Lost Arrow -- Part 2

24

One day Lost Arrow was gathering acorns and singing and not thinking about much else, when suddenly he noticed that he had forgotten the words of his song.

• ne' -- grammatical particle
• N-u'nöhtö'ö -- Lost Arrow
• hakuwæees -- he's gathering acorns
• hutênút -- he's singing
• tha'kwistë' -- nothing
• khu -- and
• thiunöhtônyö' -- he's not thinking
• waatyêêkwa si -- all of a sudden it came to him
• hu'niköhë'ö -- he noticed
• wai -- indeed
• ne na'u't -- what, the thing
• hutënútak -- he was singing

25

He started at the beginning, and it went even worse than before.

• ne' -- grammatical particle
• ne -- grammatical particle
• thutyeëhtahkö -- he went to the beginning
• waahsawë' -- he began
• ta unë -- and then
• tayutkë'ôtye' -- it got worse and worse .

26

He tried again and again, but found he could no longer sing.

• tösauhtáku' kës -- he tried again and again
• ne' kwá he -- but
• te'aö kës -- it's no longer possible
• únë -- then
• ëötënútë' -- he'll sing
• shô -- just

27

Lost Arrow left his acorn basket in the woods.

• kahatakô -- in the woods
• wai -- indeed
• n-ukuwætahkwa' -- his acorn basket
• wáôti' -- he left it behind

28

He left his little house, his bed of hemlock twigs, his little hickory bowl and everything but his feather-weave blanket.

• wáôti' -- he left it behind
• khu -- and
• ne kanöhsa'a -- little house
• wáôti' -- he left it behind
• unôkta' -- bed
• khu -- and
• ne unë'ta' -- hemlock
• ukwíyæ' -- twig, branch
• kasyönya'tö -- it's made out of it
• wáôti' -- he left it behind
• kaksa' -- bowl, plate
• unökukáá' -- hickory
• uyêta' -- wood
• kasyönya'tö -- it's made out of it
• kakwékö -- everything
• nae -- indeed
• wáôti' -- he left it behind
• waaawit -- he took it
• shô -- just
• íyús -- blanket
• uæ'ta' -- feather
• kasyönya'tö -- it's made out of it

29

He went off down the mountain looking for his song.

• waahtêti' -- he left, went off
• ne úênö -- the song
• ëöihsakhe' -- he'll go and look for it.

30

On the way he saw a rabbit.

• thsiatháíne' -- as he was going
• kwa'yöö' -- rabbit
• wáátúk -- he saw it.

31

The rabbit stood on its haunches with its front feet dangling and looked at Lost Arrow.

• itkát -- it's standing there
• ne kwa'yöö' -- the rabbit
• N-u'nöhtö'ö -- Lost Arrow
• wa'uthsi'waë' -- it looked at him
• khu -- and

32

Lost Arrow was very quiet.

• akwas -- very
• thiutyéê -- he is quiet, still
• N-u'nöhtö'ö -- Lost Arrow

33

Just as the rabbit was about to turn away, Lost Arrow said to him "Rabbit.

• thsiawe'ö -- just when he decided to...
• wai -- indeed
• ëwöhtêti' -- it will leave, take off
• ne kwa'yöö' -- the rabbit
• ne'hu -- there
• waë' -- he said
• N-u'nöhtö'ö -- Lost Arrow
• kwa'yöö' -- rabbit

34

I'm looking for my song that is lost."

• katënihsakhe's -- I'm out looking for my song
• ne -- grammatical particle
• uhtö'ö -- it's lost

35

The rabbit stopped and looked at him again. "How did you know my name?" it said.

• uë'he'ö -- it stopped
• ne kwa'yöö' -- the rabbit
• shutsi'wá' -- it looked at him again
• khu -- and
• sô -- who
• wa'esáúwi' -- someone told you
• ne na'u't -- what
• kyásö -- I'm called

36

"My grandmother told me" said Lost Arrow.

• aksút -- my grandmother
• wai -- indeed
• wa'ökhyúwi' -- she told me
• thusnye'ö -- he said
• N-un'nöhtö'ö -- Lost Arrow

37

"What does your song look like?" asked the rabbit.

• niyu'tê -- the kind, type, way it is
• ne satênö' -- your song
• waöwôôtô' -- he asked him
• ne kwa'yöö' -- the rabbit

38

"It has a grandfather with a cane in it, and a rainbow, and a chickadee" said Lost Arrow.

• ne'hu -- there
• haksút -- my grandfather
• huta'tisyút -- he uses a cane
• u'háút -- rainbow
• khu -- and
• tsiktsö'khwê' -- chickadee
• khu -- and
• thusnye'ö -- he said
• N-u'nöhtö'ö -- Lost Arrow

39

"I haven't seen it" said the rabbit.

• nae -- indeed
• te'n-í' -- not I, not me
• te'a'kékë' -- I didn't see it
• tyusnye'ö -- it said
• ne kwa'yöö' -- the rabbit

40

So Lost Arrow kept walking.

• ta unë -- so then
• waahtêti' -- he set out
• N-u'nöhtö'ö -- Lost Arrow
• hatháíne' -- he's walking

41

Soon Lost Arrow saw a house.

• ta unë -- so then
• waanöhsátúk -- he saw a house

42

It was right beside the road and part of it was slung over the path.

• ne' -- grammatical particle
• huikê -- that
• wathaaa'ke -- it's by the side of the road
• kanöhsaníyôt -- the house hangs

43

He went up to the house and called out.

• tááyö' -- he went up to it, he got there
• he tkanösút -- to the house there
• huihkaeö -- he calls, shouts out
• khu -- and

44

Someone inside answered, so he went in.

• sôká' -- someone
• tösaöwöwënö'sæku' -- someone answered him
• ta unë -- so then
• tááyö' -- he went in

45

There was an old woman inside weaving.

• ne'hu -- there
• yekëhtsi -- she's old; an old woman
• ha'kwistë' -- something
• kusyôní -- she's making it

46

Lost Arrow thought she was weaving fishnets, but he did not dare to ask.

• ki'shë' -- maybe, perhaps
• nô -- possibly
• yëtsu'yaktha' -- fishnet
• kusyôní -- she's making it
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• te'aatáôtô' -- he didn't ask

47

There was a pot of raccoon meat and dumplings boiling on the fire.

• ne'hu -- there
• kukhôní -- she's cooking it
• ne tsu'âka' -- raccoon
• ku'wau' -- she's boiling the meat
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• khu -- and
• ne -- grammatical particle
• kuhôstu' -- she's boiling dumplings

48

Old Woman Spider gave him a bowl of soup and went back to her weaving.

• ne' -- grammatical particle
• wáôwö' -- she gave it to him
• u'waaki' -- meat soup
• ta unë -- so then
• ha'téyô -- all sorts of things
• tsyakusyôní -- she was making it again

49

"I'm looking for my song that's lost" said Lost Arrow. "Have you seen it?"

• akënihsákhe' -- I'm out looking for my song
• ne akênö' -- my song
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• uhtö'ö -- it's lost
• thusnye'ö -- he said
• N-u'nöhtö'ö -- Lost Arrow
• nae -- indeed
• sákê -- you've seen it

50

"You have to guess who I am first" said Old Spider Woman.

• ha'tekakôt -- have to, must, got to
• ëskehsënihsák -- you will guess my name
• khu -- and
• yáé' -- first, first of all
• wa'ákë' -- she said
• ne tsi'ææyê -- spider

51

"If you can tell me who I am, then I will tell you if I have seen your song."

• tyêêkwa -- if
• nae -- indeed
• ukwényô -- can
• ëskehsënihsák -- you will guess my name
• ta unë -- so then
• ëkôúwi' -- I'll tell you
• tyêêkwa -- if
• köënökê -- I've seen your song
• ëkí -- or
• hë'ë -- no, not

52

"Are you Grasshopper?" asked Lost Arrow.

• tsistáá -- grasshopper
• nae -- indeed
• syásö -- you're called
• waatáôtô' -- he asked
• ne Hu'nöhtö'ö -- Lost Arrow

53

"No. Go down to the river and get me some water.

• thë'ë -- no, not
• setsêô -- go fetch some water
• nae -- indeed
• tkëhôte' -- the river there

54

Then you can guess again."

• ta unë -- so then
• ahsö' ëkát -- again, once more
• ukwényô -- can, it is possible
• ëtsiskehsënihsák -- you will guess my name again

55

Lost Arrow took the water basket and went down to the river.

• yénekatahkwa' -- water basket
• wááku' -- he took it
• ne Hu'nöhtö'ö -- Lost Arrow
• waahtêti' -- he set off
• he tkëhôte' -- to the river there

56

He filled it with water and brought it back to the house.

• únekanus -- water
• wáánekútsët -- he dipped up some water (fill with water by dipping)
• hwaaawi' -- he carried it over there
• he tkanöhsút -- to the house there

57

While he was gone, he got an idea.

• tkëhôktatye' -- along the river there
• únë -- then
• waunöhtônyô' -- he got an idea

58

The old woman must be Robin.

• ha'tekakôt -- have to, must
• tyôyaik -- robin
• ne yekëhtsi -- the old woman

59

So when he got back he said "I know who you are. You're Robin."

• kanyu' -- when
• sááyö' -- he arrived back
• waë' -- he said
• kyëtéí -- I know
• shô -- just
• na'u't -- what
• syásö -- you're called
• tyôyaik -- robin
• nô -- probably
• syásö -- you're called

60

"No" said Old Spider Woman.

• thë'ë -- no
• wa'ákë' -- she said
• ne tsi'ææyê -- the spider

61

"You'll have to guess again.

• ha'tekakôt -- have to, must
• ahsö' ëkát -- once again
• ëskehsënihsák -- you'll guess my name

62

Go out to the garden and pick some beans for me first."

• ëskesae'takwae' -- go pick some beans for me
• khu -- and
• yáé' -- first

63

While Lost Arrow was picking beans he got an idea.

• ne' -- grammatical particle
• ne -- grammatical particle
• tyakutkêê' -- ???
• waunöhtônyô' -- he got an idea

64

The old woman must be Butterfly.

• ha'tekakôt -- have to, must
• nae -- indeed
• ne yekëhtsi -- the old woman
• utsi'tanôwê -- butterfly (lit. "melted feather")
• yeyásö -- she's called

65

So when he got back to the house he said "I know who you are. You're Butterfly."

• kanyu' -- when
• wai -- indeed
• sááyö' -- he arrived back
• thusnye'ö -- he said
• kyëtéí -- I know
• únë -- now
• na'u't -- what
• syásö -- you're called
• utsi'tanôwê -- butterfly
• nô -- probably
• syásö -- you're called

66

"No" said Old Spider Woman.

• thë'ë -- no
• wa'ákë' -- she said
• ne tsi'ææyê -- the spider

67

"But if you give me a wampum belt, I'll tell you if I saw your song."

• kwá he -- but
• tyêêkwa -- if
• ëskeswëhtö' -- you will give me wampum
• únë -- then
• ëkôúwi' -- I'll tell you
• tyêêkwa -- if
• köënôkê -- I've seen your song
• ëkí -- or
• hë'ë -- not

68

So Lost Arrow went outside to look for some wampum.

• waahtêti' -- he set off
• ne Hu'nöhtö'ö -- Lost Arrow
• ëöswëhtihsakhe' -- he'll go look for some wampum
• ne kaswëhta' -- wampum

69

He found a sycamore tree and cut off a piece of bark.

• wáákë' -- he found it
• ne kênë's -- sycamore (lit. 'falling skin')
• ne kææít -- tree
• u'watsista' -- bark
• khu -- and
• tauææku' -- he cut off a piece

70

He bit a nice pattern of firtrees into it.

• hushúkwë -- he bit it
• kaya'tae' -- pattern (lit. 'the form is in it')
• niyu'tê -- the type it is
• unë'ta' -- firtree
• íká' -- it's in it

71

Then he took it back to Old Spider Woman.

• ta unë -- so then
• u'shakuswëhtö' -- he gave her some wampum
• he yekëhtsi -- to the old woman

72

"Here is a lovely wampum belt for you" he said.

• nêta -- here, take this
• kaswëhtíyú -- lovely wampum
• thusnye'ö -- he said

73

The old woman looked at it and smelled it.

• wa'öthsi'waë' -- she looked at it
• ta'akuteëhtë' -- she sniffed it
• khu -- and

74

Then she said "Yes, very fine. That will do.

• ta unë -- so then
• wa'ákë' -- she said
• túkës -- yes, really
• wíyú -- it is nice
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• nêkê -- this
• ëkeswëhtáku' -- I'll take the wampum

75

Now I will tell you. I haven't seen your song."

• únë -- now
• ëkôúwi' -- I'll tellyou
• te'akékê -- I haven't seen it
• sáênö' -- your song

76

Then she went on with her weaving.

• ta unë -- so then
• ne yëtsu'yaktha' -- fishnet
• wa'esyöníák -- she kept on making it