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u ijilw if1 i P '"W pr-'H" ivy""" SpilyayTymoo Wasco language lessons- Wasco Language Lesson Bear and Crane Legend Ixlba Wigwa Monday 1) Daya kanuchk iskintwa kwadLu iqw'ashqw'ash. Aga gangadix shaxal ixshtlmx gachiuxuchgi wilx. Gachiuxuchgi gangadix klnawi dan ltc'inunks gachdux. Gachiuxuchgi iskintwa ayaguptida chaxalqlix. This is the story of Bear and Crane. Long, long ago, the Creator made the world. He made all the animals and birds. He made Bear who sleeps all winter. 2) Kwapt gachiuxuchgi iqw'ashqw'ash, ddminwa illutwflal iwiqalba iwatelaba kwadlu iwfmalba. Then he made Crane, who is always standing around in the streams, lakes and rivers. fisherman because he caught lots of fish and he always had lots. So he shared his fish with Crane. Bear caught all of Crane's fish. Makwshtba Wigwa Tuesday 4) Ixt wigwa iskintwa gachiulxam iqw'ashqw'ash, "Amxitxlmama nafkaba itqwlf." Kwapt gachdulaba itxashu, k'axsh gachiux achiulgwima qawat itxashu. One day, Bear said to Crane, "You come over to my place for a special dinner." Then bear dug a lot of clams, he wanted to share some clams with Crane. 5) Gayuyamx i. 6) Gachduksdamit itxashu kwapt iskintwa qikayakba idiapdpakwn, chx gachdux awatulba. To cook the clams, bear put a clam between his paws and warmed it over the fire. 3) Iskintwa iyaxik'ankwt, gatft achaglgaya ak'dnaqi. T'ukti iyaxik'ankwt, dlminwa idyatflx. Aga kwapt gachiulgwima ayak'anaqi iqw'ashqw'ash. Iskintwa gachutaba,' saqw iqw'asqw'ash ayak'anaqi. Bear was a fisher man. He was a good iqw'ashqw'ash iskintwaba ididqwl, iskintwa gachduksdamit itlxlm Iqw'ashqw'ash gayullitx tk'i gachiux iskintwa gachduksdamit itlxlm. When Crane got to Bear's place, Bear was already cooking. Crane sat and watched Bear cook. P- Warm Springs, Oregon Lunba Wigwa Wednesday 7) Iqw'ashqw'ash aga wdlu giuxt, gaciglukt iskintwa idiapdpakwn laima llk'acha, tai t'ukti lukshdixba kfmangi igunat iliak'dcha. Itliilqch idlak'acha idlapdpakwnyamt awatulba. Taiagawdlu giuxt iqw'ashqw'ash, itlulgch idiak'acha awatulba gadulanan tai t ukti, kwapt wa au walu gaglux. Tai It'ukti dulanan. Crane got hungry as, he saw Bear's paws all full of fat, It looked so good... just like Salmon grease. Bear's fat dripped down from his paws into the fir. Crane got hunrier and hungrier. It smelled so good. 8) Kwantsaqw 9) Kwapt iskintwa galixank'ankwt, kwapt gachutaba ak'anaqi, kwapt gachulgwima iqw'ashqw'ash. Everyday Bear went fishing and as he caught fish, he shared ' them with Crane. LaktbaWigwa Thursday j 10) Iqw'ashqw'ash dauya wigwa, Iqw'ashqw'ash gadilxlmux ak'lnaqi duwiki. "K'aya it'ukti kfmangi dukst itxashu, galixluxwait. "Galixluxwait yai'maba, "Aaa tl'ai, palatei gadnxk'lik itxashu iskintwa gachduksdamit awatulba. Kwaish ndukmft ilk'acha luwi't awatulba. Tai t'ukti! As Cranes do today, Crane ate the fish raw. "It isn't as good as cooked clams." he said to him self. He thought, "Boy, I really enjoyed those clams Bear cooked over the fire. I can still see the fat dripping onto the fire. It smelled so good." gachiulxam, alma itxashu aditxlmuxma. Then he said to himself, "I bet I can cook as well as bear, or even better. It looks easy. I know I can. I'll do it tonight." Crane invited Bear to come to his house for dinner. He told him, "We'll eat clams." 12) Iskintwa gayuya' iqw'ashqw'ashba idiyql gangldaga gacduksdamit axlulxtba awatullk'dp gachuxa. ; Gachulkchamit itxashu awatulba. Iskintwa dawi gachdux madnux k'aya dan ilk'acha galuwi idiac'flakwityamt qwatxaU idiac'flakwit K'aya dan iliak'acha. , When Bear went to Crane's place, Crane was already cooking over a hot fire he had fixed just galduksdamit itxashu, kwapt gashklxlmchk, gashklxlmchk, gashklxlmchk chiwdt. Tai t'ukti itlxlm. When Bear had cooked all the clams, they ate and ate and ate until they were full. It was such a good meal. 11) Kwapt galiki'm yixkaba, "P'ala dauka naika inyukstamit ki'mangUskintwa d&wi dwachi mank it'uktix. C'ks yukshti'x. Nxlxlit aniuxa. Almaxibixix anyuxa." Iqw'ashqw'ash gachiglxfmchk iskintwa, "N&kayamt itqwli'ba itxlm. Kwapt " right. He was roasting the clams. Crane was doing it just like bear, but there was no fat dipping from his bony legs because his legs were too skinny and they had no fat. Gwnmaba Wigwa Friday 13) Qjdauba daya wigwa amiglglaya iskintwa yuqw'Iu yuxuigaxaimat idlapipakwn kwaish datl'a. So that's why you see Bear sleeping with his paws tucked under him...his paws are still warm. 14) Kwapt qidau ngi amiglglaya iqw'ashqw'ash As told by Gladys Thompson, Madeline Mclnturff and the late Alice Florendo, Copyright 1988. The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Oregon. Artwork: Art McConville Special thanks to Madeline, Gladys, and Charles Jackson who helped format this lesson for the newspaper Just For FUN Kiksht Puzzles. . ..N .'Txm . . - f T SnmakwstV Lakt Gutlqt Gwnma Sc Lakt Lun,' Makwslit Refresh your counting skills December I H h 2 3 4 Paiut2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sahaplin 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Wasco 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 S;3hap:in 26 27 28 29 30 31 3aiute Catch them before December 2, 19997' A f &?) iyalutwilal wilxlalaba awachi wiqdl kwadau iwimal yalutkwilal llchqwaba dlminwa ixt ngi iyakwft. Chsh chsh chiux iyac'i'lakwit chawigwalkt idiydpsh. And that's why you see Crane standing In the lakes or rivers, or streams, always stand ing in the water on one leg. He is cooling his bony legs and burnt feet. and complete the puzzle above. the are on vacation! 1 i
