II. TEXTS COLLECTED BY FRANZ BOAS (NOS. 45-77)
[No. 45. Told by Pierre Andrew]
45. Rabbit, Coyote, Wolf, and Grizzly Bear
There was Coyote. All at once he saw Rabbit coming. He said to him: "Why are you running?" Rabbit said: "I am running away." He went past and went on. Coyote was sitting there. He thought: "Oh, something must have happened, and I might almost have been in trouble myself!" Coyote started to run. He went along and went along. There was a little prairie. There was Wolf. Wolf was there, and saw Coyote coming. Coyote arrived, and said to Wolf: "Why are you running? — "I am running away. Coyote went past. Wolf was sitting there. He thought: "Oh, some-
45. Rabbit, Coyote, Wolf, and Grizzly Bear
Qaw^aqa'ane* sfo'n'ku'ts. n'uk !"^iil'y'pxane* kianuqlu'mnas He staid Coyote. All at once he saw Rabbit ska'se*. qak/lne* qa'psin k^nsdtsl^'nak. qake^ne* kianuq- coming. He said to him: "Why are you running?" He said Rabbit:
lu'mna husxa"mktse*k. qayaxa'xe* nci skana':s:e*. qaanka'- "I am running away." He went past; that one went on. He was me*k sk^'n^ku'ts. qalwi'yne* a* at ktsmma'lqa tu'xwa. kul'ism- sitting Coyote. He thought: "Oh, something happened almost I might have qapw^tska'axa. sqalwutsl^^nqkupek^'mek sk^'nkuts. qa*na'?:e* been in trouble in his place!" He also started to run Coyote. He went along, qa*na'xe sk^knu^qle.itnana'n'e*. saosaqa'ane* ka'ake'n. qa- went along. There was a little prairie. There was Wolf. There osaqa'ane' ka'ake'nts n'w'pxane* ska'ase* skr'nku'ts*. wa'se'ts was Wolf he saw coming Coyote. He arrived qak^'lne* qa'psin kms^ltsl^'na'k. huxxa^'mktx̯i'k.[1] qayaqaxe* and he said to him: "Why are you running?" — "I am running away." He went past
- ↑ Coyote uses x̯ (palatalized ẋ) instead of s.
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