BOAS] Pf KUTENAI TALES : 2D 
Panther. He thought: “TI will break wind against him.” Then he 
turned his backside to him. Panther took off his last finger-nail and 
put it on his arrow. He shot Skunk. Panther killed Skunk. 
18. THe Moseuiro 
Mosquito went along. He sawatown. He wastold: “Come, eat 
choke cherries.’’ Mosquito said: ‘‘I don’t eat choke cherries.” Mos- 
quito went along. He sawatown. He was told: ‘‘Come, you shall 
eat service berries.”” Mosquito said: ‘‘I don’t eat service berries.’’ 
Mosquito went on. Mosquito was going along. He saw a town. 
He was told: ‘Come, you shall eat blood.’”’ Mosquito went there. 
He ate blood. He ate much. His belly became big. He went out 
again. He broke sticks and all (?). Mosquito died. Little birds 
flew out of him. Those were mosquitoes. ‘‘Wuu, wuu! you are a 
manitou; you shall be mosquitoes.”’ 
swa’s. qatwi/yne’ ktstaatsukpu’xa. ta’xas qaoxak!alaxe’kpj,ne-. 
Panther. He thought he would break wind again. Then he turned his backside up. 
fo‘k%’ne’ = kiapt!aha’ntukp —swa’. qaoxak!o’;ne’ a’, ‘kes. 
He broke off the claws Panther. He pointed his arrow. 
m¢e’tx,ne’ xa’xas*. n’up¢’Ine’ xa’xas’ swa’. 
He shot Skunk. He killed Skunk Panther. 
18. THe Moseuriro 
Qa‘na’xe’  qatsts!a’la. n’u’px,ne’ sak.tuname’sine’.  qakik’Ine’ 
He went Mosquito. He saw a village was there. He was told: 
ta’n'a ¢’ke'n’ a, ke’tma‘k!.”” qake’;ne’ qatsts!a’la hutsqa.’kine’ 5 
“Come, eat choke cherries.” He said Mosquito: “T do not eat 
a, ke’Ima‘k!. ts!ena’xe’ qatsts!a’la. n’u’pxgne’ sak.tunam’sine’. 
choke cherries.”’ He started Mosquito. - Hesaw a village was there. 
qakik’Ine’ la’n'a hentsxal’:’kjne’ sq!u’m‘o. qake’jne’ qatsts!a’la 
He was told: ‘Come, you shall eat service berries.” He said Mosquito: 
hutsqa.c’kine’ sq!u’m‘o. ts!cna’xe’ qatsts!a’la. qana’xe’. n’u’px,ne’ 
“T do not eat service berries.’’ He started Mosquito. He went along. He saw 
sak.tuname’sine*. qakek’Ine’ fa’n'a hentsxal’e’kjne’  =wa’’nmo. 
there was a village. He was told: “Come, you shall eat blood.” 
qaoxa’xe’ qatsts!a’la. n’e’kjn’e’ wa’’nmo’s. yunaqa’pse’ n’e’kjne’. 10 
He went there Mosquito. He ate blood. Much he ate. 
welwu/’mne’. taanaxa’mne’ n’upla’pse’ to,k!s ta.uk!el’anaxo’se'ts. 
His belly was big. He went out again, he was killed stick broke him (?). 
n’e’pne’ qatsts!a/la. tsaqona’ne’ tuq!wetsqa’mna qakxa‘lanano- 
He died Mosquito. Little birds flew 
xu’n‘e pal n’e’n‘e’ qatsts!a’ta. wu’u, wu’u népe’k!a ne’nko. ke’nten 
out, those were Mosquitoes. “Wu’'u, wu’u! a manitou you. You shall be 
qatsts!a’ta. 
mosquitoes.”” 
