tthu slhuw’een’ | Wonderful Gift

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By Michaela Daniels, Delores Louie, and Ruby Peter

Hul’q’umi’num’ translation – Ruby Peter
Hul’q’umi’num’ voice – Delores Louie
Transcription – Donna Gerdts
Sound – Thomas Jones
Audio – Donna Gerdts
Clip art – Joan Brown
Video – Gladys Joe | Donna Gerdts | Essa Gierc

1. ni’ ’u tthu hay ’ul’ ’uy’ skweyul ’i’ ’im’ushstey’lh thu sququweth, ni-i-i’ tsetstl’im’ tthu sqi’qe’quweth, lel’put-s.
   It was a beautiful day and Mother Rabbit and Baby Rabbit were hopping around in the field.
   
   
2. wulh lumnum ’utl’ ’uhwiin’ sququweth lel’put-s ’i’ tthu stqeeye’ suw’ putum’s, “nilh kwu’elh lhwet tthey’, ’u te’?”
   Baby Rabbit sees a wolf, and asks his mother, “Who is that, Mom?”
   
   
3. thut thu tsi’tsut, “nilh p’e’ stqeeye’. nilh ’uw’ sht’es kws yaths ’uw’ ’i’mushasum’. ts’uhwle’ ’i’ qxe’luts ’i’ t’it’ulum’ ’eelhtun ’u thu hay ’ul’ ’uy’uy’mut st’ilum.”
   Mother says, “That is wolf. He travels in packs and has a beautiful song.”
   
   
4. hwi’ thut-s tthu lel’put-s, “nu stl’i’ p’e’ kw’unus hwu stqeeye’.”
   Baby Rabbit says, “I want to be a wolf.”
   
   
5. thut-s thu tsi’tsut, “hay ’ul’ ’uy’uy’mut tthun’ qw’oon’ ’i’ hay tthuw’nilh hay ’uwu.”
   Mother says, “But you have great ears and he doesn’t.”
   
   
6. thut-s thu tsi’tsut, “nilh p’e’ yuxwule’ tthey’, nilh ’uw’ sht’es kws lhalhukw’s ni’ ’u tthu shhw’ethutun.”
   Mother says, “That is Eagle, she soars through the clouds.”
   
   
7. hwi’ thut-s tthu lel’put-s, “nu stl’i’ p’e’ kw’unus hwu yuxwule’.”
   Baby Rabbit says, “I want to be an Eagle.”
   
   
8. thut thu tsi’tsut, “hay tthu nuwu hay ch xwum kwun’s xwchenum, ’i’ hay tthu yuxwule’ skw’ey.”
   Mother says, “But you can run fast, and the eagle cannot.”
   
   
9. lumnum ’utl’ lel’put-s tthu smuyuth suw’ putum’s, “nilh kwu’elh lhwet tthey’, ’u te’?”
   Baby Rabbit sees a deer and asks, “Who is that, Mom?”
   
   
10. thut-s thu tsi’tsut, “nilh p’e’ smuyuth tthey’. stsuw’et kws tstl’ums ’i’ ’u tthu hay ’ul’ tsitsulh.”
    Mother says, “That is a deer. He can jump high.”
    
    
11. thut-s tthu lel’put-s, “nu stl’i’ p’e’ kw’unus hwu smuyuth.”
    Baby Rabbit says, “I want to be a deer.”
    
    
12. thut-s thu tsi’tsut, “tthu nuwu xwum ch kweel nem’ ’u kwthu ’uhwiin’ ’un’sh nem’ kwun’s kweel, ’i’ hay tthu smuyuth, skw’ey.
    Mother says, “But, you can go hide in small spaces, and deer can’t.
    
    
13. lel’put-s, ’uy’stamu tsun tthu ni’ ’un’ tahw ’uw’ ’un’ sht’e.
    Little Rabbit, I like you just the way you are.
    
    
14. tthu nuwu ’i’ hay ch ’ul’ xwum, xwum ch ’i’ kweel ’u kwthu ni’ ’uy’ ’un’sh nem’ kwun’s kweel mumun’lh.
    You are fast, listen well, and hide in small places.
    
    
15. qux tthu ni’ kwun’etuhw ’un’ sht’e. ’i’ hay tthuw’ne’ullh ’uwu te’ ni’ kwun’etus.
    You have these wonderful gifts that they don’t have.”
    
    
16. “hay ch q’u, te’. ni’ tsun p’e’ tl’uw’ ’uy’stuhw tthu ni’ nu sht’e, nu stl’i’ kw’unus st’e ’utl’ nuwu’.”
    “Thank you, Mom. I also like the way I am and I want to be just like you.”
    
    
17. ni’ hay. hay ch q’a.
    The end. Thank you.