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KUTENAI TALES
By Franz Boas

TOGETHER WITH TEXTS
Collected by Alexander Francis Chamberlain

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I. TEXTS COLLECTED BY ALEXANDER F. CHAMBERLAIN
IN 1891 (Nos. 1–44)
[Nos. 1–23. Told by Paul]

1. Coyote and Fox

Coyote started. He saw Fox. Coyote said: "Give me your blanket. Let us be friends." Coyote said: "Let us go." Fox said: "Yes, let us be friends." Then he started. He went along. He saw people. There were many tents. Then they had a race.

2. Coyote and Locust^[1]

Coyote went along. He saw Locust. He said to him: "Give me your shirt. If you give it to me, you will be my younger brother.

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1. Coyote and Fox

Ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) na·′k!ₑyoʼs. (Fox.) qake′ᵢne· (He said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) hamatι′ktsu ("Give me) sι′t!ne·s. (your blanket.) huts!ιnʼała′ₐne· (We shall be) swυ′tᵢmo. (friends.") ta′x̣as (Then) qake′ᵢne· (said) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote:) hułts!ιnax̣a′ₐła. ("Let us go.") qake′ᵢne· (He said) na·′k!ₑyo (Fox:) he· ("Yes,) ta′x̣as (now) huts!ιnała′ₐne· (we shall be) swυ′tᵢmo. (friends.") ta′x̣as (Then) ts!ιna′x̣e·. (he started.) qa·na′x̣e·. (He went along.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) aʽqłsma′kᵢnιk!s. (people.) yu·naqa′ₐne· (Many were) aₐʽkιt.ła′e·s. (their tents.) ta′x̣as (Then) nʼιtkι′n·e· (he made) kałnux̣u′kna·m. (a race.)

2. Coyote and Locust

Qa·na′x̣e· (He went along) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) aₐʽkuk.łako′wumʼs. (Locust.) qakι′łne· (He said to him:) hamatι′ktsu ("Give me) aₐʽqa·twumła′ₐtᵢnis. (your shirt.) hιna‵matι′ktsa·p (If you give it to me) hιntsx̣ałʼι′n·e· (you will be)

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1. See No. 57, p. 140.