58 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 69

[Nos. 46 and 47. Told by Pierre Numa and Pierre Andrew]

46. Frog and Chipmunk

Qa'nit.Ia'ane' wa'tak n'^'nse* t^te'e's qlu'tsaats. qlu'tsaats at qqa'atse', at n'^tsk^'tne* qa*'psms. qak^^lne* t^te'e's wa'tak: "maatsnei at qa'na*n ta'xas at laqqa'atse* qlu'tsaats. qalwi'y- ne*: ^'qa'psms sr'k.la'p, maats neis at kulqana*'meil? qalwi'y- 5 ne* qlu^tsaats: ^'nCi hulqa'na'm neiS ya'qanalqake'ike* maats at kuiqana'meiL ta'xas tslma'xe*. ta^xas n'u'pxane* ku'peis. ta'xas ku'pei tsxa'ne*; qake'ine*: kuts!/t!xa Ika'mu." sdalq!atxa'me*k tsa'qa^s, qlu'lwa's. ta^xas nOiSts klaqak/Ieil slaqawanxa'mne*. qake^ne* ku'peii '^qake'ine* ma^nis kul'ats!-

10 maxala"e*s.^' — pe^^klaks n^'pine* ka'ma/' qake^ne*: ^'tso'"- nis kiil*ats!maxalaes." qake'ine. : pe/k!aks n'^'pine* ka'tsu/' qake'ine*: ko'ktiiiis kul*ats!maxala"e*s/' — ^^pe/k!aks n'^'pine* ka'koukt." — *' qak.l/sine* tdt/t !ne*s kul*ats!maxaia"e*s. — pe^'klaks nVpine* kat^'Itet!/' — qak.L'sine* nana^ane's ku-

15 l*ats!maxala"e's. — pe/k!aksnV'pine*kana'na/' qake'ine* q!u'- tsaats; qak/lne'ku'peis: ^'hrn'^^eikate'ine*; h/nw^lk^sqh'lne*. ma ne'ym' aa*kaql/tne*s, ta'xas hutslatslma'xe*." mane^ine* ku'pCi aa*kaqh'reiS. ta'xas neists kma'ne* aa^kaqh'l'e's ku'pi, lahuts^n- qkupek^^me'k qlu'tsaats. qaqkupqlale^ne* kii'pi. mksiat^'lne*

20 qlu'tsaats. tseika^te* aa*ku'kp!e*s ku'pei, nakumalu'kpine'ts n'dta'Xane*. ta'xas la'laxa'xe* aa^fot.la^'se's t^te'e's. qakr'lne*: '^kat/te, s'nuta'pine ko'upi qak.Ia^pse* t^te'e's; '^hoq^a^alo*- qaltilv^Sine*." tsuk^a'te t^te^e's wa'tak, ts!m'oqo*xak/n'e' na'h^'kles. qa'atsk^k.l^knat^'tne* qlu'tsaats qOyS w'qOuks

25 na"he*ks. wa'tak qalwi'yne* ktsxalhaw^tsqo'uX"ats pa*l sa- ha'nse*. ta'xas la'aqtuqWqaqk/'n*e*. qaaku'kse* na'qpouks hu'ql"ka*'s qanal'o^qonaqkr'n'e*. ta'xas tsm sanqa'mik wa'tak. ta'xas tkaxa'^mne* ku'pi. qake'ine* ku'pi; qak^'tne* wa'ta*ks;* '^kqa.u'pxa Ika'm'u^s?'* wa'tak qake'ine*: ^^kusa%qanq!al-

30 sa"meil, hoqa.upxam/lne*/' qake'ine* ku'pi; *'naa s^lqaVa*- kaL'kse*/' qake'ine* wa'tak: '^hoqa.upxam^'bie* Ika'm'u's." qake'ine. ku'pi: '* k.L'tuks? timuklnu^q !Iumam/lne*. qake'iue* wa'tak: '^ btu'kse*.^' ta'xas qake'ine* ku'pi: ^'k.l/tuks na'qpOuks? qake'ine* wa'tak: '^^tu'kse*; ^s lu'nse*

35 hu'q!"ka*'s. qake'ine* ku'pi: hutsekulmr'lne*. qake'ine* wa'tak: 'Hsxatqlatskuxaktsa'pane*. taxas n'e'ku'lne* ku'pi. n^u'pXane* pat nas'w^su'qse* neis Ikam'u's. qake'ine* ku'pi: '^nas*w^u'qse*; pal slutske'iue* neis kqa'ke* kqa.u'pxa.'^ tsxa'- n*e* wa'tak, qake'ine*: 'HsxatsOuk"^'n*e* ma*k!^'se*s." ta'xas

40 nV'tlXane* ku'pi neis Ika'm'u's. ta'xas nVkine*. neists kuTeiks ta':§:asta*akaxa"mne*. ta'xas n'ila'ne* wa'tak neiS ke'ips t^te'e*s.

1 The following is in the form of speech used between sister and brother.