Mamie Offield: "Wrestling Medicine" (1957)

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[1]	itáharavan kun'íifshipreenik tipahêeras.
	Ten brothers once grew up.

[2]	kári xás ahinámtiich vúra ukrêenik amtápnihich.
	And (one of them, named kunâach'aa) sat at the edge of the fireplace, in the ashes.

[3]	kári xás kunpiip, " maruk'áraar vaa káan úknamtiimich úkrii.
	And they said, "A giant is staying there at the edge of the lake.

[4]	víri akâay vúra xákaan kunvúunveesh."
	Who will wrestle with him?"

[5]	ta'ítam uxúsanik peekpihantâapas, " tîi xákaan núvuunvi."
	So the strongest one thought, "Let me wrestle with him!"

[6]	kári xás poovâaram, mâamvanihich tóo kfuukra.
	So when he went, he climbed a little ways uphill.

[7]	kári xás u'árihrupuk, kunâach'aa.
	Then kunâach'aa went outdoors.

[8]	kári xás átruup'axyar ámtaap umûutrupuk.
	And he brought a handful of ashes outdoors.

[9]	kári xás ukpêehva.
	And he shouted.

[10]	kári xás vaa upiip, " iimkun úm kúth ni'íiftih, iimkun úm kumá'ii ni'íiftih.
	And he said, "Am I growing up for you people, am I growing up for your sake?

[11]	naa káru vúra káan ni'íiftih."
	I am growing up here too!"

[12]	kári xás uthítiv, yóo chrívchav pá'aas, pa'úkraam, pakunpáathkuri pamutípah.
	Then he heard it, he saw the water splash in the lake, when (the giant) threw his brother in.

[13]	chavúra koovúra tá kunixyákurih.
	Finally (the giant) threw all (the brothers) in.

[14]	koovúra vaa upítih, " iimkun úm kúth ni'íiftih.
	Every time, (kunâach'aa) said, "Am I growing up for you people?

[15]	naa káru vúra káan ni'íiftih, kunâach'aa."
	I am growing up here too, (I,) kunâach'aa!"

[16]	kári xás uxus, " hûut nikuupheesh.
	And he thought, "What shall I do?

[17]	pácheech tá nisaam.
	I am left alone.

[18]	chími kanvâarami námpaan.
	Let me go (to wrestle)!"

[19]	ta'ítam uvâaramaheen.
	So he left.

[20]	kári xás vaa káan u'uum.
	So he went there.

[21]	ta'ítam uksáheen pamaruk'áraar, uxus, " íf nîinamich paxákaan nuvúunveesh."
	And the giant laughed, he thought, "He's really small for us to wrestle together!"

[22]	kári xás ta'ítam kunvúunvaheen.
	So then they wrestled.

[23]	kári xás koovúra papinishtunvêechas káru koovúra pa'ípaha kunihyûunishtih, " kunâach'aa, puxîichi."
	And all the little plants and all the trees shouted to him, "Go to it, kunâach'aa!"

[24]	kári xás upáchish pamaruk'áraar, ukráam upaathkúrih.
	Then he threw the giant down, he threw him in the lake.

[25]	ta'ítam koovúra kunpimtávaheen pamutipáhiivshas.
	And all his brothers came back to life.

[26]	ta'ítam kunpávyiihshipreen.
	So they went back home.

[27]	púyava vaa ukúphaanik kunâach'aa.
	kunâach'aa did that.