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KUTENAI TALES

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his leg and killed me." Coyote started and went back. He saw Locust. He slapped himself. Out came his corpses.[1] He said to them: "Tell me, how shall I kill him?" He was told by one of them: "He is always carrying his leg." He was told by the other one: "I shall be a knife. I shall be on the sole of your foot. When

you overtake him and he says, ‘You shall go ahead,’ you shall say, ‘You go ahead.’" Locust started. Coyote was behind. Coyote ran. He overtook Locust. He kicked him. Coyote killed Locust. Enough.

4. Coyote and Grizzly Bear

Coyote went along. He saw Grizzly Bear's dung, unchewed wild rhubarb. Coyote laughed. Coyote took Grizzly Beards dung. Coyote hung Grizzly Bear's dung on a pole in a line. He laughed. Coyote started. Grizzly Bear was staying there. He thought : "Let

naₐs qahaʹx̣e· ("Here passed) nϋpιʹk!a. (a manitou.) nałx̣oʹune· (He carried) aₐʽksaʹq!e·s (his leg) nʹupłaʹpᵢne· (and killed me.") tsłιnaʹx̣e· (He started)
skιʹn·ku·ts (Coyote) łax̣aʹx̣e·. (and went back.) nʼuʹpX̣ₐne· (He saw) aₐʽkuk.łakoʹwumʼs. (Locust.) qanłaʹłte·k· (He slapped himself.)
nʼakax̣oʹse· (Out came) aₐʽkuq!łayet!ιʹnʼe·s. (his corpses (dung).) qakiʹłne· (He said to them:) tsx̣anataʹpkił ("Tell me,) kaₐS" (how)
kutsaₐqałʹuʹpe·ł. (shall I kill him?") k!oʹk!we·ʼs ( By one) qak.łaʹps· (he was told:) peιʹk·aʹks ("Already) nʼupsłaʹ·tᵢyi·łqał- (always he carries)
x̣oʹᵤne· () aₐʽksaʹq!e·s. (his leg.") k!oʹk!we·ʹs (By the other) qak.taʹpse· (he was told:) kaʹmin ("I) hutsx̣ałʹιn·e· (shall be)
aₐʽktsaʹma·ł (a knife.) aₐʽk.łιʹkᵢne·s (The sole of your foot) hutsqa‵kI shall hang at it. (ilq !a'_ane\.) h\nʼim·i·nałax̣aʹme·ł (When you overtake him)
qaʹk.łeʹs (if he says,) nιnko ('You) uʹsʼme·k (first.) ιʹn·enʼ (be,') hιts!qakιʹłne· (you will say to him,) nιʹn·ko ('You) ιʹn·enʼ (be) uʹsʼme·k\ (first.'")
ts!ιnaʹx̣e· (He started) aₐʽkuk.łakoʹwum (Locust,) iłnaʹha·ks (behind) nʼιʹn·e· (was he) skιʹn·ku·ts. (Coyote.) ts!ιna·ʹkᵢne· (He ran)
skιn·ku·ts. (Coyote.) łax̣aʹx̣e· (He overtook) aₐʹkuk.łakoʹwumʹs. (Locust.) qaHe kicked him. (.nak.\i'kx_ane\.) nʼipιʹłne· (He killed him)
aₐʽkuk.łakoʹwumʼs (Locust (obj.)) skιnʹku·t·s. ( Coyote (subj.)) . taʹx̣as. (Enough.)

4. Coyote and Grizzly Bear.

Qa·naʹx̣e· (He went along) skιn·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼuʹpx̣ₐne· (He saw) aₐʽqiułʼιʹse·s (his dung) k.łaʹwłas (Grizzly Bear's,) qaaʹqtsx̣ₐne (not chewed)
wuʹmʼaʹłs. (wild rhubarb.) nʼumaʹtsᵢne· (He laughed) skιʹn·ku·ts. (Coyote.) tsukᵘaʹte· (He took) aₐq!ułʼιse·s (his dung) k.łaʹwłas (Grizzly Bear's)
skιn·ku·ts. (Coyote.) ne‵łiłqa·hιtsx̣omuʹnʹe (He hung it on a pole in a line) k.łaʹwłas (Grizzly Bear's) aₐʹq!uʼιʹ/se·s (dung) sιʹn·ku·ts· (Coyote.)
nʼumaʹtsᵢne· (He laughed.) ts!ιmaʹx̣e· (He started) sk/n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qaosaqaʹaₐne· (There staid) k.łaʹwła. (Grizzly Bear.) qałwiʹyne· (He thought:)

  1. ↑ Two pieces of dung.
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