BoAS] KUTENAI TALES 39 
killed trout, many trout. Coyote alone broke the hook. The 
people made a fish hook, a thick and big fish hook. The people were 
fishing. The (fish) ate the bait. Coyote was pulled out of the water. 
Then Coyote was taken. Then Trout was no longer Coyote’s wife. 
Coyote staid among the Indians.! 
ma’kynek!. n’up¢’Ine’ qu’st¢t!s. yunaqa’,ne’ qu’stct!. n’ok!e’jne° 
people. They killed trout. Many were trout. Only one 
sk:’n‘ku'ts at n’umitske’n‘e’ a,‘kuqla’wo's. witke’ne’ a, kuqla’wo's 
Coyote broke the hook. They made fish hook 
a, qisma’kinck! = n’ale’jse* = welqa’pse’ tsu’wak!s.  natuqtawu’te’ 
the people, thick large fish hook. They fished 
a, qisma’kyneck!. n’uq!yun‘ko’x,ne’. n’ipkaqo’xa’/Ine’ — ske’n'ku'ts. 
the people. They took the bait. He was pulled out of water Coyote. 
ta’xas  tsuktate’Ine’  ske’n'kurts.  laqa.c’n’e’  ske’n'ku'ts _ tetna- 
Then he was taken Coyote. No more Coyote his wife 
mu’e's qu’stet!s. laqaosaqa’,ne’ ag qisma’kjnck! — ske’n'ku'ts. 
Trout. He staid (among) the Indians Coyote. 
1Tt was explained to me that when Coyote was caught, he was clubbed, and shouted: ‘‘I am no trout, 
Iam Coyote!”’ 
