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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

Qanιt.ła′ₐne (She lived in tent) kia′wats (Grouse) ynaqa′pse· (many) ałaqa′łt!e·s. (her children.) qaqa′pse· (They were in) aₐʽkιtła′e·s. (her tent.) ts!ιna′x̣e· (She started) kia′wats (Grouse) nʼasma′łne· (two together) nułaqₐna′e·rs. (her husband.) qa·nakι′kne·. (They two went together.) qa·na′x̣e· (He went along) skι′n·ku\ts. (Coyote.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) sanιt.ła′ₐse· (the test of) kia′wats. (Grouse.) qaox̣a′x̣e· (He arrived) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) tᵢnax̣a′ʼmne·. (He entered.) ynaqa′pse· (Many were) łkamnι′nta′keʼs. (the children.) tsukᵘa′te· (He took) aₐʽtsu·′s (a bag.) qana′ʼnte· (he put them into it) nałax̣o′ᵤne·. (he carried them.) ts!ιna′x̣e·. (He started.) qa·na′x̣e·. (He went along.) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qałwi′yne· (He thought:) ta′x̣as ("Then) hułʼe·′ek. (let me eat.") tseᵢka′te·ts (He looked,) ło′ᵤse·. (there was nothing.) ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.)

9. Coyote and Star

Qa·na′x̣e· (He went along) aₐʽkιłno′hos. (Star.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) łka′m·uʼs (a child) ι′kse· (eating) a′m·aks (earth,) pał () ι′nse· (who was) kax̣u′ło·ks. (Goose.) ts!ιna′x̣e·. (He started.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) qawιtsq!nu′se· (standing on a tree) kiaq!nu′kᵘats. (Golden Eagle.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw it) t!ało′ᵤkse·. (screeching.) a′ₐʽke (Also) qake′ᵢne (said) aₐʽkιno′hos. (Star.) nʼiktka′x̣e·. (He went up.) łax̣a′x̣e· (He reached) neᵢs (there) toq!tsqa′mnas (the bird) yaₐqaosaqa′pske· (where it was) nʼupła′pse·. ((and) killed it.)

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