Boas] KUTENAI TALES 19 
11. CoYoTrE AND THE MANITOU WITH THE Hat 
Coyote went along. He saw a manitou having a hat made of 
belly fat. He touched it. He took a piece off. He ate it. Again 
he broke a piece off. Again he ate it. He was told: ‘Go away.” 
He was told: ‘You hurt me.”’ Coyote went off. 
12. CoYoTE AND THE Ducks! 
Coyote with his two children went along. There was a lake. . He 
saw many ducks. He said to his children: ‘Cry!’? The children 
eried. They cried thus: . “My father’s brothers-in-law!’’ Coyote 
eried thus: ‘‘My brothers-in-law!’’ One Mallard Duck said to his 
children: ‘‘Listen! a manitou is erying.”’ Mallard Duck said: “Go 
to him (and listen to) what‘he is talking about.’’ One of them went 
ashore. He came to Coyote. He said to him: ‘What do you refer 
to when you cry?’ Coyote said: ‘Come ashore, all of you!” All 
the ducks came ashore. He pulled out their feathers. Enough. 
11. CoryoTE AND THE MANITOU WITH THE Hat 
Qa‘na’xe’ ske’n‘ku'ts. n’u’pxane’ nip’k!las  klayuk"a’,se- 
He went along Coyote. He saw a manitou having a hat 
a, kowuma’Iqaaps. qunya’x,ne’. _qascd-uk’n‘e*. n’e’kine-. 
made of belly fat. He touched it. He took a piece off. He ate it. 
faqasd-uk’’n-e. ta.e’kine*. — qak.ta’pse- yu’wa. qak.la’pse- 
Again he took a Again he He was told: “Go away.’ He was told: 
piece off. ate it. 
hen’upla’pine. tslna’xe> — ske’n‘ku'ts. 
“You hurt me.”” He went off ‘ Coyote. 
12. COYOTE AND THE Ducks 
Qana’xe’ — ske’n'ku'ts’~—sn’asma’Ine’—_ xale’es_~—skekq Inu’kse’. 
He went along Coyote with two his children to where was a lake. 
n’u’pxane’ yunaqa’pse’ kia’qta’s. qak:’Ine’ xale’e's  e’lan’. 
He saw many ducks. — He said to his child: £ Cry? 
n’da’n’e’ ne; tka’m‘u. qalo’,k.ne’ alska’t!es kate’tu. ske’n‘ku'ts 
He cried that child. He cried thus: “His Se hers- my father !’’ Coyote 
in-law 
qalo’.kyne’ alka’skat. n’ok!we’jne’ — kanq!usqwe’jkak — qake/Ine- 
cried thus: “My Peotuore tt One Mallard Duck said to 
aw |”? 
alaqa’It!e’s tsm kla‘paltejxa’ket. népe’k!a se’ela’n’e. ~qake’jne 
hischildren: ‘Only listen ye! A manitou is crying.” He said 
kanq!usqwe’jkak qunam¢e’tke;t  qa’psins k!u’pske:.  klo’k!we: 
Mallard Duck: “Go to him what he talks about.’’ One 
tsinal’upa’xe*. laxa’xe" sk’n'ku'ts’.  qak:’Ine’ qa’psin ken’u’pske: 
went ashore. He came to Coyote. Hesaid tohim: ‘ What do you say 
ken’e’fa. qake’ne* ske‘n'ku'ts q!a’pe’ upka’ked. q!a’pe’ n’upka’xe- 
do you cry?” He said Coyote: “All come ye ashore.”’ All came ashore 
kia’qla. q!a’pe’’s tu’’nte’ a,‘kenqoa.c’se’s. ta’xas. 
the ducks. All he removed their feathers. Enough. 
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