Section 2.6 Heiltsuk - HAULA色AS - H脕USA DU GLW虛A
Written by: Veselin Jungic and Mark MacLean
Illustrated by: Simon Roy
Heiltsuk translation by: Constance Tallio and Evelyn Windsor
Haula色a'uis w铆sm h谩usl谩ya, Gi hi谩laq虛am n谩n煤色tuba la.
Small Number is a little boy, and he is always getting into mischief.
'C铆slasuis g虒aqg虒m虂蹋p谩si,'Ksay虛asi w谩n虛iqas hialama h虛谩ml虛铆nisi.
He is in the care of his grandparents, for, they put up with the way he plays.
'Ki谩gilaxv g虒ag虒mpasi 色煤q虛va 位i谩lac虛i茮, Gi h虛au谩 y谩pa h谩usl蹋谩' qn l谩isi, h虛谩m色uls du w虛谩ukvas x虒ix虒apxv.
Grandpa has to carve a feast dish, 鈥済o out and play with the other children.鈥�
H谩ix茮alapsis hay虛n蹋虂x虒s pxlas k虛vql蹋谩, gi h虛au谩 k虛铆k虛x虒vnc虛s l谩 h虛谩m色a la w虛a'谩mpax虒i.
It's a nice spring sunny day, and they ran down to play in the water.
'H谩kq虛a峁兲撁 duqvlasusi w谩li q虛谩yax虒'aidailas h虛谩lu色ts h虛谩ml虛铆n铆, Gi h虛au谩 q虛ay虛ax虒'ait 'Qaikasas klxsm qn h虛谩gva茮iay虛alan谩s t虛铆sm gila c虛x虒'谩itsi la w虛a'ampax虒i.
Everything they see sparks a new game, and Small Number's friend Big Circle suggests they see who can make a stone skip the farthest on the surface of the water.
H谩l虛akaiq虛a' 谩u色'a茮l蹋a wi'铆sm谩x虒i n虛ax虒vi msl蹋谩 qn x虒v铆sg铆l铆s t虛铆sm hi谩g虒lmsi y铆谩q色gil谩y虛asi pa色tus gl色t煤xst虛uxvs tism.
The boys learned if they want their stones to go far, they had to use a flat oval shape stone.
Yi谩laglis H谩ul谩色as H谩usl蹋谩 x虒v铆x虒vsg铆l谩 l铆ta t虛铆sm谩ts h虛谩iku谩y虛u.
Small Number walked far looking for the rock that will win.
Tu谩 laglisi la k虛铆tm虂蹋isax虒i gi h虛au谩 q虛谩q虛nx虒n蹋谩la m虛n煤xvs m虛谩s. K铆x虒c虛u xv谩k虛vn谩 gu色dia t虛谩y虛谩l谩 la k虛铆t虛m蹋谩x虒i.
He was walking in the grassy area and he kicked into something, and fell head first into an old canoe hidden in the grass.
Waxv'm蹋i 茮虛uxv谩l谩 h谩ixt虛i谩si gi w虛alas h虛谩ik虛ql蹋as q虛谩kanx虒vasi. Y谩ux虒vl蹋i w虛谩ukvasi gi h虛aua k虛铆k虛vl蹋谩 l谩k谩qi.
Even if he hit his head he was very happy over his find. He called out to his friends, they went running to him.
位ax位uis wi'铆m蹋谩x虒i la w虛uistayas xv谩kvn蹋谩yax虒i. 'Pakaxdax虒vu wuwakiax虒six虒s xv谩kvn蹋谩yax虒v.
The boys were standing around the canoe. They were touching the sides of the canoe.
g虒aialaxst虛uxv'ila q虛谩ikast虛uxv.
It looks old and looks big to them.
Gi h虛au谩 ha煤m谩 H谩ul谩色as H谩usl蹋谩, Gn蹋虂ac谩ukvix虒ndilic '茮铆茮uw虛lstu谩 lay虛acx虒v x虒s铆l谩su?
Small Number asks, 鈥淗ow many generations ago was it built?鈥�
Gn蹋虂caukvi d铆tgv谩n蹋m xvutiy虛aus qn hai色x虒v l谩x虒v 'quik n虛ix kl虛xsm.
鈥淗ow many people do you think will fit in there?鈥�, asked Big Circle.
'茮虛l铆staq虛am wi'铆sm谩x虒v h虛谩ml虛铆n谩y虛asi.
The boys forgot the game they had been playing.
Gi h虛au谩 pk虛v谩l谩q虛ams glw虛谩y谩x虒i q虛a'谩u茮虛ix虒sda yiaq色ats glw虛aka'auax虒i.
They were talking about the canoe wondering who could have used it.
La b铆pk虛v谩l谩y虛asi 'Qv煤ml虛谩l谩x'it tk虛i谩s 'Q谩ikas Kl虛xsm.
As they were talking Big Circle's tummy began to growl.
Puw虛铆sm蹋n蹋煤gva 'waixsints hmsa, niki w虛谩ukvasi, Gi hau谩 k虛铆kx虒v'it l谩i n虛akv.
I'm hungry 鈥淟et's go eat鈥�, he says to his friends, and they all ran home.
'K铆x虒vla Haula色as h谩usl蹋谩 l谩in虛akv, La la'asas g虒ag虒m蹋pasi k虛i谩lagi色 wusg虒miy虛as q虛谩ikaska'谩u谩s 色煤q虛va.
Small number ran home, at the place where Grandpa was carving the surface of a huge (wooden) dish.
Gi h虛au谩 h虛谩tl蹋谩, Gi h虛au谩 t虛ix虒s铆sta d煤x虒v'it.
And he shouted, and he looked up
D煤qvl蹋谩i h虛谩xv谩y谩 la w虛煤gv铆w谩yas h谩ul谩色as h谩usl蹋谩.
He saw the bruise on Small Number's forehead.
'W铆x'铆txdas nix g虒谩g虒m谩 h谩um.
鈥淲hat happened?鈥� asked Grandpa.
'茮l铆sta h谩ula色as h谩usl谩-ya lay虛asi t虛s'谩la h谩ixt虛i谩si, gi ni色as qakay虛si gl蹋虂w虛a.
Small Number had forgotten that he bumped his head and started to tell Grandpa about finding the canoe.
'Q谩k谩n煤gva glw虛a gvau色 la wil虛iax虒i laganmits w虛煤p虛nxst谩is'ila w虛谩sa虛l谩sasi.
I found an old canoe down on the beach. It must be at least a hundred years old.
Ml蹋虂xvl谩 g虒谩g虒谩mpa q虛a'谩u茮n蹋ugva gl蹋虂w虛谩y谩x虒i Mn煤kvis yix谩l谩gvuts gl蹋虂w虛as qnts gv煤kvi谩sax虒.
Grandpa smiled, 鈥渋t was one of the fastest canoes of our village鈥�.
'H谩m茮虛asugvau色is qs h虛aumpa du m谩'谩lukvas w虛aq虛v谩s铆.
鈥淚t was built by my father and two of his brothers.鈥�
N铆色tu g虒谩g虒mpa gi n铆色as 'h谩g谩m s谩sm谩s qs g虒谩g虒m谩 q虛a'谩u茮虛nx虒vs yis w虛alas h虛谩ik铆m谩s k虛i谩.
Grandpa proudly continued, 鈥渁ll the sons of my grandfather were known as the great carvers鈥�.
'Ga'谩u色'msu qi y煤d煤kvas c虛uw虛谩x虒si la w虛uw虛谩x虒si谩s 位i谩c虛iax虒i?
鈥淵ou know those three (old) totem poles in front of the bighouse?鈥�
'H谩g谩mi k虛i谩sus qs m虛n煤kvas xv色mp.
鈥淓ach of them was built by one of my uncles.鈥�
Mn煤kvis g虒谩n煤色 h虛谩bas laxstasai色ay虛asi qn k虛a色'it x虒s铆l铆x虒sdnugva du 'cuw虛谩x虒sigila g虒vi谩la qs h虛谩i谩mbi色gvai色dia.
One evening before going to sleep, Small Number thought, 鈥淚'd like to build a canoe and totem poles just like my ancestors鈥�.
H谩um谩茮n蹋ugva g虒谩g虒m谩 色ans茮ats gncaukv w虛铆w虛aq虛v谩yaci h虛aumpasi, ma'alukv, y煤d煤kv, m煤kv, sk虛aukv, dun虛ax虒vi q虛谩in谩m.
鈥淚 will ask my grandfather tomorrow how many brothers his father had, two, three, four, five or more.鈥�
'M谩si xv煤tagi色ts h谩ul谩色'uas h谩usl蹋谩 qits ma'谩luxv, y煤d煤xv, m煤xv, sk虛a虛煤xv g虒谩g虒asl虛ayats g虒谩g虒mpasi.
Question: Why did Small Number think his great grandpa had two, three, four, five great grandparents?
