The Ant Story

Start Time	Passamaquoddy-Maliseet	English
00:22	I… nomiya yaq waht etoli-epeskomalicihi	He sees them playing ball
00:25	yet okamok.	across the water.
00:27	Nita.	Uh-oh.
00:28	Tan-na nekom 'toli-kisi-wici-epeskoman?	How can he go play ball with them, too?
00:32	Solahki-te nomiyan wenil waht	Suddenly he sees someone
00:34	weckuwi-sukilicil.	in the distance paddling toward him.
00:36	’Titomon, "Nita. Ipa, ckuwi!	He says, "Here's my chance. Hey, come here!
00:39	Ipa ckuwi! Qsokahulin!	Hey, come here! Take me across!
00:42	Nil-ona yet nkoti-li, nkoti-wici-epeskom."	I want to go over there and join the ballgame."
00:47	I… on tepehlan.	And he's taken aboard.
00:48	'Tiyal, "Nita, macehulin.	He says to him, "Okay, give me a ride.
00:50	Ktakonutomulonc	I'll tell you what it was like
00:51	eleyik waht weciyay."	way over there where I'm coming from."
00:55	Tiyal, "Kehtol-al."	The other one tells him, "Okay."
00:56	I… macahaniya.	They set off.
00:58	Mahkiyewossis 'pomiyaniya,	They go on for a little way,
01:00	on solahki-te 'tiyal, "Nita,	and all of a sudden he says to him, "Well,
01:03	toqc ehta	then, so
01:04	akonutomuwin!"	tell me a story!"
01:07	"Temonu.	"Just a minute.
01:09	Pol nkotuwi-wtom."	I have to smoke first."
01:11	I… on yaq muskehlan utomakonol.	And he takes out his pipe.
01:13	I… nit-al yaq qeneyossit.	It was this short, they say.
01:16	On yaq 'pitsonosin,	And he fills it,
01:19	'posqolehtoman, utoman.	he lights up, he smokes.
01:22	I…	he lights up, he smokes.
01:23	pemi-sukit 'tiyal, "Nita,	Suddenly the paddler says to him, "Hey,
01:26	ntolitahasihpon kotuwakonutomuwi.	I thought you were going to tell me a story.
01:29	Keka-te waht kpeciyapon."	We're almost there."
01:31	"Temonu. Pol ntahcuwi-woliya nutomakon."	"Just a minute. I have to clean my pipe."
01:35	I… on wihqehlan utomakonol, uliyan.	And he takes his pipe, cleans it.
01:37	I… 'kisi-woli-punan.	He put it away.
01:40	'Tiyal, "Nita, akonutomuwin ehta!"	The other one says, "Hey, tell me the story!"
01:41	'Tiyal, "Temonu, pol ehta ntahcuwi-soniq.	He says, "Wait, I have to blow my nose.
01:45	Ntahcuwi pol soniq."	I have to blow my nose first."
01:47	Muskehtun yut,	He takes out this [rag],
01:49	elikok yaq,	an ugly thing, they say,
01:52	on memhuwi-soniqin.	and blows his nose as hard as he can.
01:53	Yet memhuwi-soniqit,	And when he blows his nose,
01:55	on wakaw 'tomiqessin.	the poor thing's head flies off.
01:56	Ma-te kisacomiw.	He can't tell a story.
01:59	Nit-te psiw.	That's all.