BOAS] KUTENAI TALES ue 
he ate. He stood there eating. He saw many rose hips in the 
bushes. He went to the place where there were many rose hips. 
There was Grizzly Bear. Then Coyote shut his eyes and chewed 
rose hips. He did not see Grizzly Bear. [He was lying there.] He 
went there to pick and eat them. Grizzly Bear took hold of him 
together with the bushes. Grizzly Bear said: ‘‘What did you say?”’ 
Coyote said: “I said, ‘I wonder whether Grizzly Bear is hungry.’”’ 
Grizzly Bear said: “No, you said something else.”—‘‘No, I said, 
‘I wonder whether Grizzly Bear is hungry.’’’—‘‘No, I didn’t mean 
that first; I said that before ?%?.”’ He hit him while saying so; 
Coyote hit Grizzly Bear with his elbow. Coyote ran off quickly. 
Nothing runs so fast as he was running. Coyote started. Coyote 
was pursued by Grizzly Bear. Coyotewent along. Grizzly Bear made 
many turns. Grizzly Bear caught up with him. Coyote went ahead. 
? 
yunaqa’pse’ q!u’twa,s.  ta’xas n’’kne. ya‘wetsi‘nct!xa’me'k. 
many rose hips. Then he ate. He stood eating. 
n’u’pxane’ lo-qtsqa”haks yunaqa’pse’ wuq!o”’pe's’.  qaoxa’xe’ 
He saw in the thick (bushes) many rose hips (?). He went there 
ya‘kelyu‘naqa’pske’ wuq!o’pe's. saosaqa’,zne’ k.la’wla.  ta’xas 
to where there were many rose hips (?). There was Grizzly Bear. Then 
ts!openla‘te‘qi¢txa’me'k ske’n:ku'ts wuq!o”’pe's’. qa.u’pxane’ k.la’w- 
he shut his eyes and chewed Coyote rose hips (?). Not he saw Grizzly 
fa’s. _[stqa‘oxakqa’pse’.]  qa‘ox"athalq!at!e-xa’me’k. net !qaoxa- 
Bear. [He was lying there. ] He went there to pick and eat them. He took 
q!omawo'ke¢nmun‘a’pse’ k.la’wla. qake’jne’ k.la’wla qa’ ke‘nskila‘- 
hold of him with the bushes Grizzly Bear. He said Grizzly ‘‘What did you 
Bear: 
qake’;kil. qake’jne’ ske’n'ku'ts ma koq"a’ke’ laa‘‘qak.ta‘tamkek,no’,k- 
say?” He said Coyote: “T said, “I wonder whether he may be 
tse’k k.ta’wla. qake’jne’ k.ta’wla wa’ha ma ken’ak!fana’ke’. wa’ha 
hungry ivizzly Hesaid Grizzly Bear: ‘‘No, you said differently.” — ‘No, 
Bear:? 2? 
ma koq"a’ke’ laa*‘qak.la‘tenkekjno’,ktse’-k k.fa’wla.  wa’ha hoqa.e’- 
I said, ‘I wonder whether he may be hungry Grizzly Bear.’?? — “No, I did not 
ke/kte’ qo ho’pa’k qo: tax ma hu'skilqake’jne*. natatke‘ketq !antuk- 
mean that first that then I said before.” He hit him while saying 
xo’,me‘k nes qaqkupnu‘qtaptsek!ane‘ya’x,ne’ k.fawlas sk:’n'ku'ts. 
so, that he hit hin with his elbow Grizzly Bear (obj.) Coyote. 
no‘tsnqkupe’ke’me'k ske’n-ku'ts. xa‘tsqa‘nuxu‘neke’me‘k _ kts !en- 
He ran off quickly Coyote. Nothing runs as fast running 
ma‘Iqa. ts!ena’xe’ ske’n'ku'ts. miteyaxna’pse’ k.ta’wla sk’n-ku'ts:. 
together(?). He started Coyote. He was pursued by Grizzly Bear Coyote. 
qa‘na’xe’ ske’n‘ku'ts. n’etkekqla“lalqa’tse’  ske’n‘ku'ts. la‘taxan- 
He went along Coyote. He made many turns Coyote. He caught 
xo’,ne’ k.la’wia. qa‘yaqa‘na’xe’. qana’xe’ sk:’n'ku'ts. n’etkekqla™- 
up Grizzly Bear. He went ahead. He went along Coyote. He made 
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