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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-

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45. Rabbit, Coyote, Wolf, and Grizzly Bear

Qawιsaqa′ₐne· (He staid) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼuk!ᵘιnłʼυ′px̣ₐne· (All at once he saw) kianuqłu′mnas (Rabbit) ska′se·. (coming.) qakι′łne· (He said to him:) qa′psin ("Why) kιnsιłts!ι′na·k. (are you running?") qake′ᵢne· (He said) kianuqłu′mna (Rabbit:) husx̣a′ʼmktse·k. ("I am running away.") qayax̣a′x̣e· (He went past;) neᵢ (that) skana′x̣e·. (one went on.) qaₐnka′me·k (He was sitting) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qałwi′yne· (He thought:) a· at ktsιnma′łqa ("Oh, something happened) tu′x̣wa (almost) kułʼisιnqapwιtska′ₐx̣a. (I might have been in trouble in his place!") sqa·łwuts!ι‵n·qkupekι′me·k (He also started to run) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qa·na′x̣e· (He went along,) qa·na′x̣e·. (went along.) skιnknu‵qłe.itnana′n·e·. (There was a little prairie.) saosaqa′ₐne· (There was) ka′ₐke·n. (Wolf.) qaosaqa′ₐne· (There was) ka′ₐke·nts (Wolf) nʼυ′px̣ₐne· (he saw) ska′ₐse· (coming) skι′n·ku·ts·. (Coyote.) wa′se·ts (He arrived) qakι′łne· (and he said to him:) qa′psin ("Why) kιnsιłts!ι′na·k. (are you running?") (— ) hux̣x̯a′ʼmktx̯i·k. ("I am running away.") ^[1]qayaqa·′x̣e· (He went past)

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1. Coyote uses x̯ (palatalized x) instead of s.

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