[Nos. 24-31. Told by Michel]
24. Coyote and Owl[1]
There was a tent far away. Owl was there. When a child cried, its mother said: "Don't cry. Owl may take you!" At night, however, Owl came to the tent and took many children in his bark basket in which awls were standing. With these he killed them. Coyote said: "I shall become a child." Then Coyote became a child. Coyote said: "At night you shall throw me out." At night Coyote was taken and thrown out. He was taken by Owl. Owl started back to his tent. There were many children. They were there in the tent of Owl. At night Coyote said: "To-morrow you will get gum." The following day gum was taken. At night they danced. First Owl danced there. He perspired. Coyote said: "Later on I shall speak." Coyote said: "Throw the gum into the fire." The gum was thrown into the fire. It became hot. Coyote took
24. Coyote and Owl
Qaₐt.łana′mne· iłqa′ha·k. ku′pi saosaqa′ₐne·. nʼe′ła łka′m·u ma′es qak.ła′pse· maₐts e′łanʼ łtsukᵘa′te·s ku′pi tsιłmi′yιt.sts at notsa′x̣e· ku′pi at tsukᵘa′te· yunaqa′pse· łka′m·uʼs naʼhi′k!e·s nakiłwιtsqa′pse· ło′o·s. at nʼupιłmu′n·e·. qake′ᵢne· skι′n·ku·ts ka′min hutsx̣ałʼι′ne· łka′m·u. ta′x̣as skι′n·ku·ts nʼιnqa′pte·k łka′m·uʼs qake′ᵢne skι′n·ku·ts tsιłmi′yιt hιnts!an·mitapkι′łne·. tsιłmiyι′t.se· tsukᵘatι′łne· skι′n·ku·ts. nʼan·mitι′łne· tsukᵘata′pse· ku′pis. łats!ιna′x̣e· ku′pi aₐʽkιt.ła′e·s. yunaqa′ₐne· łka′m·u saosaqa′ₐne· aₐʽkιt.łaι′se·s ku′pis. ktsιłmi′yιt.s qake′ᵢne· skι′n·ku·ts kanmi′yιt hιnts!tsukᵘa′te· i′łwas. kkanmi′yιt.s tsukᵘatι′łne· i′łwas. ktsιłmi′yιt naqwιłna′mne·. u′sme·ks ku′pi qaosaqwι′łne·. naq!ako′ᵤne·. qake′ᵢne· skι′n·ku·ts ma′qak hutsx̣a′n·e·. qake′ᵢne· skι′n·ku·ts x̣unakι′nkił i′łwas. x̣unakinι′łne· i′łwas. nʼutᵢme′ᵢne·. tsukᵘa′te·
- ↑ See pp. 20, 50.
