6. Coyote and Buffalo[1]
Coyote went along. There was a bull's skull lying there, and he knocked it about. He started off. He went along. There was a hill. He went up the hill. Coyote staid there. There was noise of running. He raised his head quickly, but there was nothing. He sat down again (??). Again there was noise of running. He saw a Buffalo Bull coming. He started to run away quickly. He went along. Then they met again. He went along. Coyote said: "Oh, where are you staying, manitous?" He said: "Nephew, come, our(?)." Coyote saw burnt trees standing there. Coyote arrived, and sat down on top of them. Bull butted the tree. He broke it. Coyote started to run quickly. Coyote went along. He was tired. He said: "Where are you staying, manitous?" He was told: "Nephew, come, our (?)." Coyote went. There lay a stone. He entered it. Bull butted the stone. He broke it. Coyote
6. Coyote and Buffalo
Qa·na′x̣e· skιn·ku·ts. skík.ła‵ʼm·ała′kse· ni′łsiks ts!ιnaqa‵yłikι′n·e·. ts!ιna′x̣e·. qa·na′x̣e· swιtsłe.ι′t.se·. qa·ox̣ᵘałyux̣a′x̣e·. qaosaqa′ₐne· skι′n·ku·ts. nałukmι′se·. nuknuqkupq!ała′ʼmne· ło′ᵤse· qa′psins. łaqa‵ₐtstakqa′ₐne·. łaha·‵łukmι′se·. nʼu′px̣ₐne· ska·′se· ni′łsiks. no·tsιnqku‵pekι′me·k. qa·na′x̣e·. ta′x̣as ła·x̣an·x̣ona′pse·. qa·na′x̣e·. qake′ᵢne· skι′n·ku·ts hał·ya· kιnʼaqasaqa·′łqa nϋpι‵k!anι′ʼnte·k. tsx̣a′se· pa·t! qaowakax̣a′ʼme·nʼ kaqux̣ma′ła. tseᵢka′te· skι′n·ku·ts sιnq!o·mkaki‵łnoqaku′pse·. qaox̣a′x̣e· skι′n·ku·ts naqoᵤsaq!max̣o′ᵤme·k. nako′ᵤne· aₐʽkιts!ła′ens ni′łsik. tsιk!k!o′ᵤne·. no·tsιnqkupekι′me·k skι′n·ku·ts. qa·na′x̣e· skι′n·ku·ts. nukᵘłu′kᵤne·. qake′ᵢne· kιnʼaqasaqa·′łqa nϋpι‵k!anι′ʼnte·k. qak.ła′pse· pa·t!qaowakax̣a′ʼme·nʼ kaqux̣ma′ła. qaox̣a′x̣e· skι′n·ku·ts skιknu′kse·. nukwaq!ma·kιkqa′ₐne·. nako′ᵤne· nu′kwe·s ni′łsik. tsιk!k!o′ᵤne·.
- ↑ See p. 60.
