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Kutenai Tales
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started to run away quickly. Coyote went along. There was a (body of) water. Coyote jumped into the water. He dived. The Bull came to the water and drank. He stood there drinking. He drank it all. Coyote started. He went along. He said: "Where are you, manitous?" He heard speaking, and was told: "Nephew, come, our (?)." The two went. There was a little rosebush. Coyote went. He sat down on top of it. The Bull arrived. He butted it. He couldn't break it. Again he butted it. He tore it into shreds. Coyote said: "Now let me go; I will fill a pipe for you." The Bull said: "I don't smoke." Coyote said: "I will fill a pipe; I don't know what the Bull likes to smoke." Coyote was told: "I smoke tobacco. When I finish filling the pipe, I hold it up to the sun. It catches fire. It catches fire by means of the sun." (Coyote) was afraid. (The Bull) smoked. He continued to smoke. The Bull said: "I had a wife


no·ts!ιnqkupekι′me·k (He started to run away quickly) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qa·na′x̣e· (He went along) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote) skιkq!nu′kse·. (where lay a lake.) nułnιnmιtqu′łe·k (He jumped into the water) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) k!anwa′ts!ne·. (He dived.) x̣una′x̣e· (He came to the water) ni′łsik (the bull) neᵢqu′łne·. (and drank.) qa·wιtsku′x̣ᵤne·. (He stood drinking water.) nʼokoᵤku′x̣ᵤne·. (He drank it all.) ts!ιnaι′x̣e· (He started) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qa·na′x̣e·. (He went along.) qake′ᵢne· (He said:) kιnʼaqasaqa·′łqa ("Where are you,) nϋpι‵k!anι′ʼnte·k. (manitous?") nułpa′łne· (He heard) tsx̣a′se· (speaking) qak.ła′pse· (and was told:) pa·t! ("Nephew,) qaowakax̣a′ʼme·nʼ (come) kaqux̣ma′ła. (our (?).") qawιtskι′kᵢne· (They went) sιn·qa′pse· (where was) sq!o·mowokna′nas. (a little rosebush.) qaox̣a′x̣e· (He went) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nuqoᵤsaq!max̣o′ᵤme·k. (He sat down on top of it.) łax̣a′x̣e· (He arrived) ni′łsik. (the bull.) qo.nanox̣o·nłamaneyax̣ₐne·. (He hit it with his head (?).) qata‵łʼak!o′ᵤne·. (He could not break it.) łaqonax̣o·nłamaneya′x̣ₐne·. (Again he hit it with his head (?).) nιtaʼmk!o′ᵤne· (He tore it into) łaₐmʼs. (shreds.) qake′ᵢne· (He said) skιn·ku·ts (Coyote:) ta′x̣as ("Now) qa·qaskι′n·u. (let me go.) hutsku‵łnak!uktsι′sᵢne·. (I'll fill a pipe for you.") qake′ᵢne· (He said) ni′łsik (the bull:) atuqa.ιknoqυ′kᵤne·. ("I do not smoke.") qake′ᵢne· (He said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) hutskułnak!o′ᵤne·. ("I'll fill a pipe.) hoqa.u‵px̣ami′łne· (I do not know) qa′psinsts (what) łʼe·kᵢnoqυ′ko· (he may smoke) ni′łsik. (the bull.") qakiłι′łne· (He was told) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) wasa′qₐna·n ("Tobacco (?)) huts!ιknoqυ′kᵤne·. (I smoke.) nułkułnak!o′ᵤne· (When I finish filling the pipe) qaox̣awι′tsx̣ₐne· (I hold it up toward) nata·′nιk!s. (the sun.) tsukυ′px̣ₐne·. (It catches fire.) sιłtsukυpx̣amυ′n·e· (fire by means of) nata·′nιk!s. (the sun.") nʼonι′łne·. (He was afraid.) ιknoqυ′kᵤne·. (He smoked.) qa·kιłʼιknoqυ′kᵤne·. (to smoke.) qake′ᵢne· (He said) ni′łsik. (the bull:) hunała·‵łtι′tᵢne· ("I had a wife)