Ararahih'urípih

Julia Starritt: "The Bear and the Deer" (1957)

Primary participants: Julia Starritt (speaker), William Bright (researcher)
Date: 1957
Project identifier: WB_KL-32
Publication details: William Bright, The Karok Language (1957), pp. 226-231, Text 32
Additional contributor: Clare Sandy (annotator)

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[1] káan ávansa úkrii.

A man lived there.

[2] áxak muhrôovas.

He had two wives.

[3] pamupiship'ihrôoha uum yítha mu'avansáxiich.

His first wife had one boy.

[4] káru payítha uum áxak mutúnviiv, avansáxiitichas.

And the other had two children, they were little boys.

[5] pa'ávansa atahári vúra u'ákunvutih.

The man was always hunting.

[6] káru uum pa'asiktávaan atahári vúra kunikyáviichvutih, ávaha kunikyáatih.

And the women were always working, they were gathering food.

[7] xás papíshiip veehrôoha uum itníivka.

And the first wife was cruel.

(Bright: "The cruel wife, with the single child, was Bear. The one with the two children was Deer.")

[8] kâarim ukyáati peehnohá'anamahach.

She treated the little wife badly.

[9] paxuntápan kunífiktih, kúuk tóo kvíripma, xás koovúra tu'ífik píshiip.

When they picked acorns, she would run there, and she would pick them all first.

[10] xás pamu'átimnam uum vúra axyár atahári.

And her burden basket was always full.

[11] payítha uum vúra chîimich pamu'átimnak.

There was little in the other's burden basket.

[12] xás vúra kâarim ukyáatih.

And she treated her badly.

[13] áathva ukyáatih.

She made her afraid.

[14] xás itháan pakun'ípak, xás úpeenvunaa pamutunvêech " papuna'ípakahaak kuxúseesh ' tá neeykáraheen.'"

And once when they returned, (Deer) told her little ones, "If I don't come back, you will know (lit., think) that she's killed me."

[15] xás itháan u'ípak pakéevriik.

And once the old woman (i.e., Bear) came back.

[16] xás pa'avansáxiich upíktar pamútaat.

And the boys missed their mother.

[17] xás upíip " hôoy uum tátach."

And they said, "Where's mama?"

[18] xás upíip pakéevriik " uum vúra má' tóo kvéesh.

And the old woman said, "She's spending the night in the mountains.

[19] yakún táay vúra íp úmkaanvat.

You see, she gathered a lot.

[20] víri hûut chími ukupeepsháanvaheesh.

How was she to carry it home?

[21] víri imáan xásik u'ípakeesh."

She'll come back tomorrow."

[22] xás imáan kúkuum vúra upvâaram.

The next day (Bear) went off again.

[23] xás kúmateech ikxúrar vúra xára xás vúra u'ípak.

And later on, in the evening, she came back late.

[24] xás pa'avansáxiitichas tá kun'áasishrih.

The little boys had gone to bed.

[25] xás pa'avansaxichákaam utníshuk vasasúruk.

And the big boy was peeking out from under the blanket.

[26] xás yánava pa'átimnavak umáhyaanahiti táhpuus.

And he saw fir branches sticking in the burden basket.

[27] ii! yánava uhyárishukva pamútaat múpsiih.

Oh, he saw his mother's leg sticking out!

[28] ii! xas u'aapúnmat pamútaat tóo ykáraheen.

Oh, then he knew that she had killed his mother!

[29] xás u'íkihvuti poopvôonfuruk maath póoktaamtih.

And (Bear) was grunting as she came in, as she was carrying a heavy load.

[30] xás pa'avansáxiich u'aapúnma " vúra if."

And the boy knew it was true.

[31] xás púxay fâat vúra pítihara.

And he didn't say anything.

[32] xás imáankam kúkuum vúra upvâaram.

And the next day she went away again.

[33] "pamítaat kúmateech xasík u'ípakeesh."

"Your mother will come back later today."

[34] xás kúkuum vúra xára xás u'ípak ikxúrar.

And again (Bear) came back late in the evening.

[35] yánava usáanvuti axvaharaxárahsas.

(The boy) saw she was carrying long pieces of pitch-wood.

[36] xás pa'avansáxiich vúra uum uxráratih, kúna vúra u'íchunvuti pooxráratih.

And the boy was crying, but he hid when he cried.

[37] xás upêer pa'avansáxiich " imáankam sáruk astíip pamíchaas xákaan ík kuyâarameesh ikxúrar.

And she told the boy, "Tomorrow evening you and your younger brother must go down to the river-bank.

[38] xasík paaxvaharaxárahsas kuvêehkuriheesh yúuxak, u'ahítiheesh.

You will stick the long pieces of pitch-wood in the sand, they will burn.

[39] xasík vaa ík vúra kóo káan ku'íineesh paaxvâahar tóo msípishrihaak, xasík kupínaavish."

You must stay there until the pitch-wood is extinguished, then you will come back."

[40] xás kári pa'avansáxiich aah úkyav ikmaháchraam.

Then the boy made a fire in the sweathouse.

[41] xás pamu'aaníhich upêer " chôora nupíkniihvan ikmaháchraam."

And he told his older brother (i.e., the Bear's son), "Let's go sweat ourselves in the sweathouse!"

[42] xás kuniruvôonfuruk.

And they went in.

[43] xás pa'avansáxiich upíshkaakrupuk, sákriiv vúra úkyav páchivchak.

Then the boy jumped out again, he made the door tight.

[44] xás pamúchaas xákaan sáruk kunithvíripfak.

And he and his younger brother ran downhill.

[45] xás paaxvâahar uvêehish.

And he stuck the pitch-wood down.

[46] tu'áahka.

He lit it.

[47] xás upíip " chími nuthvîipi."

And he said, "Let's run!"

[48] xás yúruk kunithvíriprup.

And they ran downriverward.

[49] pa'avansáxiich ukpêehvuti ikmaháchraam.

The boy inside the sweathouse was shouting.

[50] "cháas, neepchívchaaksurih, tá ni'íinka."

"Younger brother, open the door for me, I'm burning!"

[51] xás kúkuum vúra tóo kpêehva " neepchívchaaksurih, tá ni'íinka."

And again he shouted, "Open the door for me, I'm burning!"

[52] xás mútaat u'ípak.

Then his mother came back.

[53] xás umnishkírihva pá'iish.

And she cooked the (deer's) meat.

[54] sáruk utfákutih, yánava paaxvâahar kári vâaramas uvêehriv.

She looked downhill, she saw the pitch still standing long.

[55] xás peekmaháchraam kúuk u'árihma.

Then she ran to the sweathouse.

[56] xás uhyûunish pamú'arama " chéemyaach árihrupuki tóo mtup pamú'iish, chimi nu'am."

And she shouted to her child, "Jump out quickly, her meat is cooked, let's eat!"

[57] xás púxay íhivriktihara.

But he did not answer.

[58] xás chavúra u'árihfuruk.

Then finally she jumped in.

[59] "chéemyaach, chími nu'am."

"Quick, let's eat!"

[60] ii! xás umah, yánava ámtaap kích ukrítuv.

Oh, then she saw him, she saw just ashes lying there!

[61] xás upíip " aaaw."

And she said "OW!"

[62] xás sáruk astíip kúuk ukvíripma.

And she ran down to the river-bank.

[63] xás ukfuukíraanaa.

And she grabbed at them (i.e., at where she thought the children were).

[64] xás aah kích úkfuukiraa.

But she grabbed just the fire.

[65] xás utúraayva.

Then she looked around.

[66] yánava yúruk tá kunithvíriprupaheen.

She saw that they had run downriver.

[67] xás ukvíriprup.

So she ran downriver.

[68] xás pa'avansaxích'anamahach tóo kfuuyshur puxích vúra.

Then the little boy got very tired.

[69] xás káruk kunítroovutih.

And they looked upriver.

[70] víri kúna káruk ukvíripvarak.

She in her turn was running down from upriver.

[71] kúkuum kunpítroovutih.

They looked upriver again.

[72] vúra ûumukich tu'uum.

She was getting near.

[73] pa'avansáxiich vúra tá pukúnish ikviiptíhara, kóova tóo kfuuyshur.

The boy could hardly run, he was so tired.

[74] xás ithyáruk kunitkáratih.

Then they looked across-river.

[75] yánava káan ára úkriihvutih.

They saw a man fishing there.

[76] xás pa'avansáxiich ukpêehva " kinvítivrik."

And the boy shouted, "Row to meet us!"

[77] xás upíip " naa púfaat nanípaah."

And he said, "I don't have any boat."

[78] xás káruk tuthítiimnoov póoxruunhitih.

Then he heard her growling from upriver.

[79] xás kári upíip " pananípshii ithyáruk nipiivkáreesh.

And he said, "I'll just put my leg out across-river.

[80] víriva káan kiik'iruvátarini."

Walk across on that!"

(Bright: "The fisherman was áxvaay 'Crane' (actually the blue heron); this explains his long leg.")

[81] xás kuníkakar.

So they jumped across.

[82] víri kúna kukâam tóo kvíripvarak.

(Bear) in turn was running down from close upriver.

[83] xás pamúpsii upithyúrukiv.

So he pulled in his leg.

[84] xás pakéevriik ukpêehva " navítivrik."

And the old woman shouted, "Row to meet me!".

[85] "pûuhara, naa púfaat nanípaah."

"No, I don't have any boat."

[86] xás upíip " vúra píivkathi."

And she said, "Put your leg across!"

[87] xás upíivkar.

So he put his leg out.

[88] káru pa'avansáxiich uum tá mâam kun'íkakraa.

And the boys were already climbing uphill.

[89] xás uvátarin pakéevriik.

Then the old woman walked across.

[90] xás paapsíh'aachip tu'uum.

And she got to the middle of the leg.

[91] xás pamúpxaan upûusur.

And she took off her hat.

[92] xás pa'íshaha utêekship.

And she dipped up water.

[93] xás úyvaayvar.

And she poured it in her mouth.

[94] xás patóo píishrav xás pamúpxaan umchanáknak páapsiih.

And when she had drunk from it, she knocked her hat on his leg (to shake the water out).

[95] xás upíip " akee!"

And he said "Ouch!"

[96] xás upithyúrukiv pamúpsiih.

And he pulled in his leg.

[97] xás ukyívivraa, ishkêesh úkyiimkurih.

And she fell over, she fell into the river.

[98] xás pa'avansáxiich uum máruk túuyship kunithvíripuraa.

And the boys ran up the mountain.

[99] páy nanu'ávahkam kúuk kunithvíripma.

They ran to the sky.

[3]	pamupiship'ihrôoha uum yítha mu'avansáxiich.
	His first wife had one boy.

[4]	káru payítha uum áxak mutúnviiv, avansáxiitichas.
	And the other had two children, they were little boys.

[5]	pa'ávansa atahári vúra u'ákunvutih.
	The man was always hunting.

[6]	káru uum pa'asiktávaan atahári vúra kunikyáviichvutih, ávaha kunikyáatih.
	And the women were always working, they were gathering food.

[7]	xás papíshiip veehrôoha uum itníivka.
	And the first wife was cruel.

[8]	kâarim ukyáati peehnohá'anamahach.
	She treated the little wife badly.

[9]	paxuntápan kunífiktih, kúuk tóo kvíripma, xás koovúra tu'ífik píshiip.
	When they picked acorns, she would run there, and she would pick them all first.

[10]	xás pamu'átimnam uum vúra axyár atahári.
	And her burden basket was always full.

[11]	payítha uum vúra chîimich pamu'átimnak.
	There was little in the other's burden basket.

[12]	xás vúra kâarim ukyáatih.
	And she treated her badly.

[14]	xás itháan pakun'ípak, xás úpeenvunaa pamutunvêech " papuna'ípakahaak kuxúseesh ' tá neeykáraheen.'"
	And once when they returned, (Deer) told her little ones, "If I don't come back, you will know (lit., think) that she's killed me."

[15]	xás itháan u'ípak pakéevriik.
	And once the old woman (i.e., Bear) came back.

[16]	xás pa'avansáxiich upíktar pamútaat.
	And the boys missed their mother.

[17]	xás upíip " hôoy uum tátach."
	And they said, "Where's mama?"

[18]	xás upíip pakéevriik " uum vúra má' tóo kvéesh.
	And the old woman said, "She's spending the night in the mountains.

[19]	yakún táay vúra íp úmkaanvat.
	You see, she gathered a lot.

[20]	víri hûut chími ukupeepsháanvaheesh.
	How was she to carry it home?

[21]	víri imáan xásik u'ípakeesh."
	She'll come back tomorrow."

[22]	xás imáan kúkuum vúra upvâaram.
	The next day (Bear) went off again.

[23]	xás kúmateech ikxúrar vúra xára xás vúra u'ípak.
	And later on, in the evening, she came back late.

[24]	xás pa'avansáxiitichas tá kun'áasishrih.
	The little boys had gone to bed.

[25]	xás pa'avansaxichákaam utníshuk vasasúruk.
	And the big boy was peeking out from under the blanket.

[26]	xás yánava pa'átimnavak umáhyaanahiti táhpuus.
	And he saw fir branches sticking in the burden basket.

[27]	ii! yánava uhyárishukva pamútaat múpsiih.
	Oh, he saw his mother's leg sticking out!

[28]	ii! xas u'aapúnmat pamútaat tóo ykáraheen.
	Oh, then he knew that she had killed his mother!

[29]	xás u'íkihvuti poopvôonfuruk maath póoktaamtih.
	And (Bear) was grunting as she came in, as she was carrying a heavy load.

[30]	xás pa'avansáxiich u'aapúnma " vúra if."
	And the boy knew it was true.

[31]	xás púxay fâat vúra pítihara.
	And he didn't say anything.

[32]	xás imáankam kúkuum vúra upvâaram.
	And the next day she went away again.

[33]	"pamítaat kúmateech xasík u'ípakeesh."
	"Your mother will come back later today."