Section 12.6 Tla'amin - M蔚na胃ey h蔚ga ta 膷蔚no, ta t蕣k涩蔚,h蔚ga m蔚蕯蔚n nap蔚t ta las蓹c
Written by: Veselin Jungic and Donna Gerdts
Illustrated by: Bethani L'Heureux
Tla'amin translation by: Betty Wilson of the Tla'amin Nation
W嫂wlos m蔚na胃蔚y. Pay蔚蕯ot 涩a蠂涩a蠂t蓹n. Tas蔚t t蓹 q史at蓹m n蔚s 拧蔚 蕯ay蔚s. H蔚 ta 胃ah蓹ms ta q史at蓹m n蔚s 拧蔚 蕯ay蔚s 拧蔚 膷嫂膷y蔚s.
Menathey is a young boy. He is very mischievious. He lives near the river. On the other side of the river is his grandmothers house.
螛ox史蔚ns 蕯is t虛岫縪k史. ?史a蕯蓹t蓹m 拧蔚 t蓹ns m蔚na胃蔚y.
It was such a nice day. His mother said to him.
tan: 鈥渉oju胃ot ga m蔚na胃蔚y. Ho膷x史 k史蕣t 拧a胃 膷嫂膷y蔚 st虛岫縪k史. 膶蔚g蓹t膷x史. Gat岫縜kup膷x史. Hoya patani拧膷x史 ta q史蔚y蕯. Hoya 膷蔚g蓹t膷x史 拧蔚 pan蓹ms. Qa蠂 mot p虛蓹p虛蔚ms tin 茮oqowiy.鈥�
Mother: 鈥淕et ready Menathey. You are going to see your grandmother today. You will help her. Chop wood. Stack the wood. Then help her with her garden. Lots of work to do this summer.鈥�
惭蔚苍补胃蔚测: 鈥準攊 mot. Hot虛岫可檓 膷蔚g蓹t. 蕯aj蔚蕯ot ga hosx史蓹n t虛岫� 膷蔚膷no.鈥�
Menathey: 鈥淕reat. I will go and help her. Is it ok if i take my puppy?鈥�
Tan: 鈥準攅. Hos膷x史 k史us蓹n. K史in蓹t膷x史 胃 胃os蓹m 涩aqi拧 ta q史at蓹m. 涩a蠂sx史蓹s ga 茮蓹m蓹s.鈥�
Mother: 鈥淵es. You can take Koosen. You will need to carry her when you cross the river. She does not like getting wet.鈥�
惭蔚苍补胃蔚测: 鈥渒史us蓹n, h蔚hew膷x史 蕯i mot 膷蔚膷no. q史aga ho拧t j嫂茮.鈥�
Menathey: 鈥淜oosen, you are such a good puppy. Come let us go. Run.鈥�
Narrator: h蔚涩 胃ah蓹ms 拧蔚 q史at蓹m n蔚s 拧蔚 蕯ay蔚s 拧蔚 膷嫂膷y蔚s. 蕯ot 胃o k史um拧in m蔚na胃蔚y h蔚ga k史us蓹n 蕯蔚l蔚t 胃ot 拧蔚 q史at蓹m. 蕯蔚l蔚t 蕯i hahays ta qay蔚. Mat蓹m m蔚na胃蔚y k史us蓹n. K史inat蓹s 蕯i 胃o 涩aqi拧 ta q史at蓹m. K史ik史t虛岫课祄 ta 蠂iy蠂aji拧 .
Narrator: His grandmother house is on the other side of the river. If Menathey and koosen go up the river a little ways, it is shallower. It is shallow and the river flows slower. Menathey picked up Koosen. He carried her while he crossed the river. Jumping from rock to rock.
膶颈测膷嫂测蔚: 鈥準攋a膷x史蕣t m蔚na胃蔚y.鈥� p虛蔚胃ost蓹s. 鈥�?i mot k史at虛岫� k史蕣nom蔚.鈥� popk史at蓹m k史us蓹n. Wala蠂n蓹膷蔚m.
Granny: 鈥淗ow are you Menathey?鈥� She gave him a big hug. 鈥淚 am so happy to see you.鈥� Koosen watched. Tail wagging.
Narrator: h蓹t gat虛岫縜kup m蔚na胃蔚y. P蓹pt虛ana拧蔚s q蔚x史t蔚g蓹ns 蕯ay蔚s 拧蔚 膷嫂膷y蔚s. q史ol k史蕣tay蔚tan 蕯i 茮a蕯ayin p虛ap虛蔚m n蔚s 拧蔚 qa蠂 pan蓹ms 拧蔚 膷嫂膷y蔚s. qa蠂 mot qaw胃, mawq胃, 蕯i k史 m蔚蕯蔚n.
Narrator: Menathey began to chop wood. Stacking them agains his granny?s house. Then in the afternoon he began to work in the big garden with his granny. Lots of potatoes, onions and carrots.
膶嫂膷测蔚: 鈥渉oj嫂t k史 m蔚蕯蔚n, t蕣kt蕣k膷蔚ts蓹m, 蕯i t虛岫縪kt膷蔚ts蓹m. N蓹pi拧st蓹m ta l蔚s蓹c.鈥� 茮a蕯蓹yin m蔚na胃蔚y t蕣kt蕣kt蓹s ta m蔚蕯蔚n. 膶蔚膷蔚gan蓹q k史蕣s蔚n.
Granny: 鈥淭he carrots are ready. We will pull them out. Clean them. Put them in a sack.鈥� Menathey began to pull out the carrots. Koosen helped.
Narrator: 迟颈丑补测蔚蕯蔚飞.
Narrator: They had tea.
膶嫂膷测蔚: 鈥準攊 mot 胃 q史al 膷蔚ga胃. H蔚w膷 蕯i 蕯a j蔚. ho膷蔚p ga ju h蔚wt蓹m 茮蔚qeqaws. 蠂蓹nat蓹nap蔚t虛岫可檓 pa蕯蓹 l蔚sac k史 m蔚蕯蔚n. 茮as蓹m膷x史蕣t.鈥�
Granny: 鈥淚 am so happy you came to help me. My good fortune (I am blessed). You need to get home before it gets dark. I will give you a sack of carrots to take. You are strong enough.鈥�
膶嫂膷测蔚: 鈥溝嘺茮 k史at虛岫� 蠂ana胃蔚 k史 tam蓹s.鈥� Gaq蔚膷t蓹s 拧蔚 k史ox史蓹. k史it虛岫课祄 拧蔚 titol mot t蕣k涩蔚.
Granny: 鈥淚 want to give you something.鈥� She opened up a box. Out jumped a little baby rabbit.
惭蔚苍补胃蔚测: k史aqt 胃ox史蔚ns 蕯i k史 q史ay蔚g蓹ns. H蔚w q史a拧q史i拧.
Menathey cried out! He was so happy! He was so thankful for the gift.
膶嫂膷测蔚: 鈥渒史蕣n蔚胃ot膷 胃 涩aqi拧s蓹m ta q史at蓹m. x史a膷x史 涩aw拧蔚x史 k史蕣s蓹n h蔚ga ta t蕣k涩蔚. 蕯蔚?it蓹n 蕯ot k史蕣s蓹n hoy蕯 ot ga qa膷t蓹s ta t蕣k涩蔚 ga s蔚say蔚蕯蓹s. 蕯i x史a膷x史 涩aw拧蕣x史 ta t蕣k涩蔚 h蔚ga ta m蔚蕯蔚n. J蔚qa h蕣kt m蔚蕯蔚n 蕯ax史i k史at虛岫� 蠂an蓹t ta胃 tan.鈥�
Granny: 鈥淲atch out for when you cross the river. Do not leave Koosen and the rabbit together. Koosen is cute but she might bite the baby rabbit if she gets scared. And, do not leave the rabbit and the carrots together. There might be no carrots left to give to your mother.鈥�
Narrator: mat蓹m m蔚na胃蔚y ta t蕣k涩蔚 h蔚ga ta las蓹膷 yi膷 k史 m蔚蕯蔚n. Y蔚涩蓹t蓹s k史蕣s蔚n. 蕯i 胃o ju蕯蔚w. 胃o tas蔚w ta q史at蓹m. K史at蓹m m蔚na胃蔚y t蓹 m蔚蕯蔚n h蔚ga ta t蕣k涩蔚 n蔚s ta 蠂iy蠂agis. p蓹pk史at蓹m k史蕣s蓹n.
Narrator: Menathey took the rabbit and the sack full of carrots. He called Koosen. Then they headed home.. They arrived at the river. Menathey put the carrots and the Baby rabbit by the rocks. Koosen watched him.
惭蔚苍补胃蔚测: t蓹m膷膷蔚sa? h蔚w pa涩q蓹m mot ta 蠂iy蠂ajis! p蓹py蔚s蓹mt t蓹t k史inat蓹n. x史a 膷蔚m蓹s 蕯uk膷 k史inat蔚x史.
Menathey: He wondered what to do. The rocks are very slippery. I can only carry one thing at a time. I cannot carry everything.
Gaya涩t蓹n膷 ga: 膷嫂m sa ga 涩aqa拧nom M蔚na胃蔚y k史 蕯ukt蓹m.
Question: How will Menathey be able to get everything across the river!
