BOAS] KUTENAI TALES 11 
took them out of the fire. He arose. He slapped his backside, and 
camas came out. They put it into the kettle. It was given to 
Coyote. He ate. He finished eating. Coyote said: ‘To-morrow 
you will visit my tent.’”” Coyote started back. Coyote arrived back 
athis tent. On the following day Moose arrived at the tent of Coyote. 
Coyote was seated. He said to his wife: ‘‘Look this way!’ His 
wife looked at him. At once he cut off her nose. At once Dog ran 
out howling. Dog re-entered. He threw ashes on her, but her nose 
was not restored. Moose took ashes. He put them on her nose 
and it was whole again. He said to the two children: “Bring a 
root.”’ They two went out. They brought it in. He took it. He 
threw it into the fire. He took it out of the fire. It turned into 
guts. He rolled them in the fire and gave them to (Coyote). Moose 
said to him: “‘Eat.’”’ Moose started back. Enough. 
n’uwu’k,ne’. t !akpuk!xo’,me'k n’ananctsk!a’se’ xa’ pes. 
He arose. He slapped his backside, it came out camas. 
n’o'qo'xa’nt.ke’sine* a’tso,s. qaoxakjncktse’Ine’ ske’n-ku'ts. n’e’kine’. 
They put it into the kettle. It was given to Coyote. He ate. 
ku’Vek. qake’j;ne sk:’n'ku'ts kkanmi’yct hmtsqona’xe’ kake’t.ta. 
He finished, He said Coy ote: «To-morrow you will visit my tent.” 
eating. 
tats!ma’xe’ — ske’n‘ku ts. fa‘laxa’xe' a, Ket.la’e’s ske’n‘ku‘ts’. 
He started back Coyote. He arrived back at his tent Coyote. 
kkanmi/yct.s taxa’xe*  netsna’pku a, ket.la.c’se's  sken'ku'ts:. 5 
‘Next day arrived Moose at the tent of Coyote. 
qa’nqa’me'k sk’n'ku'ts. © qa‘k’Ine’ — tenamu’”’e’s ta/n-a 
He sat down Coyote. He said to his wife: “This 
way 
qa‘kawetsk:’ke'n’. —_tsejkata’pse’ — tetnamu’e’s. — tuqkupqsala’,te. 
look !’” She looked at him his wife. Quickly he cut off her nose. 
n’anmuqkupnoxo “ne tk:-kwake’me'k xa’,itsin. latkaxa’’mne’ 
Quickly she ran out howling Dog. She re-entered 
xa’,ltsim. qawaxme’te’ a, kuq!mv’ko‘ps qa‘qatha‘k!anu'‘qsata’,se’. 
Dog. He threw on her ashes her nose was not restored. 
tsuk"a/te: aa Kuq !mv’kops netsna’pku. qawaxme’te’ 10 
He took ashes Moose. He threw them on 
a, kuqsa‘ta.c’se’s. taq!ape’jse. qak:’Ine’ nejs tkamuk'sta’ke’s 
her nose. It was whole again. He said to those two children: 
a‘nya‘xa’ke;t ag’kuk!pv’kam. n’a‘nakesxa’”’mne’. latkake'sctke’n‘e’. 
“etch a root.” They two went out. They brought it in. 
tsuk"a’te. xunme’te*? fa.upkakesk !o’ ne’. n’enqapta’kse* 
He took it. He rey, it into He took two out of the fire. They turned into 
the fire. 
a, ku’qtles. lacupkak!o’,ne’. qaoxakjne’ktse. qake’Ine’_ e’ kei. 
guts. He rolled them about and gave them to him. epee to Bat!” 
im: 
lats!na’xe’ netsna’pku. ta’xas. 15 
He started back Moose. Enough. 
