Il. TEXTS COLLECTED BY FRANZ BOAS (NOS. 45-77) 
[No. 45. Told by Pierre Andrew] 
45. Rasppit, CoyoTtr, WoLF, AND GRIZZLY BEAR 
There was Coyote. All at once he saw Rabbit coming. He said 
to him: ‘‘Why are you running?’’ Rabbit said: ‘I am running 
away.’’ Hewent past and went on. Coyote was sitting there. He 
thought: ‘‘Oh, something must have happened, and I might almost 
have been in trouble myself!’’ Coyote started torun. Hewent along 
and went along. There was a little prairie. There was Wolf. Wolf 
was there, and saw Coyote coming. Coyote arrived, and said to 
Wolf: ““Why are you running?”’—‘“T am running away.’ Coyote 
went past. Wolf was sitting there. He thought: “Oh, some- 
45. Raspit, Corore, WoLF, AND GrizzLy BEAR 
Qawsaqa’,ne’ = ske/n-kurts. n’uk!"enl’v’pxane’ —_ kianuqlu’mnas 
He staid Coyote. All at once he saw Rabbit 
ska’se. qake’Ine’ qa’psin’ kensdts!e’na*k. qake’jne’ kianuq- 
coming. He said to “Why are yourunning?’’ He said Rab- 
him: bit: 
tu’mna husxa’’mktse’k. qayaxa’xe’ ne; skana’xe’. qaagnka’- 
“T am running away.”’ He went past; that one went on. He was 
me‘k ske’n‘ku'ts. qatwi’yne’ a’ at ktsenma’iqa tu’xwa_ kul’isen- 
Sitting Coyote. He thought: ‘‘Oh, something happened almost Imight have 
qapwetska’,xa. sqa‘twuts!e‘n‘qkupeke’me‘k ske’n'ku'ts. qa‘na’xe’ 
been in trouble in He also started to run Coyote. He went 
his place!’’ along, 
qana’xe’.  skcknu‘qle.itnana’n’e’. saosaqa’,ne’ ka’,ken. qa- 
went along. There was a little prairie. There was Wolf. There 
osaqa’,zne’ ka’,kents n’v’px,ne’ ska’,se’ ske’n'‘ku'ts’. wa’se’ts 
was Wolf he saw coming Coyote. He arrived 
qake’Ine* qa’psin’ kensdts!e’na‘k. huxxa’’mktxi'k.t. qayaqa’’xe’ 
and he said “Why are yourunning?’”? — ‘‘Tamrunning away.’’ He went past 
to him: 
1Coyote uses x (palatalized x) instead of s. 
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