Section 3.8 罢濒补鈥檃尘颈苍 - 膶I艩茞TAW涩 K史 茮IQ茞T茝S TA P虛茝蕯A膶 - M茞NA螛EY
Written by: Veselin Jungic and Mark MacLean
Illustrated by: Jean-Paul Csuka
罢濒补鈥檃尘颈苍 translation by: Mabel Harry, Karen Galligos, and Oshelle, 罢濒补鈥檃尘颈苍 Nation
涩ax涩axt蓹n M蓻na胃ey. n蓻 茮am蓻s k史 q史ox史omi拧 h蓻ga 拧蓻 tans 蕯i ta q蓻xs, Sosan. hoy k史 t蓻w拧蓻ms 蕯i 胃o qaqs蓻m k史 t虛ot虛gatas 膷i膷uy 蕯at蓹 qaqs蓻mawt虛x史.
Menathey is a young boy who gets into a lot of mischief. He lives in Squamish with his mother and his older sister, Sosan. After school, he goes with his friends to play at the Friendship Centre's gymnasium.
蕯蓻涩t蓹n k史 h蓻h蓻w 蕯i 膷蓻t ga t蓻w拧蓻m k史 nama涩. t蓻w拧蓻m k史 t虛蓹t虛m蓻蕯蓻m. h蓻涩 蕯a 蕯蓻蕯a前usx史蓹s.
There the boys first have a snack and then they do mathematics for half an hour. Sometimes they do algebra in their workbooks, but usually they play mathematical games.
h蓻涩 xatk虛史a蕯蓹m 蕯a 蕯蓻蕯a前usx史as. h蓻涩 k史 x史ots 茮a蕯ay 蕯i x史ot 膷嫂g蓹t.
Menathey's favorite game is 鈥淪et鈥�. He enjoys finding patterns faster than anyone else!
h蓻涩 saystom tut蓹mtami拧, 茮蓻蕯蓻茮k史a蕯蓹m 蕯i 茮iq蓻tas ta p虛a蕯蓹膷 n蓻 ta qaqs蓻mawt虛x史. mos k史a ta p虛a蕯蓹膷s ta qaqs蓻mawt虛x史. piy蓻nx史蓻gast蓹m ta 膷i膷uy.
What the boys like the most is playing basketball. They play at the Centre鈥檚 gym. There are four basketball hoops in the gym. The boys use a fraction of the court.
h蓻涩 k史a M蓻na胃ey x史ot 茮蓻茮ay 蕯i x史ot titol. x史蓻t k史o xa茮s k史 膷嫂g蓹ts nam kespal. x史蓻t k史o ti tutami拧.
Menathey is the shortest boy in his group, but he is very fast. He tries to hard to be as good a player as his best friend Kespaul, who is the biggest boy on the team.
ti k史as蓹m 茮蓻茮x史蓻staw涩 蕯ak史 k史als蓹m qat岫� qax qaym嫂x史 蕯i xa茮蓻t k史as q蓹m胃ot蓻t. t虛ax蓹may蓻 k史ak史 膷i拧蓻taw涩 蕯i hoy k史ot 膷蓻涩ay蓻 蕯a 蕯anot蓹m sk史o qam蓻ts. 胃iy蓻tsay蓻 k史ot q蓹mq蓹ms M蓻na胃ey.
On National Aboriginal Day there will be a basketball tournament and the boys want to enter it. Each team must have six players but only three players play at once. There are only five boys in Small Number鈥檚 group of friends.
ta:q k史a g蓹tas蓹m gay蓻tas k史 q蓹m胃ot. 蕯i q史als蓹m t虛axmay蓻. q史ay K蓻spal, 鈥溑蕯otst蓹m k史 xaxa涩, 蕯i 茮a蕯ay, 蕯i 膷嫂g蓹t k史 t虛ot虛t岫可浭斏檓.鈥� 蕯i:mot hot k史a tut蓹mtami拧. g蓹t sa ga?
The boys start talking about who they might ask to be their sixth player. Kespaul says, 鈥淲e need somebody who is tall, fast, and a good shooter.鈥� All the boys agree, but they can鈥檛 think of anyone to join their team.
胃o k史a h蓻wt M蓻na胃ey. h蓻w k史a t虛o...s蓹m. 鈥溎嵣﹎膷x史?鈥� nat蓹m k史a tans.
When Menathey comes home, his mom notices that he is quieter than usual. 鈥淲hat happened?鈥�, she asks.
toxtoxost k史 ga ta tans k史蓹nas 膷嫂m 蕯a x史ots nonpegan蓹m. qas蓹m k史 ga tans. 鈥溎嵣ゞ蓹t? xaxa涩? 茮a蕯ay? 蕯i 膷嫂g蓹t k史 t虛ot虛t岫可浭斏檓?鈥� tox史n蓻x史拧ot k史蕣nas g蓹t. k史蕣tas ga ta q蓻xs M蓻na胃ey, Sosan. 膷蓻蕯蓹t k史a hoho前ux史as k史 t蓻w拧ems.
After listening to Menathey's explanation, mom smiles: 鈥淕ood? Tall? Fast? And a good shooter? I think we both know a person like that!鈥� She looks at Menathey's sister Sosan, who is just finishing her math homework.
x史ot k史ot 膷虛蓻q虛t虛 M蓻na胃ey. 蕯i p虛蓻t岫縪stas tans. 鈥渪a茮nom蓻膷 nat k史a.鈥� 膷嫂m膷蓻 涩蓻w j蓻蕯蓻h蓻w, hoteg蓹n k史a Sosan.
鈥淚 love you, mom!鈥� yells Menathey and hugs his mom tightly. Sosan looks at them very puzzled.
q史al k史a ga qat岫� q蓻y, 鈥溎嵣﹎ ga tat岫� q蓻x, Sosan?鈥� nat蓹m M蓻na胃ey.
The following day Menathey says to his friends, 鈥渨hy not ask my sister, Sosan?鈥�
sa涩t虛x史蕯it!! nat蓹m k蓻spal. x史otot nuk史前蓻m k史 茮uk史蓻nas. 鈥渟a涩涩t虛x史蕯it, 蕯i x史蓻t xaxa涩, 蕯i 茮a蕯ay, 蕯i 膷嫂g蓹t k史 t虛ot岫縬蓻n蓹m.鈥� hot蓻w k史a ta tut蓹mtami拧.
鈥淏ut she's a girl!鈥� says Kespaul, feeling his heart beating a bit faster. 鈥淵es, she is a girl but she is also tall, fast, and a good shooter!鈥� respond the rest of the boys in one voice.
h蓻w 蕯i mots蓹m Sosan k史 qam蓻ts. x史蓻ts蓹m x史a 膷蓻mas 蕯i qay蓻w拧t. 胃蓹m拧蓻s蓹m k史ums 膷嫂膷拧itaw涩 蕯i x史a 膷蓻mas蓹m 蕯i qay蓻ws拧t.
鈥淲ith Sosan playing with us,鈥� continues Menathey, 鈥淲e can have twenty different teams on the court and nobody is ever going to get tired!鈥�
x蓻q史os蓹m k史a K蓻spal. 鈥溎嵣﹎ga胃 ho胃ot 蕯a k史蓻n? 膷嫂n蓻涩蕯it 蕯ak史 x史蓻t 膷嫂g蓹t. xa茮 k史at岫� han蓹m 蕯ot qam蓻t pay蓻.鈥�
Kespaul scratches his head and says: 鈥淗ow can you calculate things like that? And, since I'm the best player, I have to play all the time!鈥�
鈥渙p蓹nay蓻拧t蕯it 膷嫂膷拧蓻taw涩..... nigi 蕯it xa茮nom蓻s!鈥� hot k史a M蓻na胃ey. 膷蓻t k史a ga 前嫂茮 涩aga胃ot. x史蓻t k史o xa涩蓻t k蓻spal. qasm蓻t蓹m k史o 蕯ak史 q蓹mq蓹ms.
鈥淚n that case, we can have ten different teams on the court....And she likes you too!鈥� says Menathey as he runs away from a very angry Kespaul while their friends start laughing.
gay蓻涩tan膷: 膷嫂m ga toxnigit M蓻na胃ey ga q蓹mt蓻gas Sos蓹n q史alsa ga 胃蓹m拧蓻 k史 膷嫂膷拧itaw涩?
Question: How does Small Number know that if Perfect Number were to play with him and his friends, they would be able to have twenty different teams on the court during the tournament?
