Mamie Offield: "Victory Over Fire" (1957)

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[1]	aah uum úpaanik" púra fâat vúra îin na'íshiptiheeshara."
	Fire once said, "Nothing can put me out."

[2]	kári xás pirishkâarim upiip, " naa îin nu'íshiptiheesh."
	Then Grizzly Bear said, "I can put you out."

[3]	kári xás máruk ikuraa'ípan u'ikrîish.
	And she sat down uphill on the end of a ridge.

[4]	kári xás pá'aah ta'ítam u'iinaaheen.
	Then Fire burned uphill (toward her).

[5]	kári xás ukvíp pirishkâarim.
	And Grizzly Bear ran.

[6]	kári xás koovúra kumakeemishatunvêechas kunikyâavarihva.
	And all the little wild animals tried.

[7]	koovúra kuníruramva.
	They all fled.

[8]	kári xás paachvíiv kúna kunikyâavarihva.
	And the birds tried in turn.

[9]	takús upiip, " naa píshiich niikrîishriheesh."
	Pelican said, "I'll sit down first."

[10]	kári xás ukrîish.
	And he sat down.

[11]	xás vúra uum itníiv umúsaha.
	And he looked mean.

[12]	sárukvari pamuvúup utákararihva.
	His neck hung down low.

[13]	kári xás pá'aah kaanvárih u'uum.
	Then Fire arrived close to there.

[14]	kári xás ukvíp tákus.
	And Pelican ran.

[15]	chavúra púra kára îin ishkáxishrihmathap pá'aah.
	Finally nothing stopped Fire.

[16]	púya xás káan u'uum, pathrihapihníich.
	So Old Man Rain arrived there.

[17]	kári xás upiip, " naa îin nishkáxishrihmatheesh."
	And he said, "I'll stop him."

[18]	kári xás upiip aah, " naa vúra púra fâat îin neeshkáxishrihmatheesh."
	And Fire said, "Nothing can stop me."

[19]	kári xás upáthrih, xás vúra upáthrih.
	But then it rained and it rained.

[20]	ta'ítam umsípaheen pá'aah.
	And Fire went out.

[21]	víri vaa kumá'ii payêem íshaha, xás vúra kumá'ii úmsiipti aah.
	For that reason it's water now, that's why it puts out fire.

[22]	káru vaa kumá'ii koovúra kumakeemishatunvêechas kun'áayti aah.
	And that's why all the little wild animals are afraid of fire.

[23]	yakún puxáy vúra mít ishkáxishrihmathat.
	You see, they couldn't stop it.