Section 4.5 Hul'q'umi'num' - SUW'A'LUM' SILUMSHUN SHQ'UTUW'ULH 'I' KWI'KWUSHNUTS
Written by: Veselin Jungic and Mark MacLean Illustrated by: Simon Roy Hul'q'umi'num' translation, transcription, and editing by: Sti'tum'at | Ruby Peter, Donna Gerdts, and Randeana Peter Funding for Hul'q’umi'mum' translation: First Peoples' Cultural Council
yath 'uw' ni' 'u tthu ti'ya'xween tthu kwi'kwushnuts.
Small Number is always getting into a lot of mischief.
ni' thu lelum's 'eelhtun 'u tthu thi-i-i tl'tawun kwuna'tul' 'u thu tens, 'i' thu shuyulhs, stl'atl'um' kwushnuts.
He lives in a big city with his mother and his older sister Perfect Number.
mukw' sxuxulhnet yul'ew' tahw skweyul 'i' wulh yaays tthu kwi'kwushnuts 'u tthu m'i ta'tukw'st-hwus kwus skwoukwul'.
Every Sunday afternoon, Small Number does his math homework.
kwsus wulh tus ttthu xeetth'tun m'i hunuw' 'u tthu shelh, suw' kwunutus tthu silumshun luplaashs t'unutus 'u tthu t'amun.
When Angle comes in the door, he leans his skateboard against the wall.
sis nem' 'uw' nem' 'u thu shhwum'nikws, qwumtsustus.
And he goes over and gives his aunt a hug.
sis 'uw' hwtl'ut 'ul' hwutl'ul'tl'ul'mutum' 'utl' kwi'kwushnuts tthu silumshun luplaash.
Small Number eyes the brightly painted skateboard.




suw' hwsuwq'us tthu xeetth'tun 'u tthu ni' shsun'iw's, wulh lumnuhwus tthu wulh p'ulq'nuhwus tthu ni' s'a'kw'us, pthunuptun, swe's thu s'eluhws ni' s'a'kw'us 'u tthu t'amun.
Angle looks around the room and spots a rug belonging to their elder hanging on the wall.
suw' 'i'wustum 'utl' xeetth'tun, suw' thut-stum kwi'kwushnuts, “lemut lhu tu'inulh!”
He points at it and says to Small Number: “Look at that!”
“'e'ut sxuluxil' st'i'am' 'u tthu pthunuptun 'utl' si'lu.”
“A lot of shapes are in Grandma's rug.”

kwus wulh xul'utus tthu ni' yu tatul'nuhwus sis hwi' tstl'um, thut, “may, ni' tsun 'uw' thu'it 'uw' tul'nuhw!”
When Small Number writes down the final answer, he jumps up and shouts: “Wow! I did it!”


ts'iitum 'utl' xeetth'tun tthu kwi'kwushnuts kwus yu tl'ul'im' tthu syaaysth.
Angle congratulates Small Number on getting his work correct.
wulh hun'nuw' stl'atl'um' skw'shem, suw' qwulstuhws tthu shhw'aqw'a's, pte'mutus, “'iich 'uw' hwun' ha'kwush kwthu silumshun luplaash, 'a xeetth'tun?”
Perfect Number comes in to greet her cousin, and asks, “Are you still skateboarding, Angle?”
“'i tsun,” thut xeetth'tun.
“Yes,” says Angle.



kwi'kwushnuts 'i' stl'atl'um' kwushnuts hay 'ul' ts'uq' kwus tthu ni' lumnuhwus sis 'uw' tstl'um 'eelhtun, suw' tsetl'um' 'eelhtun.
Small Number and Perfect Number are amazed at what they say and start jumping up and down.
thut-s kwi'kwushnuts, “nu stl'i' kw'unus tl'uw' tul'nuhw kwunus xt'e 'u tthey'.”
Small Number says, “I want to learn to do that too!”
“lemut, kwi'kwushnuts, nilh kwu'elh shus stl'atl'um' kw'un's ta'ult tthu xeetth'!”
“Well, Small Number, then you better be ready to learn some geometry!”
sptem' tu'i: ni' stsekwul' kwus statul'stum 'utl' xeeth'tun 'uw' nilhus tthu 'untsu ni' shnem's …. kwus stl'at'um' kwus xul'ts'thut 'u kwthu thume' 'i' yelh sus tiqw' 'u tthu tumuhw?
Question: How did Angle know which ramp to choose in order to have enough time in the air to spin around twice before landing?
