BOAS] KUTENAI TALES oh 
food in the chief’s tent, but nobody goes in there.’’ The youth said: 
“T’ll go.”” He was told by the old woman: “Don’t go.”” The youth 
arose. He went there. He entered the chief’s tent. (The chief) 
was asleep. (The youth) said to him: “TI have entered your tent.’’ 
(The chief) got up from his bed. He became a rattlesnake. (The 
youth) took his arrow. Hestruckhim. He knocked himdown. His 
Wives at once became rattlesnakes, and he knocked them down. He 
went out again. He said: ‘Come in, all of you, and get meat.” 
The youth said: ‘Are there no other people?’ He was told: ‘‘There 
is a town down the river.’? The youthsaid: “I will start.”’ He was 
told: ‘‘The chief is bad.’”’ He started. He arrived at the town. 
There an old woman was living ina tent. He entered. He said to 
her: ‘‘I am hungry.’’ He was told: ‘‘We are hungry.’”’ She took 
adish. She put something into it. She gave it to him. He said 
to her: ‘‘I said I am hungry.’”’ He was told: ‘There is no food.” 
He was told: ‘There is much food in that tent, but nobody goes in 
naso’,k"e'n a,‘ket.ta’e’s yunaqa’,ne’ k!i’ke;t at qa,tjnaxamna’mne’. 
The chief his tent much food, but not any one goes in.”’ 
qake’;ne’ ne; netsta’hat huts!na’xe. qak.ta’pse’ nejs_ teina’mu’s 
He said that youth: “OT? 20.” Hewastoldby that old woman: 
ma,ts ts!e/nan’. n’owo’kyne’ ne; netsta’hal. qaoxa’xe’. tenaxa’mne’ 
«Don’t go!”’ He arose that youth. He went there. He entéred 
aa kettac’se’s naso’,k"ens. sak.te’;tse’. qake’Ine’ husctkaxa’mne: 
the tent of the chief. He was asleep. eee to “T have entered — 
im: 
a, ket.ta’’ne’s. n’uk,ynoxa’mne’. n’enqa’pte’k wetma't. tsuk"a’te- 
your tent.’’ He got up from his bed. He became a rattlesnake. He took 
a’, Kle's. qanta‘Ite’. q!akpakitxo’,ne’. ne\s altcInamu’’e’s 
his arrow. He struck him. He knocked him down. Then his wives 
n’uk!"iPen-qapta’kse’  we’lmats. n’uk!ilq!akpakitxo’,ne. ta‘ana- 
at once became rattlesnakes. Oneat atime he knocked them down. He went 
xa’mne*. qake’jne’ q!a’pe’ qok"ayaxa’ke;t a,‘kuta‘k. 
out again. He said: “All come and get meat.” 
Qake’;ne* netsta’hat ki’lu aqisma’kjnck! laa’k!la‘k. qakile’Ine ne; 
He said the youth: “cAre people others?’’ Hewastold: ‘That 
there no F 
klunanme’tuk sa,gk.tuna’mne’. qake’;ne’ ne; netsta’hat hults!na’xe-. 
down river is a town.” He said that youth: ~ SSPE Starts) 
qakile’Ine’ saha’n‘e’ naso’,k"en. ts!na’xe. laxa’xe’ sagk.tuname’s;- 
He was told: “Bad is the chief.’’ He started. He arrived where was a town 
ne’. sanct.fa’,se’ teIna’mu’s. tenaxa’mne’. qak:’Ine’ hunuwa’s;ne-. 
Wherelivedinatent anold woman. He entered. He said to “T am hungry.” 
her: 
qak.ta’pse* hunuwas’nala’,ne’. tsuk"a’t.se’ a’tsu’s. n’oqoyxake’nse- 
He was told: «We are hungry.” She took ' a dish. She put it into it, 
namatiktsa’pse’. qak:’Ine’ hoq"ake’jne* hunuwa’sjne’. qak.ta’pse’ 
she gave it to him. He said to “T said Iam hungry.” He was told: 
her: 
fo’\ne’  kwikjna’fa. qak.la’pse’ ne; hant.lana’mke’ yunaqa’,ne’ 
“There is our food.” He was told: ‘* That where tent is is much 
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