Franz Boas, Alexander Francis Chamberlain

Summary

Franz Boas, Alexander Francis Chamberlain Kutenai Tales — 4. Coyote and Grizzly Bear (1918)

Coyote went along. He saw Grizzly Bear's dung, unchewed wild rhubarb. Coyote laughed. Coyote took Grizzly Bear's dung. Coyote hung Grizzly Bear's dung on a pole in a line. He laughed. Coyote started. Grizzly Bear was staying there. He thought: "Let
Qa·na′x̣e· skι′n·ku·ts. nʼu′px̣ane· aaʽq!ułʼι′se·s k.ła′włas qaa′qtsx̣ane· wu′mʼa·łs. nʼuma′tsine· skι′n·ku·ts. tsukua′te· aaʽq!ułʼι′se·s k.ła′włas skιn·ku·ts. ne‵łiłqa·hιtsx̣omu′n·e k.ła′włas aaʽq!ułʼι′se·s skι′n·ku·ts·. nʼuma′tsine·. ts!ιna′x̣e· sk/i′n·ku·ts. qaosaqa′ane· k.ła′wła. qałwi′yne·
me go (and see) why Coyote is always laughing."
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