Harry Achenam | Harry Achenam |
(1)kîtahtawê mîna kî-nitopayiwak kêyâpic opwâsîmôwak. wâhyaw ê-ayâcik, êkwa kisiwâk ê-ihtatêyimâcik ôhi kâ-nitonawâcik, kîtahtawê kâ-wâpahtahkik ê-pê-misi-îkwaskwahk. |
(1)At another time again some Assiniboine went on the war-path. When they were far off and thought them close at hand whom they were seeking out, then suddenly they saw a great cloud approach. |
(2)«wî-misi-kimowan. nânitaw ocistikositân,» itwêwak. |
(2)«There will be a big rain. Let us seek shelter somewhere,» they said. |
(3)êkosi tâpwê itohtêwak ita ê-tipinawâyik. pê-otihtikôwak ôma kâ-mâyi-kîsikâk. pôti mitoni tâpiskôc ê-misi-kimowahk iyikohk, ê-pahkihtihk yêkaw. êkosi êwako ê-ati-pônipayik yêkaw, êkwa kinosêwak kâ-pâ-pahkisihkik. êkosi sêkisiwak. kî-kîwêwak.1 |
(3)Then really they went to a place where there was shelter. The storm came over them. It was as if there fell a great rain, but what fell was sand. Then, when that sand ceased to come, then fish continued to fall. Then they were frightened. They went back whence they had come. |