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to his sister: ‘“‘ You told a le. | I ought to have a father.’ She 
said to him: ‘‘You have a father. |Your father was killed by 
Grizzly Bear. There is a mountain over there.” The following 
day | the Tsa’kap started. He arrived. He said: ‘Come, I'll kill 
you!’’ | The Grizzly Bear came. He said to the two (the Tsa’kap): 
“What did you say?”’ The Bear said: | “Vl kill you!” He said: 
“Shoot at it!” The Tsa’kap shot at | a tree. It fell down. (The 
Tsa’kap) said to (the Grizzly Bear): ‘“‘Go!’”’ The Grizzly Bear 
went | to the mountain. He got there. The Grizzly Bear stopped. 
From far away | he was shot and was killed. The Tsa’kap went 
there. He skinned it. | He took his father’s hair. Hestarted. He 
arrived at || the mountain. He said: ‘‘Come, Grizzly Bear, I'll 
kill you!”’ Grizzly Bear started. | He got there. He said: ‘‘What 
is it?”’ The Tsa’kap said: | “Vl kill you!” The Grizzly Bear 
said: ‘Shoot that tree!’ | He shot at it. The tree fell. The 
Grizzly Bear said: ‘I will not | kill you, Tsa’kap.” (The Tsa’kap) 
said: “I will kill you.’’ He said to || the Grizzly Bear: “‘Go on!” 
The Grizzly Bear started for the mountain. | He stopped. He was 
shot and was killed. The Tsa’kap started. | He cut him open. He 
took his hair. He went back to his tent. | Hestaid there. The foi- 
lowing day he said to his sister: | ‘Let us move camp.” Then he 
started. He went across the mountains. || 
[Nos. 32-37. Lower Kutenai. Told by Angi McLaughlin] 
32. CHIPMUNK AND OwL! 
There was Frog. His grandmother was Chipmunk. Chipmunk 
was crying. | He was hungry. He was told by his grandmother: 
“Go to the river; go to the other side.”’ | When Chipmunk arrived, 
there were rose hips. He carried a bark basket. | Then he took it. 
He filled it at once. Then it was full. | There were willows. Chip- 
munk heard Owl making a noise. || ‘Come here!’ Then he started. 
(Owl) went to where Chipmunk | was sitting. Owl said: ‘“ Let us go 
home to your mother.’’ | Chipmunk said: ‘“‘No; my mother died long 
ago.”’ | Chipmunk was afraid. He thought: ‘He will kill me.” 
Chipmunk said: | ‘Cover your eyes with your hand.’ Owl did so. 
He shut his eyes. || Then Chipmunk started, going along. Owl did 
thus.” | He could not get him. Then Chipmunk got home to the tent 
of | his grandmother. Then he entered. He said to his grandmother: 
“He will | kill me. Hide me!” Frog said: ‘‘What | shall I do?” 
Frog took her grandson and put him into || the soup. Chipmunk 
died. | 
1 See p. 58. 
2 Owl stretched out his hand to catch Chipmunk, and scratched him. 
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