Section 10.5 Tla'amin - M蔚na胃蔚y h蔚ga 胃蔚q蓸ms t蕣k涩蔚
Written by: Veselin Jungic and Mark MacLean
Illustrated by: Bethani L'Heureux
Tla'amin translation by: Betty Wilson of the Tla'amin nation
M蔚na胃ey: 蠂a茮 k史at虛岫� taw胃蔚 ninij蔚 taw胃i蕯ato涩 蕯蓸t虛岫� 膷嫂膷y蔚. H蔚 k史a k史 膷嫂膷y蔚s ta蕯蓸wto涩. N嫂n嫂j蔚 k蔚wkigim, p虛oho,t蕣k涩蔚 h蔚ga ta mosay蔚 胃蔚q蓸ms t蕣k涩蔚.
I want to tell you a story told to me by my granny. Her granny told her the story. It is about Coyote, Raven, Rabbit and the 4 rabbit holes.
Pay蔚 t虛岫縜t虛岫縜蠂涩awum 拧蔚 k蔚wkigim t虛岫縪k史蓸s. Qaj蔚 mot k史i 蕯i 涩aw拧蓸拧 t蓸t 拧蔚 茮蓸mst蓸ns. 蕯uk史膷蔚 胃os t蓸ts k史 胃i膷蔚m. T虛岫课祎虛岫课祔q蔚n蓸m. Hotit nan蓸t 膷蔚t 胃o h蔚wt.
Coyote always hunted every day. Very early in the morning he would leave his den. He went everywhere in the forest. Searching for food. It would be nighttime before he got back to his den.
N蔚s 拧蔚 mos 胃蔚q蓸ms k史 t蕣k涩蔚. 蕯ata q史al蓸ms ta 胃i膷蔚m. Tanos 拧蔚 胃蔚q蓸ms k史 t蕣k涩蔚. X史a蕯ot nij蔚蕯蔚nx史蔚g蓸s蓸s.
There were these 4 rabbit holes. On this side of the forest. They were side by side. They were not very far apart.
Han蓸m qaqa k蔚wkig嫂m 蠂atosit蓸s. hoyot pa蕯a 胃蔚q蓸ms t蕣k涩蔚 k史蕣t蓸s t蓸t. hoy蔚 胃o k史 胃i膷蔚m.
Coyote is usually so hungry when he gets up. He only ever looks at one rabbit hole. Then he goes into the forest.
Kewkigim: h蔚w 茮a蠂蔚g蓸n ta t蕣k涩蔚. Ma蕯蓸x史胃蓸mt pa蕯蓸 t虛岫縪k史.
Rabbit is so smart. But I will catch him one day.
M蔚na胃蔚y: h蔚w qa蠂 mot t虛岫縪k史 k史蕣t蔚g蓸n, 蕯i x史a膷蔚m蓸s ma蕯蓸x史蓸s ta t蕣k涩蔚.
Many days passed and he still could not catch the rabbit.
Ho 拧蔚 pa蕯蓸 t虛岫縪k史, qaj蔚蕯ot x史蓸 k史蕣nux史蓸s t蕣k涩蔚. 膶iyix史蓸s 拧蔚 p虛oho, k史an蓸膷 n蔚 拧蔚 j蔚ji蕯蓸m.
Then one day he still had not seen the rabbit. He heard Raven, sitting in a nearby tree.
P虛oho: cr?uck. Cr?.uck kewkigim. K史蔚蕯蔚t 茮a蠂蔚g蓸n t蕣k涩e 胃o n嫂g蔚. Cr?..uck. cr?.uck.
Cr?.uck Coyote. Rabbit is smarter than you? cr cr..uck. Cr...uck.
M蔚na胃蔚y: h蔚w q虛aq虛a mot k蔚wkigim 拧嫂n qaj蔚k史i. 蠂a涩 mot 拧蔚 膷嫂y蔚x史s p虛oho. X史ox史t虛岫縜t蓸m.
Coyote was especially hungry that morning. He got really mad when he heard Raven. Making fun of him.
K蔚wkigim: 蕯ot k史蔚蕯蔚t 茮a蠂蔚g蓸n ta t蕣k涩蔚 胃o 膷嫂n蔚, k史蔚蕯蔚t膷 茮a蠂蔚g蓸n 胃o n嫂g蔚!
If Rabbit is smarter than me, I am smarter than you!
P虛oho: qaqas茮a膷蔚m. Cr r r?.ruck. 茮o茮蠂ay膷x史! Q虛aq虛a膷x史! 蠂a涩蔚t膷x史 胃 x史a膷蔚m蓸s ma蕯蓸x史 ta t蕣k涩蔚.
Laughing. Cr r r... ruck. Are you old? Are you hungry? You are mad because you cannot catch the rabbit.
n蓸msa蕯ag蓸 k史蕣nux史 茮a蠂蔚g蓸n? taw胃蔚t虛岫可榤 q史al蓸s nan蓸t, 胃o 茮嫂膷t ta t蕣k涩蔚 胃蔚q蓸ms q蔚x史t蔚g蓸ns ta 胃蔚q蓸ms n蔚蕯os 茮i膷t s蔚 h蔚wt蓸m nan蓸t. 蕯ot膷x史 p蓸py蔚 胃蔚q蓸m k史蕣tux史 ta qaj蔚k史i, k史蔚ns蓸m t虛岫縪k史 胃o k史蕣t蔚g蓸n h蔚wt蓸m 胃 ma蕯ax史 ta t蕣k涩蔚?
Are you really smart? I will tell you when it comes evening, Rabbit goes to sleep next to the hole he slept in from the night before? if you only look at one hole in the morning how many days will pass before you catch the rabbit?
M蔚na胃蔚y: k史蕣nost蓸m k蔚wkigim ta p虛oho, hoya k史蕣t蓸s ta 胃蔚q蓸ms ta t蕣k涩蔚, k史蕣nost蓸s q蔚y ta p虛oho.
Coyote looked at Raven in the face then he looked at the rabbit holes then he looked at the Raven again.
K蔚wkigim: p虛oho, hot蔚g蓸n膷x史 胃 pay蔚 q蓸qy蔚t k史 蕯uk史 gat蓸s. 蕯i 膷蔚t膷x史 tataw胃 n蓸ms k史at虛岫� ma蕯蓸x史 拧蔚 t蕣k涩蔚. M蔚na胃蔚y: hahays 胃o t虛岫可榤蠂 k史 胃i膷蔚m.
Raven, you think you can fool everyone and then you tell me how to catch the rabbit. Then he slowly disappeared into the forest.
Gaya涩t蓸n膷x史: k史蔚nas蓸m 膷蔚 t虛岫縪k史 h蔚wt蓸m manigit ta K蔚wkigim ta t蕣k涩蔚?
Question: In how many days will Coyote catch the rabbit?
