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January 24, 2002 THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON- Spilyay Tymoo. Warm Springs, Oregon Wuda'a tu kwase tooe wutsatsepooge. Yise oo kwase oi tsangeoo. Toge onoo soo Etza'a oonow kemano'o o soo yise ka wuda'a tubegu, "Ha oo mani?" i Ns. Then he A X tried to yrsK pull his tail out of the rhole, 4nd ws ta was stuck! Soon the wise old Coyote ' came along and asked what was wrong. Soo Wuda'a nasookwina ki oo tukwe'e, tu kwase tsangekuse. Soo Etza'a yise ka Wuda'a nenahadyugwena, u tuwa pabow pakwe tsatsepoogese, toisoo uma tsakatu! Wasco Language Lesson Iskintwa Kwadau Ikw'ash Kw'ash Bear and Crane Daya ikanuchk iskintwa kwadau iqw'ashqw'ash. A t I aga nux gangaaix k sheixalix ishtimx gachiuxuchki wilx. Gachiuxuchki udiiuciuiA itdiidwi itc'inunks. Gachiuxuchki iskintwa ayaguptida chxlqtix. 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. -1 Kwapt gachiuxuchki iqw'ashqw'ash, dminwa alHutxwida Hchqwaba Iqaxba wfmalba Swachi wiqalba eiwachi wHSIaba. wa'eiu walu gagiux. Tai it'ukti dulanan. To cook the clams, Bear put a clam between his paws and warmed it over the fire. 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 onto the fire. Crane got hungrier and hungrier. It smelted so good. Kwapt saqw gatduksdamit itxashu, kwapt gashklxlmchk, gashklxlmchk, gashklxlmchk chiwat. Tai t'ukti itlxlm. Kwapt iskintwa galixank'ankwt, kwapt gachutaba ak'adaqi, kwapt gachiulgwima iqw'ashqw'ash. When Bear had cooked all the clams, they ate and ate and ate until they were full. It was such a good meal. Every day Bear went fishing and as he caught fish, he shared them with Crane. Iqw'ashqw'ash daya wigwa, iqw'ashqw'ash gadilxlmx ak'adaqi duwki. "K'aya it'ukti kimangi dukst itxashu," galixluxwait yciimaba. Galixluxwait Bear was ashamed to tell him because he thought Coyote would laugh at him. Coyote began to tease Bear about the big fish that was holding him down. Soo Etza'a yise ka Wuda'a nenahadyugwena, u tuwa pabow pakwe tsatsepoogese, toisoo uma tsakatu! "Nutza'a u tumatzi, e kwasema tsakatu!, Nu u tsatsepoogekwe." Soo Wuda'a yise ; Etza'a kwase ma tsakatu. Coyote began to tease Bear about the big fish that was holding him down. Coyote offered to help Bear get free "Hang onto my tail, " Coyote said, "and I will pull you out. " So the Bear grabbed Coyote's tail and hung on. Soo Wuda'a yise Etza'a kwase ma tsakatu. So the Bear grabbed Coyote's tail and hung on. Otea ka Etza'a kwase tsanohodywena, oo kwase oodusoo manegen. -45 Coyote pulled and pulled, Coyote's tail grew longer and longer. Soo wuda'a yise ka natsatsepoogese, tu kwase ya'hoo! Bear finally broke loose but bst most of his tail. Then He made Crane, who is always standing around in yimaba, "Aaa tl'ai, palalai idnxk'lak itxashu the rivers, streams, or lakes. kUntwa narhHnlHamit iAati ilha Kwaich nrinkmit ilk'arha Jtnvit watnlha Tai t'nkil" Iskintwa iyaxik'ankwt, gatfl gachaglga ak'adaqi. T'ukti iyaxik'ankwt, dminwa idiat'Rx' Aga kwapt gachiulgwima ayak'Sdaqi iqw'ashqw'ash. Iskintwa gachutaba saqw ' . iqw'ashqw'ash ayak'Sdaqi. Bear was a fisherman. He was a good fisherman be cause he caught lots of fish and he always had lots, he shared his fish with Crane. Bear caught all of Crane's fish. WW 4 ''i; U- So Oone'yoo soo Etza'a ooduoo kwaseka'yoo yise soo Wuda'a meetsekoo kwaseka'yoo. That Is why the Coyote ended up with a long tail and Bear with a short one! Ixt wigwa iskintwa gachiulxam iqw'ashqw'ash, "Amxittxlmama naikaba itqwtf." Kwapt gachdulaba itxashu, k'a-sh gachiux achiulgwima qawat itxashu. Gayuyamx iqw'ashqw'ash iskfntwaba idiaqwt, iskintwa gachduksdamititbclm. Iqw'ashqw'ash gayuteitx tk'i gachiux iskintwa gachduksdamit itlxlm. One day, Bear said to Crane, "You come over to my place for dinner. " Then Bear dug a lot of clams, he wanted to share some clams with Crane. When Crane got to Bear's place, Bear was already cooking. Crane sat and watched Bear cook. Gachduksdamit itxashu kwapt iskintwa qikayakba idiapapakwn, chx gachdux watuiba. Iqw'ashqw'ash aga walu giuxt, gaciglutk iskintwa idiapapakwn faima Hk'acha, tai t'ukti Kjqshdixba kimangi Igunat Hiak'acha. Itfufqch idiakacha Idiapapakwnyamt watufba. Tai aga walu giuxt iqw'ashqw'ash, itfulgch Hiak'acha watuiba, ai r --jrM?tt A gadulanan tai mummsJ&(UjLJ (T t'ukti. kwant As cranes do today, Crane ate the fish raw. "It isn't as good as cooked clams, " he thoughtt. "Boy, I really enjoyed those clams that Bear cooked over the fire. I can still see the fat dripping onto the fire. It smelted so good!" Kwapt galikim yaxkaba, "Ala dauka naika anyukstamida kimangi iskintwa dwi Swachi mank it'uktix..,Ciks yuqshtfx. Nxlxlat alakiunyaxa. Alma xabixix anyuxa." Iqw'ashqw'ash gachiglximchk iskintwa, "Naikayamt itqwtf bama itlxlm." Kwapt gachyuxam, "Alma itxashu adatxlmuxma." Then he said to himself, "I bet I can cook as well as Bear, or even better. It looks easy. I'll do it tonight. " Crane invited Bear to come to his house for dinner. He told him, "We'll eat clams." Iskintwa gayuya iqw'ashqw'ashba idiaqwf gangadaga gachduksdamit watufba tk'ap gachuxa. Gachulkchamit itxashu watufba. Iskintwa dwi gachdux madnux k'aya dan Hk'acha gaJuwi idiac'dakwityamt qwatxala idiac'Hakwit. K'aya dan Hiak'acha. When Bear went to Crane's place, Crane was already cooking over a fire he had fixed Just right. He was roasting the clams. Crane was doing it just like Bear, but there was no fat dripping from his bony legs be cause his legs were too skinny and they had no fat. Qidauba daya wigwa amiglglaya iskintwa yuqw'iu yaxulgaxaimat idiapapakwn kwaish datf'a. Kwapt qidau nqi amiglglaya iqw'ashqw'ash yaJutxwilal wifalaba awachi wiqalba awachi wfmatba, yakitxwilal Hchqwaba dminwa ixt ngi iyaqwft. Chsh chsh chiux iyac'ilaqwit chawigwalkt idipsh. So that's why you see Bear sleeping with his paws tucked under him... his paws are still warm. And that's why you see Crane standing In the lakes or rivers or streams, always - standing In the water on one leg. He Is cooling his bony legs and burnt feet.