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ᏧᏟ ᏩᎦᏂ, ᏣᎳᎩ-ᏲᏁᎦ, ᏗᎪᏪᎵ ᏌᏊ
Foxy Fagan, Cherokee-English, Book One
Copyright 2016, Michael Joyner
ISBN: 978-1-329-90130-8
Translator: Lawrence Panther
Artwork cleanup and lettering: Michael Joyner
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ᎦᏁᎳ ᏍᏆᎩ ᏔᎩ
ᏧᏟ ᏩᎦᏂ
ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᎵᎩᎾ
ᏈᏘ ᎠᎴ ᏔᏫᏘ
ᏣᎳᎩ-ᏲᏁᎦ
The following English translations are only approximations of the Cherokee language dialogue and may be completely different in meaning in some cases.
ᎦᏁᎳ ᏍᏆᎩ ᏔᎩ
ᎦᏁᎳ ᏍᏆᎩ ᏔᎩ - Mrs. Squawky Tawky
ᏃᏊᏍ ᏗᏥᏲᏟ, ᏛᏨᏃᏎᎵ ᏥᏔᎦ ᏄᏛᏂᏗ ᎦᏅᏅᎢ ᏧᏂᏗᏫᏍᏗᎢ.
Now y’all children, I will explain for y’all what a chicken does before crossing a roadway.
ᎠᎬᏱᎢ- ᎣᏍᏓ ᎭᎦᏎᏍᏓ ᎠᎦᏘᏌ ᏗᏜ… - First- Watch carefully towards the right …
ᏃᎴ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎭᎦᏎᏍᏓ ᎠᎦᏍᎦᎾ ᏗᏜ… - And then watch carefully towards the left …
Ꮓ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏕᏗᏂᏗᏫ ᎤᏟᏍᏓ! - And then we all cross fast!
ᏗᏥᏲᏟ! ᎭᏢ ᎡᏤᏙᎭ? - Y’all children! Where are y’all about?
ᎣᏂᏗᏜ ᎯᏙᎬᎢ, ᎡᏥ! - Behind of where you are standing, mother!
ᎦᏙ ᎡᏣᏛᎦ ᎢᏥᎷᎩ ᎠᎭᏂ? - What did y’all do to just arrive here?
Ꮎ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏜ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᏦᏨᏂᏓ! - That underneath way-point, our staying alive!
ᎲᏂᏓ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏜ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᏣᏓᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ. - Stay alive, underneath way-point for your self protection.
ᏧᏟ ᏩᎦᏂ
ᏧᏟ ᏩᎦᏂ - Fox Fagan
ᏥᏔᎦ ᎨᎵᏍᎩ… ᏥᏔᎦ Ꮃ ᎤᎬᏫᏳ… ᏥᏔᎦ ᏫᎦᏎ… ᏥᏔᎦ… ᏥᏔᎦ… ᏥᏔᎦ… ᏂᎦᎥ ᏗᎬᏂᏍᏙᏗ - Chicken pie… Chicken “la” king/chief… Chicken Fricasse… Chicken… Chicken… Chicken… for any of these recipes.
ᏌᏊ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᏂᏗᎬᏂᏗ ᎬᏂᏍᏙᏗ ᏥᏔᎦ - One thousand preparation recipes for chicken.
ᎠᏆᎾᏔ ᎭᏢ ᏌᏊ ᏱᏥᏂᏯ… Ꮎ ᏗᎦᎶᎩᏍᎩ ᎤᏬᏗᎨ ᏥᏔᎦ ᎤᎾᏁᏍᏗᎢ - I know where one I might catch… That Farmer Brown, chickens their-flexible-holding-place.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏏᎸᏍᏓ, ᏥᏓᎢᏅᏓ Ꮎ ᏄᏓᎾᏛᎾ ᎤᎦᏎᏍᏓ ᎩᏟ! - But there is a cause to wait a minute, I must get rid of that none-thinking watch dog!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᎭᏩ ᏃᏛ! - Alright then!
ᎣᏏᏲ ᎩᎾᎵ, Ꮭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᎦᎮᎳ, ᏞᎦ ᏗᎦᏙᎳ ᏗᏣᎾᏬ! - Hello my friend, Not something that will bother, I need to use your clothes a while!
ᎯᎠ ᏗᎾᏬ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎠᏯ ᎤᏠᏯ Ꮎ ᏗᎦᎶᎩᏍᎩ ᎤᏬᏗᎨ. - This clothing, really I same-as that Farmer Brown.
Ꭾ ᏂᎯ! - Hey you!
ᏝᎨ ᏧᏟ ᏘᎨᎯᏙᏱᎩ ᎥᎿ ᏗᏆᏤᎵ ᏥᏔᎦ? - You are watching for foxes there where my chickens are or not?
Ꭷ, ᎩᎳᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏥᎪᏩᏔ ᏧᏟ ᎠᏨᏏᏱᏙᎲᎢ ᎾᎥ ᏅᏲ ᎠᏐᏴᎢ… ᏓᏤᏝ ᏃᏊ ᏱᏣᏂᎩᏌ!! - Ka, someone like that I just saw, a fox snooping around near the rock wall… Now it is better if you really get started!!
ᏥᏌᎹᏓ! ᏍᎩᏛ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᏥᏌᎹᏓ!! - Smart! Yeah that’s it, I’m very smart!
ᎣᏏᏊ ᏒᎯᏰᏯᏗᏜ ᎢᏥᎨ? ᏙᎯᏊ ᏁᏣᏛᏁᏍᏗ… ᎡᎷᏊ ᎠᏋᏌ ᏱᎦᏓᏍᏕᎳᎯᏓ. - It is just a swell evening ladies? Just peaceful let you all become… I am about to help myself.
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᎯᎠᎨᏒ ᎣᏍᏓᎨᏒ Ꮎ ᏫᎧᏎ! - This one is good as that Fricasse!
ᎯᎠᏃ… Ꭵ Ꭵ… ᎠᏟᎩᏍᎩ ᎡᏙᎯ - And this one… uh uh … sleeper walker.
ᎯᎠᎾᏗᏜ… ᏥᏔᎦ ᎨᎵᏍᎩ - Towards this… chicken pie!
ᎡᏣᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᎢᏥᎨ! ᏱᏬᎦᎶᎯᏍ ᏭᎵᏍᏛᎢ - You all will be being careful ladies! There is a short drop at the end
Ꭳ, Ꭳ, ᎠᏰᏥᏙᎯ… Ꮎ ᏗᎦᎶᎩᏍᎩ ᎤᏬᏗᎨ ᏳᏛᎦᏅ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᏯᏃ ᎠᎩᎵᏬᏨ ᎧᏬᏄ… ᎾᏕ ᏧᏟ! - Oh, oh, waking up walker… That Farmer Brown hears her making a noise, then I am a dead duck… I meant to say fox!
ᏓᏂᏥᏃᎨᏎᎵ ᏫᎦᏢᏍᎬ ᎪᎯᏓ - I’ll sing her to being asleep for a long time.
“ᎦᏥᏟᎨᎯᏍᏗᎯ ᎤᏍᏗᎢ” - “Rock-a-Bye Baby”
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᏥᎪᏫᏘ Ꮓ Ꮎ ᏅᏲ ᎠᏐᏴ… I see now that stone fence…
ᎭᏩ ᏧᏟ, ᏃᏊᏍ ᏗᎦᎢ, ᎡᏣᏛᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏣᏁᎦᎸᏗ!! - Alright fox, now I’m coming, you will be hanged and skinned!!
ᎠᏲ! - Ouch!
ᎾᎯᏳᏃ… And then…
ᏄᏁᎩᎵᏓ ᏂᎦᏛᏁᎭ… ᏧᏟ ᏕᎧᏃᎩᏏᎭ ᏥᏔᎦ! - Absurdity this… A fox singing for a chicken!
“ᎦᏥᏟᎨᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏗᎢ” - “Rock-a-Bye Baby”
Ꭽ! ᎯᎠ ᎠᎬᏱ ᏗᏥᏃᎩᏏᎲ ᏥᏔᎦ ᎬᏂᏍᏙᏓ - Ha! This is first time I ever sang to a chicken dinner
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᏃᏊᏍ ᎠᏯ… - Now I…
ᏏᎸᏍᏗ ᏌᏊ ᎢᏯᏔᏬᏔᏅᎢ, ᎩᎾᎵ - Wait one minute, my friend
ᏝᏢ ᏱᏥᎪᏫᏔ Ꮎ ᏧᏟ Ꮎ ᏅᏲ ᏣᏐᏯ - I didn’t see that fox at that stone fence of before
ᏅᏲᎩ ᏣᏐᏯ? …ᏂᎪᏫᏘᎲᎾ ᏧᏟ! - Stone fence of before? that is (why) without seeing a fox!
ᏅᏲ ᎠᏔᎴᏒ ᎠᎹᏱ ᏥᎦᏓ… ᏄᎳ ᏕᎮᎾ, ᏱᎬᎪᏩᏛᏓ! - Stone hole water-place I said where… Hurry up and go my way, I’m about to show you!
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎾᏆᏍᏓ, ᏕᏥᎵᎡᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏆᏓᎾᏛᎾ - Something either of me, I am deaf or I am without thinking.
Ꮒ! ᎥᎿᎢ ᏧᏟ! - ᎠᎩᎢ! - Look! Therein is the fox!
ᎭᏢ? - Where?
ᎠᎭᏂ! - Here!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᏧᎻ! - Splash
Ꭷ, ᏥᎯᎱᎸᎦ! - Ka, he is washed up.
Ꭾ! ᎢᏥᏅᎪᎯ ᎦᏅᏛᎢ? - Hey! You all have exited out of the bag?
Ꭾ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ! - Hey man!
ᎦᏙᎤᏍᏗᏃ…- And what thing…
ᏧᏟ ᏂᎬᎵᏍᏓᏁᎭ! - Fox I am happening to you!
Ꮭ! ᎠᏯ ᏗᏥᎶᎩᏍᎩ ᎤᏬᏗᎨᎢ - ᏍᎩᎪᎲᏛ! - No! I am Farmer Brown - you see me!
ᏙᏛ, ᎠᏎᏃ Ꮭ ᎴᎯᏳ ᏱᏂᏓᏙᎢ! - Sure, but not ever having a tail!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
Ꭾ? ᏣᏙᏓᏍ ᎤᏅᏔ ᏣᏅᎪᏨ? - Hey! Does your father know you are out?
ᎤᏅᏔᏛ! - He does!
ᎥᎥ! - uh uh
ᎥᏍᎩᎾ ᎠᎩᏙᏓ! - That is my dad!
ᎬᏅᎨᏒ ᎠᏓᏅᏖ, Ꮭ ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒ Ꮎ ᏗᎦᎶᎩᏍᎩ ᎤᏬᏗᎨᎢ. - Obviously he is thinking, I am not that Farmer Brown
ᏕᎯᏴᎯᏊ! ᎬᎦᏘᏴᎢ! - Come in! I was expecting you!
ᎣᏏᏛᏃ ᎥᏍᎩᎾ ᎣᏂᏱᎩ ᎥᎩᏲᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᎠᏆᏓᎦᏍᎦᏃ . . . ᎠᏎᏃ ᏝᎨᏒ ᏥᏔᎦᎨᏒ!! - I hope that is the last interruption. I am getting fed up, but not with chicken!
ᎮᎦᏍᏓᎭ ᎢᏥᎨᏳᏣ, Ꮭ ᏯᏩᏢᏓᎾᏁᎭ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎨᏒᎢ, …- I am sorry girls but I don’t have time for all of you, so …
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
…ᏓᏥᎾᏫᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᏫᏓᏤᏢ ᏩᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ - The biggest I am taking away, and you better be tender!
Ꭳ, Ꭳ, ᎯᎠ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏛᏅᏍᏗ ᎤᏝᏫᏗᏍᏗᎢ - Oh oh - this one is ready to take off
ᎦᏍ! ᏙᏳ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎦᏃᎯᎵᏙᎯ - Gosh! Truly an up high flyer.
ᎢᎢᎢᎢᏲᏫᎢᎢ - Eeeeeyyoow
ᏧᎻ! - Splash!
ᎧᏩᎧ! - Kawack!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᎠᏎᏛᎲ, Ꮭ ᎦᏥᏂᏯ ᏧᏟ. - I guess I won’t catch a fox.
ᎠᏲ! - Ouch!
Ꭳ, ᏂᎭᏕᏃᎴ… ᏝᎨ Ꮟ ᎯᏂᏴᏛᏱᎩ Ꮎ ᏧᏟ? - Oh! it is you again - You catch that fox yet or not?
ᎠᏎᏛᎲ Ꮭ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏗᏥᎴᎾᎯᏓᏱᎩ ᎠᏯ ᏱᎩ - I guess I was not cut out to be a fox hound
Ꭷ, ᏏᎸᏍᏗ ᏌᏊ ᎢᏳᏩᎦᏓ ᏛᎬᎵᏍᎪᎵᏓᏁᎵ - Ka, yet a moment, I am going to give you one more chance!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᎯᎪᏫᏘᎭᏍ Ꮎ ᎦᏚ ᎧᎵᏦᏛ ᏧᎩᎳ ᏥᏔᎩ, ᎯᏯᎦ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏂᏙᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏱᏂᏥᏴᎦ Ꮎ ᏧᏟ. - Do you see that chicken up there on the roof, put it in this bag, and in view I will make the fox!
Ꮵ, ᏩᏙ! - Gee, thanks!
ᎠᎯᏓ ᎯᎢᎾ, ᎾᏊ ᏥᏌᎹᏓ ᎩᏟ - This is easy, now I am a smart dog
ᎬᏂᏯ! - I got you!
ᎠᎧ! - Awk
ᎯᏂᏯᏍ, ᎭᏗ? - You got it, you just said?
ᎤᏙᏳᏛ! - Most truly!
Ꭷ, ᎭᏩ! ᏘᏲᎯᏗᎾ! - Ka, alright! You will give it!
ᎠᎭᏂ ᏓᏳᏍᏗᏓ! - Here it comes!
ᏞᏂᎧ! - Clank!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
Ꭽ! ᏙᏳ ᏭᎨᏗᏴ ᎡᎶ ᎡᎯ ᏥᏔᎦ! - Hah! Truly most heavy chicken in the world!
ᎭᏓᎾᏘᏓ… ᏣᏛᏍᏔᏅ ᏍᎩᎪᏩᏛᏗ Ꮎ ᏧᏟ - Remember… You promised me for you to show me the fox
ᎠᎭᏂ ᏣᎵᎶᏥᏓ!! - Here you lacking one!
ᎠᏊᏌ ᎦᏓᎵᏍᏓᏅᎢ! - Myself doggoned!
ᏧᏟ! ᏥᏂᎭᏛᎦ!! Ꭾ! Ꭾ! - Fox! Again you did it!! Heh! Heh!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᏛᎻ! ᏛᎻ! ᏏᎸᏍᏗ… ᎦᏣᎸᏅ… ᎦᏚᏅ… ᎠᎵᏓᏅᎢ ᎥᏍᎩ… ᎠᎵᏓᏅᎢ! - Tum! Tum! Just a minute… Fried… Roasted… Boiled… Boiled!
ᏏᎸᏍᏓ ᎠᎬᏱ ᎦᏲᏟ ᏗᏓᎵᏥᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏃᎴ ᎦᏲᏟ ᏆᏍᎵ… - Just a minute first a small amount of carrots then a small amount of parsley…
ᏃᏊᏛᎨᏒ - Ꮎ ᏥᏍᏆ!! - Truly now being - The bird!
ᎠᎧ! - Awk!
ᏙᏳ ᎤᏄᏗᏱ, ᎠᏎᏃ… ᏥᏔᎦ!! - Very tough, but… it is chicken!
ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏓ - End
ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᎵᎩᎾ
ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᎵᎩᎾ - Little Buck
ᎠᏙᎯᏍᏗ ᎦᏛᎩᏍᎦ! - His yell I hear!
ᏙᏳ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏓ, ᏙᎨᎤᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ? - He sure is excited, wonder what is up?
Ꭷ! ᎦᏙᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᎵᎩᎾ? - Gosh! What is wrong buck?
ᏈᏂᏙ! ᎢᏂᏃᎭᎴᎦ! Pinto! We are going hunting!
ᎠᏎᏃ Ꮭ ᏣᏓᎾᏖ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ! - But not the way you think!
ᏝᏃ ᎦᎵᏣᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᏟᏓ ᏃᎴ ᏅᏱ ᎤᏕᎩ ᏃᎴ ᎦᎶᏪ, ᎪᎯᏊ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅᎢ. - No more bow and arrows or slingshots or rifles, we are going modern!
ᎠᏓᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏓᏅᎾᏛᏂ! - We are using a camera!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᏙᏳᏛ ᎠᏓᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᎪᏓ ᎠᎯᏓ ᎥᎿ ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏟᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᏟᏓ! - You have got to admit a camera is a lot easier on animals than a bow and arrow!
ᏂᏯ ᏥᎦᏗ… ᎠᏂᎸᏉᏗᎭ! - See what I mean… They love it!
ᏟᎧ! - Click!
ᏃᏊ… ᏣᏰᏣ! - Now… Smile!
ᏃᏊᏍ ᏄᏓᎴ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᎾ, ᏈᏂᏙ… ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏃᏊ ᏗᎨᎩᏂᎸᏉᏓ! - Things are different now, Pinto… The animals all love us!
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎯᏗᏊ… ᎤᎪᏓ ᏧᎵᏤᎩ ᏗᎩᏂᏟᎶᏍᏓ! - But this stuff is too tame… What we need are some unusual shots!
Ꮒ! ᏧᏙᏓᎸᎢ… ᎠᏬᎭᎵ ᎤᏩᏁᏍᎬᎲᎢ - Look! up there on the cliff … An eagle’s nest!
Ꮒ , ᏄᎵᏍᏗᏓ ᎤᏂᏥ ᎠᏬᎭᎵ - And there goes the mother eagle.
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᏄᎳ ᏈᏂᏙ! ᎦᏚ ᏫᏓᏂᎸᏍᏓᏂ, ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᎥᏂᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏬᎭᎵ ᏧᏪᏥ. - Come on Pinto! we are going to the top for some eagle-egg close-ups!
ᏙᏳᎧ… ᏂᏚᏬᏚᎯ! ᎤᏟᏍᏓᏍ ᏗᎩᎶᏫᏍᏓᏏ, ᏏᎸᏍᏓ ᏄᎷᏨᎾ ᎤᏂᏥ ᎠᏬᎭᎵ. - Boy o’ boy… What beauties! We gotta work fast before mother eagle gets back
ᏏᎸᏍᏓ ᎠᎬᏱ ᏗᏂᎧᏁᎦ ᏍᏕᏱᏛ ᎥᎿ ᎯᏂᏓᏛᎢ… ᏐᎢᏃ ᎦᎸᏪᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏩᏓᏠᏍᏗᎢ - First, we tie this rope to your tail… and the other end around my waist
Ꮓ, ᏙᎢ ᎡᎳᏗᏜ - Then I let myself down easy
ᏞᏍᏗ ᏨᏨᎨᏫᏏ… ‘ᎭᏏᏄᎦ’ ᎠᏰᎸᏓ Ꮎ ‘ᎡᎳᏗᏜ’… ᎠᎴ ‘ᎭᏂᎩ’ Ꮎ ᎠᏰᎸᏓ ‘ᎠᏌᎵᏙᏗ’! - Now remember… “Back up” means “down”… and “giddap” means “up”!
‘ᎭᏏᏄᎦ’ Ꮎ ᎠᏰᎸᏓ ‘ᎠᏌᎵᏙᏗ’… Ꮟ, ᎾᏕ ‘ᎡᎳᏗᏜ’ Ꮎ ᎠᏰᎸᏓ ‘ᎭᏂᎦ’ Ꮭ… ᎠᏌᎵᏙᏗ… ᎡᎳ… - Back up means up… I mean down and down means giddap… no… up… dow…
ᎭᏩ… ᎭᏏᏄᎦ! ᎯᏒᎵᏚᎦ, ᎯᏒᎵᏛᎦ! ᏏᎸᏍᏗ ᏍᏗᏊ! - Ok… Back up! Up up! A little more!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᎭᎴᏫᏍᏓ! ᏙᏳᎧ! ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ… ᎡᎵᏍᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᎦᏓᏌᎾ! - Whoa! Boy o’ boy! What a shot… I should win something with this!
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏛᎩᏲᏎᎵ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᎯᎠ! - Feels as if I am going to lose something with this!
ᏥᏥᏥᏥᏥᏥᏥ - zzzzzzz
Ꭳ… Ꭳ! ᎠᏛᏩᎦᏘᎯᏙᎯ - Oh… Oh! A visitor
ᎭᏛᏓᏍᏓ! ᏝᎨ ᏱᏍᎩᎪᏫᏘ ᏓᎩᎶᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ? ᎭᏂᎩ!! - Listen! Can not you see I am busy? Scram!!
ᎭᏩ… ᏨᏌᏊ!! - All right… You asked for it!
ᏩᎧ! - Whack!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
Ꭴ! - Ooph!
Ꭾ, Ꮭ ᏱᎦᏛᏛᎦ ᏣᏛᏅ, ‘ᎭᏂᎩ!’ - Hey! I didn’t hear you say giddap!
Ꮭ ᏱᏂᏥᏫ!! - I did not say it!!
ᏃᏊᏛ… ᎦᏛᏅᏖᎳ! ᏞᏍᏗ ᏨᎠᏖᎸᎾ, ᎬᏂᎩᎳ, ‘ᎭᏂᎩ’ ᏯᏆᏛᎾ! - Now… remember do not move a muscle unless I say giddap!
ᎡᎷᏊᏍ Ꮭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᎦᎩᎲᎾ… ᏝᏍᏊ ᎦᏙ ᏳᏖᎸᎾ! - Betcha nothing could move me… not even an earthquake!
ᎭᏩ… ᎭᎦᏙᏍᏓ ᏥᏍᏆ… - okay… Now watch the bird…
ᎦᏙᎤᏍᏗ ᏥᏍᏆ? - What bird?
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
Ꭷ! Ꮎ ᏧᏪᏥ ᎠᎾᎴᏂ ᏓᏂᏯᎢᏍᎬᎢ! - Ka! The eggs are starting to hatch!
ᎡᏥ!! - Mother!!
Ꮭ ᎬᏥ ᏱᎩ - I am not your mother
ᎠᏎᏃ! ᏃᏛ ᏓᏳᏍᏗᏓ! - But! Here she comes now!
ᏍᎩᏕᎳ! ᏈᏂᏙ!! ᏍᎩᏌᎸᏛᎦ — ᏄᎳ! - Help! Pinto!! Pull me up — Hurry!
ᏍᎩᏕᎳ! - Help!
ᎠᏲ! - Ouch!
ᏍᎩᏌᎳᏛᎦ! - Pull me up!
ᏄᎳ! - Hurry!
ᎠᏲ! - Ouch!
ᏄᎾᏍᏛ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏄᎾᏓᏅᏛᎾ ᏗᎦᎾᏢᏓ! - Of all the dumb animals!
ᎦᏙᎲ ᏂᎦᏌᎸᏛᏅᎾ? - Why did not you pull me up?
Ꮭ ‘ᎭᏂᎩ’ ᏱᏍᏉᏏ! - You did not say giddap!
Ꭷ, - ᏙᏳᏛᏃ, ‘ᎭᏂᎩ’! - Ka,- you better start giddapin’ rite now!
ᎦᏙᏃ ᏂᎦᏛᎦ? - Now what did I do?
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
Ꭾ! ᏏᎸᏍᏓ ᏞᎦ ᎯᎦᏘᏯ ᎦᎵᎩᏂ ᎦᏙᎤᏍᏗ Ꮎ ᎾᎥ ᏧᏍᏓᎪᎸᎢ? - Hey! Wait a minute buck what is that over there by the cave?
ᏈᏂᏙ! ᎠᏂᏓ ᏢᏓᏥ - Pinto! It’s a mountain lion cub
Ꭷ! ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎭ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏓᏅ ᎯᎠ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ! - Ka! What a picture that will make!
ᏣᏅᎨᏍᏗ! ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎩᏂᏍᎪᎵᏓᏁᎭ! ᎭᏓᎾᏖᎳ! “ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᎵᎩᎾ” ᎡᎶᎯ ᏗᎦᏃᏣᎵ ᏗᎦᎾᏢᏗ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎩ. - Hurry up! This is our big chance! Imagine it! “Little Buck” World famous animal photographer.
ᎾᎥ ᏫᎩᏂᎷᏣ ᏱᏂᏩᏛᏓ! - When we get close we will sneak up on him!
ᏁᏙᎲᎾ! - Gone!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
Ꮒ! ᏧᎳᏏᏅ ᏚᏙᎮᎳ ᏧᏍᏓᎪᎸᏗᏜ - Look! His tracks lead into the cave
ᎭᏛᏓᏍᏓ! Ꮟ ᏌᏊᎢᏳᏩᎦᏓ ᏛᎬᎵᏍᎪᎵᏓᏁᎵ!! - Now listen! I am going to give you one more chance!!
ᎠᎬᏱ, ᏓᏥᎧᏂ ᎯᎠ ᏗᏓᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎩ – ᏂᎭᏃ, ᎯᎠ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏣᏐᏅᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ - First, I will prop this camera up – then all you have to do is push the little gadget
ᎠᏎᎾ ᎮᏍᏗ ᏨᎭᏒᏂᎳ ᎬᏂᎩᎳ Ꮎ ᎠᏂᏓ ᏢᏓᏥ ᏥᏅᎪᏍᏓᏅᎢ - Ꮓ ᎭᎴᎾ ᏕᎭᏟᎶᏍᏗᎲᎢ – ᏞᏍᏗ ᏨᎭᎴᏫᏍᏓᏂ - But do not touch it until I chase the little cub out - then start snapping – and do not stop!!
ᎮᏍᏗ ᏯᏓᎾᏖᎸᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎦᎵᎩᎾ! Ꮭ ᎡᏍᎦ ᏱᏂᏗᎬᏛᏁᏎᎳ ᎯᎠ. - Don’t worry buck! I won’t let you down this time.
ᏕᎮᎾ - ᏪᏌ - ᏪᏌ! ᏘᏅᎪᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏕᏣᏟᎶᏍᏓ! - Here - Cat - Cat! Come out and get your picture took!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᏗᎭᎳᏓ ᏂᎦᏩ! - Roar!
ᎦᎵᎩᎾ ᎡᎵᏍᏓ ᎦᏂᏯ! - Sounds as if Buck’s got him!
ᎣᏍᏓ ᏕᎭᏟᎶᏍᏓ– ᎦᎵᎩᎾ! - Swell shot– Buck!
Ꮟ! - Hold it!
ᏍᎩᏍᏕᎳ! - Help!
ᏣᏰᏣ! - Smile!
Ꭾ ᎦᎵᎩᎾ! ᎡᎷᏊᏍ ᎮᎵᎠ ᏂᎦᎢ? - Hey Buck! Don’t you think that is enough?
ᎧᎪ–ᎠᏯᏍ, ᏂᎯᎨ! - Who– me or you?
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᏩᎧ! - Whack!
ᎣᏍᏓ! ᎦᎵᎩᎾ, ᎠᏎᏍᏊ ᏕᎦᏟᎶᏍᏓ ᏍᏊ - Great! Buck, I got that one too
Ꮭ ᏱᎪᎵᎦ ᎦᏙᏃ ᎦᎵᎩᎾ ᎥᏍᎩᎾ ᏧᎵᏍᏈᏍᏗ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏓᏅᎢ - I just can’t understand why Buck wanted to get into all those pictures
Ᏻ-Ꮁ- ᎦᎵᎩᎾ! ᎭᏢ ᎮᏙᎭ? - Yoo - Hoo - Buck! Where are you?
ᎠᎭᏂ, ᏈᏂᏙ-! - Right here, Pinto-!
ᎦᎵᎩᎾ, ᎣᏍᏓ ᎾᏛᎦ- ᏂᎦᏓ ᏥᎩᏐᎭᏂ! - Buck, you are a success- I got everything!
ᎥᏍᎨ ᎮᎵᏍᎦ! - That’s what you think!
ᏛᎮᎾ, ᏈᏂᏙ, ᏗᏂᎬᏟᎶᏍᏓᎾᏊ! - Come here again, Pinto!! I am just going to take your picture!
Ꮭ, ᎡᎷᏊ! Ꮭ ᎣᏏᏊ ᏱᏗᏍᎩᏟᎶᏍᏓ ᎢᎦᎥ ᏱᏓᏬᏘᏌ. - No, enough! I do not photograph very well with lumps!
ᏈᏘ ᎠᎴ ᏔᏫᏘ
ᏈᏘ ᎠᎴ ᏔᏫᏘ - Pete and Tweet
ᎠᎩᏙᎦᏏ ᎠᎩᏰᏍᏗᎢ- ᎤᏖᏓ ᎦᎵᏍᎩᏍᎬᎢ! - Ho Hum – I sure hate to wake up- What a swell dream!
ᏈᏘ ᏗᏥᎧᏁᎲᎢ, ᏧᏬᏰᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏚᎳᏏᏛᎢ … - I had Pete tied hand and foot–
ᎾᏆᏛᏅᏒᎢ- ᎦᏙᎲᏃ! ᏃᎴ ᏥᏍᏆ ᎤᏂᎩᏍᏓ ᏌᎾᎴ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ! - And just as I was- And phooey! Bird seed again for morning food!
Ꮎ ᎾᎩᎸᏆᏛᎾ ᎠᎩᏗ ᎾᎪᎯᎸ ᎤᎪᏓ ᎡᎳᏗᎯᏯ ᎾᏭᏁ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏍᎪᏯ. - Eating that junk day after day has got me feeling lower than a worm.
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᎥᏍᎩᎾ! ᏍᎪᏯ!! Ꮎ ᎠᏂᏥᏍᏆ ᏱᏓᏂᏰᎠ, ᎠᏯᏃᏱᎩ? - That’s it! A worm!! If other bird clan eat them, why not I?
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᎬᏱ- ᏥᎶᏎᏍᏗ Ꮎ ᏈᏘ! ᎣᏏᏃ Ꮟ ᏥᎦᏟᎭ. - But first- I have got to get by Pete! Thank goodness he is asleep!
ᎪᎯᏓ ᎠᎦᏝᏫᏛᎲᎢ, ᏗᎦᏎᏍᏓᎾ! - I have not flown for so long, I better take the safe way down!
ᎣᏏ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏛᏥᎷᏒᎢ- ᏏᎸᏍᏓ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏄᎵᏍᏓᏂ. - I only hope it will be a safe way up- Just in case.
Ꮭ ᎴᎯᏳ ᏈᏘ ᎠᎩᏂᏴᏓ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᎬᏱ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓᏂᏙᎰᎢ. - Pete has never caught me yet, but there’s always a first time!
ᏙᏳ Ꮭ ᏯᎵᏍᎪᏂᏍᎦ-ᏔᏫᏘ! - And you are not kidding-Tweet!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᏞᎦ ᎤᏬᎵᏓ ᏩᏰᎸᎾ ᏏᎸᏍᏓ ᏱᏥᏱᏅᏓ! - I will let him have a little fun before I nab him!
ᏃᏊ ᏍᎪᏯ ᏙᏳᎢ, ᎦᏳᎳ ᏥᎩᎠ— ᎠᎩ ᏌᏊ! - Now for a worm Boy! I can taste him now— There is one!
ᏥᏍᏆ! - Bird!
ᏛᎮᎾ! ᎩᎾᎵ– ᎬᏯᏒᏰᏍᏓᏅᎢ ᎥᎿ ᏌᎪᏂᎨ ᎠᏖᎵᏙᎯ!! - Come back here! My friend– I have got a place for you on a blue plate special!!
ᏕᎭᏓᏅᏗᏍᏓᏂᏙᎲ Ꮎ ᏡᎬᎢ Ꮭ ᏗᏣᏓᏍᏕᎸ ᏣᏂᏱᏍᎬ ᏫᏓᏤᏢ ᏍᎪᏱ ᏗᎦᏂᏱᏍᎩ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎡᎯ. - Ducking around a tree is not going to save you from the best worm catcher in the world.
ᎠᎭ! ᎬᏂᏯ! - Aha! Got you!
ᏄᎳ! ᎮᏍᏗ ᏯᏕᎵᎰᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯ Ꮲ ᎢᏁᎦ! - Hurry up! Don’t be shy, you and I are going somewhere!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
Ꭽ, Ꮒ!! - Ha, Look!!
Ꭳ… ‘ᏏᏲ! - Oh… Hello!
ᎠᎴ ᎦᏂᎩᎠ! - And goodby!
ᎬᎾᎨ ᏲᎾ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ! ᎠᏴ ᏥᎯᎷᎩ! - Black bears in the woods! I’m coming!
ᎠᎭᏂ ᎠᏆᏗᏍᎦᏞᏍᏗ, ᎠᏂᎩᏍᎬ ᏱᎪᎯᏓ- ᏙᏳᎧ ᎨᎭ!- ᏍᎪᏯ ᏥᎨ ᎠᎴ ᏈᏘ ᎠᎩᎨ- ᏃᎴ Ꮎ ᏍᎪᏯ ᎩᎶ ᎠᎨ! - I will duck in this can till he goes, what a life!- Me after a worm and Pete after me- and the worm after somebody else!
ᎠᏎᏃ Ꮭ ᏫᎦᏥᎷᎩ ᏍᎪᏯ ᏥᏘᏁᎲᎾ! - But I can not go back without a worm!
ᎠᎴᏃ ᎠᎭᏂ ᏪᏊ ᎡᎯ ᎥᎿ ᎡᎶᎯ! - And here is the biggest one in the whole world!
ᎬᏂᏯ ᏃᏊᏛ ᎠᎬᏱ ᏍᎪᏯ - Caught you, Now the first worm
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏥᏚᎢᏒ ᎠᎹ- ᏃᏊᏛ- ᏱᎬᏍᏕᎳ ᎠᎩᎯᏍᏗᎢ! - And this I turn the water on - Truly now- I will help you wash it down!
(ᏐᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ)
ᎦᎵᏦᎯᏓ ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏁᎭ! - He is sure fattening up!
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᏕᎶᎣᏍᎬᎢ - Ꮒ ᏪᏌ! - I was noticing something - you cat!
ᏕᎮᎾ! ᏂᎯ ᎤᎩᏓᎵ ᎠᎹ ᎠᏟᏍᏛ! - Come towards me! You feathered water bottle!
ᎦᏎᎦᏍᏙᏓ Ꮎ ᏪᏌ ᏄᏂᎸᏉᏓ ᎠᎹ— ᏥᎬᏍᏙᏓ ᏗᏓᏩᎵᏔᏚᎦ - Lucky for me cats hate water — He sure got a mouthful when he jumped on me
ᏍᎩᏕᎳ! ᏥᎬᎦ - Help! I am drowning
ᎾᎪᎯᎸᏃ, ᏥᏚᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᎩᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏥᏍᏊ ᎤᏂᎩᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏆᏓᎾᏓ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏥᏥᏍᏆ- ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎢ!! - And from now on I promise to eat all my bird seed and be a good bird- so truly!!