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kutenai tales
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8. Coyote and Grouse
Grouse was living in a tent and had many children. They were in her tent. Grouse started with her husband. They two were going along. Coyote was going along. He saw the tent of Grouse. Coyote reached there. He entered. There were many children. He took a bag, put them into it, and carried them along. He started. He went along. They broke the bag by scratching it, and went right through the hole. Coyote was going along. He thought: "Now I'll eat." He looked, and there was nothing. Coyote started.
9. Coyote and Star
Star was going along. He saw a child eating earth. It was Goose. He started. He saw a Golden Eagle sitting on a tree. He saw him, and he was screeching. Star also said . . . ( ??) He went up. He reached the place where the bird was, and killed it (?).
8. Coyote and Grouse
Qamt.la'ane kia'wats yunaqa'pse* alaqa'ltles. qaqa'pse* aa'k^t.- She lived in tent Grouse many her children. They were in her la'e's. tslma'xe* kia'wats n'asma'lne' nulaqaUa'e's. qa*nak^'kne tent. She started Grouse two together her husband. They two went along. qa'na'xe* sk/nku'ts. n'u'pxaue' san^t.la'ase* kia'wats. qaoxa'xe* He went along Coyote. He saw the tent there of Grouse. He arrived sk^'n'ku'ts. tinaxa^mne*. yunaqa'pse* Ikamn^'nta'ke's. tsuk"a'te* Coyote. Reentered. Many were the children. He took aa*tsu*'la*'s qana"nte* nalaxo'une*. tslma'xe*. qa*na'xe n'um^ts- 5 a bag, he put them he carried them. He started. He went along. They mto it k^'n'e* neiS aa'tsula*'s sukqa^naltinaxa'mne*. qa-na'xe* sk/n'kuts. broke by that bag, they went right therethrough He went along Coyote, scratching a hole. qalwi'yne* ta'xas hul'e'ek. tsejka'te'ts lo'yse*. tslma'xe* He thought: "Then let me eat." He looked, there was nothing. He started skr'nku'ts. Coyote.
9. Coyote and Star
Qa-na'xe* aa'k^lno'hos. n'u'pxane* lka'm*u's nV'kse* a'm-aks pal He went along Star. He saw a child eating earth, ' n*/nse* kaxu'lo'ks. tslma'xe*. n'u'pXane* qaw^tsqlnu'se* kiaqinu'- lo who was Goose. He started. He saw standing on a tree Golden k"ats. n'u'pxaue* tialo'ukse-. a'a'ke qake'ine aa'k^lno'hos. Eagle. He saw it screeching. Also said Star. n'iktka'xe*. laxa'xe* nciS toqitsqa'mnas yaaqaosaqa'pske* He went up. Tie reached there the bird where it was n'upla'pse*. (and) killed it. 85543°—Bull. 59—38———2