ROAS] KUTENAI TALES 29 
It was a girl. He kept her. The chief lived there, driving game. 
He skinned abuffalocow. Hestarted to go back. He took a travois. 
He started off. He put the meat into it. He started to go back. 
He came back. That chief did not give any meat to his parents-in- 
law. The old woman was hungry. The old man’s son-in-law did 
not give him anything to eat. She had another child, a male. She 
said: “Do not tell the chief that I have given birth.’’ She said to 
her father: ‘Early to-morrow shoot a buffalo cow. Don’t beafraid 
of the chief.” Early the next day the old man shot a buffalo cow. 
He killed a cow. (The chief) went out early. He saw the old man 
skinning. He went in again. He tooka bow. He thought: ‘I will 
kill that old man.’””: The chief started. He arrived. He said to him: 
“Did you kill a cow?’ The old man said: “Yes, it is mine.” The 
chief said: ‘‘No;it is not yours, it is mine.’”’ The chief took his bow. 
tsuk"a’te’. qaosa~qa’,ne’ ne; naso’,k"en naq,ne’te*k. n’umitse’;te: 
He took her. He staid the chief driving game. He skinne, 
tu’kpu's. lats!na’xe’. tsuk"a’te’ a,‘q!ukamal’:’se’s. ts!ma’xe’. n’o- 
a cow. He started back. Hetook . a travois. He started. 
goxa’’nte’ a,‘ku’la‘ks’. lats!ma’xe. lalaxa’xe’. qahz’s‘e’ nawaspa’l’e's 
He put into it the meat. He started back. Hegot back. Nothegave his parents-in- 
meat to law 
ne; naso’,k"en. nuwa’sjne’ ne; tdna’mu. qahesa’pse’ nawaspa’l’e’s 
that chief. She was hungry the old woman. Not he gave him his son-in-law 
to eat 
ne’ nul’a’q,na. lahaqa’Ite’ te’tqa't!s. qak.la’pse ma,ts tsxana’ten’ 5 
the old man. She had a child amale. She said: “Don’t talk about it to 
again 
naso’,k"en nejs kohaqa’pmil. qake’Ine’ tetu’e’s kanmi’yit wv’Ina‘m 
the chief that Ihavegivenbirth.’”” Shesaidto herfather: ‘‘ To-morrow early 
hentsm¢’tx,ne’ tu’kpu’. ma,ts  hents!one’Ine’ naso’,k"e'n. 
you will shoot a cow. Don’t be afraid of the chief.” 
kkanmi’yct.s wu'Inams me’tx,ne’ tu’kpu’s ne;  nul’a’q,na. 
The following day early he shot a cow that old man. 
n’uk i twa’ne’ tu’kpu's. wv’Ina‘ms n’anaxa’mne’. n’u’px,ne’ sak- 
One he killed : cow. Early he went out. He saw 
nu'q!me’jse’ nes nul’a’q,nas. fa‘tenaxa’mne’. tsuk"a’te’ t!a’wu’s. 10 
skinning that old man. He went in again. He took a bow. 
qaiwi’yne’ hul’u’pil ne; nul’a’q,na. ts!ma’xe’ ne; naso’,k"e'n. 
He thought: “Let mekill that old man.”’ He started that chief. 
taxa’xe’. qake’Ine’ ke’en ne’nko fu’kpu’ kins!’:’Iwa.  qake’;ne’ 
He arrived. He said to Is it yours a cow did you kill?” He said 
him: : 
ne; nul’a’qzna he n’e’ne’ ka’min. qake’jne’ ne; naso’,k"en 
that old man: “Yes, it is mine.”” He said that chief: 
wa'ha qa.c’ne’ ne’nko. n’e’n‘e’ ka’min. tsuk*a’te’ tlawu’’e's 
“No, not it is yours. It is mine,”’ He took his bow 
