Kutenai tales / by Franz Boas, together with texts collected by Alexander Francis Chamberlain.

  • Franz Boas
Date:
1918
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Credit: Kutenai tales / by Franz Boas, together with texts collected by Alexander Francis Chamberlain. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    KITTENAI TALES By Franz Boas TOGETHER WITH TEXTS Collected by Alexander Francis Chamberlain I. TEXTS COLLECTED BY ALEXANDER F. CHAMBERLAIN IN 1891 (Nos. 1-44) [Nos. 1-23. Told by Paul] 1. Coyote and Fox Coyote started. He saw Fox. Coyote said: “Give me your blanket. Let us be friends.’’ Coyote said: “Let us go.” Fox said: “Yes, let us be friends.” Then he started. He went along. He saw people. There were many tents. Then they had a race. . 2. Coyote and Locust1 Coyote went along. He saw Locust. He. said to him: “Give me your shirt. If you give it to me, you wTill be my younger brother. 1. Coyote and Fox Tskna'xe* sk/n*ku*ts. n’u'pXane* na*'k!eyo’s. qake'jne* sk/n*ku*ts He started Coyote. He saw Fox. He said Coyote: hamah'ktsu s/t!ne's. hutsbn’ala'ane* swt/tjmo. ta'xas qake'ine* “Give me your blanket. We shall be friends.” Then said sk/n*ku’ts hultsbnaxa'ala. qal-m^ne* na*'k!eyo he* ta'xas Coyote: “Let us go.” He said Fox: “Yes, now hutsbnala'ane* swf/tjino. ta'xas tsbna'xe*. qa*na'xe*. n’u'pxane* we shall be friends.” Then he started. He went along. He saw a'qlsma'kjndds. yu*naqa'ane* aa'kd.la'e*s. ta'xas nktk/n*e* people. Many were their tents. Then he made kalnuxu'kna'm. a race. 2. Coyote and Locust Qa*na'xe* sk/n*ku*ts. n’u'pxane* aa'kuk.lako'wum’s. qak/hie* He went along Coyote. He saw Locust. He said ' to him: hamat<r'ktsu aa'qa'twumla'atinis. hma'maL'ktsa'p h'ntsxalYire* “Give me your shirt. If you give it to me you will be 1 See No. 57, p. 140.