Vocabulary
ᏄᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ - how it happened, the way it happened
ᎠᏫ - Deer
ᏥᏚᎵᎦ - that it has horns (variant of ᏚᎷᎦ)
ᏗᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬᏃ - Now in the beginning
ᏥᎨᏒ - that it was
ᎠᏫ - Deer
Ꮭ ᏱᏚᏡᎬ, - he didn’t have horns, wasn't horned (variant of ᏚᎷᎦ)
ᏓᏫᏍᎦᎨ ᎨᏎ - smooth they were
ᏗᏂᏍᎪᎵ - their heads
ᎾᏍᎩᏯ - of the
ᎠᏂᎩᏏ ᎠᏫ - doe (pl) (ᎠᎩᏏ = female animal)
ᏥᏄᎾᏍᏓ. - as is their state, the way they are (ᏄᏍᏓ, ᏄᏍᏗ, ᏄᏍᏛ)
ᎠᏫᏃ - Now the Deer
ᎠᏯᏄᎵ ᎨᏎ - he was fast
ᎤᏓᎾᏫᏍᏙᏗ - for him to run (see ᎠᏓᎾᏩᏍᏗᎭ)
ᎠᎴ ᏥᏍᏚ - and rabbit
ᎤᏍᎦᏎᏗ ᎨᏎ - exciting, excellent he was
ᏧᎵᏔᏗᏅᏗᎢ - at jumping
ᎠᎴ - and
ᏂᎦᏓ - all
ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᎮ - forest dwellers
ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎨ - they wanted
ᎤᎾᏕᎶᎰᎯᏍᏗ - for them to find out, discover
ᎢᏳᏍᏗ - like, how,
ᎬᏩᏓᏠᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ - who would beat the other, who would win (cf. ᎠᎶᏍᎦ (E),
ᎠᏠᏍᎦ (W))
ᎢᏳᎾᏙᎩᏯ. – - if they were to race
ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏢ - they talked
ᏚᏄᎪᏔᏅ - they ruled, made a ruling
ᎤᎾᏙᎩᏯᏍᏗ - for them to race
ᏚᏃᏢᏁ - they made, fashioned, created
ᏧᎾᏚᏡᎩᏍᏙᏗ - for them to “behorn him”, for them to put horn on him(?), to crown?
ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏓᏠᏒ - the one who wins
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ - for them to become his own
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ - both of them
ᎤᎾᎴᏅᏗ - for them to start
ᏄᏅᏁᎸ - they made it
ᏌᏆᏔ - on one side (?)
ᎤᎾᏍᏓᎶ ᎨᏒ - of the thicket
ᎤᏂᎦᏛᎴᎯᏍᏗ - (where) they would start
ᏳᏭᏂᎷᏥᏃ - and return from there
ᎠᏍᏛ - edge, end, line
ᎤᏂᏍᏓᎶ - at the thicket
ᎤᎾᎦᏔᎲᏍᏗ - for them to turn around
ᏧᏂᎶᏒ - he would win them
ᎾᏍᎩ - that one (the thicket)
ᏭᏂᎶᎯᏍᏗ - where they were to pass through it (CED ᎦᎶᏍᎦ Note that this verb also means "to pass a test")
ᎢᎬᏯ - first
ᏭᎾᏄᎪᏨ - to come out, exit from there (cf. ᎦᏄᎪᎦ)
ᏧᎾᎴᏅᎲᎢ - (where) they started
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏠᏒᎢ - that one earned, it won
ᏧᏲᎾ - horns, antlers
ᏧᏓᏒᎲᏍᏗ - he would get them
ᏌᏊᏃ ᎢᎦ - one day
ᏂᎦᏓ - all
ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᎯ - forest dwellers
ᎠᏁᏙᎮ - they were there
ᎦᏙᎢ - on the ground
ᏚᏂᏕ - they placed them (the antlers) (cf. CED ᎠᏗᎠ)
ᎤᏂᏍᏔᎶ - at the thicket
ᎠᏍᏚᎢ - at the entrance,
ᎠᏟᎶᎥ - border, edge
ᎤᎾᎴᏅᏗᎢ. - where they were to start.
ᏂᎦᏓᏃ - and everyone
ᏓᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏍᎨ - they admired them, they were amazed at them
ᏧᏲᎾ - horns, antlers
ᏥᏍᏚ - rabbit
ᎯᎠ ᏅᏪᏎ, - said this
“ᏝᏃ ᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᏱᎩ - I am not knowing, I don’t know
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎭᏂ - here, this place
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ; - what it’s like
ᏓᎦᎦᏔᏂ - I will go examine
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏩᎩᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ - where I am to pass through it. (cf. CED - galosga - passing through, passing by (it).
ᎭᏩᏃ - well now
ᎣᏏ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏁ - they were satisfied (idiom: ᎣᏏ - well, good + ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏁ - they felt, thought)
ᏥᏍᏚ - Rabbit
ᎤᎦᏖᏃᎵᏓᏍᏗ - for him to look around for himself
ᎤᏂᏍᏔᎶ - in the thicket
ᏭᏴᏞ - he went inside it
ᎪᎯᏓ - a long time
ᏩᏯᎡ - he went inside (cf. ᎠᏴᎯᎭ)
ᎤᏂᏍᏓᎶ - thicket
ᎡᎵᏊᏃ - and maybe
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ - something
ᏱᏙᎫᎩᏗ - TBD (mean? ᎤᏁᎫᎭ?)
ᏃᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ - it was out of place, unsuitable
ᎤᏁᎵᏎ - it seemed
ᎦᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ - for him to be able to move around (ᎠᏓᏅᎠ). Verb breakdown
ᎤᏂᏅᏎ - and so he left (ᎠᏂᎩᎠ)
ᏭᎦᏛᏂᏓᏍᏗ - TBD
ᎯᎠ ᏥᏍᏚ - this Rabbit
ᎾᎪᎯᎸ - a long time
ᏩᏯᎥ - he was there inside it
ᎤᏂᏍᏓᎶᎢ. - the thicket
ᎤᏂᎩᏎᏃ - so he left (ᎠᏂᎩᎠ)
ᎦᏅᏏᏓ - messenger
ᎠᏰᏟ ᎢᏴ - in the middle
ᎤᏂᎩᏓ - TBD
ᎤᎾᏍᏓᎶ - in the thicket
ᎠᏥᏩᏛᎮ - he was found (ᎠᏩᏘᎭ)(see Passive Voice)
ᏓᏍᎪᎩᏍᎨ - he was gnawing
ᏚᏩᏯᏢ - in the bushes ( cf: ᎤᏩᎢᏢ (variant spellings.))
ᏅᏃᎯ - a path
ᎪᏢᏍᎨ - he was creating, making it
ᏭᎶᎯᏍᏗ - for him to pass through
ᏳᎾᏙᎩᏯ - when they were racing
ᎤᎵᏍᏆᏗᏕᎾᎬ - the homestretch
ᎦᏅᏅᏍᎬ - of the route
ᏭᏗᏢᏍᏙᏗ -
ᎤᏰᎸᏒ - in the middle
ᏳᎾᏙᎩᏯ. - when they race
ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏃ - so the messenger
ᏗᎤᏅᎪᏤ - he hurried back (cf. ᎤᏅᎦ)
ᏂᎦᏓ - all
ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᎭ - forest dwellers
ᏚᏃᎯᏎᎴ - he told them
ᏄᏍᏛ - how / what
ᎤᏕᎶᎰᏒ - he discovered, observed, learned
ᏥᏍᏚᏃ - Now Rabbit
ᏧᏄᎪᏣ - when he exited, came out of (cf. ᎦᏄᎪᎦ)
ᎤᏄᎯᏍᏔᏁ - they accused him (ᎫᎯᏍᏗᎭ)
ᎦᎶᏄᎮᏍᎬ - he was cheating
ᎠᏎᏃ - but, however
ᎤᏓᏱᎴ - he denied it (cf. ᎠᏓᏱᎭ)
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ -that one
ᎤᏂᎪᎵᏰᎡ - they examined
ᎤᏂᏍᏓᎶ - in the thicket
ᎤᏂᏩᏛᎮ - they found it
Ꮎ ᏥᏍᏚ - Rabbit
ᎤᎳᏅᏕ - he had made a hole (?) (cf. ᎤᏜᏅᏓ, ᎤᏜᏅᏛ - an opening, a space)
ᎤᎶᎯᏍᏗ - for him to pass through
ᏳᎾᏙᎩᏯ.- when they race
ᏂᎦᏓᏃ - So everyone, all
ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏁ - they agreed
ᎾᏍᎩ - that
ᏱᎦᎶᏄᎮ - if he is cheating (ᎦᎶᏄᎮᎭ)
ᏄᎲᎾ ᎨᏒ - he was without; he didn't have (a place) (ᎤᎭ; ᎤᎲᎢ)
ᎤᏙᎩᏯᏍᏗᎢ, - in the race
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ - and for that reason, that's why
Ꮎ ᏧᏲᎾ - the horns
ᏚᏂᏕᎸᎢ - they gave them to him
ᎯᎠ ᏩᏯᏄᎸ - he’s the fastest
ᎠᏓᎾᏫᏍᏗᏍᎩ - runner (cf. ᎠᏓᎾᏫᏍᏗᏍᎪ)
ᎾᎯᏳ ᏅᏛᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏓ - from that time on, every since then
ᏥᏂᏡᎩ - a horn wearer (cf. ᏚᎷᎦ)
ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ. – he became
ᎤᏂᏃᎯᏎᎸ - they told him
ᏱᎾᏏᎾ - since he was good at
ᏧᏍᎪᎩᏍᏗ - gnawing things
ᏚᏩᏯᏢ - bushes (variant spelling. cf: ᎤᏩᎢᏢ)
ᎿᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ - for you to do that.
ᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ - for your benefit, your living
ᏣᏲᎲᎢ, - you sought it, you looked for it (cf. ᎤᏲᎭ)
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ - and that’s
ᏄᏍᏓ - his manner, how he does it
ᎥᎥ. – indeed (normally means "yes")
ᏄᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ ᎠᏫ ᏥᏚᎵᎦ
ᏗᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬᏃ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎠᏫ Ꮭ ᏱᏚᏡᎬ, ᏓᏫᏍᎦᎨ ᎨᏎ ᏗᏂᏍᎪᎵ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏂᎩᏏ ᎠᏫ ᏥᏄᎾᏍᏓ. ᎠᏫᏃ ᎠᏯᏄᎵ ᎨᏎ ᎤᏓᎾᏫᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏍᏚ ᎤᏍᎦᏎᏗ ᎨᏎ ᏧᎵᏔᏗᏅᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᎮ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᎤᎾᏕᎶᎰᎯᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎬᏩᏓᏠᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᎾᏙᎩᏯ. ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏢ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏄᎪᏔᏅ ᎤᎾᏙᎩᏯᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏃᏢᏁ ᏧᎾᏚᏡᎩᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏓᏠᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ. ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎤᎾᎴᏅᏗ ᏄᏅᏁᎸ ᏌᏆᏔ ᎤᎾᏍᏓᎶ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎦᏛᎴᎯᏍᏗ ᏳᏭᏂᎷᏥᏃ ᎠᏍᏛ ᎤᏂᏍᏓᎶ ᎤᎾᎦᏔᎲᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏂᎶᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏭᏂᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎾᏃ ᎢᎬᏯ ᏭᎾᏄᎪᏨ ᏧᎾᎴᏅᎲᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏠᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏲᎾ ᏧᏓᏒᎲᏍᏗ.
ᏌᏊᏃ ᎢᎦ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎠᏁᏙᎮ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏙᎢ ᏚᏂᏕ ᎤᏂᏍᏔᎶ ᎠᏍᏚᎢ ᎠᏟᎶᎥ ᎤᎾᎴᏅᏗᎢ. ᏂᎦᏓᏃ ᏓᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏍᎨ ᏧᏲᎾ ᏥᏍᏚ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏪᏎ, “ᏝᏃ ᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎭᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ; ᏓᎦᎦᏔᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏩᎩᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ.” ᎭᏩᏃ ᎣᏏ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏁ ᏥᏍᏚ ᎤᎦᏖᏃᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏍᏔᎶ ᏭᏴᏞ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯᏓ ᏩᏯᎡ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏍᏓᎶ ᎡᎵᏊᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏙᎫᎩᏗ ᏃᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏁᎵᏎ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏅᏎ Ꮎ ᏭᎦᏛᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏍᏚ ᎾᎪᎯᎸ ᏩᏯᎥ ᎤᏂᏍᏓᎶᎢ. ᎤᏂᎩᏎᏃ ᎦᏅᏏᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏰᏟ ᎢᏴ ᎤᏂᎩᏓ ᎤᎾᏍᏓᎶ ᎠᏥᏩᏛᎮ ᏥᏍᏚ ᏓᏍᎪᎩᏍᎨ ᏚᏩᏯᏢ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎪᏢᏍᎨ ᏭᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏳᎾᏙᎩᏯ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᏗᏕᎾᎬ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏅᏅᏍᎬ ᏭᏗᏢᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᏰᎸᏒ ᏳᎾᏙᎩᏯ. ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏃ ᏗᎤᏅᎪᏤ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᎭ ᏚᏃᎯᏎᎴ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏕᎶᎰᏒ.
ᏥᏍᏚᏃ ᏧᏄᎪᏣ ᎤᏄᎯᏍᏔᏁ ᎦᎶᏄᎮᏍᎬ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏓᏱᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᏂᎪᎵᏰᎡ ᎤᏂᏍᏓᎶ ᎤᏂᏩᏛᎮ Ꮎ ᏥᏍᏚ ᎤᎳᏅᏕ ᎤᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᏳᎾᏙᎩᏯ. ᏂᎦᏓᏃ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏁ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎦᎶᏄᎮ ᏄᎲᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏙᎩᏯᏍᏗᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ Ꮎ ᏧᏲᎾ ᎠᏫ ᏚᏂᏕᎸᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏩᏯᏄᎸ ᎠᏓᎾᏫᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏅᏛᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᏫ ᏥᏂᏡᎩ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ. ᏥᏍᏚᏃ ᎤᏂᏃᎯᏎᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎾᏏᎾ ᏧᏍᎪᎩᏍᏗ ᏚᏩᏯᏢ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎿᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᏣᏲᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᏍᏓ ᏥᏍᏚ ᎥᎥ.
How the Deer got his Horns
In the beginning the Deer had no horns; his head was
smooth just like a doe’s. He was a great runner, and the Rabbit was
a great jumper, and the animals were all curious to know which could
go farther in the same time. They talked about it a good deal and at
last arranged a match between the two and made a nice large pair of
antlers for a prize to the winner. They were to start together from
one side of a thicket and go through it, then turn and come back,
and the one who came out first was to get the horns.
On the day fixed, all the animals were there with the antlers put
down on the ground at the edge of the thicket to mark the starting
point. While everybody was admiring the horns the Rabbit said: “I
don’t know this part of the country; I want to take a look through
the bushes where I am to run.” They thought that it was all right,
so the Rabbit went into the thicket, but he was gone so long that at
last the animals suspected he must be up to one of his tricks. They
sent a messenger to look for him, and away in the middle of the
thicket he found the Rabbit gnawing down the bushes and pulling them
away until he had a road cleared nearly to the other side. The
messenger turned around quietly and came back and told the other
animals.
When the Rabbit came out at last they accused him of cheating, but
he denied it until they went into the thicket and found the cleared
road. They agreed that such a trickster had no right to enter the
race at all, so they gave him the horns to the Deer, who was
admitted to be best runner, and he has worn them ever since. They
told the Rabbit that as he was so fond of cutting down bushes he
might do that for a living hereafter, and so he does to this day.
