Small Number and the Skateboard Park – Cree
Written by Veselin Jungic & Mark MacLean
Illustrated by Simon Roy
Small Number is a young boy who gets into a lot of mischief. He lives in a big city with his mother and his older sister Perfect Number. Every Sunday afternoon, Small Number does his math homework. When he has trouble with math, he usually asks his sister for help. But this Sunday he has a geometry problem that looks very difficult and he decides to ask his cousin, Full Angle, who studies mathematics at the university.
Apsch Akichikewin ikwa eta kasooskawtuykeetaw metaweewnihk(Cree Translation)
Cree Translation by Barry Cardinal
Story Transcript: English and Cree
SMALL NUMBER AND THE SKATEBOARD PARK
Apsch Akichikewin ikwa eta kasooskawtuykeetaw metaweewnihk.
Page 1
Apsch Akichikewin esa mana kenatohkunkeet uma. Misihk esa umah oteenow eta kaweekitaw, Umamawah ikwa Umsah, Koyask Akitasowin esa weetohkeemat. Kimewkeesikihk esa mana key-atohskatuhk otukichikewin. Umsah esa mana ikoychimat kanisookumakoot uma kiymihoot. Maka esa uma anoch kimewkeesikihk nichimoykoot esa peyuk uma akichikewin, weeschaasa esa koychimaat kaneesookumakoot. Weeschaasa esa umah iksinahumakseet misih-skinahumatookumkohk.
Page 2
Kapihtohkeet esa weeschaasa asasskustaat esa ususskautuykun ikohtowchi toow akuskitinaat umamasah. Apsch Akichikewin esa iktapahtumaught usooskautuykunew ekohk takuhkih skohpeekuykateek.
Page 3
Weeschaasa esa kunowapahtumeet ohtatuskewin ekwa papeet, “peetuss nitsikunoowapateenan ohi akichikewna itikoot esa, moychi tapusinuykewin taskootch, kiya toota.”
“Nisakitan ohi akichikewina.” Apsch Akichikewin esa iksookunoowapimat. “Keekoya maka tapatauk uma akichikewin?” Weeschaasa esa a-husoowapeet kawapatumeet esa akohps agooteek ikoota, ookohmowawa esa kehoseetuyeet. Kiytohuk esa ikwa ihtaat Apsch Akichikewina, “Kiwaapahteen chi uma kysapihkatuhk kohkoomnow, iwapatuhk tansi kysapihkatuhk ikwa tansi kyskusskotuhk umantohneechikunihk uma. Kinihta-akichikew esa kohkoomnow. “Ikootwa omatoowa nimeweeteen akichikewna,” kitoyt esa Apsch Akichikewin.
Page 4
Weeschaasa esa moya wihtumakoot tansi kuystootuk maka esa kamatchi koychimkoot tansi wehitootuck. Oskutch esa moya ikskeetum tansi uma kuysatooskatuhk. Maka esa moystas kamachi wapahtuhk tansi kaki-wihtumakoot tansisih kuysatohskatuhk. Kakeesih atoskatuhk esa ohpeet ekwa sakooweet. “Wah waa, nihkeeseetan.”
Page 5
Weeschaasa esa meywetumeet
ekohk takakih atoskewin tootahk. Umsah esa kapeepihtohkeet,
“Keyapich chee sasooskawtuykeen?” itat esa .“
“Ehe, mitohnih anima koynihta sooskawtuykeyan machiki naki kootuskusoowan metawewnihk.”
“Moycheekwa kewehntow seesowyan Apsch Akichikewin kateeposit.”
“ Kiwewechewnawow chee?” Etat esa.
Page 6
Kamachi pihmotetaw esa ka machi wihtumoowat esa ekohk natohksih isooskawtykewina ikuskitaat. “Nikuskitan mihtohnih kuyusk ohi wasukapuyhoona, chookootchan kaksinahumaatinowow, peyukaw pita nawassukiasstun nisooskautykun nikootowchi neesow.” Tikootaw esa.
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Weeschaasa esa itohumeet eta nesoyuk ohpuna, neso esa assusteakow napakitukoh, peyuk esa nupakauk, ekwa kohtuhk wawiyauk moychi wusskoychoos. “chukootchun kaksinahumatinowow nesow nawasakiyastan uma nisooskautuykun.” Kamatchisooskautuykeet esa takiywak esa kamatchsookiyapoyut ka-otihtuhk esa uhpewnihk
ka-uhpeet ikwatowchih ohtihtinuhk usooskautuykun ekwa nesow wassukuyasstaat ekwa kowih ekwatah cheechohpeet sooskautuykunihk. Apsch Akichikewin ekwa umsah esa ekohk mewehtuhkaw ekwa mamusskatuhkaw.
“Nohteekuskitan neesta ikseesih keesweepinkeyan.” Itoyt esa Apsch Akichikewin.”
“Keespin keesta kinteekuskitan umseesih kuysooweepinkeen pita poohkoh kakuskituyin uma kimuhk akichikewin.” Itihkoot esa weeschaasa.
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Tansi? Isihskeetumewah weeschaasa tanimah ikonma ohpewin
ka-utinuhk mamuysk neesaw kawaasukiyasstaat osooskautuykun ekwa towchi kowih ka-puhksihk peyukuhntah.
