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Up it looked as the stone fell from above.
ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏣ ᏩᏚᎧᏃᏁ ᏅᏯ ᏗᎪᎰᏍᎬ.
The blow glanced off the key.
ᎤᏍᎫᏴ ᎤᏭᏓᎳᎩᏍᏓᏁ ᎠᏍᏚᎩᏍᏗ.
Angered, the beast writhed in its prison.
ᎤᏂᎦᎸᏍᏓᏅ, ᎢᎾᏓ ᎠᏦᏫᏎᏍᎨ ᎠᏥᏂᏴᎲ.
As Stephen fought to hold it, some townspeople approached.
ᏍᏗᏫ ᏚᏓᎵᏴᎮ ᎠᏁᎸᏗᏍᎬ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏂᏴᏗ, ᎦᏚᎲ ᏗᏁ ᎤᎾᏰᎶᎴ.
Charlie and Stephen bade them stay back.
ᏣᎵ ᏃᎴ ᏍᏗᏫ ᏚᏂᏁᏤᎴ ᎢᏴ ᏗᏗᏳᎾᎴᏗ.
Then Charlie went to fetch his armor.
Ꮓ ᏣᎵ ᎤᎩᏒᏎ ᎤᎵᏍᏙᏗ.
He emerged from the house with boots, with oil, and with sword.
ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᏧᏅᎪᏤ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎢᏗᎦᏘ ᏗᎳᏑᎶ ᏧᎳᏑᎵ, ᎪᎢ ᎦᏂᏤᎮ ᏃᎴ ᎦᏅᎯᏓ ᎠᏰᎳᏍᏗ ᎦᏁᎮ.
He told Stephen to hold the beast while he soaked it in oil.
ᏍᏗᏫ ᎠᏥᏁᏤᎴ ᎤᏂᏴᏗ ᎢᎾᏓ ᎪᎢ ᎠᏍᏚᏥᏍᎬ ᎢᏳᎯ.
The serpent went mad with the oil fumes.
ᎢᎾᏓ ᎤᏙᏳ ᏥᎨᏐ ᏧᏂᎦᎸᏍᏓᏁ ᏚᏴᎯᎲ ᎠᏒᎬ ᎪᎢ.
Wriggling free of its bonds, it fled for the nearby rocks.
ᎤᏚᏓᎳᎩᏍᏓᎾ, ᎾᎥ ᏅᏲᎯ ᎢᏗᏣ ᏭᏓᏂᏏᏅᏍᏓᏁ.
Stephen wanted to light it aflame, but Charlie held him back.
ᏍᏗᏫ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᏭᏥᏍᏓᎵᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏣᎵ ᎤᏅᏍᏓᏕᎴ.
“It would surely set the houses ablaze as well,” said he.
“ᎤᏙᏳᎾᏏ ᏰᎵ ᏓᏓᏁᎸ ᏱᏓᏥᏍᏓᎵᎩ,” ᎤᏛᏁ.
Stephen was inclined to defer to his wisdom.
ᏍᏗᏫ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎣᎯᏍᏗ ᎡᎵᏍᎨ.
“Catch his head again,” Charlie said.
“Ꮟ ᎠᏍᎪᎵ ᏫᎯᏳᏓᎸᎥᎦ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏣᎵ.
Stephen caught the beast’s head in the wooden tube and buried it in the rocky soil.
ᎠᏓ ᎬᏗ ᏭᏂᏴᎮ ᎢᎾᏓ ᎠᏍᎪᎵ, Ꮓ ᏅᏲᎯ ᎦᏙ ᏫᏄᏩᏁᎴ.
Trapped as the creature was then, Charlie crept up on it.
ᎠᏎᎪᎩᏓ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎾᏓ, ᏣᎵ ᎤᎳᏏᏂᏗ ᎾᎥ ᏭᎷᏤ.
With the flat of his sword, he hoisted it into the air and flung it into the woods.
ᎠᏯᏛᎥ ᎦᏅᎯᏓ ᎠᏰᎳᏍᏗ ᎬᏗ, ᎢᏴ ᎤᏌᎵᏓᏁ, ᎠᏓ ᏓᏓᏧᎬ ᏭᏓᎩᏅᏎᎢ.
“There,” he said.
“Ꭷ,” ᎤᏛᏁ.
“Now let us feast.”
“ᎢᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᎯ.”
From then on, Charlie was known as Sir Charles - the bravest of the knights of the village.
ᏍᎩᏴ ᎠᏓᎴᏂᏍᎩ, ᎠᏥᎨᏳ ᎠᏃᏎᎮᎢ - ᎠᏍᎦᎡ ᏂᎨᏒ ᏗᎵᎯ ᎭᎾ ᎦᏚᎲ ᎡᎯ.
And the serpent was never seen or heard from again.
ᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᎾᏓ ᎨᏍᏗ ᎯᎸᎯᏳ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏳᏂᎪᎮ ᎠᎴ ᏳᎾᏛᎪᏓᏁᎢ.
WOLF WEARS SHOES Told by Sequoyah Guess
ᏩᎭᏯ ᏥᏚᎳᏑᏝᏅ: ᏏᏉᏯ ᎤᏃᎮᏢᏅ
In the forever that was, all the forest dwellers spoke Cherokee.
ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏥᎨᏒ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏣᎳᎩ ᏣᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬ.
Near a river, Rabbit and Squirrel were talking.
ᎤᏪᏴ ᎾᎥ ᏥᏍᏚ ᎠᎴ ᏌᎶᎵ ᏓᎾᏟᏃᎮᏍᎬ.
There, in the direction of the river, Beaver was coming.
ᎤᎿᏛ ᎤᏪᏯ ᏗᏣ ᏗᎠᎢᏒ ᏙᏯ.
"Look! Look!" Beaver was saying
“Ꮒ! Ꮒ!” ᎠᏗᎮ ᏙᏯ.
"what is it, Beaver?" said Rabbit.
“Ꮩ ᎤᏍᏗ, ᏙᏯ?” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏥᏍᏚ.
There, where rabbit and squirrel stood, Beaver arrived.
ᎤᎿᏛ ᏚᏂᏙᎬ ᏥᏍᏚ ᎠᎴ ᏌᎶᎵ ᏭᎷᏤ ᏙᏯ.
"I found something near the river," said Beaver.
“ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏥᏩᏔ ᎤᏪᏯ ᎾᎥ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏙᏯ.
"I have never seen the thing that I found before.
“ᎨᏍᏗ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᎠᎩᎪᏛᎲ ᏍᎩᎾ ᏥᏥᏩᏔ.
You might, by chance, know what it is."
ᏂᎯ ᎡᎵᏊ ᏱᏣᎾᏔ Ꮩ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ.”
"Alright," said rabbit, "let's go."
“ᎭᏩ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏥᏍᏚ, “ᎢᏕᎾ.”
As they were walking near the river, suddenly Wolf appeared at their side.
ᎤᏪᏯ ᎾᎥ ᏩᎾᎢᏒ, ᏩᎭᏯ ᎾᎥ ᎤᎦᏌᏗᏣ…
They were not afraid of Wolf, but they thought that he was truly annoying.
ᎨᏍᏓᏛ ᏯᏂᏍᎦᎮ ᏩᎭᏯ, ᎠᏎᏍᎩᎾ ᏙᏳ ᎤᏦᏎᏗ ᏣᏁᎵᏍᎬ ᏍᎩᎾ ᏩᎭᏯ.
Wolf thought he knew everything.
ᏂᎦᏓᎮᎾ ᎤᏩᎾᏕ ᎡᎵᏍᎨ ᏩᎭᏯ.
"Hello," said Wolf.
“ᏏᏲ,” ᎤᏛᎮ ᏩᎭᏯ.
"Where are you all going?"
"ᎦᏨ ᎢᏤᎦ?"
"Beaver found something near the river," said Rabbit.
“ᏙᏯ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏩᏔ ᏧᏪᏯ ᎾᎥ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏥᏍᏚ.
"He doesn't know what it is," said Squirrel.
“ᎨᏍᏗ ᏳᏩᎾᏔ ᏙᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏌᎶᎵ.
"I will very likely know what it is," said Wolf. "I will go too."
“ᎠᏯᏛ ᎡᎵᏊ ᏯᏆᎾᏔ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏩᎭᏯ. “ᏗᎨᏏ.”
All of them headed in the direction of the river.
ᏂᎦᏓ ᎤᏁᏅᏎ ᏧᏪᏯ ᏗᏣ.
When they arrived, the beaver said, "here; what is it?"
ᏭᏂᎷᏤᏃ, “ᎠᎭᏂ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏙᏯ, “ᏙᎤᏍᏗ?”
There, into the tall grass, went Wolf.
ᎤᎿᏛ ᎢᎾ ᎤᏛᏒ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏅᎦᏟ ᏭᎶᏎ ᏩᎭᏯ.
He found what Beaver was talking about.
ᎤᏩᏛᎮ ᏍᎩᎾ ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᏙᏯ.
Now, Wolf began smelling.
ᏃᏊᏛ ᎤᎴᏅᎮ ᎠᏒᎬ ᏩᎭᏯ.
Soon, he sat down.
ᏎᎩᏃ ᎤᏓᏍᏛᏝᏁ.
"I know what this is," said Wolf.
“ᎠᏆᏔᏃ ᏙᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏩᎭᏯ.
"Among humans, they call it a 'shoe.'"
“ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᏃ ‘ᎠᎳᏑᎶ’ ᏓᏃᏎᎰ…”
"It's a shoe?" said the others.
“ᎠᎳᏑᎶ ᎠᎩ?” ᎤᎾᏛᏁ ᎠᏂᏐ.
"A shoe. Humans' feet hurt if they don't wear shoes."
“ᎠᎳᏑᎶᎢ. ᏚᏂᎳᏏᏕᎾ ᏚᏁᏍᏔᏁᎰ ᏱᏚᏂᎳᏑᏝ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ.”
Rabbit, however, knew that Wolf was lying.
ᎠᏎᏍᎩᏃ, ᏥᏍᏚ ᎤᏩᎾᏖ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᏍᎬ ᏩᎭᏯ.
It wasn't a shoe.
ᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎳᏑᎶ ᏱᎨᏎ ᎯᎠ.
Rabbit knew very well what it was.
ᏥᏍᏚᏛ ᏙᏳ ᎤᏩᎾᏖ Ꮩ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ.
It was a trap.
ᎠᏒᏛᏛ ᎨᏎ.
"I'll teach him," thought Rabbit.
“ᏕᏥᏰᏲᎾ,” ᎤᏪᎵᏎ ᏥᏍᏚ.
"Wolf doesn't know everything!"
“ᎨᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏳᏩᎾᏔ ᏩᎭᏯ!”
What do the people do when they put on shoes?" Said Rabbit.
“ᎦᏙᎲ ᎾᏅᏛᏁᎰ ᏱᏓᏚᎳᏑᏠᎾ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ?” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏥᏍᏚ.
"This is what they do," said Wolf.
“ᎯᎠᏛ ᎾᏅᏛᏁᎰ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏩᎭᏯ.
Wolf went to where the trap lay.
ᎤᎿᏛ ᎠᏒᏛ ᏗᎦᎾᎥ ᏗᏣ ᏭᎶᏎ ᏩᎭᏯ.
"This is what they do," he said.
“ᎯᏓ ᎾᏅᏛᏁᎰ,” ᎤᏛᏁ.
He stepped there, where the trap lay…
ᎤᎿᏛ ᎠᏒᏛ ᏗᎦᎾᎥ ᏭᎳᏏᏔᏁ…
Kaweh!! It clanged hard.
ᎬᏪ!! ᎢᏍᏓᏯᏊ ᎤᏃᎸᏎ.
Wolf was in serious pain.
ᏙᏳ ᎤᏪᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᏩᎭᏯ.
"This is what they do when they put on shoes," said Wolf, nearly crying
“ᎯᎠᏛ ᎾᏅᏛᏁᎰ ᏱᎾᏚᎳᏑᏝᎾ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏩᎭᏯ - ᎭᎴ ᎾᏦᎯᏍᎬ.
"Ha!" Thought Rabbit.
“Ꭽ!” ᎤᏪᎵᏎ ᏥᏍᏚ.
"Not learning yet."
“ᏣᏏ ᏯᏕᏠᏆᏍᎦ.”
"Alright, Wolf!" said Rabbit.
“ᎭᏩ, ᏩᎭᏯ!” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏥᏍᏚ.
"Now what about your other foot?"
“ᎾᎾᎲ ᏐᎢ ᏣᎳᏏᏕᎾ?”
"Let's go hunt for another shoe.
“ᏫᏗᏯᎷᎦ ᏐᎢ ᎠᎳᏑᎶ.
So both your front feet will have shoes."
ᎢᏧᎳᏃ ᎠᎬᏯᏗᏣ ᏕᏣᎳᏍᎬ ᏱᏕᏣᎳᏑᎶᎯ.”
"Okay," said Wolf.
“ᎭᏩ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏩᎭᏯ.
He barely spoke…
ᏎᎦᏨ ᏄᏪᏤ…
As it was, Beaver had to fell the tree.
ᎠᏎᏍᎩᏃ, ᏙᏯ ᎤᎴᏴᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏎ ᏗᏧᎬᎢ.
The trap was hooked there.
ᎤᎿᎮᎾ ᏫᎫᏓᎴ ᎠᏒᏛᏓ.
When he finished, they headed toward the river.
ᎤᏍᏆᏙᎾᏃ, ᎤᏂᎾᏅᎩᏒ ᏧᏪᏯ ᏗᏣ.
As they walked along, Beaver found another trap.
ᏩᎾᎢᏒᏃ ᏐᎢ ᎠᏒᏛᏗ ᎤᏩᏛᎮ ᏙᏯ.
"Here's another! Here's another!" said Beaver.
“ᎠᎭᏂ ᏐᎢ! ᎠᎭᏂ ᏐᎢ!” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏙᏯ.
"Put it on! Put it on!" said Rabbit.
“ᎭᎳᏑᏢᎩ! ᎭᎳᏑᏢᎩ!” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏥᏍᏚ.
"Okay," said Wolf, barely speaking.
ᏩᎭᏯᏃ, “ᎭᏩ,” ᎤᏛᏁ, ᏎᎦᏨ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎦ.
Wolf went to where the trap lay and stepped in it.
ᎠᏒᏛᏓ ᏗᏥᏯ ᏭᎶᏎ ᏩᎭᏯ ᏃᎴ ᏭᎳᏏᏁ.
The trap clanged hard.
ᏍᏔᏲ ᎤᏃᎯᎸᏎ Ꮎ ᎠᏒᏛᏓ.
Then Wolf's tail and ears stiffened.
ᎾᎾᏃ ᏩᎭᏯ ᎦᏂᏓᏛ ᏃᎴ ᏗᎦᎴᎾ ᏗᏍᏛᎦᏴᎮᏗ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁ.
"This is what they do when they put on shoes," said Wolf, nearly crying
“ᎯᎠᏛ ᎾᏅᏛᏁᎰ ᏱᎾᏚᎳᏑᏝᎾ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏩᎭᏯ ᎭᎴ ᎾᏦᎯᏍᎬ.
The wolf's feet were really hurting.
ᏙᎯᏳᎮᏃ ᏚᏪᏍᏔᏁᎮ ᏚᎳᏏᏕᎾ Ꮎ ᏩᎭᏯ.
"Ha! Really not learning anything," thought Rabbit…
“Ꭽ! ᏙᎧ ᎭᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏯᏕᏠᏆᏍᎦ,” ᎤᏪᎵᏎ Ꮎ ᏥᏍᏚ…
"Now! You still have two feet," said Rabbit.
“ᎧᎹ! ᏏᏛ ᏔᎵ ᏕᎯᏂᏅᏌᏓ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏥᏍᏚ.
"Let's hunt down two more shoes."
“ᏥᏙᎩᏯᎷᎦ ᏔᎵ ᎢᎦ ᏗᎳᏑᎶᎢ.”
"Alright," said Wolf, barely.
ᏩᎭᏯᏃ, “ᎭᏩ,” ᎤᏛᎮ ᏎᎦᏨ.
Beaver had to gnaw the tree the trap was hooked to.
ᏙᏯᏛ ᎤᏍᎪᎵᏍᏗ ᎥᎨᏒ ᏗᏧᎬ ᎠᏒᏛᏗ ᏫᎫᏓᎸ.
Wolf walked along and moaned in agony.
ᏙᏳ ᎠᎩᏠᎨ ᏩᎢᏒ ᏩᎭᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏰᏗᎮ.
Now Squirrel saw another shoe.
ᏃᏊᏛ ᏌᎶᎵ ᎤᎪᎮ ᏐᎢ ᎠᎳᏑᎶ.
"Put it on! Put it on!" they told Wolf.
“ᎭᎳᏑᏢᎩ! ᎭᎳᏑᏢᎩ!” ᎤᏃᏎᎴ ᏩᎭᏯ.
"Okay," said Wolf.
“ᎭᏩ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏩᎭᏯ.
He backed up to where the trap lay and stepped on it with his rear foot.
ᏒᏛᏓ ᏗᏥᏯ ᏭᏏᏅᏎ, ᏭᏔᏍᏖᏎ ᎣᏂ ᏗᏣ ᎦᏅᏒᏓ.
The trap clanged hard.
ᎢᏍᏔᏯᏊᏛ ᎤᏃᏴᏍᏕ ᎠᏒᏛᏗ.
"This is what they do when they put on shoes," said Wolf, truly in pain now.
“ᎯᎠᏛ ᎾᏅᏛᏁᎰ ᏱᎾᏚᎳᏑᏝᎾ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏩᎭᏯ - ᏙᏳ ᎠᎩᏟᏲᎦ ᏃᏊ.
"Still not learning," thought Rabbit.
ᏝᏛᏏ ᏯᏕᏠᎦᏩᏍᎦ ᎤᏪᎵᏎ ᏥᏍᏚ.
"You still have one foot," he told Wolf.
"ᏏᏛ ᏌᏊ ᎯᎳᏒᏓ," ᎠᎪᏎᎴ ᏩᎭᏯ.
"Let's find one more shoe."
"ᏌᏊ ᏥᏗᏩᏗ ᎠᎳᏑᎶᎢ."
"Okay," said Wolf.
“ᎭᏩ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏩᎭᏯ