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kutenai tales

37

[Nos. 24-31. Told by Michel]
24. Coyote and Owl[1]

There was a tent far away. Owl was there. When a child cried, its mother said: Don't cry. Owl may take you! At night, however, Owl came to the tent and took many children in his bark basket in which awls were standing. With these he killed them. Coyote said: "I shall become a child." Then Coyote became a child. Coyote said: "At night you shall throw me out." At night Coyote was taken and thrown out. He was taken by Owl. Owl started back to his tent. There were many children. They were there in the tent of Owl. At night Coyote said: "To-morrow you will get gum." The following day gum was taken. At night they danced. First Owl danced there. He perspired. Coyote said: "Later on I shall speak." Coyote said: "Throw the gum into the fire." The gum was thrown into the fire. It became hot. Coyote took


24. Coyote and Owl

Qaat.lana'mne* ilqa'ha'k. ku'pi saosaqa'anc*. n'e'lalka'm'uma'es There was a tent far. Owl was there. When a child its cried mother qak.la'pse* maats e'lan' ltsuk"a'te*s ku'pi. ts^Imi'y^t.sts at said: "Don't cry, he may take you Owl." At night how- ever notsa'xe* ku'pi at tsuk^a'te* yunaqa'pse* Ika'm'u's na'hi'kle's came to tent Owl but took many children his bark basket nakilw^tsqa'pse* lo'o's. at n'up^fanu'n'C. qake'ine* sk^'n'ku'ts stood in it awls. But he killed them He said Coyote: with them. ka'min hutsxal'^'no* Ika'm'u. ta'xas sk^'n*ku*ts n'mqa'pte'k 5 "I shall be it a child." Then Coyote became Ika'm'u's. qake^ne* sk/n'ku'ts ts^hni'y^t h^nts!an*mitapk/lne'. a child. He said Coyote: "At night you shall throw me out." ts^hniy/t.sc* tsuk"at/hie* sk^'n'ku'ts. n'an'mit^'lne* tsuk^ata'pse* At night he was taken Coyote he was thrown out* he was taken by ku'pis. latslma'xe* ku'pi aa*k^t.Ia'e*s. yimaqa'ano* Ika'm'u Owli He started back Owl to his tent. There were many children saosaqa'aue* aa'k^t.Ia/sos ku'pis. kts^lmi'y^t.s qake'ine* sk/n*ku*ts they were there the tent of Owl. At night said Coyote: kanmi'y^t h^nts!tsuk"a'tc' i'lwas. kkanmi'y<rt.s tsuk^at/lnc i'lwas. 10 "To-morrow you will take gum." The next day it was taken gum. kts^fani'y^t naqw^Ina'mno*. u'smo'ks ku'pi qaosaqw/lnc. naqlako'u- At night they danced. First Owl . there danced. He perspired. ne*. qake'iue* sk/nkuts ma'qak liutsxa'n'e*. qake'iiie* sk^'n'ku'ts He said Coyote: "Later on I shall speak." He said Coyote:

x:unak^'nkil i'lwas. xunakim'lne* i'lwas. n^utimc'ine*. tsuk^a'te*

"Throw ye into the fire gum." It was thrown into the fire the gum. It became hot. He took


  1. See pp. 20, 50.
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