13. Coyote and Owl[1]
There was a town. A child was crying. It was told: "Don't cry, Owl will take you." The child cried. Owl took it. He put it into a birch-bark basket. Then there were no more children. Coyote said: "I shall cry." At night Coyote cried. He was told: "Don't cry, else Owl will take you." Coyote cried aloud. Owl arrived. He said: "Give me the child." (Coyote) was given to him. (Owl) put him into the birch-bark basket. He carried him away. Owl arrived at his tent. Coyote saw many children dancing. He took gum. He rubbed it on Owl's eyes, and (Owl) was blind. He threw him into the fire. (Owl) was burned entirely. All the children started back to the tents of their parents.
13. Coyote and Owl
Qa·k.łuna′mne·. nʼiła′n·e· łka′m·u. qakełι′łne· maₐts e·′łanʼ tsx̣ałtsukᵘatι′sᵢne· ku′pi·. nʼiła′n·e· łka′m·u. tsukᵘa′te· ku′pi. nʼoqox̣ᵘakι′n·e· na′he·ks. ta′x̣as łało′ᵤne· łka′m·u. qake′ᵢne· skι′n·ku·ts ka′min hutsx̣ałʼiła′n·e·. ktsιłmi′yιt.s nʼiła′n·e skιn·ku·ts. qakełι′łne· maₐts e·łanʼ, to′x̣wa ku′pi tsx̣ałtsukᵘatι′sᵢne·. wιłke′ᵢne· skι′n·ku·ts. wa′x̣e· ku′pi. qake′ᵢne· ts!ka·kι′nkeᵢł łka′m·u. namatιktsι′łne·. nʼoqox̣ᵘakι′n·e na′he·ks. ts!ιnałkι′n·e·. łax̣a′x̣e· aₐʽkιt.ła′e·s ku′pi. nʼu′px̣ₐne· skι′n·ku·ts yunaqa′pse· łkamnιʼnta′ke·s naqwι′łse·. tsukᵘa′te ι′łwa·s. yu·hakι′n·e· aₐʽkakaqłιłʼι′se·s łałιtqłι′se·. x̣unmι′te·. q!apku′ᵤne·. łats!ιna′x̣e· q!a′pe· łkamnι′nte·k aₐʽkιt.łaι′se·s ałaₐkιnι′k!e·s.
- ↑ See pp. 37, 50.
