k, muq-
kupno"çunaqna'se" nets n«tsta'hahm'na"s, qak«'e': "n'«pta-
wa%ne" n'p«'ka." ta'ças sk«'nkuts qatwi'yne': "qa«'n'e"
hultsq«Ve'p, pat ksA'«se'ka'te" qo po'po', m«'ka kc'e'n tdna'mo
,1«» k'aw«'tskc'n, m«'a pat ke'en no'k'ey qo po'po', ktsçal'o'-
2s5 pihnu'na'p." ta%as taqao$aqu'mtasçu'n'e sk«'n'ku'ts, qatwi'y-
ne': "hul'a'q,ne'ts." kh»"pç,na'ps nes tAna'lno"s ta'ças
ktsçat¢sA'aana'ça'm, t a'ças ne tAnalnuk«'ste'k yu'waka'tat-
çmfia',te" ça'ts«lfl'asq,wa'ç, me'tmsaqçu'ncya',te" sk«'nku'ts
ktssatqhkpak«'t$o', ta'$ lata'aqu'nflasçu'n'e" sk«'n'kuts.
290 n'itqkupqa'nw«sqa',ne', ta'$m tdnamuk«'ste'k qatwi'yne"
ta'«m ktsvalsA'aqayaqa'wa',qunfla',so's, ta'$«m qana'qkup-
ta'tte', pat sk«'n'ku'ts kitqkupqanw«'sqa, ta'as llei tdlmmu-
k«'stek ya'halqanaqku'phdta'mne', qaha"ten a,'k.la'm'e's
qao'$atUlm'lnne ". ça'tsmflqhkpakitona'nme'. ta'ças lats
295 lm'çe sk«'nkuts, q,,s yaqa'hal'a.upaqlalU«'ske" taqao'ça'çe ".
taa'e', ta'ças na',k!,yuts sk«'nku'tsna'na ta.upaqu'tne', qa'a-
le'n sAqa'la'mnam«'sne': "qa«'nse" lqa'q h'klmto'na-ps tA-
na'mu's sk«'n'kuts, sA'aqat'aqawa'çe" na,s «'nta"s." sAtssa'n'e
sk«'nku'ts, qake'ne': "a: husA'awa'$e', qa.upta'pine" tdnamu-
300 k«'ste'k, hutuqa'tkumna"nte-. '' ta'as n'uma'tsne" wAke'-
ne'. at qakqu'n'e" ske'n'ku'ts: "$o:$o:o:" n'u'pç,ne" na',k,yu
k.t'u'pe'ts tAna'mu's, ku'pske' k!u'm'a'ts, qak«'tne': "ta'ças
woasa'q,nan ' taoqo"wakava'm'e'n '. to'ça te"wam kwa'-
() FOX KILLS SALMON
305 Netsts wa'lkwa's" ke"twam na'k3m neists
net n«tsta'ha'l una'e" nes aa'«'tu, ta'as n'it'n-
Bos] KUTElqAI TALE$ 157
ing they started. Fox was to paddle, Il Young Coyote was to sl)e.r 265
(the fish), and t he boy was to carry the torch. I Coyot e was to remain(in
tlm tent). Coyote was told: I "Don't sleep. Look at the [ tire. If
you should fall asleep, they will kill you." Then they paddled away. [
Fox paddled. Young Çoyote was the one to spear II the salmon, and 270
the boy was to hold ihe torch. I Coyote remained (in the tent) for
some time. [ Coyote looked out. Coyote was tohl: [ "If you should
see a small tire, then come «)ut. Then [ we are about to kill one an-
other. For that reason the tire will be thus." Il It was hot long bef«rc 275
he looked out again. Then he saw that the tire [ in the canoe was
small. Then he knew that they were about to kill I one another.
There on each side of the doorway stood an ohl person. I They were
holding a hammer each, readv to strike with it I if anv Olm shouhi
want to go there. Then they would sirike from each side. Wheu
he saw the light in the canoe getting smaller, [I he intended te» go out. 20
It was not long belote I the boy came running in, and said: I "The
manitous have killed us!" Coyote thought : I "I shall certainly die.
That hammer is terrible. Although onlv an old woman [ is hohling
it, nevertheless the hammer is ruade of stone, and she will II kil] me 2S5
with it." Coyote jumped there. He thought:l "I'll fool them!"
When that old woman saw that he [ was about to go out, then the
ohl people lifted their hammers I to hit him. They both stood with
legs apart, ready to strike Coyote. I They were about to -knock him
down. Then Coyote jumped there. Il Ite stopped «luickly. The 2(0
old people thought I he would jump through between them, md
they struck; ] but since Coyote stopped quickly, the-old people I
struck each other right on their heads. They I hit each other and
killed each other. Then II Coyote started to go t« tho place where they 295
had lande(l. He went there I and got there. Then Fox and Y(,ung
Coyote paddled ashore. I They were just tellingeach other: "Certainly
the old woman has knocked down I Coyote, therefore lm h«),s n,)t corne
to the shore." I Then Coyote talked, and said: "I ;m here. The
old peoplc have hot killed lne. Il I have lande tr.uble f«»r thenL" Then 300
he laughed aloud. I IIe laughed thus: "So, so, so!" Fox ew n«w I
tiret he h«td killed the old people, and that he laughed for this reason
He sai(l t,) him: I "tIurry up! Corne aboard ! Those who I make war
on us are conlmg. I[
(e) FOX KILLS SALMON
ThenFoxsavayouthcomingout--thesameone I whom he had seen 305
the d«v before when he arrived and entered the teur. ] The youtla
went down tothe river. Then ] hetransformed himseff into a salmon.
158 BL'REAU OF A]VIERICA.I ETHI'¢OLOY [no.
me'k, n'tnqa'pte'k qaye'k !tna'mo"s. ts..x:dsa "nilwiyna't e"
sw,'t,mo's na'k!3m's, qahvi'yne" kts.xal'u'pil ma kqa'kel-
310 k!umna"ntaps nes k.l'a'..xalwa'ts!..xa. (pal husla'tyiltstk!ma'-
l:nkt'n'e', mt'ka skt'nku'tsna'na n't'sine'lhaqu'lne'; na'k!«yu
n't'sinelako'ne" qayek!tna'mo's.) t,a'..xas neis kulqo'l, qana-
qu'lne', n'u'p..xne" qaye,k!tna'mo's, no'h,ne" na'k!yu ke'e'ns
nes wa'lkwa"s ma k!aka'-.xa"lns nttsta'hals, n'u'p..xne"
315 k.l'e'nqapt.'t'ke's qayek!ma'mo's', ts..xal','t'ko" at nes luqa -
q!a'lkt'n'e" nci nttsta'hahla.'na a'ktnq!u'ko'ps, saqlmne"
toasts k.lsukqa'o'..xal'a'ko"s na'k!yu"s, pal ke'e'ns ta't !e's
nes kts..xa'l'ako"le's, n'u'p.xne" n«»'k!yu ya"qaq'na'-
pske" nes nttsta'halna'nas, qatwi'yne': "hul'a'qnets."
320 nes luk'q'ka'se'- nes kia'k..xo"s nes luqank!ont'lne ".
qakdlne" nes mtsta'hats nes n'«'n'e" ka'mke" qayek!«na'-
nm. sA'a%ndtse" nes yaqaka'ske', qanaq!alk«'n'e" a'k«n-
q!u'ko'ps ne nttsta'hal, ta'..xas suk.lako'ne" na'kçyu.
k!u'p..x« ne nttsta'hal pal s|a'qane'tsa'pse" na'k!«yu's
325 qake'lne" : "ma,ts qa'o'..xa l'a'k«,'n' a,'k,,wu'm'e's, qa'-
o'..xal'«dk«»,n' a.'qa't!e's." a'a'ke" ne, mtsta'hal s:lqalwi'yne"
kts..xa|'u'pi'l m'k !¢yu's. nests qa'o'..xal'a',ko" a'qat !t'se's
na'k !¢yu. ta'..xas .X.'lna yek !ta'se" yaqso'me'l'e's, neis kqa.'k.laps:
"toasts a'k,,wum't'se's." qats?nk!npaltiya'..xne" qao'..xal'ako'-
330 ne" a'k,wum't'se's, n'u"k !"ni'l'u'k !qnu..x«mu'q"ne qayek !tna'-
mo. n'u'p-.xno ne nttst'hal pal s:t'uptle'sne" ta't!e's, ta'-.xas
qa«,'-.xaq!ankt'me'k nes o'k!"e'haks yaqso"nfils, ytk!talqo-
k"t'ne', ta'..xas n'tnqa'ptek qayek!:na'mo's nei n:tsta'tmlna'na.
ta'..xas lats!«'nal'upa'..xe" a'k«t..la'e's k.lMa'..xa"m, ta'..xass..l'aq-
335 ke'nc': "n'uplawa'sne'," qalwi'yne" mdksa ta'..xas ktsup«'le"s
nes k!uk!qa'pe"s, a''ke n'a'sit'upla'pse', ta'..xas qals'kilkina'-
pse'. ta'..xas na'k!¢yu sw,'tmo lats!tnnqu'lne" nes k!u'pit n:ts-
ta'ha'ls, naqa'pse" a'ko'k!atsk!:k!«»«'se's, h,lama'ne"
..xakdn'e" yaqso"m«Te's, a''ke" wtrq!la"mse'. (at q%na'ne"
340 nes p«'k!a'ks aqlsma'km«k!, wa'na%na'nam qa'la n'u'pil
naso'ke'ns at lulama"ne" at lats!:nalk«'n'e" am'a'k!e's.)
ta'_.xas sAkanmiv«'t.se" qakil:'lne" ..xale't,m«, sk:'nku'ts: "toasts
hmtslama'nw«tski'k«'lne'." qa'naqu'lne', ta'_.xas yuwa"km«-
nuqka'se', ta'..xas yunaqa'ne" ne aqlsma'kmk! ne hak.h»'-
345 ke ". ta..xas wanaqna'n'e" na'k!¢yu's, qalwi'yne" sk«'nkuts:
"m«'ka p«'k!a'k huna'qada«lqana'qulna'la." lama'nw«ts-
k«'kne', qake'ne': "sukakate'ne k,wa'naqnana'wa's."
qak.la'pse" na'k!¢yu's: "qa'psin at kms«lqatso'kat ko'ts..xa
ma huqak.l:'sne': 'toasts k«nla'qanaw«'tske'k.'" ta'..xas
350 n'«tw«tsqu'lne" sw,%mo sk«'n'ku'ts, m:'ka k!als«'nte'k ka'qol
qatal'awam.xa"mse" yaqso'm«Te's, ta'..xas la..xa'se" kwana-
qna'naps, tsuka'te" neis a'k.laln'dse's neis mtsta'ha'ls.
os] KUTEIAI TALES 159
He was going to attack ] Fox and his friends. He t]loug]lt he would
kill them, because he had been beaten [[ when he ha(1 gone to play 310
with them. (I have been ail the rime making a mistake. ] It was
Young Coyote who paddled, and Fox [ who speare(1 the salmon.)
Then they paddled along. I They saw a sallnon. Fox -kuew it was I
the youth w ho had conte out the day beore. He knew II that he had 315
turned into a salmon. When Fox was ready to throw his sper, I
the boy put the torch to the otlaer side. He did tlais so I that Fox
should not lait the salmon, I for the one to be speared was his elder
brother. Fox knew what I the boy was doing. He thought: "I'll
fool him!" Il The fish was coraing along on one side, but lae pointed 320
thc other way. I He said to the youth: "Salmon is coming there." I
He fooled him in regard to the side whence it was cmning. I The
vouth turned the torch, and Fox speared him. I ïaen the youth saw
thaç Fox had fooled him, Il he said to him : "Don't lait it in the belly; I 325
hit its rail!" The youth thought I the salmon wouhl kill Fox if he
should lait, its rail, I because then he would upset the canoe. Whcn
Fox was told: I "Don't hit its belly," he would not listen, but he
hit it II in the belly. The s«lmon at once turned sideways. I The b»y. 330
saw that his brother was killed. Then I he stepped on one side of the
can«»e, fell int«, the w«ter, I and became a salmon. I Then he went ba('k
to his tent and arrived there. Then II he said" "They have killed us." 335
IIe thought the Olle remaining might also be killed, I as two had ]»een
killed. Then threc lmd been -killed. I Thon Fox and his friends went
on paddling. I The youth who had been killed wore ear ornaments.
They cut off his head I .'tnd put it into the cnoe. He ,'tlso had a long
braid. Il (In oldên times the people used to do this. When ther 340
ruade war ttnd somc ont killed I a chief, they cut off his head and took
it back to their country'.) ] Then in the morning Coyote and his son
were told" "Don't I look back!" They paddled on. At sunrise I
many people from a large camp II came to make war on Fox. Coy(»te 345
thought: ] "They are already pa(ldliug af ter us." He looked back]
and said: "A oa'eat, many re making war on us." I Fox told |tire:
"Why. don't you obey me and do [what I tell you? Don't look
back!" Then II Coyoteandhisfriendsstopped. Nomatterhowhard 350
they tried, I they could not more their canoe. Then the warriors
arrive(l. I (Fox) took the head of the youth. I He lifted it up and
z The two old people and the Satmon.
160 BUREAU OF AIEIICAN ETINOLOGY
n'«ktkalne qak«tnc': "a: ha" km'o'tki't? '' p«suqk«'n'e'.
n'iktse'nuqu'se', lahaquhm', n'u'k!'nilawa'IL.Xa"mse" yaqso'-
3.55 m«Tes, pat satkmuk,ne ". nei kyu'na'qa ta.xas qa'oal '-
«'t,witsqu'tne" nes ya'qa'na|'«ktsenoquske a'k.lam'«se's
mtsta'hals, tan,as na'k!yu s:|'ats!muç( « taqatseikat«'he'.
(j') TtRTLE RES«UES THE SALMON IIEAD
Qakc'ine ne yaqa's«nqaltke neis n«tsta'hals: "qala
tats«Vk'a't nais a'k.tam'«se's kam.xalc"mi't, mu ko'o'k!qa'p -
360 qa'tt na.ute ". ts-.xalsate't«'tne'. '' ta'as q!ape" aqtsmakmk!
n'an,wa'ts!ne', pat k!o',lo" qatakim'lne', ta'..xas qa:'bn
kiyu'kiyit qake'nc" ka'$a$--n'uk!"e'ne" ntsta'ha'l qat'a-
tt'tne" ka'..xa..xs--: "hutsçatk!an,,wa'ts !ne'. qak.ta'pnc" ka'.xa..x
ne tuq!tsqa'maa ka'.xa..x, at km'tsqaqna'pmfi, pal knupça'-
365 kit ka'.xa.x at kqasts!u'mqa'qa k!a'nwats!, hutssal'ako'-
k"tnmt'|ne ", ke'tssa ka'..xa.x." tu'sas nei nttsta'ha| qake'ne':
"huts.xalk!anwa'ts!ne'. ta'..xas htntsta.upa'qu|kt'tne" a'ktt.|a-
n«'s-ki't, kanmi'y«t, qattn -kiyu'ki)it ta'$as hutstaa'waka-
w,'ts !ne'. ta' .xas hen'tsaqo'koEaqok.,'ne'." ta' .xas lats
370 rune', kanmi'yit qa"lin kiyu'kiyit qakiya'mne': "ta'.xas ma
kts..xa|'aa'waka'wa'ts! ka'..xa$, ta'$as taqunamt'tl|." ta'.xas
q!a'pe" tahotqta'mne', na'w.,tskpayat.,'hm', qa:'lin kiyu'kyit
laa'wakawa'ts!ne', tahatkt'n'e" a'k.|am't'se's neis n:tsta'hts.
tu'$«s tska'te" nes na.u'te's, naqsumue"ytt.s ke'e'ns
375 tttnamu"e's, naqan'okunnfi'ytt.s a"s at qats.xa'se', ta'$as
at ts:n'matatik.,'n'e" k.tc'tssa's at qat!aq!ta|dpse', ta'.xas
q!utse'te', n'uma'tse" pat n'uktuk"e'se" a'k!ahna.t'se's.
tamate-.
Ta'.xas hus«|( l !apqa|q !anu..xwa'tc" qayeik !«na'mo.
59. COYOTE A:'D TIIE DUCKS
Ho'ya's, huts..xalhaqa|q!anu$a'te" sk«'n'ku'ts ..xa|e'tmo nes
o«'k!aks yaqa|etk«'nke" kiu'q!ta"s.
Qahana'$e sk«'n'ku'ts, nat..xo'ne" ..xate'e"s. suna'..xc', sk«kq!-
nu'kse', qak.tayi'«'tine" yaqa'w«silqo'k!awa'ts!e'kina'$nam-
5 na'mke', n'u'pne" sk«'n'ku'ts qos lu'n'qo's yunaqa'pse"
kia'q !la" 's. nonu'q !wit st a'pse ". qa a'lo'q alnu 'k !,ne'. qatwi" 'yne":
"ho'yas hut'a'qne'ts kia'q!|a." qak'lne" .xate"e"s: "ho'.vas,
ei'"la'n', qato'kin': ' a:lskh"t !es kat:tS:'.'" ta'$as nei lka'm'u
qake'ne" nes yaqak.la'pske" t«tu"e's, ta'$as sk«'n'ku'ts a''ke"
10 n'ei'la'n'e', qato'kne': "a:t'ka'skat, a:|'ka'skat." ta'.xas
n'uk!'e'ine kia'q!la qo,;s a:n.'lqa'ha'ks qaw«squ'|e'k, qak«'lne-
ataqa'lt !e's: "ma'qa'k ts«nk!apa'tte$a'ki-t qos n'«'ne- n,Sp«'k!a
yo'qake'ike'. '' ta'ças nei kvuna'qa kia'q!la ts«nk!apatt«te-k
pal st«tJse" qos ns10«'k!a"s, qakila"mne: "ts!«'nat'upam«'lki-t,
KUTETAI TALE$ 161
said to them: "Is this what you want ?" He put it into the water. [
It sank. Again they paddled, and their canoe moved right away. [[
They we saved. Then the crowd stopped I oa the water when the
head «,f thc youth sank. I Fox went on. They did hot look back
again. [
(.f) T[RTLE RESCUES THE SAL31ON t[EAD
355
Then the one who was the father of the youth said: "Vho [ will
get this head of my son ? I bave one more child, [[ a daughter. He 360
shall marry her." Then ail the people [ dived. They went into the
water, but could hot get it. Just at [ noon Turtle--u young m.n
called [ Turle--said: "I'll dive. Turtle, [ the arfim.l, sai(lto me [ I
should d,) it, because you know [[ Turtle is au expert diver, l'l[ tre." [ 365
Thus suid Turtle. Then that youth suid: [ "I'[l dive. You shu[1
paddle back to the shore to your tents. I To-morrow, just at noon, l'll
corne out of the water; [ then paddle bck here." Then they wcnt
back. [[ On the fol[owirg day, just at noon, they said to one another: I 370
"Turt|e wus fo corne up at thistime. Gobackto him." Then I they
ai1 paddled buck and waited for him. Just at n«on [ he emerged,
currying tbe head of the youth. I Then he took the rl. For sever,l
daysshew I[ hiswife. Foroneortwodysshedid not talk. Then [ 375
he teased her to make ber talk, but she wouldn't talk with him.
Then I he tickled her, and she lughed, lier mouth htd « bad smell. I
tIe left her. I
Now, I bave told you about the Salmon. I
59. COYOTE AND THE DUCKS
Well, l'Il tell vou about Coyote and his chil,lren [;--what they did,
a long time ago, to the Ducks. [
Coyote was going along, cLrrying his s«,u. IIe weut down to
[ake. [ It is named V[mre-they-fight-with-Broken-Pieces-of-W«)od
in-the-L,ke. I[ Coyote knew t[at far away there were many [ Ducks.
He was hungry for thcm, but had no w,y of getting at them.
thougbt: I "I'I1 fool the Ducks." He saidto his son: "Go
shout, 'Omyfatber's brothers-in-lw !'" Then theclfild I saidwbat
hisfuther had toldhim. ThenCoyote also II cried. Heshouted: "0
my brotherin-l«w! O my brothers-in-lawV' Then [ one Duck was
swimming farther away on the water. He said [ to his children:
"Wait: iisten [toi whxt the manitous[ are saying!" There were
many Ducks. They" listened I to what ¢he manitous were crying
10
z See p. 19.
8554o]3u11. 5.q--l,ll.
BUREAU OF AMEttICAI ETHI0LOGY [Bu,,.59
15 h«nts..xal't'k.lilk«'tne" qa'psins." ta'..xas n'ok!e'ine" ts!«'nal'u-
pa'..xc', qak«'hm': "q«'psin kmske'ikcl ?" qake'inc" sk«'n'ku'ts:
"h,: hms«ty«lu,'nstaw'sne" k!aqa'tsok ke'nk.tmq!o'ykel.
koa'qa'lqa'talholqatsa'ta." tats!«na'.xe" nei -kia'q!la'. qake'ine':
"palo"sily«lna'nstaht'ne" kok.|mq!oyala'c's." qake'ine" nei
20 k!u'k!e': "lu'n'o"s upam«'tki'l, hmts..xa|tsuka.tk«'tne ". k«nl-
k.lmq!oymt'tki't." td.xasn'upa'-.xe" kia'q!la, n'«tk«'n'e" x.ate'i{-
mo's sk'n'ku'ts kts.xatqa.«ktsinu'qos m«'ksa"n q,'hamat«'kise"
a,'k«nqowa«'sc's, qakit«'lne" sk«'n'ku'ts .xale'itimo: "ta'x:as
hutqsana'ta." ta'..xas qsama.'lne" kia'q!ta"s sk«'n'ku'ts .xalc't-
25 mo. t«t'..xask.lunq!oym,'lne" kia'q!h"s, nakilk.|mq!u'lik kit'q!la
at nulqan'o..xu'n'e" neis k.toha'kq!nuks n'alo.xaqa'n'u..xu'n'e'.
sk«'nku'ts at |a.upa'.xe" at n'mtana'.xe'. .xo'na'm at nutu'qne',
at laho"tqa'n'u-.xu'n'e" kia'q!la, at la'tsine"s lato'.xaqa'nu-
..xu'n'e'. tse:n'o'k!,il'«tnu'mo'tst«'lne" sk«'n'ku'ts, qak«'lne':
30 "saha.'n'e" at k«nhulqa'n'o.xo'ki'l, ta'.xas at mats |aqaqt -
na'pkil, ata'qki't pat k!oho'psi'hlaya,qa',lha'k, at ne qaTa-
al'qataqa'pki'|, at q!a'pe" hm'tsawats!k«'lne'." ta'.xas qaki-
tt'mne"-kia'q!ia: "pl s«lso'kse" qos ya.qake'ike" nSp«'k!.
hulqa'qana.waht'e's." ta'.xas -kia'q!la at qaqna'ne', neis ts«t-
35 nfi"y«t.s at ta.upa'..xe" sk:'n'ku'ts, a.t qusqakiyiks«'le'k «'nta's.
ta'..xas n'«tk«'n'e" sk«'nku'ts a.','k«ts n'alqa.nam..xon«'tne" ncis
a'k«nu..x«)'nuks, ta'..xas kia'q!la qah,'wats!, at qaqoqak:'n'c"
u's'meks, at qht'pe"s n'«tuk!sa'ne', a''ke" laqaha'wats!s
qaqak«'n'c'. «hm'haks laqaha'wats!s at la«'tuk!sa'ne', qak:'tnc"
40 kia:q!ht"s: "ta'x.'a nei hmtshnawa'ts!ki't at ts!upEna'qt«'tki'l.
lllaatS uta'kilwi'tske'iki'l." ta'..xas s«t'«tklwi'yne" sk«'n'ku'ts.
..xma kts..x.'lwo'kats a'kak!o"e's .kidq!la"s. ta'x. as naqsan-
mi"y«t.s kqa'kein, tt'.xas yumqa'pse" ke'e'k sk'n'ku'ts.
tse:n n'u'l)çne" ki;t'q!ta l)al laqaso'kakate'ine ". qakiht'mnc':
45 "palu's:ltsa.'mnaqaptt'teya|«d,ne'." qake'ine" k!o"k!e" kia'q!ht:
"nei qakalo'me" yaaqanit.|a'ke" sk«'n'ku'ts at ts!an«'mse"
k!a'|ikwa«'tine', ho'yas, ts!mam«'tki'l, k«nltseikatm«'tlil a'-
k«t.la"e's." ta'.xas n'uk!e'ine" kia'q!la q:d'at«'tne" m«'tsok
ts!«nawa'ts!ne', k.ta'..x"m a'k:t.h.«'se's, n'upa'..xe', n'u'p..x, nc"
50 yunaqa'pse" k!«tma'se"ts kia'q!ia"s, n'u'pç, ne" pat n'«'nse"
sk«'nku'ts', tats!ma'.xe', k.lata'.xam qake'ine': "pal n'«'n'e"
sk«'n'ku'ts p:t s«lo'ktawa'sine'." ta'.xas n'«ta'n'e" kia'q!ta.
qakiht'mne" kia'q!la: "kanmi"y«t.s a','ke" ]aqaq, na'was.
hmts.xathak«iw«'tski'ik.,'lnc', nei h«nts!mtwa'ts!ki't h«ntstse'i-
55 katk«'tne" qa'psin naqants.xa'to neis a'k«no.xo'nuks." ta'.xas
k:mmi"y«Ls ts!«nat'wa'ts!te'k -kia'q!ht neis k.tua'kq!nu-ks.
nei u's'me'k q!a'pc" nak«Iw«tsk«'kine', qawile«'t.se" n'u'p.xne"
Barnaby: k.luha'kq!nuk.
oas] KUTENAI TALES 163
Some one said: "Go ashore 11 and ask him something." Then one of 15
them went ashore. ]IIe said to him: "Why ch) you say thatç"
Coyote said: ] "We wanted you. You are playing nicely. I We are
n«)t able to go on the water." The Duck started, and sai<l: I "Thcy
are wishing for us. They want te) have our way «,f playing." Then]]
one of them said: "Go ashore. Take them I and play with them." 20
Then the Ducks went ashore. They matie it so that I (7»yote and his
son should hot sink, but they did hot give them ] their fethers.
Coyote and his son were told: "Now I let us go together!" Then
they went out together--Coyote, his son, and the Duc -ks. Il Then they 25
pltyed with the Duc -ks. While they were at play, all the Duc -ks I flew
ahmg to an«»thcr lake. They flew there. I Coyote went ashorc over-
land. When he came to the water, he swam, I. but the Duc-ks ew
again to the other lake. ] Ail at once Coyote laid down a rule. IIe 30
said fo them: ]1 "If is bud for you to fly away. Don't do it any
more. I Swim there through the middle of the water. I Arrange yOUl'-
selves in a line right across, and all of you dire t ether. Then I the
Ducks said to one another: "It is good, what the manitou says. I Let
us do it!" Then the Ducks did so. Il At fight Coyote %ellt ashore. 35
He stepped on shore. ] Then Coyote madç somcthing to stretch
across I the brook. Then the Duc -ks came diving ahmg, and did hot do
anything. ] The first one he tied, the next «»ne tiret came diving
al0ng I he let ge), and the last one that dived coming along he ticd
again. He sai(l II to the Dtc-ks: "When you start diving, close your 40
eyes. ] Don't look!" Coy«,te was clever. I (lle thought) they nùght
see his trap. They I did so f«,r sever«d days. Then Coyote had much
food. I The Ducks just knew that they ceased te, be m«ny. Thev
said among themselves: Il "We are getting few in numbcr." One Duck 45
said: I "The wind is l»lowing from the place where Coyote's tent is. I
It gives a smell «»f bttrnt f,t. Now g« «n(l h»ok into his I tent." One
Duck was c«dled Great Divcr. ] IIe dived «nd came to Coyote's
tout. He went ash¢,t-e, and saw ]1 many dried duc-ks. Then he 50
knew that it wasICoyote. IIe went bat'k: and when he came
back, he said" "It is I Coyote. IIe is killing ail of us." Then the
Duc-ks cried. I The Ducks said among themselvcs: "IIe will do the
saine to us to-morrow. 1Look out. when you dire! You will scell
whether there is anything in the stream." Then I on the following55
day the Duc-ks started diving fo anothcr lake. I The first oncs ail
lookcd, and it was ne)t. longbcfore thcysaw I somcthing right a('ross
I Mot-head (?). -
164 BUIEAU OF AMEIICAN ETHNOLOGY
60. COYOTE KILLS PAXTItER AND LIBERATEs TIIE SALMON
II0,'yas, hutsqah l!anu..xwa'te" swa' k!u'pta'ps skdnku'ts'.
(o) COYOTE KILLS PANTttER
Qa'n:t.ldane" sk:'n'kuts salet«'tïne"-.xa'ltsins, tsdmi"y«t.s
qake'ne" ..xa'ltsin: "kanmi"yit.s ..xma h:nts !na'melkdlne" ata-
tsan:'skil ne samt.la'ne', qa'k.le'k swa's, at qahuwa%ne"
5 mdksa"n at n'u'po-it!e'ne'." kanmi"yit.s no'kunoça"nme--
s'n'ku'ts, qakeqne': "ts!ka-l¢z'ne" ka'ku'qla"nt." ta'..xas ..xa'-
ttsin namat«'ktse" n'nuqla"nt«'k.le'k sk:'n'ku'ts, ta'.xas ts!«-
na'..xe', la..xa'..xe" san:t.ta'e's swa's, tnaxa"mne', ha: yunaqa'pse"
a'ku'la"ks, t:lnam-«'se's sla'tmts!«lko'se-, alaqalt!«'se's
10 tkins a"qu'qt!e's, swa's la%nitkaçam''kse', qatse,kata'pse-.
i Baraby: hm'a'|nwiktseyekt'ine'.
: Barnaby: qahand.la"ne-.
o^s] KUTENAI TALES ]
the wter. They div'ed and went back. Coyote said: l"Oh, you
have a (good) mind! I was going to kill you all." Il Thc Ducks did 60
not do it any morc, but flew again. I
There was the lent of lvTtx, lle went Otlt. The win«l was
blowing this way, I and he smellcd the burning fat. IIe sta'tcd, fol-
l[»wing/he smell, I and arrived at the lake. Il(- saw/hat Covote had
much fo eat. I Then he ruade him slecp; and both slcpt, II--Coyo/e and 65
his son. L)nLx took the Ducks. I IIc t[»ok Covotc by his rail and
pulled it. Then he had a long tail; I and tle als«) -»ok his son. ]Ie
took his face and pullcd it [ s,» that he had a hmg face. Thon he
started back. Coyote's son woke up, I and hesaw (his fa/ber) slecp-
ing. He saw that he had u long face Il an(l a long rail. Then the 70
son laughed at him I because he was that way. IIe w«»ke him Ul).
][Ie looked at his son, I and he saw/hat ho was differcnt fr«»m what he
had been: [ and he loked at the Ducks, and thcre was no food.
Theystai(l there. I IIc said to his son: "I'll g,) hat way." Covote
started I[ and saw a tent. ]le knew il was the ten/ «»f Lynx. [ fie 75
knew hat he had stolen he food. He madc him slccp, I and ho
back the Ducks. tIe took hold of his rail I and pushcd it in, and he
did the saine to his son. Just a litle piecc of the rail remaincd
sticking out. I He took his face and pushed it in, Il and ho ha(l a sh[,ït
face. Then he went back. LvrLx and his son awokc. I The - saw
how they were, and that there wus no f«d. I Thercfore Coyoe has a
long nose and a long rail. I Lynx did it. And lhcrefore Lnx I has
a short nose and a short rail. Cow)te did it. I[
Now I have t«»ld you ab, ait ('(»yole, what he did t,» I the ducks $5
l«ng ago. I
00. COYOTE KILLS PAN-THER AND I,IBERATES TIIE SALMON
WeI1, l'll tell you a story ho P«mther was killed by Coyote. [
((/) COYOTE KILLS PANTHER
Coyote had a tent. IIe was married «» Dog. In the e-ening I
Dog said: "To-morrow you sh«ll go to Font tlllCle. [IIis tent is
there, tIis naine is Panther. ]le is not hungry, but [[ he is very 5
stingy." On the following morning Coyote arose. [ He said: "Give
me my clothes." Doggave [ Coyoe lfis clothing. Then he started,
and arrived [ where he tent of Panher was. He entered. Oh,
there was much meat. I His wife was scraping fat off a skin. IIis
chihlren were clealfing guts. [[ Panther was putting feathers on ]ris 10
arrows. They did m»t look at him. He sat down, tnd I thought:
BUREAU OF" AMERICA ETHIOLOGY [BULL. S9
qa:nqa'me'k, qalwi'yne': "ltnqawo"kata'pne'." la'ana.xa"mne.
taqa'o..xalktkq !owasçoncyik:'me'k. latina..xa"mne', pal sdqa-
tseikata'pse', qa"nqa'me'k, nanuq!wt'le'k, pal ko"was, neis
ku'pça a'ku'la' tsEma'kfituwa'sne', laa'naa"mne', sd-
15 tstna'e" tttqawmxo'mc'k, k.tala'a'm a't.la'e's.
Tsd"ytt.s qake'inc': "kanmi"yit hutsuqna'neyala'ne'.
naqa'ne" kak.t'se', hoq»atskao'ne'." qatwi"e" a'ttsin:
"ma n'upiyite'nc" k.laqa'qna." kanmi"ytt nuquna'me'k.
l«laalo'nc's qakt'tne" skt'n'ku'ts ttlnamu"e's: "a: wa'silqun-
20 yaamtqin' a'ku'la', ltn't'kne'." ta'ças ça'ltsin ts]tna'çe"
q«,uS a'ktt.tana'me's, tinaça"mnc', qatse'ikat¢'hm', qa"nqa'-
mek', qake'ine.: "husiyaamt'tnc" k.tst'n'e's skt'n'ku'ts'."
qatseikatt'he', kwune'ike'ts la.anaa"mne ". nonoqwt'le'k,
pat ko"was nests ku'pa a'ku'la' kumnaqaq«'ne'.
25 lalaça'e', qake'm': "hoq"a-mate'ktstqnc'. ''
Qike'ine" skt'lkuts: "pa"mek kaflamat«'ktset, es a,'k
laawu'e'ts ma a'q!a'nqalhol'itn«'hm'." laqaoa'e
a',ltsin. tnaça"mne" a''ke" laqa'tse'katdhm', wa'haw«ts -
k«'kne', n'up'ne" na,s pal sq!a'nse', pat nutu'ab'sne'.
30 qakene': "nasts ke'ens " ta'as tsukua'te ". luqaw«ts -
k«'kne" swa'. nu'pne" pe'«'ka pal tsa'ltsit'o'kuak«'nse -.
nais qa'kqa'pse" no'keys, tskua'te -. pal kuwaha'lat
a'ltsin qanaqkuptaltmu'hm" reis no'keys, qa"lm tsuo'"e's
qaoçaqkupilç«»'ullm ". qake'ine" swa':-"a: ksa'fla'tya'ka'te"
35 hut:n't'ste', alkaqa'tt0ni'l at ko'sil'ana kt'tsimil." laa"n-
muq kul)no,,'nilka kt'mek a'ltsin.
K.lala'ça"m kulpa'le'n skt'n'ku'ts tdnamu"e's, n«dtnq
k''me'k, n'anmuqkupnu'çoqa'mek, tstkqh»pna'çnaktse'ite'.
n'ttkt'ne" tawu'e's; Va'ke" çae'"e's n'ttkt'ne" t!awuna-
40 na.t'se's; ttlnamu"e's n'ttkt'ne" popottse's; a''ke" swt'n'e's
n'ttkt'ne" popomnat'se's, qak«'lne': "ta'ças hultstnaça-
ta'es, hutsd'ute'ma'lne" ka'ntttqa'tma'l; nt'nko" hmtsçal'-
ute'ma'lne" pa'lkema'lne"s; nt'nko" htntsçat'ute'ma'lne:
ntsta'hahm'nama'lne"s; nt'nko" htntsçat'ute'ma'lne" na.u'te'-
45 na'nanm'tne"s." ta'ças tstntçe ". qaoç'çe ". qakt'lne" ttl-
namu"e's: "htntsalo"k''la:tiktsa'pne- laqCxo"na'l."
ta'gas ça'.ltsin o'k'nken«'ktse - nulaqna'e's, ttnaqhtço'.e"
swa's; u''ke" latnaqaçO'uç.e', ta'ças ttnluitya'çne" swa's
sk«'nku'ts, tsmkt'ne', qa'wtts'ne', ta'ças n'u'pçne" pal
50 stl't'pse', ptskt'ne', tseka'te', qa'ha'te'n pa stl'xvakini-
tf'sine" tdnamu"e's popo.t'se's, tsatsdqadattm«'sne', mit-
ya'çne" lawakint'lne" neis pa'tkeis, tawakint'tne" qanaqkup-
lVlte-, qakpa'kitço',ne', tseka'te', qa'ha'le'n phi tsçvts«l't-
çamul«'sne" tawu.t'se's çale"e's. waknt'lne- nes lka'm'u.
55 mt'tne" .''ke" n'upt'lne', tseka'te" swt'n'c's, n'u'pne-
os| KUTEIAI TALES ] 67
"Maybe they «lid not see me." He went out again. IIe wenl back
coughing. [ He went in again. They did not look at hiln, [ and he sat
down. They d not ve m anytng to eat, and he was hungry
when he saw the meat. [ He was ve] T huny. Ite went out and
went home thout anytg to eat. He arrived at s tent. [ 15
In the evening he said: "To-morrow we will move. My food is
there. I did not bring it." Dog thought: "He was stingy, therc-
fore he did so." On the following morning they moved their camp.
When they got there, Coyote said to his wife: "Oh, go quickly [[ and 20
get meat, that you mayeat[" Dog left [ for that tent. She entered,
but they did not look at her. She sat down. ] She said: "I came
for the food that you gave to Coyote." [ They did not look at her.
After a long time she went out. She did m»t get anything to e«tt. I
She was huny when she saw the meat. She was poor. She went
baek and said: "They didn't give me anything." ] 25
Coyote said: "Try again. It mav be given to you. It is ] hanging
ready ruade by the doorway." Dog went there again. ]She en-
tered, and they did not look at her. She looked up. [ She saw it
hanging here. It was ail tied up. [[ She suid: "Ists it" Then 30
she took it. [ Panther looked around, and saw that she was taking
it down. [ A stone was 1)ng there. He look il; and when Dog put
her arm up, [ he struck ber with the stone, tic struck ber hard right
on the breast. [ Panthcr said: "Oh, you bad-lo«»ng one ][ This is 35
not for you. I ana huntg for my children." ] Then D«»g tan out
quicy, howling. [
en she came back, Coyote heard his wife. Ho uttered his war
cry [ and ran out quicy. He split a young tyee [ to make a bow,
and ruade a small bow for his son. [[ He ruade a hammer for his wffe, 40
and for his daughter [ a small hammer. He said to them: "t us
go now[ l'Il go against my fellow man;--you go agailmt [ your fellow
woman.You shall go against ] your boy companion,--and you sha[l
go agait your girl ]] companion." Then they started. Thev reached 45
there, and he said [ to s we: "Open the door for me."
opened the door forher husband, and heshot into the tent of Panther.
He shot in again. Then Coyote attacked Panther. ]He took him
and held him. en he ew ihat ][ he was de,.d, he put him down. 50
He looked, and ]ust then (the female Panthcr) was tang ] the
hammer from lfis wffe. She was about to strike her with it. [ Then he
attacked her and took it from that woman. He to«»k it from her
and ] struck her do. He looked, and just then his son was ab,»ut
to sho«)t [ with his bow. (The Panther boy) o«,k it from him. [[ (C,,y- 55
ote) shot hilu and kled ii He h»«»ked at his daughter, and saw
BUREAU OF AMERICA ETI4N'OLOGY |Bt'LL. 59
qa'le'n pal ts..xa'tsdqanlattmut:'sine" po'ponana.t'se's, nlit-
ya' .xno" q !akpakit..xo'ne" nes na.ute'na'nas, ta'..xts nao'kto'.
Qak«'tne': "ta'..xas k:nla'qtak«'n'ki'l, m,%t.s um«tsk:'n'ki'l."
ta',.xas n':tkdne', q!ap«t'uqla'te', ta'.xas qana,.xa"mne" ts!ma-
60 w«s'noke'te" qos qauk!alu'k!o'poka'mse', ta'.xas inalu-
nt'sne" nes a'k,t.la.«'se's swa's sk«'n'ku'ts, ta'.xas n'«t.ka.xm'-
le'k. t:humm"e-s sta:tmts!«[k !o'so" ; ataqa'lt !e's sta:t«t'«'tkms
a'qu'qt !e's.
(b) COYOTE PRETEN-D.q TO BE PAXTIIER
Ta'..xas ts:hni'y«t.s n'U'l)-.Xane" ..xa',ltsin at yaq,na'pske"
65 swa's, t«d..xas ts..xana'te" sk:'nku'ts, ta'.xas qaqana'ne"
neis at yaqaqna'pske" swa's, nowo'ukne" q!a'pe', ta'..xas
naqanke'ine', naqankt'tne" iva'm'o"s, qake'ine': "o: kumE-
no"ktsa'vki't." n'«»"k!nithutpalnitt'tine" neis aa'kuwok.te'e'ts
nak.te.t'tse" ..xunanoqokupkt'n'o'. tka'-.xams iya'm'o; neis
70 u's'nle'ks mt't..Xane', tt'.xas ts..xa"kittka..xa"mse', dna'haks
t''ke" tamt't..Xane', ta'..xas s«l'ato'se', q !u'mné'ne'. kan-
mi'vit n'ana..xa"mne', ske'k.,sqa'pse" n.,'tya'ps, nom«tse'te'.
ta'.xas n'itka..xnt'|ek skt'nkuts. .Xa'a|tsin t«-»ts!:lk!o'ne';
alaqa'lt !e's n'«tkt'nse" a'qu'qt !e's. ts:tmi"y«t.s a''ke"
75 laqaqana'ne', quke'ne" sk«'nku'ts: "ê:, ksakqu'nq!lel-
n«'ket." t«d.xas luha"qan-kt'lne" iya'm'o"s, ta'..xas ktka'-
..xt'ms mt't..xne', ta'..xas ts..xakitmt't..xne'; q!u'pe"s mt'tx.ne',
mt't-.xne', m..'t..xne', nes yisa'ske" a''k!e's qa"ten tato'se',
a'a'ke" k.ta'tos nes iya'm'o"s, q!u'mne'ne', ktnmi"y«t.s
80 n'ana..xa"mne', n'askikqa'pse', nes ma "ksukaka'te"s t,»'se'.
Tsdmi"y:t nutpatnitt'lne" a'k.tuk.te"it.s nes a'kwok.te"ets.
ndk.,'kse" nes mr kmt't..xa s«tuka..xa"nmet.,'t.se', ta'..xas
kts:tmi"y:t.s qak.ta'mne" iva'm'o: "L, nqa.t'n'e" swt', s«l'aq akna-
wa'sne', ts!«na'ki'l, htntstseikatkt'lne" qa'la ke'e'n." ts!«na'..xe"
85 kanu'q!laqtena'na, k.la'.xa'm nes qa'nu'..xe" yaqanawi'tso-
m«'ske', n'aqlu'k!ne" n'u'ktok.le.«'t.se', qao'..xa'..xe', n'u'p_.x.ne"
sanm«..xuna'kse" swa's atuqattt'tmo's, qao'..xa'x.e" a'kd.|a.«'ses.
tmaw«t»k«'kne', n'u'p..xne" pa| n't'nse" sk«'n'ku'ts, ta'..xas
ts !«na'x.e" taqawu'ti'tqana'x, e" t !anukqbVukne ". qake'ine" skt'n'-
90 kuts: "h6y, qa'psins k!u'pski iya'm'u." a:nuwunikt't.se"
a:n'ilqa"haks a''ke" tat!a'nukqlo'kne', a'a'ke" |aqake'ne"
sk«'nku'ts: "h6y, k!o"knak iya'm'u." ta'..xas tatasa'..xe"
ka'nuq!taqtena'na, a''ke" n'tk!namu'"e's qak«'tne': "pal
]aqa.t'ne" swa', pal n'«'n'e" skt'n'ku'ts, huwu'kqne" swa' ata'-
95 qaltt'tmu" sa'nmo..xo'me'k, pal n'o',,ktdtne'."
Qake'ne" q !t'pe" iva'm'u : "hulsa'niweynat a'la sk:'n'ku'ts."
q!a'pe" qake'ne': "ho'va." ta'..xas laowo"kne" sk«'n'ku'ts
Boasl 1KUTEÆAI TALES 169
that she was about to be struck with her little hammer. I (Coyote)
attacked that girl and knocked her down.
He said to them: "Now pull their skins off. Don't tear them."
They did so. They skinned them entirvly. Then they put them
outside. Il They dragged them to an old fallen stump, and I Coyote 60
moved into Panther's tent. Theu he put feathcrs on his arr«»ws.
His wife scraped the fat off the skin, and his children cleaned I the
guts. I
(b) COYOTE PRETENDS TO BE PANTHER
Then if was evening. D«»g knew what Panther used to do, Il and 65
she told Coyote about it. Then they did
He arose, and called ail of thcm. I tIe called the Gaine. tte said:
"Oh, I corne down quickly!" At once they heard noise coming down
from the mountains. I They put pitchwood on the tire, and the Game
came in. Il The first one he shot. They began to corne in, and the 70
last one I he also shot. Then there was no more. They slept. I The
following morning they went out, and there wcre two sheep ]ying
there, tte skinned them. I Then Coyote put teathers on his arrow.
Dog cleaned I the fat ,,ff the skin, and the children cleaned t.he guts.
When it was dark, Coyote I] did the saine. He said: "Oh, it's no use 75
to try to do what you ought to do!" I Again he called the Gaine.
Then, ] when it camein, he shot. tic kept on shooting ail. I He shot,
he shot, he shot, until his arrows were spent ] and there was no more
gaine. Then he slept. On the followiug morning I[ he went out. 80
There were onlv two of theln. The big number (which he had shot)
were hot there. I
In the evening he hear(l a sound on the mountains. ] Those hom
he hd shot were mking a noise. It ws the mdse of their surfer-
ing. I Then in the evening the Gaine Animais said fo one another:
"Tht is hot Panthcr. Why does he do that to us? ] Go and look
nd see who it is." Little F]athorn started. ]] When he arrived, he 85
went where the wind was bh)wing. I IIc slnelled a stench, tte went
there, aud saw ] Panther nd his children pilvd up. He came to his
tent, I looked in, and sw (bat Çoyo(e was there. Then ] hestarted
back. tte was hot far away when he began to short. Coyote sai«l:
"Oh, what does the Gaine sy." A_fter a ]ittle wlfile, I when he was 90
farther away, he snorted again; and Coyotc said again: I "Oh, the
Gaine found something!" ThenLittle Flathorn got back ] and told
his relatives: ] "That is not Pamhcr; it is Coyote. I round Pnther]] 95
and his children pi|cd up there, a|i killed."
Then ll tbc Game Animais said: "Let us make war on Coyote!"
Ail said: "Well." Then Coyote and his clfildren arose. [He called
170 BUREAU OF AMERICAI ETHIOLOGY [ULL.9
ala'qalt«'tmu, ta'.xas laha'qank«'tae" iya'm'u"s, ta'.xas
nulpalaet«'tae" a'kik.le'et.s nes n'a'ta"s a'kwok.le"et.s.
100 qalwi'yae" sk«'n'ku'ts: "kts.xals«lts!ka'l'o'kas iya'm'u"s."
n'ok!unitwat !no'k!ne'. q !a'pe" iya'm'u q!a'pitwat !no'k!in-
.xa'lne" sk«'n'ku'ts, ta'.xas n'u'p.xne" sk«'n'ku'ts pal s«lsa'nil-
wiynata'pse" iya'm'u"s, ta'.xas n'o'k!n:r«t«tEmu'ma'tqana'-
me'k nes at yaqaqana'ke" wanaqna'me'k, nutsqanq!lala-
105 kin.a'me'l n'apa'k!e'ntok!onemu'ne" ma'ka"s a'kmuq !-
ma'na's, ta'.xa's na'lat.l«nq!oyto'ka'me'k, ta'.x«s naq'akik-
q'me'k, ta'.xa's q!«t'peTon'tsit.|ax, umu'tne" no'keys.
.xas q !akpakit..xo%lae" q!uta'ptse'k!, t«t'.xas qalsaqa'pte'k
to%wum ala'kim'k!tmo, qa'kqanq!la'la'nk!a'te'k, ta.xas a'ke"
ll0 q!akpakit..xo%lne" m«sqoto'wum, ta'.xas n'asqa'pte'k t«tnamo%-
tmo sk«'nkuts, qa'k«sqank!a'te'k, ta'.xas a''ke" q!akpakit-
.xo'tne" .xa'ltsin. n'uk!qape'ne" sk«'n'ku'ts, qakqa'nkekqa'-
me'k. ta'.xa's talo'ne" no'key nes n'a'ta"s a''kuk.le"e't.s.
ta'.xas taqawa't !e'no'k!ae" iya'm'u, ta'.xas at tatsukok«'n'e,
115 at wune'ke"t.se" tawu'kqa no%keys, ta'.xas |a|o'ne'.
w«sqa'ne" sk«'nku'ts, ta'.xas s«lqata'nuk!n«'lne'.
Qos laqana'.xe" kanuq!laqte'na'na, qa'kqa'pse" a'k«nuqla'-
nuks tsaqona'se" ts!«nat'unatattmu'n'e" sk«'n'kuts, qakeqne:
"ho'ya, hak«lw«tsk«'tki'l sk«'n'ku'ts." qa'w«sqa'ne" sk«'n'-
120 ku'ts, autpaqne" natuk.tee"tse', qake'ae': "h5y." pat kpaqtse-
na'm ae no%key nala't.lok.lit«'le'k a'ilk«'kse" nes qalmaq!-
ala"mne" sk«'nku'ts, sqa'nq!atk!apattya'.xne" nes kaluk.-
lit«'ke's, maqku'ph"n.xomo'lae', q!akpakit..xo%tae" sk«'nku'ts.
sa'ka'..xmo..xu'n'e, a'kn«nmo.xo"e's qake'ne': "kut'inqa'pte'k
125 a'kmu'q !tak!t'ko'." .'laka$moçu'ae" a'knu'q !tak!,'ko'.
smm«tu'kse" qa"o..xat.xunaku'n'e" ne a'k«nu'q!lak!a'ko -.
(¢) COYOTE STEALS THE SALMON
130
135
Ts!maqu'ne'. qa'naqu'ne', sa'k.tunam«'sine', s«nk«tsqa'pse'.
qao'-.xaltsinoqo'me'k, at yaqa'o'..xatqsa'k!ol«'ske -. qaw«saqa'ne"
na.utek«'ste'k ts!«nya.xha'k!o%ne', n'u'p..xne" nes tok!s so'-
kse'. qake'ne': "ho'ya"s hultsu%ka-t, kts..xaTe'n' kaa'tsu."
ts!«natk«'n'e', ta'..xas n'o'qo'.xakdn'e" kia'kço"s nes atsu"we's.
qaok;'.xne', ts«lmi"y«t q !ayak«'n'e', ktsitm'i'y«t ta'.xas n'«'kine"
sk«'n'ku'ts neis -kia'k.o"s. n'aqsana.xa"mne- neis na.u'te's, kan-
mi"v«t.s n'u'p..xne" nes atsu"we's n'aqsa'k«tk«'n'e" nao-'k!e -.
qak.ta'pse" att'e's: "qe"na', n«bn'o-ka'.xne ka'kwsen'a'ta."
t«'..xas ta.u'pkaqkm'lne" ya'qa, t«e'k«'tne-, ts:tmi"y«t.s a''ke"
lac! !«t'vak«'n'e" kw«s«'n'e's, kq!u"mne" sk:'n'ku'ts a''ke"
t«'kine" neis kia'l.xo"s k!oqoha'kqa'ps, k!o"l.a n'aqsa-
ffi Felix Andrew: atu'e's.
oas] KUTENAI TALES
again for C'ame. Then [ noise was heard high up on che mountains.
C»yote thought Che C'ame wouhl bein to corne down, I but ail at once. ! 00
ail Che Gaine Animais threw down stones. They al threw st,»nes at
Coyote. Then Coyote knew Chat I Che C,ame Xnimals were making
war on him. At once he got ready. I He did as he always d,»es whcn
going to war. He put stripes on himself II and pinned rail feathers 105
of Che red fticker on himself. I Thon he gave a war cry and jumped
sideways. I Itis whole Cent was torn up bv Che stones.
Q!uta'ptsek!was -knocked down. Then three, Misqolo'wum I and ber
parents, were left over. They were jumpin back and forth. Then
Misqoto'wnm was knocked down. Now two were Ieft, Coyote and 110
his wife. I They two jumped back and f,»rth. Then 1-),» also was
knocked down, I and Coyote al,me was left over. He was jumping
back and forth. I Then there were no more stones up on Che moun-
tain, ] and Che C,ame Animais did not roll down any more. They
picked up some more, Il and afer some Cime they found st«mes. Then 115
there were no more. Coyote was standing there.
ldll lfim. [
Little Flathorn weut that way. There a small sharp fiat stonc
was lyhlg. ] IIe hit Covote with it. IIe said: [ "Well, l,,ok out.
Covote !" Coyote was standing there. [[ Ilc heard a noise. He said: 120
"Hey!" It was a [ thin stone which nm.de the noise. Then he put
his [ head sideways quickly. He was listening for Che noise. [ He was
hic hard on the head and was knockcd d»wn. [ He began to fMI, and
as he was falling he said: "Fil turn int,» [[ a piece ,,f w,»od." Then 125
a piece of wood fell from his b,»dy, and he fell I into the river in the
form of a plank. [
(C) COY(*TE STEALS TttE SALMON
He drifted down. He drifte,1 al, mg. IIe came t,) a t,)wn. There
was a fish trap. [ He stopped where thev went t,) clip x ater. Therc
were ] two girls, who went to get water. They saw a Eood pie,'e of
wood, Il and one said: "Well, let me Cake it to use it for my dish!" I 130
She carried it and put fish into her dish. She did hot eat ail. ] In
the cvening she put it up. At night I Coyote are Che fish. tte went
under the girl's blanket. I On the f, dlowing morning Che one lookcd
f«)r the dish, and it was with her. Il Her friend said to her: "Oh, 135
you musc bave eaten all that was left over!" I Thev took Che tïsh
trap ashore and ate again. At night they again I put up Che f, md
that was left. When they were asleëp. Coyote I arc again the ftsk
that was in tlle dish; and when he had catch ail, I he went under Che
172 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOI OGY [BVLL. 50
na..xt"mne" neis nuo"k!'e's na.u'te"s, w«'hm'ms k!okunu'.xa"m
140 latsnuo"kIue" na.u'te"s, naqsak«lkina'pse" nei a'u'qlu'kIa',-
ko'. qakita'ne" ne na.u'': "qh nifin'oka'çne" ka'k-
we'na'la." qake'ne': "atoqa'e-knala'ne ". at k!aqa'qa "
qalwi'yne" sk«'n''ts: "a: qake'iM'l, 'k«qa'e'n sk«'n'ku'ts,'
kalunmitqla'l»ki'l." qake'iw" nci na.u'te': "a: k«flqa'e'n
145 skt'n'ku'ts." tauut qu'hm', lats tna(lU'n'e" sk«'n'ku'ts.
qa'naqu'lm'.
(d) ÇOYOTE 1.IBERATES SALMON
N'u'pne" n'a'se" lm.u'te"s sak«lhalqate'se" n'upa'e"
sk«'nku'ts, n'tk«'e'k lka'm'u"s qos qana'e', at laqa
nau'n'e" pat ktsaqu'na ne lku'mu, nupan'pse" nes
150 na.u'te"s, qake'ne" ne na.u'te': "qos n'«'n'e" lka'm'u pal
sAso'kne', hulmiti'yana'ta qa'tam'a'tka tsçatsq a'Ite'."
ta' mitya'çne" ne ala'tmu, nao"ke" qa'k.le'k pe'qs;
nao"ke qa'k.te'k wu'tswi'ts, pe'q ho'paks n'l'aça'e'.
tska'te" nes tka'm'u"s, qakCne': "hutsal'asomu'neya-
155 la'ne'." ta'as latshnaik«'ne" neis lka'm'u"s, su'kq[u '-
kne" ka'qa'ps a'qa'lte's ke"e'ns ntsta'halna'na's.
tak.le'ikin w«'lqaps a ktsa'na's, ta'as k.lala'ça"m, ta'ças
qawaqa'ne', kai"y«t.s qa'tq at e'ne'. kalmfi"y«t.s a''ke.
laqa'lqhte'ine', sdkutsço'na'pse" neis a'qa'ltes, pal ka-
1O0 n«'ke"s" s«lqatalhato'ne" a''ke" pal kupskilqae'ns
{'u'kqa'pe"s. tt'as slaqaqa'pse" k.luqa'ta'lha[qht'tie', n'u'p-
ne" s'n'ku'ts yaqaqna'pske" nao"ke"s at hm'taqa-
he'yse" at qakpa'kitço'se" s.a'q.mo's, at n«knata pse"
walkwa'yi'ts. ]ats«nao"ke"s at la'ntaqahe'yse" at q hkpakit-
165 «)'se'. tunxvaka'kins at n'«'nse" a'k:nqu'tsa', at
nata'pse', so'kse" nests klaqa'qa'ps, ia'ça's yuna'iy«'t.se-
k.ta(la'hatqa't !c" nei na.u'''ste'k, o"k!qna ke'e'ns
te's, ncs tsAmi"y«t.s nao"ke at n'a'sk.letsma'tne', lats«l-
mi"y«t.s latsmao'ke" at n'ask.leitsma'tne', qata'mne':
170 ,«tt,as s:ltsa'mnaqapta'tek a'kuqle'e't kuekna'ta, ho'ya"s
huttsekata'la lin lka'm'u çma n'a"qa"nhoqu'tsko" nes hola'-
q ht.lakwata'e's.'" nao"k !'e" qos qa'oanq okupko'ne'.
k«'lne" neis [ka'm'u"s: "o'ya's oq!u'tsko'n'." nei lkm'u
tska'te" a'k:nqa'wo'; nuqu'tskne', qakeine nei na.u-
175 tek«'stek: "pa'l sflqa'stso"mqaqane ". ta'as tqaosa'qa
kda'lq at nala'e's." ta'ças ts «na'çe" lahalq ht e'ne'. tseka'te"
sk:'n'ku'ts q%s la"nta"s, n'u'pne" pal skkqnu'e" pal
stitqa'pse" swa'(l!mo"s, qaoça'e" nao"k'-'s, tsekh'"
qos la"nta"s, n'u'pne" .pal sl«tqa'pse" %'kmq!u'tsa.
1S0 qatwi'yne': "hule'ay!" ta'as l'«tkamokh»'ne-.
khmok«»'ne" cs a'kmm«'tu, kwatkwa"y«t.s law:dse"
o-sJ KUTENAI TALES :173
bbmket of the other girl. Early the other II girl arc»se. Thc plak 140
was with her. I Then the girls said to e«tch other: "Oh, you must
have eaten all the food that was left!" Theysaid: "We did not eat
it. How doit happen ?" Coyote thought: "Oh, say: 'May you hot
be Coyote' Tow (the dish) into the wuter" Then the gir said:
"Oh, may you not be Coyote?" and they t'ew it into the water. 145
Coyote svam on and drifted along. ]
(d) COYOTE LIBEATES SALMON
He saw two girls picng berri. Coyote vent ashore ] and trans-
foed moe into a baby. I[e went there. [. small child fcll
from Ms body, and a girl saw m. ][ The girl said: "There is a cMhl. 150
It is ce. t us run for it, and the one who gcts tlmre first shall
have it for her cld" ]Then the friends ran f«r it. One was
named Night Hawk, [ the other was mmed Spe. Night Hwk
reached there st ] and took the child. She said: "We will both
own it." ]] Then she carried the chihl back. She was glad ] to have 155
the child. She was going to raise the boy; and when lin w big, he
wasto hunt. Thentheygot home and staid there. Inthe morning [
she did hot pic berri, and ao the following day she did hot pick
berfi. She was prevented by her cld. ]] It was heavy. She 160
could n«)t cay him on ber ba«k, and [hc could hot stay al«,ne.
Therefore she could n«»t pick berries. ] Coyote saw what the one w
doing. Shc put her hands behind ] the tent and kn,cked d(,wn
salmon. Then she ate with him. [ In tire eveng the other one put
her nd back bend the tent. She mcked at it, ]] and she took out 165
a fawn. He ate with ber. ] That as a nice way. F«r manv days
the two girls [ di(l not go to pick berries o account of that chihl. ]
en it was dark, he staid with the one; [ and when it was (lark
again, he staid with the other one. (The gls) said to each other: [[
"There are not nmny berries left for us t,) eat. Let us [ see whether 170
the boy can put out a fe if out home shotdd be on tire." The ont
then started a e, and said [ to the cld: "Now put «,ut the e."
The child took a stick «nd put out the e. Then the two girls said :]
"He is (.lever. He maystay here. ] Let us go and pick berries." 175
Then they started to pick berries. Coyote looked [ thcre «t the back
of the tent, and he saw a lake ] there wch was l(.d with salmon.
He went to the other side an( looked ] behind the tent, and he saw
that it was full of faw. Then [] he thought : "t me stea] them." ] 180
He dug a ditch along toward the river. In the evening ] his nmther
t The species is uncertain. It was described as a bird smaller than a snipe, whose call is '" Hust! "'
174
BUIEAV OF A.,IEF, ICAN ETHI'OLOGY [BULL. 9
ma'e's, suk'q]q !u'kse" kqaha'q !at.|a'ko'. naqsanmi"y«t.s at
qa%na'ne', ta'-.xas sk«'n'kuts qaya'qak!umok!o',,ne" ts«lmi"-
y«t.s, qa|wi'ync" sk«'n'ku't.s. "ta'ças kanmi"y..t.s kuts..xaTay."
185 tsdmi'y«t.s, kkanmi'y«t.s |ats!e'na|q!at!e'nc'. ta'.xas laqa'-
pits<lalwi'yne" pal tu'.xas kqasts!u'mqa'qaps ..xate'e"s. s'n'-
kuts noy«'t!te" sua'q!mo"sts a,'nq!u'tsa'ks, ta'.xa's tu-
no'..xa'..xe" nes k!a'|ma'nm«'tuks s,wa'q!,mo, n'o"k!itq!a'k -
pakit..xo',ne" a'kmq !u'tsa'ks. ta'..xas naq !akuptse'te" nes
190 a,'k«t.|ana'me's, nes a'k«nq !u'tsa'ks ..xunm«'te'. ta'..xas
ts!«na'..xe', qa, kilha!q!at!e'ine, ala'tmo', nao"k!e" laqanu'-
witsk«'kne', n'u'p.xne" a'k:nq!u'kups a'k«t.ta'e's, qake'ne':
"a: ma kop-.xa'mi't to'..xa kts..xalqata'tke'n's ]ka'm'u"s.
tseka'te'n' yo'q'ate.«'tke" kak«t.lana't« naq!«ko'ne'." ta'x. as
195 tats!«na'..xe', tata..xa'..xe', n'u'p..x, ne" lalo'se" a,'k«t.ta'e's q!ap-
ku'pse', qo. qayaqa'wo"s sw«sku'pse" ..xale'"e's mak!«'se's.
pat nolçu'pse', qa.u'p-.xne" nes ke'e'ns a'kmq!u'tsaks
mak!«'se's, ta'..xas n'da'n'e', nao"k!"e" qao-.xa'-.xe" neis ke'e'k.
iseka'te" t:lo'se" a'kmq!u'tsa'ks, nuo"k!'e qao'..xa'..xe ".
200 tsekdte" a','ke" lalo'se" s,wa'q!,mo"s" k!a,qate'e't.s pal
s«tqal.xanmitu'kse" qao..xanmitu'kse" nes k!almanm«'tuks.
t.eka'te', n'u'p..xne" qos sluy«.t!«'t.se" sk«'n'ku'ts nes ke'e'k
l,al sd'ay'nla'pse', qakila'mne': "pal n'«'n'e" s'n'kuts nei
lka'm'u qo,s n'«'n'e" pat s«l'ayndawa'sine'." ta'..xas miti-
205 ya'..x,ne', nao"k!"e qanantukpqa',ne" naqaps tka'm'u's, nao"-
k!'e" qanantukpqa'ne', a''ke" naq'pse" tka'm'u's, qa.u'p_.xne"
nes at m k!askik.te'tsma! pat slhaqaTtula'pse ". qa'lne"
sk«'n'ku'ts', qake'ne': "hSy, pa"me'k tae'sawa'sno, naqa'ne"
lka'm'u." sk«'n'ku'ts n'anu..xo"ntatmo'me'k, tsanma'se" talu-
210 qatqa"tse', nes y«sa'ske', qak«'tne': "hayS:, hS." ta'..xas
q!a'pe"s n[w«'t!e't, taÆ..xas n'ita'ne" nei ala'timo, k!ayn«'laps
sk«'nkuts ke'e'k.
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((') COYOTE MEETS TIIE FISIIERMAN WOLVERENE
Ta'..xas qa'na'..xe" sk«'nku'ts, n'u'p_.xne sa'nk«tsqa pse'.
qak«'tne" swa'q!«mo"s "ma'qa'k, huts.xal'u'px.ne" na aq|sma'-
k,mk!." ta'..x::s s,,wu'q!mo qahaqa',ne', qao..xa'e sk«'n'ku'ts
qakithaqawi'tse', la..xa_.xe', n'up..x, na'pse'nesna.u'ten«'nta'ke's.
ta..xa'..xe', n'up..xna'psa', nok !'e'ne" n«tsta'hatna'na qak.t'pse"
altsu"e's: "lu'nu"s la ts«'na"n titu"e's, ts..xatqak«'tne" ke"wa's
nsp«'k!ws." tats!mu'xe', k.tata'..xa"m, qak«'lne" fitu"e's:
"wu'x.e" n;gp«'k!a, qake'me" aIka'tsu kutatska'mi't." qake'ine"
a'ts !pu : "k£s k !aqa'l a .....
qaKe «nei nei n«tstahalnu'na: "stama't-
ne" a'q!u'na'qs, n'apa'k!intuk!unemu'ne" ma'ka"s a«'kinuq
ma'ana"s, nutsqanq!tatak:'nme'k." qake'ine" a'ts!pu: "n'i'n'e"
sk«'n'ku'ls, at qa. ap«se'ne', ma,ts tse'ka'tke.." ats !«na'.xe- ne
nos] KUTEAI TALES ] 7
arived. She was glad, for the tent was hot burned. I hapcncd
thsseveral days. I Then Coyote had comp|etcd the ditch. At nig I
Coyote thoht: "To-morrow I shall steal them." Il ]t was niht.
On te fllowing day they went agin to pick berries. I Tcy weçe
not afraid now, because their child was clcvcr. I Thc Coyote began
t,) drive the salmot and the fawns. I The salmon reache«l thc large
rie'er. At once he knocked (lown I the fawn. Thc he burned [[ the 1.0
tcnt. ][e threw the fawn into the tire. Then I he started. The
friends had gone to pick berries. One of them I looked back and saw
thcir tent on tire. She said: I "Oh, I ahnost knew what would happen
totlmchild! [ Lookhowour tent looEs! Itis burning." Then [[ tley 1.|5
went back. Vhen they arrived tlmrc, they saw that their tent was
gone. [ It was ail burned, .nd there in the ndddle the child's bones [
were burning. He was burned. They did not know that they were
the faxvn's [ bones. They cried. The one x-ent to get food. [ She
looked, and there were no more fawns. The other one went lhere, Il
and she also saw hat there xvere no more s«dmon, [ «md she saw the 2[)0
water running down in a sream to the wide river. [ She looked, and
she saw that Coyote was driving their food [ x'hich he had stolen from
them. Then they said to each other: "Oh, hat child was Coyote, I
he who robbcd us!" Then [[ they pursued him. The one rm alng, 205
and gave birth to a chihl. [ The other one was running along, and also
gave birth to a ctfi_ld. They did not know ] that he had slept with
two. They said to Coyote, ] they said: "Coyote, oh, lcave us some-
thing to eat for this chil(l! There are ] children.*' Coyote shook his
blanket, and a fcw turned back. Il ]te said fo the others, "Hayo ho !" 210
Then ] he drove all »f them. Then t he fricnds cried bccause ] ('oyote
had stolen their food. [
(t 0) COYOTE 5IEET8 THE FISHERMAN" WCLVERENE
Then Coyote went along. He saw people fishing. [ He said to
Salmon: "Wait until I see the people!" [[ Then the Salmon stopped. 215
Coyot went there, [and arrived where they were dancing. Some
girls saw him: ] and when he arrived, a boy was told by [ Iris elder
sisters: "Go to your father and tell him that ] a manitou has ar-
rived." Thc boy went bac[. When he came there, he said fo Iris
father: [[ "A manitou has arrived. My elder sister told me to come." 2._)0
Wolverene said: ] "How does he look ?" The boy.said: ] "He has a
whitc bl::nket, an«| t_ il feathers of the flicker :re i)inned o it. ] Ho
isstril)ed." Wolverene said: "That is [ Coyote. He is hot straight.
176 BI'REAU OF AMEIICAN ET]NOLOGY
225 n«tsta'hatna'na.
la|a'..xa"m, qak«'he" altsu"e's: "qak«'kse"
katitu'mi! ke'e'ns sk«'n'ku'ts, toasts k.ttse'kà't at kqa-
ap«'se"s." ta'..xas tahaqw«'tne', lats!ma'.xe" sk«'n'ku'ts, qa-
k«'tne sowa'q!mo"s: "ta'a's ts!ma'kit, tsak.twa'sne"
a'ts!pu." ne ta'.xa hak.tuna'lnke" qa'k.te'k naso'ke'n ats!pu.
(.f) COYOTE MEETS THE FISllERMAN SPA_RRO*,V.
230 Qa'na'..xe" sk«'nku'ts, la..xa'..xe" sa'k.tunam«'sne', nei ta'$a
hak.tuna'mke" qa'k.te'k naso'ke'n m«ts!qa'qa's, qak«'|ne"
swa'q!mo"s: "ma'qa'k hutsqonan«'lne" na aqtsma'kin«k!"
qaox.a'$e sk«'n'ku'ts, n'u'p..xne" sakitaqw«'tse" na.uten«'n-
ta'ke's, k!u'p..xna'ps no "k !e" "se" n:tstahatna'nas, qakib'sne':
235 "ttts!«'na"m t,tu"e's ts..xalqak«'lne" ke"wa's nsp:'k!a's."
tats!«na'e" nei n«tst a'halna'nu, k.hda'a"m tttu"e's
qakt'tne': "wa'..xe" aqlsma'kn«k!." qak.ta'pse" t«tu"e's: "ka"s
k!a'qa'qa'?" qak«'tne': "slama'lne" a'q!O"una'qs setsa'ne"
ma'ka"s, nutsqa'nq!t'lak«'nmek." qake«'ne" rn«ts!qa'qa"s:
240 "tu'nu"s tats!mam«'tne" altsu"ne's, ts..xalts,lka'te ". n't'nse"
sk«'n'ku'ts, ka"as n'alk:tk«'n'e" k!./k.te"s'." ta'.xas tats!ma'se'.
lata'-.xa"m qak«'tne" altsu'we"s: "pat n'«'nse" sk:'nku'ts;
qak«'kse" su"e's k.ltsu"kuat, ka"a's atkk«'tkens k!«'kle"s."
ta'..xas tskUa'te" a'key'«'se's skt'n'ku'ts" ne na.u'ten«"nte'k.
245 yaw«tslat!k«'n'e', ta'as naq,,witma'tne', ne.sts ka'%wil
qatq!am'tne': "pal n'«'n'e" sk.,'nku'ts: hutsal?te'tna'ta." ta'..xas
kula'q,,we't, ta'..xas tats!:na'_.xe', laqao'..xaL.xuna'-.xe" sk«'n'ku'ts.
qak«'lne" swa'q !mo"s: "hoqa'tsak«'tnalat«'tne'. ''
(g) COYOTE LEADS THE SALMON- INTO THE FISH TRAP
Ta'..xas qao'saqa'ne', tsAmi"y«t.s na'was..xo'me'k sk«'n'ku'ts.
250 qake',ne': "..xma tqsa'nma'k,n«'ke't; ..,ana lqsa'nma'kn«'ke't;
kqa'kyam ksano"ktsy«nk«'tsqa ..xma ktsqa'q..xaL.xatknu'-
knam." ta'$as kqu"mne" sk«'nku'ts, w«'ln/t'ms qak«'tne" sxva'-
q !mo's: '" hmt s..xat'o k !°to"qo..xak«'tne" ne a' k«'tsqa." w«'tna'ms
qak«'lne" tdnamu"e's: "qal'te'n' su"ne's k.tqo'na'm ,''k«ts-
255 qa'e's." qak«'tne" ne pa'tke su"e's, qakiya'mne': "kml..xu'na"m
a'ltsqa"ne's." ts!ma'..xe" mets !qa'qa's. suna'..xe', n'u'p..xne" n'o'-
k!e"se" swa'q !mo"s saw«sqa'pse', t a'$as ta.upa'..xe', ts..xa'n'e'.
qake'ne': "upkaqk!o'ke't swa'q !mo. n o k.uw«sqa ne" a'k«'ts-
qa'ps." ta'..xas n'ako'lne', ta'..xas n'«t!qa'o..xat'«k«'tne ". ts«1-
260 mi"y«t.s a''ke" laha"was..xo'me'k sk«'nku'ts, qakt'lne"
q !mo's. "tsdmi"y:t hmts..xat' a's:lo'qo..xak«'lne" a'k«'tsqa."
na'm's qal'tne" t:lnamu"e's: "qak«'te'.n' su"ne's k.L.xu'na"m
a'k«tsqa"e's." qao$a'$e" m«ts!qa'qa's, n'u'p.xne" n'asw«sqa'pse-
swa'q !mo"s. ta.upa'..xe', ts..xa'n'e', qake'ne': "a'ko'ke'l
265 swa'q,!mo, n'a'sw«sqa'ne', ta'..xas ..xona..xtr"mne. n'ako'lne',
Bots] KUTENAI TAI.ES ] î7
Don't look af him." The boy went back. [[ When he came t»;t«k, he
i«! to his siters: "Futher sid, 'Tht i ('.oyoe. D«»n't look at
him. ] Ho is hot straight.' " They continued Io (lance, and ('oyote
startcd on. ] He said to the Sulmon: "Go ahed Wolverene does
not want us." I The chier of that to'n wms named Wc)lverene.[[
(.f) COYOTE MEET8 TIIE FISIIERM.N SPARROW
Coyote went ah)ng. /[e came to a town. ] The ('hicf of tht towa 230
was numed Sparrow. He said to ] the Salmon: "Wait l'Il go to
the 1)eople. '' [ Coyote went there, nd he sw the girls dancing.
When thcy saw him, thcy sid te) a boy: 1] "Go to falher and tell him 235
tht a miou bas arrived." I The boy started; and when he ar-
rived at Iris fther's, ] he said io him: "A perso h aived."
futher said to him: "tlow [ (loes he look?" He said to hin]: "His
blnket is white, and he has til feathers ] of the fli('ker pinned to it.
He is striped." Then Sparrow said: Il "Go back fo 3"out sisters and 240
gell them te) take him. It is [ Çovote. Sometimes he carries food."
Then the boy went ])ack. ] qmn he arrived, ho said to his sisters:
"Thnt is Coyote. ] Yonr fther satys you should tttke lfim. Some-
rimes he carrics food." ] Then the girls to«,k Coyote's hand. Il They 245
took him t)y the i'1 tnd danced with him; and while they danced,
they sang, "This is Coyote; we will nmrry him." After lhey hd
danccd, thcy went there. Coyote went back to the river, ] and sid
to the Salmon: "They want us here."
(g) COYOTE LEADS TIIE SAI.I(N IN'To THE I,'IS]I TRAP
Then thcy staid lhere. In the cvening Co)'ote sug. Il IIe said: 250
"It wouhl look strange (). Although they hae a trap, they are
starving. They ought to be svcd (?)." [ Then Covote slcpt. Early
hesaid to the Salnaon: ] "One of you shll go into the trap." Early
he said to his wife, 'Tell vour fther to go to his trap.' " 11The
woman said so to ber father. She s«id: "Go to the wtter, ] lo 255
your trap." Sl)«rrow st«rted and went down, and he saw one sl-
mon in it. Theu ho went ashore and spoke, [ and said: "TÆke the
salmon ashore. There is tne in the trÆp." ] Tllcn it was speared.
They ssembled and ate it. ] In the evcning Coyote s«ng again, he 260
said to the Salmon: ] "In the eveninfftwo of you shall go into the
trap." [ I the morlfing he si,l to his wife, ' Tel] your father to go
do I to his trap.'. " Spaow went there, and he saw the s«on
the tr«q). [ IIc went ashore, spoke, :nd said: "Go and spear 1] the 265
salmon in the trap." Then they went to the water. The two were
178 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 59
n'upkak«silkn«'lne', a''ke" ta.tt !qao .xal'ik«'lne ". ts«tmi"ytt a''ke"
t«ht"was.xo'me'k skt'n'ku'ts, qak'lne" swa'q !mo"s: "tsttmi"-
y«ts h«nls.xalqalsalo'qohak'lne" a,'k'tsqa." ta'ças q!u'mne'ine"
sk«'nku'ts, w«'lna'ms qakt'lne" ttlnamu"e's: "qak'le'n' su"ne's
270 k.L.xu'na"m a'k.,tsqa'e's." qao*.xa'.xe" mtts!qa'qa's, n'u'p.x, ne"
q alsa'se" swa'q !mo"s. ta.upa' .xe'. ts .xa'n'e'. q.ke'ine" :
"ako'ke'l swa'q !mo qalsa'n'e" a'k'tsqa'ps." .xunasa"nme',
n'ako'lne', a''ke" lt.it!qa'o'..xal'ikt'tne ". ta'.xas to'..xa no-
wumlm'mne" o"k!qna kqa'lsa swa'q!mo', ts«lmi"y«t .xu-
275 na'..xe" sk«'n'ku'ts, qak«'lne" swa'q!mo"s: "ta'..xas htnts.xal'-
«t!qapk«'lne" a'k«'tsqa." w«'lna'ms qak'lne" t«tnamu"e's:
"qak«'lc'n' su"ne's k.lwa'siL.xu'na'm' a'ktsqa'e's." wt'lna'ms
..xuna'.xe" m.,ts !qa'qa's. n'u'p.xne" n'et !qa'pse" swa'q !mo"s neis
yts!e.t'tske', la.upa'..xe', ts..xa'n'e', qake'ine': "nttsta'halm"nte'k,
280 /suk'a'te'n ' k«n'ako"mo" swa'q !mo'. k«ntupkanu'qk!o"
sxva'q !mo'. to'$a ts..xal'om«tslu'..xo'natt'tine" a'k'tsqa'ps.
sukakate'ine'. '' ta'..xas ..xuna..xa'mne'. n'up.xa'tne" tu'..xa
ts..xa|'om.,tslu..xo'nat«'tine" swa'q !mo'. ta'..xas n'ako'|ne"
q !a'pe" t«'tqa't !. pa'lkeim"ntek n'upkaw«'sio'ne', ta'..xas
2.5 n'itk!anel.,'|ne', ta'..xas sukakaie'ne" k!dmase'ti|, qao'sa-
qa',ne" sk:'nku'ts, pe«'k!a'ks naqa'nqo'qa'l'a'sqa'lt.
Qake'ne': "ta'..xas hutslaqoqana'..xe'." ta'..xas s«l'amatka'ne'.
ta'-.xas ktslama'tka sk«'nku'ts ma'nityaqk«'nme'k. qak«'tne"
swa'q !mo"s: "toasts at na. hintsqanak'lne', na, k.tuqan "-
290 m«'tuk atmsqanak«'hm."
Ta'..xas hus..lq !apqalq !a'nu-.xwa'te'.
6l. ORIGIN OF THE EASONS
IIo'yas, huts..xalhaqalpahm'ine" nei p«'k!ak yaqa|e«'tke" na
a'm'a'k, qa'hakilaqwu'mne" ne p«'k!ak at wuku't, ne" wanu'-
y«t ha'mots aqsu"k!witna'm'o.
Qa'hak.hma'mne'. n'«'ne" wanu'yitna'm'o, n'ok!e'ine" te't-
5 qa't! (lak.|e'k sk«'nkuts, t«na.xa"mne" t«lna'mu's namatiktsa'-
pse" ke"eks, ta'..xa ne t«lna'm'u qa'k.le'k ta'k!a'ts, qake'ine"
ta'k!a'ts: "t.'..xa's sil'alo'ne" ko'e'k, pal k!u'pski'|wun«'ke't
kts..xal'uma'yit, ka. kuts!aqa'q.na la'lo ko'e'k." qake'ne"
sk«'nku'ts: "ho'yas, e"lan', ta'..xas tkaça"mna'm hm'qak'te'l:
10 'qa'psia k:nsil'e'i'l, ?' atmtsqats..xa'n'e', la|o'na'm hm'o"kulqa-
k«'tel ta'..x«s «lna'hak huts..xalqak.b'sine': ' kn'u'pske" k!a'qa'l-
wum'ke't kt%xal'uma'yi't ksil'a'to" k«'n'e'k, h«ntsçalqake'ine':
' hé'i.'" ta'..xas sk«'nku'ts taanaça"mne'.
Ta'ças ta'k!a'ts qalwi'yne" pal silso'kse" nas yaqake'ike'.
15 ta'..xas n'i'|t'n'e', w:lke'ine" :!e'ila. nei a'k«k.lu"nam qaki-
This is the portage between Columbia Lakes and the Kutenai River.
eos] KUrElqAI TALES 79
speared [ and were taken up. The. they assembled and ,te (hem.
In the cvening I Coyote sang again. He said to thc Salmon: ] "In
the evening three of you shall go into the trap." Then Çoyote
slept. ] In thc morning he said to his wife: "Tel] your father I to go 270
down to his trap." Sparrow went there, and saw ] three salmon. IIe
went ashore, spoke, and said: I "Spear tbe three salmon in the
trap." They went down ] and speared (hem. Then they assembled
and ate them. Then they had almost ] enough to eat, because there
were three salmon. In the evenhg II Çovote went down and said to 275
the Salmon: "Now ] fill up the fish trap. In the morning he said to his
wifc, ] ' Tel[ your father to go down early to his trap.' " In the morn-
ing I Sparrow went down. tte saw that the fish trap was full at I that
place. Then he went ashore, spoke, and said: "Boys, Il take your 2s0
spears and spear and throw I ashore the salmon. They are ahnost
breaking the trap. I There are plenty of tlaem." Then they wcnt
down. It vas seen that the salmon almost ] broke it. Then ..dl the
men speared thcm, ] and the women carried (hem ashore. Then [I they 2S5
were eut. Tlwn they were /)lenty, and they were dl'ied. ] Coyote
staid there. I[e alreadv had two children. ]
IIe said: "Now l'il go to somc other /»lace." Then he left his
wife. [ 'hen Coyote was about to leave, he pu/ himself across the
water. IIe said to the I Salmon: " Don't go this ay. ¥ou shall
go [[ the other way. '' [ 290
Now I have tohl the whole story. ]
til. OamlN (»F TF SEASONS
Well, I will tell you a st)ry of what happened long ago in this I
w, wld. Thcy werc staying af a certain place a long rime ago, ] and
summers alibi willtcrs were l[)ng. [
There ws town. lit was winter time. A man I] named Coyote 5
weut into the tent of an old woman, who gave him [ food. The old
woman was named Squirrel. Squirrel said" [ "There is no more
food, md il. is alongtime [ before spring will corne. What shall I do
There is no more food." Coyote said: [ "Wel], cry. Then if the
people corne in and ask you, [[ 'Why do you cry?' don't answer. 10
Vhen they bave ail spoken to you, [ I shall say to you, ' Do you say ]
that your food will be gone hmg before spring comes. ' Then you will
say, [ 'Yes!'" Then Coyote went out. [
Squirrel thought that what he had sid was g-od. [] Then she 15
crie(l. She cricd alou(l. The pcople in the town said" ] "What is
This is [ he portage between Columbia Lakes and Kootenay River.
180 BUREAU
ya'mne': "qa'psins k!u'pske" t:tna'mu?" quna..xamt'sine'.
n'ak.lil«'lne', at qatsa'n'e" tsm ouk!ue'ise" k!eqla wtlke'ine'.
ta'..xas q !a'pe"s n'ak.lit«'lne', qats..xa'n'e" tdna'mu, quna'..xe"
skt'n'ku'ts, qak«'lne" neis tdna'mu's: "km'u'pske" k!a'qa'lwu'-
20 ko't ks:l'a'lo" k«'n'e'k?" laqa.ila'n'e" ne t:tna'mu, qakeqne':
"hë'." qakiya'nme': "ka,,s kula"qakna'lats k.luma'yit."
A''ke" laa'k!la'k sak.luna'mne" qousts qa'hakilknt'lne"
a'kilk!aku'ko't, ta'..xa's n'«t!womta'a's nata'n:k!, ta'..xas qo
aqlsma'kmk! at naqte'te" luma'yitna'mo's, aqsuk!itna'mo"s,
25 ts!upna'ku'tna'mo"s, ta'..xas at la«tuk!sa',ne wanu'yitna'mo's.
s:l'aqa -kiya'mne": "ka,,s ts !a"qak«ni'l." qakiya'nme": "hults
nalayna'la."
Ta'.xas ts !:lm..xa'mne'. ta',as ne haq !a nukka'ke ". sd'«n'mi-
sa'n'e" nata'mk! kwanu'yit, ts..xal'a«'nme'sa'n'e" nat.a'mk!kts..xa-
30 l'uma'vit, la..xasa'mne" ne a'k«k.lu"na'm, qakiya'mne': "qa'la
yak!a;tsqna, ts..xaF?sinilqana'.xe'." n'ok!eqne n«tsta'ha'l.
n'up..xa'lne" ke'en k!a'ts%na, qakil«'lne': "«'srfil'a'yen'." ta'.xas
ts!ma'e', to'a kts..xala'..xam neis a,,'kit.lana'me's, n'«tk«'n'e"
np«'k!a's, ta'..xa's kul'e'tke'n ts..xanalta'pse" np«'k!a's ts..Xalya'-
35 qa%na'ke" tna'..xa'm qous yaqahaq!a'nske', tsuka'te «'lwa's.
t«na..xa"mne" nes a'kit.lana'me's, ta'..xa ne k.ta..xa'.xam qa-
kiya'mne': "ya:kwut:'le'k ts..xal'?sniltsuka'te neis n'a'kal-
k«'nle's, tsçal'dqanm«'te', yaktsEma'k!qa,, qos ts.xalq,%sa'qa',,-
ne" qous haq !a'nuqte«'tske" ts..xalqawa..xam«t.l«%ne', natska'lke'n
40 t s-.xal'u' k !nil'o'nutskdl'e'. ''
N't,k!"e'de" t:'tqa't! tsElnak!qa',,ne n't'nse" np«k!a'e's
k.ta'wla's, qakil:'lne': "n«'nko" h:nts!«'snil'om«tsk«'n'e'." ta'ças
ne mtsta'hal ktilm'..xa'm, n'u'pne" saw«saqa'pse" tAna'mu"s.
qak.la'pse': "ta'..xas s:l'«'n'e" qayaqa'wokanu'ye't."qak«'tne':
45 "kas ke'e'n luma'y:tna'mu." qak.la'pse': "nes q!a'n'e'."
qak«'lne': "kas ke'e'n aqsuk!itna'mu ." a',,'ke" tsaneta'pse'.
nawdsk«'n'e" neis «'lwa's. qao-.xaw«tseqne a'k:nq !o'kups. qal-
wi'yse" nes tdna'mu's-ks:l'u'tmiyaku'mek pal k!?sqat!le'et.s.
qa.up..xa'se" nes ks:l'utim«'nko" nes «Twa's. wune'k:'t.se" ta'.xas
50 tsEma'k!il'oq«nku'pse ". mitya'..xne" neis t:lna'mu"s, t!ap!ts!-
e'ite" a,,'k!alma.t'se's, ta'.xa's mitya'ne" neis kqa'ki-ks ke'e'ns
lumayitna'mu's, luk«'n'e ", n'analk«'n'e', ta'..xas nei tdna'mu n'a'n-
muqkupnu..xunqa'me'k, qalwi'yne" k-ts..xa"ltsça, qa'talts..xa'ne'.
pal kt !a'pts!e" a,,'k!alma'e:s. Tse:n'up..xal:'sne" pal qos n'«'n'e"
55 t:lna'm'u at wanla't!ne" at ne's qa'nank!um'lne', m«te'..xa'tne'.
k.la_.xa..xa'me's qao'..xank!un«'lne" a't.la'e's nes qanank!un«'l-
ne':t«naw«tsk«-lmam«'sne" to'use" nes lumay«tna'mo"s, tseika-
t:'lne', n'up..xa'lnc" pal qos n'«'n'e" aqlsma'kimk! nalk«'ne'.
wana%na'lne', qalwiyna'mne" kts..xal',)"kti-I ne ki'ay, ta'..x
60 t,)'ça ts..xala.xa'n.3.'o'.ne" pal qo. n'«'ne" laa'k!la'k nuqyu'n-
,,. 1 K UTF,,','. t TALnS 181
the old woman saying?" They went there i and questioned hcr.
She did hot speak. She was just crying aloud. I Then all had ques-
tioned ber, but the ohl woman did hot spcrk. Coyote wcnt there.
tic said to the ohl woman: "1)[» you say [[ that you will have no more 20
food for a long time?" Then the ohl woman (.ried n[ more. She
said: I "Yes! " The pe, Tic said: "What shall we cio, to makc spring
COlne?" l
There was anot lier te»wh, and 1 here they kept [ t he seasons. .kfter
twelve mont hs had passcd, thcse I pcople would untie [he. springthne
and thc summer lime and [} the rail of the ycar. Thon they would lie 25
up again the winter. I Therefore thcy said: "What shall we do with
them?" Thcy said among thcmselves: [ "Let us g- and steal it!"
Then they started. Now, those up in lhc skv counlcd lhat thc
winter wouhl last six } months, and that six months lin»re w,uhl pass
before spring ('ame. They arrived at that town. and said: "Who- 30
ever I ean walk secretly shall go h«re." Thcre was a boy. [ It was
knowu lhat hecouldwalksecrctly, t[e wastohl: "Youshallstealit."
Then ] he started. I[c almost came lo thc tent. ][Ie worked } his
manitou power. Aller he had d,»ne so, his manitou spoke to hhu,
and tohl him ![ what he was to do when he entered, and whcre il was 35
hunging, t[e took some gum. [ Ih, enlered the tent; and when he
arrived, they said: } "Whoever can hrow farthest shall ake il, after
it has been tkrown out. } Then he shall throw il away; and the
who is str,*ngest shall stay on [ the prairie ch the hillsidc. It will be
thrown thcre; and when ho catchcs it, I[ hc shall tear it at «mec." I 40
There was one very strong man. IIis manitou was ] Grizzly I),ear.
IIe was told: "You shall tear it." Then I the youth went in. ][Ie
saw an old woman standing there. [ She said îo lfim: "Il is midwin-
ter." Then he said to her: }} "Where is the springtimc?" IIe was 45
tohl: "It is hanging there." I I[e said lo her: "Where is the sure-
mer?" and she told him. I ][e was holding the gum. ]Ie hehl it
his hand ch)se to the tire. I The ohl w(,man thought that he was
warming his hands, for il was cold. [ She did hot know that he was
hcating the gum. A/ter some time }! it melted. Then he attacked the 50
old woman and stuck I (the gum) on her mouth. Then he went to get
the thingin whichshe had sai(l I the sprinime was kept. t[e pullcd
il off and carried il out. Then the old woman [ ranout quickly. Shc
intended to speak, but could not speak. I (The gum) was stuck on
ber mouth. It was just seen that [[ the old woman was moving her 55
arms, pointing in a certain direction. They went that way. I Vhen
they got therc, she pointed to her lent. She pointed that way.
They looked in, and the springtime was gone. They looked for il,
and it was known that the people were carrying il away. I Then
they ruade war on them. They wanted to kill ail those who had
stolen it. Vhen }} thcy were about to overtake them, another one } 60
182 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BI3LL 59
k.,'n'e" neis kalkt'nle's, ta'..xas n't'n'e" nei kwult'te'k pat ta'.xas
tu'..xua kt s..xata'..xa's kwanaq na'naps, ts !mmt't e" qous aq !a'nuk.te.t'-
tske', sta:twtsqa'nc" nei ktsEma'k!qa, n'ttkt'n'e" nsp«k!a'e's.
t'tnqa'pte'k k.la'wla"s, natskat'n'c', pal ktsEnm'k!qa tsEma-
65 k!e'"se" neis k!oqoha'kqaps n'umttskt'n'e, nalumt'se', qa'talye-
ku'ne" kqaxqmt'kit k.hd«'t.lu, taL.xas sd-umayt'tne', ta'.x at
sd'aqqa'ne" k!mmt'sa nata'ntk! tuma'yit n''ke" at k!tn'mt'sa
nata'ntk! wanu'yit, nula'n'e" nei tAna'mu, k.la'to's ke'e'k.
TaL.xas huslq !apqalq !anu..xwa'te" nci pt'k!ak yaqale.t'tke"
70 alll'tk, t
62. COYOTE J('c.«:LE, WITII ]Ils EOES
llo'yas, huts..xalts..xamglne" yaqaqa'pske" k!e"tkin skt'n'ku'ts
a'kaqfilna'me'8 neis pt'k!a'ks.
Qa'na'$e" skt'n'ku'ts, n'u'p$ne" tt'tqa't !s qos qaha'n'-
lukpqa'pse', n'itwtsqa'pse', qao$a'çe" skt'n'ku'ts, n'u'pç.ne"
5 nes tt'gqa'g!s nuts«nqkupikna'kse', la'«twtsqapse ". n'u'p_.n.ne-
pal nei's qannlwahaktlwtskt'kse', lahats!ma'se'. " ta'as iasa'-
Se'. qa.upna'pse', n'u'pne" ta.ttwtsqa'pse', pal s«t'akakt'nse"
a'kaqld't'se's, pal s«t'«ktikmt'g.se" neis yaqanmou'ske" C'k-
qltl't'se's qanlnuqkup'lmçonakna'-kse', n'ttwtsqa'pse" neis
10 natwa'k:lwttskt"kse', laqaw«kal'ukau'se" a'kaqlil't'se's, ta-
ha(ll«'lse'.
Qalwi'yne" ske'n'ku'ts: "hova'sultsuk"a'tme'| a'kaqltTe's."
ta'..xas ltmik(la.'..xd..xe', qawok;tta'pse" a''ke" ta.ttuvtsqa'p-
se'. n'akakt'nse', n'iktikmt't.se', nutsmqkupikna'kse" a"ke"
15 sk«'nku'ts mitiya'gne', n'atskalkt'n'e" neis a'ka'qlilna'me's.
t«V..x llei te'tqat. ! qanalwawttsla"nme', taqao"ka..xu'se"
a'kaqtt'l'e's, pal sil'alttqlt'lne', ts!ma'_.xe', ta'..xa ne k.lalt'tqlil
qal'at«'lne" nu'ktsnaq!a"nkam, lalitql:'lne" nuktsnaq!a"nkam.
ts!tna'..xe', q.s u's'me" -ks qao..xa'..xe" skt'n'ku'ts n'ttwtsqa'ne'.
20 qaka'w:ts,tsq!ahe'yne" qa"hlin' a'ka..xapak!t'se's, qao'..xats-
q !ahe'yne'. tu'..xa qana..xu'ne" nuktsnaq !a"nkam. la'hats
a''ke" ltqa%na'ne" sk,'n'ku'ts, a'ke" tu'..xa ta'q!akpakit-
k!o',ne" a'ka'.xapak!«'se's, qalwi'yne" nuktsnaq!a'"nkam "pat
sdqapsqaqa'ne" naq,'t'ne" nula'n'e', napit a'"ke" taqa'qa,
25 mt'ka fit'se" mats k?ts..xatt'ntset ku'ts..xalqanaq !a'tey." a"'ke"
laqahaq!ana'ne " skt'nku'ts mt'ka k!«'se's nuktsnaq!a"nkam
nas qana'qkupq!ate'yne', n'u'p..ne" tt'tqa't!s nalkne'se"
tstnkt'n'e', k!u'p..xa skt'n'ku'ts ks:ltstnkdne'l qake'ne': "a:
toasts q,»qakt'nu, huts..xa|ama'tikts«'sine" a'kaql.,'lne's." qa-
30 tsmk!a'paltt'lek nu'ktsnaq!a"nkam, ts«nknt'tne" sk«'n'ku'ts.
The youth who stole the spring was Lynx (k!o'ufune'}.
Pierre: laatsl¢na'se'.
Pierre: |aaaqlana'ant'.
eoe] KUTENAI TALES
took hold of what they were carrying. ]t w«s he who could throw
farthest. When the pursuers were almost I about to ovcrtake them,
he threw it. There on the prairie on the hill I t'he stron one was
standing. He worked his manitou power ] «lnd turned into a Grizzly
Bear. He c«Lught it because he was strong. 11 The thing that con- 65
tained it was strong, lIe tore it. I There was wind. It was
long before there was no more show, and it was spring. ] ThercS,re
spring bas sLx months, and there arc six I nlonths winter. Thc
woman did it when there was no food. ]
Now I have t,»hl yot! h,,w [[ the w,)rhl was long ag,)2 I 70
62. COYOTE JUGGLES VITH HIS EYES
Well, l'll tell you what Coyote did with [ êyes long ago. [ Coyote
went along. He saw a man [ ruming along and stopping. Coyote
went thêre. Ho saw [[ the man running along aml stopping again. 5
He saw [ that he was b»oking up. IIc wênt on and arrived thêre. [
The man did not sec him. He saw that he stopped again and that
he was taking out I his eyes to throw them up. I Then he ruii to the
place where the êyes were going. The mun stoppe(l [[ and l«»okêd up. 10
His eyes came back down, and [ he had Iris êvcs again. [
Coyote thought: "Wêll, l'll take his eyês." [ Thên hê went be-
hind him. (The man) did hot sêe him. Ho stoppe,1 again. [tic
took them out and threw thêm up. ]Ie startêd t.«» run. ][ Cowtc also 15
tan after them and caught thê êyes. [ Then the man lookc«l up, but his
eyes did hot corne down again. [ IIe was without êyes. He went on.
The one without eyes was named Snipe. [ Xow Snipê had no evês. I-
Hê went on. Covote went ahêa«! thêre and startêd. [] He stretched 20
out his fingers and just put them into Snipc's orbits. [ ,qnipê ahm»st
fell down. Then he went on, I and Coyote did the sanie again, and
ho almost put his fingers again [ into his orbits. ,qnipe th,)ught:
"It is just as though ] somebody was doing this. If it shouhlhappen
again, [[ even if it hurts, I shall not mind it. I shall just stretch mv 25
hands out." [ Coyotedid so again. Even though it hurt him, [ Snipe
just stretchêd out his hunds. Hêfeltthat there wa« amau, [ andhc
took hold of him. When Coyote knêw t hat he wa caught, he
"Oh, ] don't do anything to me! I will give youyour êycs." [[ Snipe 30
would not listen. Coyote was caught. [ His êyes wêre taên out, and
The young man who stole the bag cc2aining the spring was Lynx.
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [nVL.. 59
naka lhlkin, lne'. t!apts!ak:'n'e" nuktsnaqh"nkam ne'is a''ka-
qt:t't'se's sk:'nkuts, t'x.'as taxvo,kat.|it:'tne', n'u'pçne" s,wt-
tskt'n'se" a'aqb'l'es, waknt'tne" nutsmqkupekt'mek nuk
tsnaqa"nkam, tatitqtt'tne" skt'n'ku'ts, latstna'e" nuktsna-
35 qa"am a'kik.hma'mes, k.latt'çt'm qake'iue" huwalkmm't-
ne" a'kaqlt't'e's skt'n'ktrts, qalmna'e" skt'nkuts, ta'gas
kumnaqaqa'ne', n'u'pç,ne" k.tatsta'e'ns, qalwi'yne" at ma
ke'iso,ks" tTwa's qakqankike'ne', n'u'pxne', pal sq'.a n'se"
t'l'wa's, luk't'n'e" n ,»qo,akt ne'. w,),kat.te tt tne. n'ttskt'tne"
40 taa'ktaks, ta'ças ke's%ks, tsuk a te. taptshkt'n'e', lahaq-
lt'tne" skt' n'ku'ts. ' '
ts.ma e'. n'u'pne'ya,qakeka'ske" nukts-
naqa"nkam, qahana'e', pal kutm(,le'it.s, tuq"m'ku'pse neis
t'l'w«, n'unau'se', latttqb'hm" skt'n'ku'ts, qahana'çe', ta'
tak!umnaqaqUne', n'u'pne" naknuonu'e', qatwi'yne" at
45 ma ke'so. a'qoq!b'l,p, qanaqa'nkike'ne', n'upsatkme'te"
t!apts!ak«'n'e, tahaqt«'tne" sk«'n'ku'ts, ts!«na'$e" qahana'$e', pat
at ktspu'q!e" ne" a'qo'q!'«'lv, paq!me'se" laa'psita'lit-
qb'tne" sk'nkuts, qa'm'e', nulpa'lne" tka'm'u's sqankdkse'.
qak« kse':' "tsd'à:." ''ke" naqauvam« sne'.'. ' " q«t'psm?" "
50 qake'ne" nei lka'nru. "nais skt kd wdk.ataap e. qal-
wi'e" skt'nku'ts: "k.ta'q«t tax"va'l." qanaqankike'yne'.
n'u'p$ne" pal naqa'pse" taxfi"vats.' tukt'n'c ne"s kwt'tqaps.
n'oqo$akt'n'e" a'kaqtt't'e's, taaqtt'lne" skt'n'kuts, tapsaqtt't-
ne" tawi"vals, qatwi'yne': "t'$a's ku'sA'aha'qlit."
55 ne,s lka'm'u's nes nm kaqa'nki'ts tsut'ses, qalwi'yne ne" tka'-
nru ke'e'nstsu"wes, qatseika'te', t'$as k.la'çam skt'nkuts
tstnkt'ne" ncs tka'm'u's, tukt'ne a'kaql:l't'ses, ta'$a's taha-
qa'pse" a'kaqttTe's, qos qaoça'$e qakilyunaqa'pse" tawi"-
yals. qake'ne: "tsd'à:'. m's ski'kitwdk!at'$a'pa'e'." ta'-
60 Sas n tsaknu ae'. ta'ças qao ç« e" lle na.u'te', n qa'na-
kna'kse" tsiy"e's, ta$as nuit{ Iat Ie'ne'. n'owo'k.ne" skdnku'ts.
qao'a'$e', tsmkt'ne ne"s m.u'te's, nakakt'ne" aa'kaql«t'«'se's.
Ts[tna'çc'. taça'çe" a'Mk.tum'me's, qos a:n'itq«'ha
qa'nt't.t's tttna'mu's, tmasa"mne', t'as n't'kne', qakt'tne':
65 "k at kIaqam'kit nu hak.luna'mke'?" qak.la'pse" qalwat-
kml«'sine" skt'n'ku'ts a'kaql'l'e's sa'kAk.hlult'sine', a:n-
wunt't.s tssalwa'çe" alkatt'tc', tssatts!malsuna'pne', qa-
kt'tne': "at nawasço'mek " qake'inc" ne tttna'mu. "pat
ku'sit:u'k.le'; tstnyake'sok tt'tqatIts pa'lke fit n'«'s-
70 n'ithaqwt'lne'." q!akpakitç-'ne" nes t:lna'mu's, luql:'.te'.
n'ttqanmt'te" ne"s a.'kulakt'sc's, a.'kuqta.«'se's qanasa"mne'.
n'«saknu'ne', qawunek«'t.se" ta'ças a'se" nes ttte.t'se's.
n''s.ne" ne mt.u'te', ke"wam qakt'lne': "katt'te"
husyaawa'sne', ta'çasts taha'q.wttna'mnc', hutsts!tnau-
î5 nawa'sine'." t'ç nataço'tne" skt'n'kuts, ts!tnao'e-.
os] KUTENAI TALES 185
Snipe put on I Coyote's eyes. Then he could see again, tle knew
(Coyote) I ha(l taken his evesfrom him. Thon Snipe ranaway, I and
Coyote had no eyes. Snil)c went ba«k II te) his t«)wn. When he ar- 35
rived, he said: "I brought I hcre C«»yote's eycs." Coy«)te went
along. I Ho was poor. IIe knew there wcre trecs. IIe thought I the
gum would be good. IIe felt f«»r it, and n,)ti[.ed gum hanging (lown. I
tIe took it off an[l put it in. ]Ie cc»uld see with it. tic l,)c)ked f«»r II
another one. Then it was good. IIe to«)k it and stu('k it on. I Then 40
Coy«)te had his e.ves ba('k. IIe st arted. He saw t he place frein which
Snipe I hadcome. Hewental«»ng. Itwash«)t, andthegummelted. I
It fell down, and Coyote wa again without e.ves. IIe went along.
Then I he was po«)r again. IIe knew thcre was a creek there. He
thought: Il "Thc foam will be gc,»al." He felt f«»r it. He found it 45
and I stuck it on, andCoyote had eves again. He started and went
along. I The foam was soft. It burst, and Co'ote was again with-
out eyes. I He went along and heard a chihl speaking. I He said:
"Sister!" /-le aise heard seine (»ne calling. "What is it ?" ][ sai(l 50
that child. "Here is a big berry patch." [ Coyote thought: "There
must be hucklcberries." tIe felt for them with his hands. I He
knew there were huckleberries. IIe picked «,ff a big one I and put it
in his eyes. Thon Coyote had eyes again, tic had huckleberries
for his eyes. I He thought: "New I bave eves again." He went te
where II the child was calling f«)r his sister. The chihl thou7ht [ that 55
his sister was «'oming. lIe did net lc,«»k. ]Vhen Coyote arrived, I he
took hold «»f the child, took out his eyes, and se) [ he had eyes again.
Then he went there where there were manv huckleberries. [ He said:
"Sister, he.re is a big bcrry patch." Then he II sat (lown. The girl 60
went there wherelher younger brother wassitting. She picke(! ber-
ries. Coyote arose anti I went there, tIe t[)«»k h«»ld of the girl and
took out her eyes. I
Then he started and came te the town. There at one end [ was
the tent of an old wonmn. He entere«! and ttte. He said te ber:Il
"What aretheydoinginthistown?" Hewas told: I "Coyote's eves 65
were brought here. Thcy are using them o obtain good hlck. I
After a little while my granddaughters will corne. They will carry
me." I He saïd te her: "De you sing?" The «,hl woman sai«l: I "I
ara old. Only young men and w«mwn riante." Il Then he killed the 70
old woman, to»k off her skin, [ and threw away ber body. He went
intoherskin I andsatdown. Afterashorttimehergranddaughters, ]
rwo girls, chine. When they arrived, they said: "Grandmother, ] we
came te geç you. They are dancing again. We will take v«»u over
there." 11 Thon they took Coy«»te on the back. He was carricd 75
186 BUREAU. OF AMERICA ETHIOLOGY [BULL. 59
k.ta.xa'o,,t qak«'tne" neis na.u'te's: "huts.xathawas.xo',lme'k,
a','ke" huts-.xathaqw«'tne'."
Ta'.xas k.ta'..xa'm qake'ne" ne na.u'tek«'stek; qake'ne':
"t«'lna" a','ke" ktsa'qwit." qake'ne" nuktsnaq!a'"nkam:
.0 "so'kse" a''ke" ts.xalha%w«'lne" tAna'mu." ta'.xas na%wil-
ha'rune, ta'.xs sk«'n'ku'ts n'u'p..xne" yaqane'k«'tske', qaki-
b'tne" tArot'mu: "ta'..xts m'nko" hawas.xo'na'm." ta'.xa ne
ha'kilhaq,,w«lna'nke" at qaldya'mne. :
"a: ksak.]ukmo'qe's skdn'ku'ts skdn'ku'ts a'kaq]dl'e's."
85 Ta'..xas t«'tna" naw.xo'me'k nes yaqakiyam«'ske', a''ke"
qake'ne', pal kqa'e'n t«lna'mu, pal ke"e'n sk«'nku'ts, t«tk!a'l-
muka.«'tne ne yaldtha%wilna'mke', qakil«'lne" ne na.u'te-
k«'ste'k: "owok«'nldt t«lna'mu, k«'nlhanulk«'nki'l, pal k!um-
naqa'qa." ta'.xas ne na.u'tek«'ste'k n'owok«'n'e" t«te"e's, ta'.xas
90 na%witna'mne', n' als«ntya'mne', o"k !qna t«lna'mu k !tsnilha-
was.xo'me'k, sukitq!ukna'nme', ta'.xas wo'nik«'tine"
nain. ta'.xas qake'ine" ne t«lna'mu: " k.lp«sk«'n'i'l yakawas-
..xo'me'k." at nalk«'ne" nes ak«qbl'«'se's sk«'n'ku'ts, ta'.xas
sk«'n'kuts nalk«'ne" nes a'k«ql:Te's, qakilha'%w«lna'mne'.
95 ta'x.'as n'upçal«'sne" ne t«lna'lnu laqaa'psilpalmu'ne', ta'x. as
slq !awa'ts'nena..xwa'te'k. ta'.xas to'.x"a tslaqawt'lpalnt'lne'.
ta'.xa's laa'li'tq!arlo'ukne" a'k[a'la-.xwe'ets, ta'.xas lal:tke'-
ne'. n'«t,wtsqwu'mne', laqaha'q,wilna'nme', qakiya'mne'.
"tsukomt'lld'l, tseka'tkil tAna'mu, lmstl'upekt'me'k." tsu-
100 ku'lne', tsekatt'lne" ne t«lna'mu, n'up..xa'lne- sakqa'pse"
a,'kuqla'e's nei tAna'mu, lO'une" tstn a,'kuqla'e's n'tnqap-
ta'kse', nulpain«'lne" sk«'n'ku'ts qOuS a:n'tiqa'ha'ks, sti'u-
ma'tsne', qaldya'mne': "pal n't'n'e" skt'nku'ts, pat qa.t'n'e"
ne ttlna'mu ka'%wil, pal n'up«'lne" skt'n'ku'ts, pal tstn
105 n't'n'se" a,'kuqlat'se's."
Ta'ças hustl'q !a'pqalq !a'nu .xwa'te" skt'n'ku'ts yaqal'ttkt'nke"
a,'ktqbTe's.
63. COYOTE AD DEER
IIuts..xalhaqalq!anuwa'te" skt'nku'ts nes yaqal'ttkt'nke"
tsu'pqa"s.
Qahak.tuna'mne'. nes pt'k!a'ks tsu'pqa at n'tt!.xaka',ne'.
at qa.upsla'tïyil'ana..xa'mne', tstn ya'kqasts!umqa'qa tt'tqa't!
5 at n'tsnil'ana'..xe', ya, k.htaka'te" at n'tt!gna'pse" tsu'pqa's.
ta'.xa ne" hak.luna'mke" o"k!u%na ksa'han tsu'pqa nowasna'-
rune', qah-i'.,,me" skt'n'ku'ts: "hults !«nal' a',na'm." qa-kilt'lne":
"ma, ts a"nan' l't't!x,ne's tsu'pqa." qake'ne" skt'n'ku'ts: "a"
huts..xal'tt kt'n'e" npt'k !a. ts.xalqa.et !gna'pne" tsu'pqà." ta' .xas
10 ts!tna'.xe" skz'nku'ts, qOuS qana'.xe" n'itkt'n'e- n/)pt'k!a
noas] KUTENAI TALES 187
ahmg. I W|lile he was bcing ('arrie, I there, he said to the girls:
"I will sing, I I will dance."
When the two girls arrived, they said: ] "The oh[ volllltll also
wants to dance." Snipc sai(l: [ "Well, she als«» shall riante." Then 0
they danced. [ Coyote knew what wtts done. [ The ohl wonan I WaS
tohl: "Now you sing[" Then, [ while thc dancing was going
they sang-- [
'" Try to get g«.»d ht«k out «»f {'oyote's, Coyote's (,yesV'
The «,hl woman sang that hi«'h wassaid. Shc also [ sai(! so. She
was hot au,dal wonum; she was Coy,te. "Fhere ws n,) ] light where
they were (lancing. Thc tw« girls were t[»hl: "t the [»hl woman
stand up. Lead ber. She is poor." Thon the tw«» girls nmde their
andmother stand Ul). ]] They danced. Thcy tried hard, because 90
the ohl woman was singng. They were glad. They danced f«w a
l«mg time. I Then t he old woman sai«!: "t go what you sing about." I
They caied the eyes of Coyote. Then C«)y«)te carried [ his eyes.
They were dancing ab,ut. ] Then it was noticed that (the volte) of 95
the ohl woman was going (l.wn. She was ,lmost out of breath.
Alln«)st they couhl hear hcr no more. Then she was hear(! singing
by the doorway. Thon she was hot heard any m«we. [ They stoppe(l,
and did hot dance any more. They said: ] "Bring a ligt Look f«,r
the «dd woman She may have died «»f fatigue." ]] Light was ruade, 100
and they hmked for the ,ld woman. Then they saw the skin lying there. [ The ohl WOlnan was gonc. I Only her skin renmined. They
heard Coyote SOlUe distance away. IIo laughed, and they said: "t
was Coyote, it wm n[»t the ohl woman, who danccd. Coyote killed
ber. It was «mlv her sn." ] 105
Now I bave t.(»hl you what Coy(»t.c (lid t«) [ his eves.
6,ï. COYOTE AND DEER
Fil tell you how Coy«,te ma(le the I Dcer. I
There was a town. Loug ag«) the Dcer used to bite the people. I
They never went out hunting. ()nly the mon who were skillful [] wcut 5
hunting. Those who were uns -killful were bitten bv the De.er. I There
was that town. They were hungry because the Decr was bad. [
Coyote thought: "Let me go hunting!" He was told: I "Don't go
hunting! The Deeranight bite you." Coyote said" "Oh, I l'Il work
my manitou power. The Deer shall not bite nie." I] Coyote started. 10
That is, Coyote.
188 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETII NOLOGY IBt'LI.-
qake'ine" n;9pt'k!a: "ts..xana"tu kaas kuts !aqa'ke'n tsu'pqa, ho-
qal;,vi'yne" huts-.<al'itk..'ne', ta'..xta" nei yun«'qL aqlsma'kintk!
naas a'm'a'ks kaas at kts!aqa'qna, pat kt.sçaq'e'ns ke'e'k at
..xma kts.xat'upsla'tiyil'u'pla'ps." q,k.la'pse" n5ptk!a'e's: "so'u-
15 k"ne', huts..<alqak.l:'sine', ta'ça lu'n'u, ts!t'na'n' mitiya'-.x-
ne's tsu'pqa, hmtsç,ltstnkt'n'e" htnts..xal'uk"inm:'lne" a'q!o-
na'n'e's, hmts!ttkinmt'hm" a'kula'k!e's ts..xals.'ukse'; a''ke"
h«nts !d,k:nmt'he" a'qa't !e's." ta'.xas ts!«na'..xe" skdn'ku'ts, qous
qa'na'.xe" at n'a'qlo'k! tsu'pqt, ta'..xas at m«te"..xaka'nc', qa'ha-
20 kq!anqluot'nse" neis yaqa'kalomdske', ncis hma'.xe" skt'n'ku'ts.
n'u'p..<ne" nes a'q!a's m:l«lu..xonatt'tse" tsu'pqa"s n'u'p.xne"
ksAmtty«L'.xanaps, ptskt'n'e" t!awu"e's, ta'.xas n'u'p..ne" tun-
waka'se" tsu'pq«"s mit,ya'..xane'; tsmkdn'c', qao'..<aya'..xne"
a'k!Mma.t'se's, tukudn'e a'q!onan'dse's, ta'..<as nawttskt'n'e'.
25 q!apilswkdn'e" a'kulak!t'se's, tsuk"a'te tsa'ha'ls, so'kse" neis
tsa'ha'ls, t!apts!akt'n'e', kul'e"tki'n laptskt'n'e', qakt'hm':
"h«»'ya"s t!anukqlo'ken ' ha ke'Idqa'na'n'." ta'xas tsu'pqa
t!anukql.kdn'e" nes qana'..<e', ne,s qalyuwa'kaq!alq'tine'.
ts«nlakate'ine" tsu'pqa, pal ke'so'ks aa'kuldk!e's, ke'iso-ks
30 a'q,t't!e's, qakt'lne" skt'n'ku'ts tsu'pqa"s: "ta'..xas hosttutttk-
ni'sine" tseka'ta'm' htnyuq"a'ltstnl,kate'ke', ta'.xas at toasts
htntsla.t't !x.ne" aqlsma'kntk!, taL.xas attnts!ount'lne" htn'u'p..xa
attnt s..<alt !anukql,)'kne'; attnt s..<allmsanu'..<«m'qa'ne', tstn
ya'kqasts!umqa'qa at tsisniluplt'sne', ya'k.titaka'te', at ts.xal-
35 qa.uplt"sine', ta-.<ta" yuna'qt aqlsma'kintk! pal ktsyuna'qaps
k!u'plaps a'a'ke" at ..xmd ktnts!u'pe'l." ta'..xas s,.lholttkt'n'e
skt'nku'ts ke'soks q'psins.
Lahats!ala'.xe" skt'n'ku'ts, n'u'p.xne" tsu'pqa"s, n'ttwa'ne'.
a''ke" lats!«na'..xe, a''ke" la'elva'n'e" taa'k!laks, ta'.yas
40 lahats!tna'..xe" la.aima..xo'ne" tsu'pqa"s, lala..<a'..xe" a'ktk.-
luna'me's qos a:n:lqa'ha'ks qahaqa'pse" lkamnt'nta'ke's.
t.e'a tsekata'pse', silaq!ma..xomu'ne nes k.la.aima'..xo'tsu'p-
qa"s; o"k!qna at k!upt'lka's, qakdlne" nes lkanmt'nta'ke's:
"qa'psin ts.,n k«'nsiltse,kata'pke,l; awu'tkeil, at ts..<ahlake'ine"
45 lkamnd'ntek ta..xta" yuna'q.a aqlsma'kmk! n'u'p..xt lkam-
nt"nte'k lawaq!wu'na'me's at ts..xal'awu'te" t a'..xa ne
lu"nam, at ts..xal'up..xa'lne" k.lapska'q!au'na'me-s k!u'pske"
lkamnt"nte'k." qa.u'p..xde" nei lkanmt"ntek kas t'aqa'ke'.
quk.la'pse" skdn'ku'ts, qake'ike'l: "h6" h6" wti." ta'..xas lkam-
50 n:"nte'k q!a'pe" qake'ne" neis kulpa'lnil lkamnt"nte'k nests
k!aqa'ke', qakiya'nme': "qa'psin sk!u'pske" lkamnt"nte'k."
n'anaxa'mna'nme', qakiya'mne': "tstika'tket skt'n'ku'ts
stl'avaq !wu'n'e'. la.aima..xo'une" tsu'pqa"s." tsekatt'lne"
skt'nku'ts pal stl'awaq !wu'n'e'. qake'ne" skt'n'ku'ts: "ta'.xa's
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Then he worked lais manitou power. I He said to the manitou power:
"Tell me, what shall I do to that Deer? I I want to change it. Later
on there will be many people I in this world. W-hat will they do for
their food? I It might always kill them." IIis manitou said: "It is
good. Il I will tell you. Go on ! and if the Decr runs after y«»u, [ take 15
if and pull out its teeth I and make it so that its ment shall t)e good,
and I make a rail for it." Thon Co'ote started. I Ho went, and the
Deer smelled him. Then the Deer pursued him. ]] There was a buneh 20
of little trees in the direction from wlfich the wind came. Coyote
went around this way. I He saw a thickct. Deer ruade noise, and he
noticed I that it would go 
