Big Turtle Maude Rowe Níkashiⁿga àlinoⁿbá ayábe. níkashiⁿga person m351 àlinoⁿbá twelve m012 m005 m004 m286 m361 ayábe they went m010 m004 m592 m049 Twelve people went off. Dódaⁿ ayá-ba-daⁿ, weéhije ahíbe-daⁿ, badó khéji cíbe. dódaⁿ war m093 ay(é) they went m010 m004 m592 (a)ba-daⁿ and m015 m085 weéhije very far m542 ahíbe they arrived m010 m004 m172 m049 daⁿ and m085 badó long hill m042 khéji to the (long hill) m250 m235 cíbe they camped m004 m073 m049 They were going to war, and when they had reached a great distance, they arrived at the long hill. Gásixci, níkashiⁿga míⁿxci páhoⁿ-ba-daⁿ, hujéta dóⁿbe yéye abá-daⁿ dádaⁿ miⁿ íye abá. gásixci morning m121 níkashiⁿga person m351 míⁿxci one m317 m551 páhoⁿ he arose m004 m403 (a)ba-daⁿ and m015 m085 hujéta below m197 m485 dóⁿbe yéye abá he looked far off m005 m004 m096 m601 m015 daⁿ and m085 dádaⁿ something m081 miⁿ a m317 íye abá he saw it m205 m005 m004 m596 m015 In the morning, one man was arising, and he was looking far below in the distance, and he was seeing something. Nóⁿkilats'e égo miⁿ íyabe-daⁿ, ézhi aⁿkhó wáyuxiba-daⁿ, … nóⁿkilats'e mirror m363 égo like m103 miⁿ a m317 íyabe he saw it m205 m005 m004 m596 m049 daⁿ and m085 ézhi other m101 m639 aⁿkhó (?) m000 wáyuxí he woke them m509 m004 m619 m553 (a)ba-daⁿ and m015 m085 He saw something like a mirror, and he woke the others (?), … … "Dóⁿbe ye a," akhá-daⁿ, záni dóⁿbe ahíbe. dóⁿbe looking m005 m004 m096 ye go m004 m592 a command (?) m007 akhá quotv m025 daⁿ and m085 záni all m629 dóⁿbe looking m005 m004 m096 ahíbe they arrived there m010 m004 m172 m049 … "Go look (?)," he said, and they all came to look. "Aⁿgáye tábe hújeta daⁿ, aⁿdóⁿbe aⁿgáye tábe," akhá-daⁿ, ayábe záni. aⁿgáye tábe let's go m028 m010 m592 m485 m049 hújeta below m197 m485 daⁿ and m085 aⁿdóⁿbe aⁿgáye tábe let's go looking m028 m005 m096 m029 m485 m049 akhá quotv m025 daⁿ and m085 ayábe they went m010 m004 m592 m049 záni all m629 "We'll go below, and we'll go look," he said, and they all went. Ahíbe-óha, ke táⁿga miⁿ íyabe. ahíbe they arrived there m010 m004 m172 m049 óha when m379 ke turtle m245 táⁿga big m005 m492 miⁿ a m317 íyabe they saw it m205 m005 m004 m596 m049 When they arrived there, they saw a big turtle. Dóa àlimíⁿxci ánaⁿzhiⁿ-ba-daⁿ, ke táⁿga abá ni khéji áyabe. dóa some m091 àlimíⁿxci eleven m012 m005 m004 m286 m317 m551 ánaⁿzhiⁿ they were standing on it m012 m005 m004 m343 m049 (a)ba-daⁿ and m015 m085 ke turtle m245 táⁿga big m005 m492 abá the (sub.) m016 ni water m346 khéji to the (lying obj.) m250 m235 áyabe they went on it m012 m010 m004 m592 m049 Eleven were standing on it, and the big turtle was going to the water. Ni hébe-híⁿga ejí khe, ejíha ayábe-daⁿ, níkashiⁿga abá, "Óyisi a," abá. ni water m346 hébe-híⁿga a little bit m170 m673 ejí there m101 m235 khe the (lying obj.) m250 ejíha at that place (?) m101 m235 m145 ayábe he went m010 m004 m592 m049 daⁿ and m085 níkashiⁿga person m351 abá the (sub.) m016 óyisi jump m369 m004 m624 a command m007 abá quotv m017 There was a little bit of water there, and it (the turtle) was going to it (the water), and the person (said), "Jump." Óyisi yuts'ágabe. óyisi yuts'ágabe they were unable to jump m369 m004 m624 m005 m004 m619 m503 m049 They were unable to jump. Hoⁿbé shka che wáyushkabe-daⁿ, yuts'ágabe. hoⁿbé shka shoelace (?) m189 m447 che the (standing obj.) m064 wáyushkabe he untied them m509 m004 m619 m450 m049 daⁿ but m085 yuts'ágabe they were unable m005 m004 m619 m503 m049 They untied the shoelaces, but they were unable. "Óyisi (a)," akhá-daⁿ, óyisi yuts'ágabe-daⁿ, ke táⁿga abá ni khéji wáyiⁿ-ayábe. óyisi jump m369 m004 m624 (a) command m007 akhá quotv m025 daⁿ and m085 óyisi yuts'ágabe they were unable to jump m369 m004 m624 m005 m004 m619 m503 m049 daⁿ and m085 ke turtle m245 táⁿga big m005 m492 abá the (sub.) m016 ni water m346 khéji the (lying obj.) m250 m235 wáyiⁿ-ayábe it went with them m509 m009 m005 m004 m607 m010 m004 m592 m049 "Jump," he said, but they were unable to jump. Níkashiⁿga abá záni xaagé abá. níkashiⁿga person m351 abá the (sub.) m016 záni all m629 xaagé abá they were crying m004 m129 m015 The people were all crying. Amáⁿ lé-daⁿ "Ówayaga, níkashiⁿga aⁿgóta ba ówayaga howágeji aⁿgáyabe che." amáⁿ other one (?) m030 lé going back home (?) m004 m275 daⁿ and m085 ówayaga tell them m372 m509 m577 m007 níkashiⁿga people m351 aⁿgóta our m028 m223 ba the (pl. obj.) m037 ówayaga tell them m372 m509 m577 m007 howágeji where m192 m128 m235 aⁿgáyabe che we went m028 m010 m592 m049 m065 The other one going home, (they said,) "Tell them, tell our people where we went." (?) Níkashiⁿga zaáni ke táⁿga idábe ni khéji áyabe maⁿchéta áyabe-daⁿ, … níkashiⁿga person m351 zaáni all m629 ke turtle m245 táⁿga big m005 m492 idábe both m209 ni water m346 khéji to the (lying obj.) m250 m235 áyabe they went on it m012 m010 m004 m592 m049 maⁿchéta under m296 m488 áyabe they went on it m012 m010 m004 m592 m049 daⁿ and m085 Then all the men and the turtle together went under the water, … … níka abá alá-ba-daⁿ ówalagabe. níka man m350 abá the (sub.) m016 al(é) he went back home m010 m004 m275 (a)ba-daⁿ and m015 m085 ówalagabe he told his own kin of it m372 m509 m131 m577 m049 … and the man returned home and told his own kin. Níkashiⁿga abá zaáni achíbe, jéghe-hiⁿga ayiⁿ. níkashiⁿga person m351 abá the (sub.) m016 zaáni all m629 achíbe they arrived here m010 m004 m068 m049 jéghe-hiⁿga little buckets m231 m005 m641 ayiⁿ having m009 m005 m004 m607 The people all arrived, having buckets. Ni khe yuzábe. ni water m346 khe the (lying obj.) m250 yuzábe they took it m005 m004 m628 m049 They took out the water. Ni khe gaxtáⁿbe-daⁿ, ok'óje táⁿga láⁿye miⁿ íyabe-daⁿ, … ni water m346 khe the (sitting obj.) m250 gaxtáⁿbe they poured out m005 m004 m106 m568 m049 daⁿ and m085 ok'óje hole m382 táⁿga big m005 m492 láⁿye large m005 m273 miⁿ a m317 íyabe they saw m205 m005 m004 m596 m049 daⁿ and m085 They emptied the water, and found a great big hole, … … ok'óje (yiⁿ)khe éshki gadáje záni yuzábe-daⁿ, … ok'óje hole m382 (yiⁿ)khe the (lying obj.) m613 éshki also m101 m452 gadáje mire m004 m106 m084 záni all m629 yuzábe they took it m005 m004 m628 m049 daⁿ and m085 … and took out all the muck from the hole, … … ke táⁿga yiⁿkhéji íye aba-daⁿ, wahú éji huuwáli íyabe-daⁿ, gakhóhanaⁿ. ke turtle m245 táⁿga big m005 m492 yiⁿkhéji at the (sitting obj.) m613 m235 íye aba they saw it m205 m005 m004 m596 m015 daⁿ and m085 wahú bone m521 éji there m101 m235 huuwáli many m196 m515 íyabe they saw m205 m005 m004 m596 m049 daⁿ and m085 gakhóhanaⁿ that's it m000 … and they could see the big turtle, and they saw a whole lot of bones there, and that's it. The original audio recording for this text begins on Kansa 13 Disc 18 on track 12 at 3:10 and concludes on Kansa 13 Disc 19 at the end of track 1. Twenty-first text entered for ANA graded reader project in January 2009.