Robin and Raspberry

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Hul’q’umi’num’ titles
skw’qeqe’ ’i’ thu tsulqama’
English titles
Robin and Raspberry
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Content of the story
thut tthu skw’qeqe’, “’i’ tsun kw’ekw’i’.”
Robin: I’m hungry.

thut tsulqama’, “nan ’uw’ ’uy’ nu shqwaluwun ’u thu hay ’ul’ ’uw’ ’eli’ nu tsulqama’.”
Raspberry: I’m happy about my beautiful raspberries.

thut skw’qeqe’, “’i tsun lumnuhw thu tsulqama’.”
Robin: I see some raspberries.

thut tsulqama’, “ha-a-ay ’ul’ hith kwunus ’i ts’uts’um’t ’i’ yelh sus qw’ul thunu tsulqama’.”
Raspberry: They were growing a long time before they ripened.

thut skw’qeqe’, “nu stl’i’ thu tsulqama’.”
Robin: I want raspberries.

thut tsulqama’, “’eetsune! ’e’uth wulh yu’e’wu thu skw’qeqe’.”
Raspberry: Gosh, here comes robin.

thut skw’qe’qe’, “nan ’uw’ ’uy’ thunu tsulqama’.”
Robin: These raspberries of mine are really good.

thut tsulqama’, “aaa, nan tsun’uw’ t-sas! ”
Raspberry: Oh, I am so pitiful!

ni’ hay
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