Kutenai Tales

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ... but the Deer is wild." When the two girls arrived, they said: "The old woman'also wants to dance." Snipe said: "Well, she also shall dance." Then 80 they danced. Coyote knew what was done. The old woman1 was told: "Now you sing!" Then, while the dancing was going on, they sang--"Try to get good luck out of Coyote's, Coyote's eyes!" The old woman sang that which was said. She also said so. She 85 was not an old woman; she was Coyote. There was no light where they were dancing. The two girls were told: "Let the old woman stand up. Lead her. She is poor." Then the two girls made their grandmother stand up. They danced. They tried hard, because 90 the old woman was singing. They were glad. They danced for a longtime. Then the old woman said: "Let go what you sing about." They carried the eyes of Coyote. Then Coyote carried his eyes. They were dancing about. Then it was noticed that (the voice) of 95 the old woman was going down. She was almost out of breath. Almost they could hear her no more. Then she was heard singing by the doorway. Then she was not heard any more. They stopped, and did not dance any more. They said: "Bring a light! Look for the old woman! She may have died of fatigue." Light was made, Joo and they looked for the old woman. Then they saw the skin lying there. The old woman was gone. Only her skin remained. They heard Coyote some distance away. He laughed, and they said? "It was Coyote, it was not the old woman, who danced. Coyote killed her. It was only her skin." 105 Now I have told you what Coyote did to his eyes. 63. Coyote And Deer I'll tell you how Coyote made the Deer. There was a town. Long ago the Deer used to bite the people. They never went out hu...